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Proposal: The Danish Parliament to require the government to make the companion scheme for blind and severely visually impaired people over 67 permanent

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ings­beslut­ning om at gøre ledsagerordningen for blinde og stærkt svagsynede borgere over 67 år permanent

Parliamentary resolution · B 9 (2026-27) · Socialministeriet

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In short

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  • Proposed by: Dan­marks­de­mokraterne (6 members, first named: Karina Adsbøl)
  • What is proposed: The proposal sets out that the Danish Parliament should require the government to introduce a bill that makes the companion scheme for blind and severely visually impaired people over 67 permanent.
  • Who would be affected: The proposal concerns blind and severely visually impaired citizens over 67 who currently have a temporary companion scheme.
  • When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.

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What the proposal says:

  • The Danish Parliament is to require the government to introduce a bill on the companion scheme.
  • After the decision, the bill must make the companion scheme for blind and severely visually impaired people over 67 permanent.
  • The Danish Parliament is to require the government to introduce the bill before the end of the 2026-27 parliamentary session.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Forslaget skal sikre, at ledsagerordningen for blinde og stærkt svagsynede over 67 år permanent.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 8 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1st reading · 24 November 2026
    Scheduled by the Danish Parliament
  3. Adopted or rejected
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament