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Healthcare & welfare
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Where do the parties stand on healthcare and welfare?

Profit caps in welfare divide the parties: Vänsterpartiet, Socialdemokraterna, Miljöpartiet and Sverigedemokraterna want to restrict profit-taking in publicly funded elder care, while Centerpartiet, Liberalerna, Kristdemokraterna and Moderaterna say no. On benefits, the same four parties back higher sickness pay — joined by Kristdemokraterna on child allowance — while Moderaterna and Liberalerna reject the increases. Rent setting draws a different line: Centerpartiet, Liberalerna and Moderaterna want to allow more market-based rents, which Vänsterpartiet, Socialdemokraterna, Miljöpartiet and Kristdemokraterna reject.

Where all 13 parties stand across 7 questions on Welfare — from the parties’ programmes, with source quotes where available and an in-depth page for each.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Socialdemokraterna Socialdemokraterna

Across 7 questions on Welfare, Socialdemokraterna backs 4 and pushes back on 1.

Healthcare should be funded entirely by the state, with no private alternatives.
Neutral
Tillgången till skola, vård och omsorg får aldrig avgöras av marknadens prismekanismer … kommunerna och landstingen ha rätt att låta kooperativa, ideella eller privata alternativ medverka till att utveckla den offentligt drivna verksamheten.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

In depth: S on Welfare
Centerpartiet Centerpartiet

Across 7 questions on Welfare, Centerpartiet backs 1 and pushes back on 2.

Healthcare should be funded entirely by the state, with no private alternatives.
Strongly disagree
Centerpartiet vill se en välfärd som är gemensamt finansierad men som ger valfrihet och där fler aktörer bidrar till ökad innovation, effektivitet och kvalitet. Vårdpeng, skolpeng, omsorgspeng och jobbpeng är nycklar för att förena rättvisa med självbestämmande.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

In depth: C on Welfare
Kristdemokraterna Kristdemokraterna

Across 7 questions on Welfare, Kristdemokraterna backs 1 and pushes back on 3.

Healthcare should be funded entirely by the state, with no private alternatives.
Strongly disagree
Vår gemensamma hälso- och sjukvård ska kännetecknas av kvalitet, mångfald och valfrihet. Flera olika vårdgivare kan stimulera till nytänkande och tillföra vården nya dimensioner. Privata, kooperativa och ideellt drivna alternativ ska ges förutsättningar att utvecklas.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

In depth: KD on Welfare
Sverigedemokraterna Sverigedemokraterna

Across 7 questions on Welfare, Sverigedemokraterna backs 4 and pushes back on 1.

Healthcare should be funded entirely by the state, with no private alternatives.
Strongly disagree
Vi lägger inget egenvärde i vem som driver sjukvården, vår ledstjärna är bästa möjliga vård per krona, oavsett om vården drivs i offentlig eller privat regi. Privata aktörer som är skattefinansierade ska vara jämställda offentliga aktörer.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

In depth: SD on Welfare

Smaller parties

Biggest disagreements

The questions on Welfare where the Riksdag parties’ coded positions are furthest apart.

Broadest agreement

The smallest spread in the area: of the 8 Riksdag parties, 2 broadly agree and 2 broadly disagree.

Common questions

Short answers from the Riksdag parties’ programmes. Open each compass question to see all 13 parties.

Which parties want to cap profits in elder care?

Compass question: “Profits in publicly funded elderly care should be capped.”

Agree in full or in part: Vänsterpartiet, Socialdemokraterna, Miljöpartiet, and Sverigedemokraterna.

Disagree in full or in part: Centerpartiet, Liberalerna, Kristdemokraterna, and Moderaterna.

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Which parties want to allow more market-based rents?

Compass question: “Rent regulation (hyresreglering) should be loosened to allow more market-driven rents.”

Agree in full or in part: Centerpartiet, Liberalerna, and Moderaterna.

Disagree in full or in part: Vänsterpartiet, Socialdemokraterna, Miljöpartiet, and Kristdemokraterna.

In the middle or without a clear line: Sverigedemokraterna.

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Which parties want to raise sickness pay?

Compass question: “Sick-pay benefits should be raised so people can recover longer without financial pressure.”

Agree in full or in part: Vänsterpartiet, Socialdemokraterna, Miljöpartiet, and Sverigedemokraterna.

Disagree in full or in part: Liberalerna and Moderaterna.

In the middle or without a clear line: Centerpartiet and Kristdemokraterna.

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