Authorities sound the alarm about gang criminals plundering the assistance allowance. The assistance is no longer safe. It is hijacked and exploited by organized crime, says Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (The Moderate Party).
Swedish politicsAll 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.
SwedenDoes 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. It hasn't been like that before, says Madelén Falkenhäll, economist for financial health at Swedbank.
BusinessExpensive watches, gold, and designer clothes. Suspected criminal profits worth seven million kronor have been seized by the police in Stockholm's inner city. It was more than expected, says operations manager David Södermalm.
CrimeWomen 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. Women often have a double workload, says analyst Alma Wennemo Lanninger.
SwedenThe 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.
Swedish politicsTens of thousands of people are sick-listed every year for burnout syndrome. Now the diagnosis is disappearing. I think it can get better, says psychologist and researcher Elin Lindsäter.
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