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Half a Million Swedes Are Over-Indebted, Often Borrowing for Rent and Food, Report Says

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Half a Million Swedes Are Over-Indebted, Often Borrowing for Rent and Food, Report Says

Thu 15 Oct 2026 06:00 CEST

According to Stadsmissionen (Sweden’s City Missions), the fact that half a million Swedes are over-indebted cannot be explained by overspending. Rather, it is about survival spending: a desperate need for money to pay the rent or put food on the table

Everyone should have a chance to vote, Swedish City Mission says as it brings early voting to people in poverty

Everyone should have a chance to vote, Swedish City Mission says as it brings early voting to people in poverty

Fri 11 Sept 2026 08:51 CEST

People living in poverty in Sweden vote to a significantly lesser extent than the rich and well-educated. The Swedish City Mission is trying to offset this with its own early voting

A poorer Christmas for many Swedes

A poorer Christmas for many Swedes

Sat 21 Dec 2024 08:07 CET

At least half a million people in Sweden live in poverty – and at the City Mission's Christmas gift shops, the pressure is record-high ahead of Christmas. Those who previously may have had some sort of margin have no margin left, says Anna Toll at Stockholm City Mission

The Families' Money Has Run Out

The Families' Money Has Run Out

Sat 17 Aug 2024 07:25 CEST

Money for bus cards, clothes, and shoes – many families in economic distress turn to aid organizations. We see that families with children's money is running out