Healthcare & welfare
Healthcare & welfare

The retirement age should rise in step with life expectancy.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 3 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Den viktigaste åtgärden för att få högre pensioner är att vi arbetar längre, eftersom vi lever längre.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on Welfare
Du som vill fortsätta jobba ska kunna stanna kvar i arbetslivet och bidra med din erfarenhet.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Liberalerna on Welfare
Svenskar lever allt längre och har en god hälsa högre upp i åldrarna. Samhället ska bli bättre på att tillvarata det genom att öka möjligheten att stanna kvar på arbetsmarknaden.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on Welfare
Vänsterpartiet Vänsterpartiet
Strongly disagree
Vi vill se ett rättvist och jämställt pensionssystem som fungerar också för den som slitit hårt med sin kropp genom ett långt arbetsliv.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Vänsterpartiet on Welfare
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Without indexation, a fixed retirement age becomes more expensive each generation as longevity rises.
  • Indexed ages preserve pension generosity for those who do retire rather than forcing benefit cuts.
  • Most northern European countries have already adopted some form of life-expectancy indexation.
Against
  • Life expectancy gains are unevenly distributed — manual workers often gain less than office workers.
  • Many physically demanding jobs cannot be sustained into the late 60s regardless of average longevity.
  • Mechanical indexation removes a lever for democratic choice about how to balance work and retirement.
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