“Will use too much money to put in place, and will have a bad impact on the economy.”
Fairer Welfare And Care Act of 2021
Rationale
These changes address rising hardship, unmet care needs, and health inequalities by easing financial burdens, improving dignity, and prioritising prevention for stronger, fairer communities.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retirement Age Policy |
Retirement at 65
|
Retirement at 60
|
|
| 2 | Social Care for the Elderly |
Capped lifetime care costs
|
Free universal social care
|
|
| 3 | Welfare Conditionality |
Mandatory work-for-benefits
|
Light conditions, few sanctions
|
|
| 4 | Homelessness |
Shelters and support services
|
Guaranteed housing-first support
|
|
| 5 | Public Health & Nutrition |
Labelling and ad limits for children
|
Bans on junk-food ads, mandatory reformulation
|
1
Retirement Age Policy2
Social Care for the Elderly3
Welfare Conditionality4
Homelessness5
Public Health & NutritionProposer
Party
The Renewal Movement
The Renewal Movement champions a stronger, freer and more prosperous nation. We stand for national identity, individual liberty, economic renewal, major infrastructure investment, strong defence, controlled immigration, democratic reform and competent government that puts people first.
Core pillars
Laura Brennan
Activist · Age 45
A former dockworker turned firebrand orator, Laura Brennan cut her teeth exposing corruption, using the press like a weapon to hold power to account without ever bending to its pull.
Timeline
-
Draft5 June 2021
-
Vote Open12 July 2021
-
Vote Closed10 September 2021
-
Did Not Become Law10 September 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Statenhaus
FailedFor: 60 / 187 seats (32.1%)
Against: 94 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 33
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement | 60 | Yes | .................... |
| Democratic Liberator | 0 | No | Will use too much money to put in place, and will have a bad impact on the economy. |
| Democratic Liberties | 10 | No | No way….. stop this rubbish |
| The Renewal Movement Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Union Of New Conservatives | 84 | No | This is a terrible proposal for the economy, for social justice, and for the value of work. Despite a few good ideas in this reform, retiring at age 60 would be one of the country’s worst economic disasters, and the proposal on social assistance undermines meritocracy. |
| Empty seats | 43 | Not voted |
Riksdag
PassedFor: 410 / 1077 seats (38.1%)
Against: 396 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 271
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement | 410 | Yes | .................... |
| Democratic Liberator | 0 | No | Will use too much money to put in place, and will have a bad impact on the economy. |
| Democratic Liberties | 170 | No | No way….. stop this rubbish |
| The Renewal Movement Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Union Of New Conservatives | 226 | No | This is a terrible proposal for the economy, for social justice, and for the value of work. Despite a few good ideas in this reform, retiring at age 60 would be one of the country’s worst economic disasters, and the proposal on social assistance undermines meritocracy. |
| Empty seats | 13 | Not voted |
President
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Movement | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“No way….. stop this rubbish”
“....................”
“This is a terrible proposal for the economy, for social justice, and for the value of work. Despite a few good ideas in this reform, retiring at age 60 would be one of the country’s worst economic disasters, and the proposal on social assistance undermines meritocracy.”