Regeringen vill stoppa välfärdsfusk med ny digital kontroll

The government wants to significantly reduce the incorrect payments in the welfare systems It is estimated to amount to between 15 and 20 billion Swedish kronor each year According to Elderly and Health Insurance Minister Anna Tenje the problem has existed for a long time but has previously received too little attention This government has indeed placed these issues high on the agenda from day one Only after we took office did the number of billions double Sometimes you can actually stop it but also demand it back So we can see that it makes a difference what tools the authorities get We see that it matters that the letters are written to prioritize this We also see that it is not enough and that we need more tools Need to work even more towards the slope to contribute to the eligibility for benefits The rising crime rates in recent years have made the old trust-based model obsolete It no longer works The government now wants to introduce more control mechanisms To protect tax money and strengthen trust in the welfare system The crime that has emerged in Sweden is of an entirely different kind and the society we have today is different in every way So we simply have to move from a trust-based approach to a more increased control I've said it before trust is good but control is better especially when it comes to this These questions For hardworking people they must be able to rely on it at their tax money is actually spent on the right things To the right people who truly have a great need to have the right to these funds Not criminals The investigation assesses that errors and fraud within VAB and parental leave benefits amount to Between 500 and 700 million kronor each year Therefore the inquiry proposes a national absence register for schools This will be used to detect fraud in VAB compensation People don't do any checks today to see if the child has actually been in care or stayed at home with the parent Then the Insurance Agency can conduct an inspection before payment and see how the individual task of abstaining from work fits Because of child care the child was actually not present in the activity If there is a mismatch one must generally look at the situation and confront the individual Here we have two different tasks How do you explain this We believe that when this knowledge spreads it will also have a significant behavioral corrective effect When people know about this we believe that both people become more careful and these deliberate deceptive practices decrease Sure I think so