The Swedish welfare model is undergoing changes. This includes the extensive privatization of central welfare services that began in the early 1990s. But it is not only the operation of welfare services that has undergone changes. The financing has also changed to some extent. This involves new, private financing alternatives that are often subsidized to some extent by the state. One example is the RUT deductions for privately financed elderly care. The new forms of financing are often dependent on there being a private producer offering the same. In this way, there seems to be a link between private operation and private financing. What is the nature of this link between private management and private funding? What are the social consequences of a welfare model that is increasingly based on privately financed welfare solutions? The purpose of the research project is to study a certain type of change in the Swedish welfare model. First, it is about understanding and analyzing the relatively unexplored relationship between privatized operation and privatized financing of central welfare services. Secondly, it is about understanding and analyzing the relatively unexplored social consequences of a welfare model that is increasingly based on privately financed welfare services. Thirdly, it is about being able to say something about where the Swedish welfare model is, and where it is heading.