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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

Sick Leave for Childcare Decreased in 2024

Swedish parents took fewer sick days to care for their children to a lesser extent last year compared to 2023. According to figures from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, which Sveriges Radio's Ekot has accessed, the number of sick days to care for children decreased from 8 million days in 2023 to 7.

Sick Leave for Childcare Decreased in 2024

Sick-leave beneficiary ran a business – demanded to pay 150,000

A woman in Västerås ran her own business while being on full-time sick leave. Now, the Social Insurance Agency (FK) is demanding 150,000 kronor from her in incorrectly paid sickness benefit, reports [P4 Västmanland](https://sverigesradio.

Sick-leave beneficiary ran a business – demanded to pay 150,000

Full-time sick leave was a lucrative business in 24 municipalities

A woman in Malmö is said to have been a guardian in 24 different municipalities and had assignments as a lay judge during trials at the same time as she was on full-time sick leave. .

Full-time sick leave was a lucrative business in 24 municipalities

Despite the cost increase – fewer housing allowances

The last five years have seen a 21 percent decrease in the number of households receiving housing allowance according to the Social Insurance Agency. .

Despite the cost increase – fewer housing allowances

The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants

Immigrants who encounter the police next year may be informed about the return allowance. The government points out four authorities that will help the Migration Agency to inform about the allowance.

The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants

The Government wants to map out benefit fraud

The Government wants to map out the extent of the incorrect payments from the welfare systems. They are now appointing an inquiry to, among other things, find out what the errors are due to.

The Government wants to map out benefit fraud

More is required for equal parental leave

The distribution between women and men's use of parental leave has remained stagnant in recent years. Now, political action is required if the goals of a more equal distribution are to be achieved, notes the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in a fresh report.

More is required for equal parental leave

The Unions on the Notification Requirement: We Have Been Heard

Several authorities are exempt from the so-called "informant law", according to the government's investigator's proposal. This is welcomed by the affected trade unions.

The Unions on the Notification Requirement: We Have Been Heard

Multiple professional groups are exempt from notification requirement

The Government's investigator proposes several exemptions from the obligation to report individuals residing in Sweden without a permit. The coalition parties agree that schools, healthcare, social services, and libraries should be exempt from the proposed information obligation, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

Multiple professional groups are exempt from notification requirement

New method reveals pension fraud

Tens of millions in incorrect pension payments have been stopped in a new way. When the Enforcement Authority enters homes, they discover fraud which is then reported to the Pension Authority.

New method reveals pension fraud