News · Work & labour · Published 18 July 2026
C wants SEK 738m shifted from return grants to jobs and integration
DailySweden
Updated 15:12 · 1 min read
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The Centre Party’s 2026 alternative spring budget removes SEK 738 million for higher return grants in 2026 and SEK 950 million in 2027, listing the money instead as financing for integration.
Its integration package includes a compulsory “new-start year” for people who have gone without work for three years and are assessed as able to work. C budgets SEK 250 million in 2026 for full-time Swedish and vocational study combined with workplace practice, job matching and mentoring.
People receiving public support would be required to take part and could receive lower benefits if they refuse. After completing the programme, participants would automatically qualify for an establishment job.
The party would also spend SEK 100 million in 2026 replacing Swedish for Immigrants with “Job Swedish”. One track would teach practical workplace Swedish to people with shorter education; a second would prepare people with longer education for further study or highly qualified work.
Centre Party MP Nils Paarup-Petersen also told Sveriges Radio that the party opposes extending return grants to Swedish citizens.
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