Swedish Social Insurance Agency
| Försäkringskassan | |
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 Headquarters in Hägersten, Stockholm | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sweden |
| Headquarters |
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| Employees | ~14,000 (2019)[1] |
| Annual budget | SEK 200.1 billion (2014) |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
| Website | www |
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan, Swedish pronunciation: [fœˈsɛːkrɪŋsˌkasːan]) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for administering the national social insurance system.
Responsibilities
The agency administers a wide range of benefits and allowances.[2]
- Immigrant support and allowances (etableringsersättning)
- Pensions and disability benefits (pension och förtidspension)
- Parental leave benefit (föräldrapenning)
- Pregnancy benefit (graviditetspenning)
- Child allowance (barnbidrag)
- Housing benefit (bostadsbidrag)
- Sickness benefit (sjukpenning)
- Rehabilitation allowance (rehabiliteringsersättning)
- Enforcement of child support orders, domestic and international (underhållsbidrag)
See also
References
- ↑ "Möt dina kollegor" (in Swedish). Försäkringskassan. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ↑ "Social Insurance in Sweden" (PDF). Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden). Retrieved 2019-07-15.