Swedish Social Insurance Agency
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The Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Swedish: Försäkringskassan) is a government agency in Sweden that administers social insurance in Sweden.
Responsibilities
- Unemployment benefits (Swedish: Arbetslöshetskassa)
- Immigrant support and allowances (Swedish: Invandrarepenning)
- Pensions and disability benefits and allowances (Swedish: Pension och förtidspensionering)
- Parental Leave Benefit (Swedish: Föräldrapenning)
- Parental Equality Bonuses (Swedish: Jämställdhetsbonus)
- Maternity Benefits (Swedish: Graviditetspenning)
- Child allowance (Swedish: Barnbidrag)
- Housing benefit and allowance (Swedish: Bostadsbidrag)
- Sickness benefit (Swedish: Sjukpenning)
- Rehabilitation allowance (Swedish: Rehabiliteringsersättning)
- Enforcement of domestic and international Child Support orders (Swedish: Barnunderhåll)
- Student benefits and allowances (Swedish: Studiebidrag och studiepenning)
See also
External links
Sources
- "Social Insurance in Sweden" (PDF). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.