The leisure card is intended to provide children between the ages of eight and sixteen with 500-2,000 kronor per year for leisure activities.
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency is concerned in its response that the leisure card may be misused. When the government changed the assignment of how the register of approved associations is to be maintained, the agency believed that the level of ambition to stop extremist actors has been lowered.
In Ekot's Saturday interview, Minister for Social Affairs and Sport Jakob Forssmed (KD) responds to the criticism.
On the contrary, we are increasing our ambitions. All associations in Sweden that will receive grants in the future will need to meet democratic criteria.
According to Forssmed, the associations will be reviewed by the respective disbursing authority.
The Prosecutor's Office and the Economic Crime Authority have warned that the leisure card may be exploited by criminals.
It is a risk that we are naturally aware of and take very seriously, he says to the radio.
According to Forssmed, the payment model has been adjusted on the advice of the Economic Crime Authority. Additional controls are also being built in with regard to other support provided to the association sector.
