The Left Party is asking the Committee on the Constitution to investigate Social Insurance Minister Anna Tenje (M) over legal shortcomings in the recovery of sickness and parental benefits.
Swedish politicsLong-term sick leave fell by 5 percent last year. Psychiatric diagnoses fell particularly sharply, according to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (the government agency responsible for social insurance).
BusinessThe Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) and other authorities are tasked by the government with identifying operations that are described as family homes - but which in practice are HVB homes operated without a permit.
Swedish politicsThe share of people on sick leave due to mental illness is decreasing for the first time in a long time, according to new statistics. Incredibly positive, but perhaps too early to talk about a trend reversal, says Magnus Elfdahl at the insurance company Skandia.
BusinessLow-income earners and people without permanent employment claim sickness benefits significantly less often than permanent employees, according to a new report from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.
BusinessThe government will appoint an inquiry to strengthen oversight of unemployment insurance funds and incorrect payments.
BusinessAround 80 people have been reported by authorities since the so-called duty to provide information was introduced on July 13.
SwedenLet the state take over responsibility for personal assistance and increase assistance compensation. This is what Jimmie Åkesson (SD) and Simona Mohamsson (L) propose in a joint statement on Saturday.
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