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Social welfare in Norway is administered primarily tax-funded and administered by the public sector. Since 2005, social insurance, unemployment insurance, and social assistance have been managed and distributed by the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration, a subsidiary of the Ministry...Healthcare is the responsibility of X. Education is Y.
History
The Norwegian welfare system, like those of its Scandinavian counterparts,...
In 2005, the X government initiated one of the most extensive reforms of the welfare bureaucracy in Norway's history.
Services and Benefits
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is responsible for welfare. This is defined as financial security in the case of illness, old age and for the family; social services; health care; promotion of health and children's rights; individual help for persons with disabilities and coordination of the national disability policies.[1]
Social Security
Healthcare
Sweden's entire population has equal access to the public health care services. The Swedish health care system is publicly funded and run by the county councils. The health care system in Sweden is financed primarily through taxes levied by county councils and municipalities. The health care providers of the public system are generally owned by the county councils, although the managing of the hospitals is often done by private companies after a public tender. During the last decade several county councils have started using a Fee-for-service system for primary health care under the name "VårdVal".
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Elderly care
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Elderly care in Sweden is the responsibility of the local municipalities. There are both retirement homes as well as home care, with home care on the rise.[citation needed]
Social security
The Swedish social security is mainly handled by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and encompasses many separate benefits.[2] The major ones are:
- "Barnbidrag": Monetary support for children up to 16 (support also available for older students)
- "Föräldrapenning": Benefits to be able to be home from work to take care of their children for up to 480 days per child. It also includes special benefits to care about sick and disabled children.
- "Bostadsbidrag": Housing allowances for anyone who otherwise can't afford housing.
- "Sjukpenning", "Sjukersättning", "Aktivitetsersättning" and "Handikappersättning": Benefits if you are ill or disabled and can't work.
- "Arbetslöshetsersättning": Benefits for unemployed (time limited to 300 days, five days a week, which means 60 weeks)
- "Ålderspension", "Garantipension": Benefits for those who have retired.
- "Försörjningsstöd": Benefits for anyone (and their children) who otherwise can't get a reasonable standard of living. This is given out purely on a need-basis and handled by each municipality's social service.[3]
Education
Education is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Research. Education responsibilities includes pre-school and child care for school children as well as adult education.[4]
Labor Market
The labour market policies fall under the responsibilities of the Ministry of Employment. The responsibilities considered to be a part of the welfare system includes unemployment benefits, activation benefits, employment services, employment programs, job and development guarantees, starter jobs, and the European Social Fund.
See also
- Million Programme
- Tilläggspension
- Nordic model
- 1642 års tiggareordning
- 1847 års fattigvårdförordning
General:
Further reading
Books
- Bucken-Knapp, Gregg (2009). Defending the Swedish Model: Social democrats, trade unions, and labor migration policy reform. Lexington Books.
- Hort, Sven E O (2014) Social policy, welfare state, and civil society in Sweden. Vol. 1, History, policies, and institutions 1884-1988. Lund: Arkiv förlag
- Hort, Sven E O (2014) Social policy, welfare state, and civil society in Sweden. Vol. 2, The Lost World of Social Democracy 1988-2015. Lund: Arkiv förlag
Articles
- Beyond the Swedish Model. Jacobin. February 27, 2015.
References
- ^ "Socialdepartementets ansvarsområden" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ "Social Insurance in 10 minutes" (pdf). Försäkringskassan. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Ekonomiskt bistånd" (in Swedish). Government offices of Sweden. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Ansvarsområden" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-02-26.