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Government to Scrutinize 62,000 Gang-Linked Individuals in Sweden

Tens of thousands of gang criminals will be specially investigated by the authorities – to stop crime and fraud against the welfare system. Licenses will be revoked and incorrect payments stopped.

Government to Scrutinize 62,000 Gang-Linked Individuals in Sweden

SALAR Urges Halt to Closure of 35 Swedish Service Offices

The State Service Center wants to close 35 local service offices in the country. The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) is now demanding that the closure be stopped.

SALAR Urges Halt to Closure of 35 Swedish Service Offices

Increase in State-Funded Personal Assistance for First Time in Nine Years

The number of people with state-funded personal assistance increased last year for the first time in nine years, according to a report from the Social Insurance Agency. .

Increase in State-Funded Personal Assistance for First Time in Nine Years

Home Care Services Undergo Year-Long Work Environment Review

The work environment in home care services must improve, the Work Environment Authority emphasizes. We need to take care of those who are supposed to care for us, says Malin Cato, head of the inspection department at the Work Environment Authority.

Home Care Services Undergo Year-Long Work Environment Review

Government Introduces New Legislation to Combat Benefit Fraud

The Government wants to put a stop to benefit fraud within social insurance, including the notorious assistance allowance. Now the Government is moving forward with new legislation where authorities will get more tools in the fight against organized crime.

Government Introduces New Legislation to Combat Benefit Fraud

Sweden Targets Organized Crime in Personal Assistance Sector

Authorities sound the alarm about gang criminals plundering the assistance allowance. The assistance is no longer safe.

Sweden Targets Organized Crime in Personal Assistance Sector

Organized Crime Infiltrates Swedish Assistance Benefits System

All larger assistance companies have employees linked to organized crime, according to a new investigation. It is a very problematic picture that is being painted, says the Director-General of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency Nils Öberg to TT.

Organized Crime Infiltrates Swedish Assistance Benefits System

Child Allowance Hits 50-Year Low, Covering Just 25% of Costs

Does it feel like the child allowance is running out faster now than a few years ago? It may be because it has decreased by 21 percent in fixed prices since 2018. The last three, four years it has been constantly going downhill.

Child Allowance Hits 50-Year Low, Covering Just 25% of Costs

Luxury Goods Seized in Stockholm Police Crackdown on Crime Profits

Expensive watches, gold, and designer clothes. Suspected criminal profits worth seven million kronor have been seized by the police in Stockholm's inner city.

Luxury Goods Seized in Stockholm Police Crackdown on Crime Profits

Gender Gap in Sick Leave: Women Face Double Workload Challenges

Women have on average almost twice as many sick-leave days as men, shows a fresh report from the Insurance Agency. Explanations can be found in both private and working life.

Gender Gap in Sick Leave: Women Face Double Workload Challenges

Sweden Targets Overseas Benefit Fraud with New Airport and Passport Checks

The Government wants to intensify the work against benefit fraud abroad. An inquiry will investigate whether airport controls and passport signalling should be introduced to detect incorrect payments to individuals who have left Sweden.

Sweden Targets Overseas Benefit Fraud with New Airport and Passport Checks

Burnout syndrome to be removed: "I think it will get better"

Tens of thousands of people are sick-listed every year for burnout syndrome. Now the diagnosis is disappearing.

Burnout syndrome to be removed: "I think it will get better"

The Social Insurance Agency demands over 800,000 kronor from a woman

A 60-year-old woman in Sundsvall has received a claim from the Social Insurance Agency to pay back over 800,000 kronor, reports [P4 Västernorrland](https://www. sverigesradio.

The Social Insurance Agency demands over 800,000 kronor from a woman

Subsidy fraud for millions discovered at Arlanda

Last year, subsidy fraud and errors amounting to around ten million kronor were discovered when the Customs Agency and the Social Insurance Agency conducted joint controls at Arlanda. Now, the two authorities are expanding their cooperation.

Subsidy fraud for millions discovered at Arlanda

More checks against benefit fraud this spring

The Swedish Social Insurance Agency will make extra checks on parental allowance applications this spring, the authority writes in a press release. .

More checks against benefit fraud this spring

No benefits will be affected by the AF crash

The operational disruptions that caused the Swedish Employment Agency's website to be down over the weekend were the most extensive in living memory, according to the Swedish Employment Agency's press chief Hans G Larsson. But no job seekers will be affected, he says.

No benefits will be affected by the AF crash

The AF's website still down - job seekers may be affected

It is still not possible to access the Swedish Employment Agency's website. It has been down for over 24 hours, and it is unclear whether job seekers will be affected.

The AF's website still down - job seekers may be affected

ID Thieves Milk the Welfare System – This is How They Will be Stopped

More authorities than today can use biometrics to prevent identity abuse. This must be stopped, if we are to crack down on serious crime, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.

ID Thieves Milk the Welfare System – This is How They Will be Stopped

Sweden proposes stricter penalties for benefit fraud and carelessness

Those who deliberately cheat with sickness benefits or sickness allowance should be able to be excluded from social insurance, proposes the government's investigator. Even those who have simply been careless should be hit harder than today, with a special penalty fee.

Sweden proposes stricter penalties for benefit fraud and carelessness

Dental Subscription Not Profitable

Around 780,000 Swedes pay a fixed fee every month for dental care. But are the subscriptions economically profitable? No, shows the Insurance Agency's new analysis.

Dental Subscription Not Profitable

The Government Tightens Up – 35 Offices Are Closing Down

Approximately 35 of the State's service centers will be closed in the coming years. Smaller allocations from the government mean that the operations will be tightened.

The Government Tightens Up – 35 Offices Are Closing Down

Debt common among suspected of childcare fraud

16 percent of all sickness benefit applications contain errors and it is foreign-born individuals, persons with low income and individuals with debts to the Enforcement Authority who are somewhat overrepresented in terms of providing incorrect information to the Social Insurance Agency. .

Debt common among suspected of childcare fraud

The Insurance Agency Reports More Individuals for Benefit Fraud

The Insurance Agency's control unit reported over 8,500 individuals to the police last year, an increase of around 500 – despite investigating fewer suspected benefit fraud cases, reports Ekot. .

The Insurance Agency Reports More Individuals for Benefit Fraud

The Insurance Agency: Military Training Caused Psychological Ill-Health

During her time as a conscript, a 20-year-old woman suffered from mental illness and it ended with her taking her life. According to the Social Insurance Agency, it was the military service that was the cause of her poor well-being.

The Insurance Agency: Military Training Caused Psychological Ill-Health