- Source: Swedish Social Insurance Agency
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Swedish: Försäkringskassan, pronounced [fœˈsɛːkrɪŋsˌkasːan]) is a government agency that administers social insurance in Sweden.
Responsibilities
Among other the agency is responsible for administering the following benefits.
Immigrant support and allowances (etableringsersättning)
Pensions and disability benefits and allowances (pension och förtidspensionering)
Parental leave benefit (föräldrapenning)
Maternity benefits (graviditetspenning)
Child allowance (barnbidrag)
Housing benefit and allowance (bostadsbidrag)
Sickness benefit (sjukpenning)
Rehabilitation allowance (rehabiliteringsersättning)
Enforcement of domestic and international child support orders (underhållsbidrag)
See also
Welfare in Sweden