Swedish Social Insurance Agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Swedish Social Insurance Agency
|native_name = Försäkringskassan
|logo = Försäkringskassan Logo.svg
|image = Försäkringskassan.jpg
|image_caption = Headquarters of the agency
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|formed = 1 January 2005
|preceding1 =
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|dissolved =
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|jurisdiction = Government of Sweden
|headquarters = Lm Ericssons väg, 126 26 Hägersten
|coordinates = {{coord|59.298688|17.993562|type:landmark_region:SE|display=inline}}
|employees = ca. 14,000 (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.forsakringskassan.se/omfk/jobba_hos_oss/mot_dina_kollegor|title= Möt dina kollegor |language=sv|accessdate=2019-07-15|publisher=Försäkringskassan}}
|budget = SEK 200,121 billion (2014){{cn|date=July 2019}}
|minister1_name =
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|chief1_name = Nils Öberg
|chief1_position = Director general
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|parent_agency = Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
|website = {{url|https://www.forsakringskassan.se/}}
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The Swedish Social Insurance Agency ({{langx|sv|Försäkringskassan}}, {{IPA|sv|fœˈsɛːkrɪŋsˌkasːan|pron}}) is a government agency that administers social insurance in Sweden.
Responsibilities
Among other the agency is responsible for administering the following benefits.{{cite web|url=https://www.government.se/495457/globalassets/government/dokument/socialdepartementet/socialinsuranceinsweden_august-2016.pdf|title=Social Insurance in Sweden|publisher=Ministry of Health and Social Affairs|accessdate=2019-07-15}}
- Immigrant support and allowances ({{lang|sv|etableringsersättning}})
- Pensions and disability benefits and allowances ({{lang|sv|pension och förtidspensionering}})
- Parental leave benefit ({{lang|sv|föräldrapenning}})
- Maternity benefits ({{lang|sv|graviditetspenning}})
- Child allowance ({{lang|sv|barnbidrag}})
- Housing benefit and allowance ({{lang|sv|bostadsbidrag}})
- Sickness benefit ({{lang|sv|sjukpenning}})
- Rehabilitation allowance ({{lang|sv|rehabiliteringsersättning}})
- Enforcement of domestic and international child support orders ({{lang|sv|underhållsbidrag}})
See also
References
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Category:Government agencies of Sweden
Category:Social security in Sweden
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