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Sweden proposes stricter penalties for benefit fraud and carelessness
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sick Leave for Childcare Decreased in 2024

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

Full-time sick leave was a lucrative business in 24 municipalities
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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.
Despite the cost increase – fewer housing allowances
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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.
The Police Should Inform About Repatriation Grants
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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 Government wants to map out benefit fraud
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The Government wants to map out benefit fraud

More is required for equal parental leave
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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
The Unions on the Notification Requirement: We Have Been Heard
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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
Multiple professional groups are exempt from notification requirement
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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)
New method reveals pension fraud
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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
Large increase in care for parents of teenagers
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Large increase in care for parents of teenagers

The number of parents who receive compensation from the Social Insurance Agency because they need to stay at home with their teenage children has increased sharply, reports Swedish Radio Ekot.
Young Women Are Most Affected by Stress
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Young Women Are Most Affected by Stress

Women run more than twice the risk of men to be sick-listed for stress, shows a new report from the Insurance Agency. It is also the unpaid household work that sets an increased stress, says Minister for Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje (The Moderate Party)
Two authorities warned about suspected benefit fraud
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Two authorities warned about suspected benefit fraud

Large-scale assistance fraud linked to motorcycle gang
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Large-scale assistance fraud linked to motorcycle gang

Simulated Assistance Needs – Demanding 10 Million
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Simulated Assistance Needs – Demanding 10 Million

The Minister Rejects Criticism of the Leisure Card
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The Minister Rejects Criticism of the Leisure Card

The Government's leisure card for children and young people has received heavy criticism from several authorities. In Ekot's Saturday interview, Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats) means that they have taken into account potential risks
Now parents who cheat will be caught
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Now parents who cheat will be caught

Cheating parents cost society 2 billion kronor annually. Now a new law will put an end to the fraud with parental benefits
Jaw pain a common disease – one group stands out
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Jaw pain a common disease – one group stands out

Long-term jaw pain impairs quality of life for many and appears to be becoming increasingly common, show new figures. These conditions are undertreated and have serious consequences, says Lars Fredriksson, chief dentist at Public Dental Service
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