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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. .
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: 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.
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 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.
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. .
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