Liberals and SD promise 7% rise in personal-assistance payments

Liberalerna and the Sweden Democrats have promised to raise Sweden's personal-assistance reimbursement by about 7% if they gain the power to deliver a joint package after this year's election.

The parties also want future payments indexed to costs and all personal-assistance decisions moved to Försäkringskassan. They promise to stop what they call unreasonable retrospective repayment demands while continuing anti-fraud work, and to use more physical meetings in assessments.

For disabled residents and families, the proposal could change both funding and who decides support. Under current rules, Försäkringskassan handles assistance allowance when basic needs exceed 20 hours a week; municipalities remain responsible below that threshold.

Complete state responsibility has been examined before. A 2023 government inquiry proposed that Försäkringskassan should take over all decisions and financing, but the current split remains.

The new package is an election promise, not a funded reform. Liberalerna and SD say it is intended for the next parliamentary term, but their announcement gives no total cost, index formula, bill or start date. Delivering it would require post-election governing influence, budget funding and legal or administrative changes.

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