Studying with support from CSN is a crucial opportunity for many Swedes to manage their daily economy. For 2025, the amounts and rules for who can receive the higher grant have been updated.
Living in SwedenThe Government has decided on a legislative council referral with proposals for changes to the retraining study support. The current processing is unnecessarily complicated, according to the Government.
Swedish politicsHassle, chaos – and notoriously long waiting times. Since the new reorientation study support was introduced, it has been plagued by a range of problems.
SwedenThe struggle went on for over a year. When Susanne Pettersson-Graff sought support to take a new step in her working life, she had no idea what a prolonged nightmare awaited. It's so poorly managed. There is no consideration whatsoever.
SwedenThe proportion of high school students who have their study allowance withdrawn due to invalid absence is the highest ever. Student representatives are worried about the development – which can have far-reaching consequences. It can mean that other allowances are also withdrawn, says Peter Engberg, analyst at CSN.
BusinessMany are seeking retraining study support, which is intended to enable adult education. But the CSN, which handles the applications, has too few resources and is slowing down the processing, writes representatives for Svenskt Näringsliv, LO and PTK in DN Debatt.
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