Before Midsummer, homeowners and residents of apartments with separate electricity bills can expect the electricity subsidy to start being paid. The Riksdag has quickly considered and hammered out the government's proposal.
BusinessSwedish authorities are poor at combating ethnic discrimination within their own ranks. The National Audit Office confirms this in a new review. This can undermine trust in the state, says Dorian Francis of the National Audit Office.
SwedenFewer Swedish households are receiving housing allowance, data compiled by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency shows. The decrease has been unusually sharp in recent years, says Alma Wennemo Lanninger, an analyst at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency.
BusinessSerious criminals should no longer be able to receive benefits, the government believes. If you are a terrorist, a gang criminal or a rapist, we believe that you have forfeited your right to benefits and allowances, says Minister for the Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje (M).
Swedish politicsThe government's proposed electricity subsidy will go directly to households - but not to everyone. Several hundred thousand households that have so-called shared electricity arrangements in their rental and tenant-owned apartments will be left without it. The government is turning a blind eye to it, says Kenny Fredman of the interest group Bostadsrätterna.
BusinessAs of April 1, the time you have to apply for compensation for VAB will be shortened - from 90 days to 30 days.
SwedenIncorrect payments totaling millions have been stopped, large recoveries have been requested - and several people have been sentenced to prison. Operation "Ragnhild," targeting top-level criminals, has been a success for the police in Södertälje. "We have gone from words to action," says operation leader Rickard Holz.
CrimeThe government and the Sweden Democrats are moving forward with an obligation to inform. Employees at several public authorities will be required to report to the police if they encounter people who do not have the right to reside in Sweden.
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