Social assistance / income support
Ekonomiskt bistånd (försörjningsstöd)
Paid by Kommunens socialtjänst · 🇸🇪 Sweden
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Summa personliga kostnader vuxna ensamstående 3940; Summa gemensamma kostnader, antal personer 1: 1280 (kronor per månad, riksnormen 2026)
https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/kunskapsstod-och-regler/omraden/ekonomiskt-bistand/riksnormen/
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.socialstyrelsen.se
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other income support in Sweden
17 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Sickness benefit
- Disability compensation
- Activity compensation (young disabled)
- Rehabilitation benefit
- Disease carrier's allowance
- Unemployment insurance benefit
- Activity grant for labour market programme participants
- Introduction benefit for newly arrived immigrants
- Personal assistance compensation (LSS)
- Additional costs compensation (disability)
- Disability allowance (legacy cases)
- Survivor's pension and adjustment pension for adults
- Municipal funeral assistance
- Benefit for caring for a seriously ill close relative
- Car allowance for people with disabilities
- State legal aid
- Unemployment benefit for non-members (Alfa-kassan)
Similar programmes
Unemployment insurance benefit
Arbetslöshetskassorna (t.ex. Unionens, Akademikernas, IF Metall)
Activity compensation (young disabled)
Försäkringskassan
Disability compensation
Försäkringskassan
Guarantee pension
Pensionsmyndigheten
Additional costs compensation (disability)
Försäkringskassan
Disability allowance (legacy cases)
Försäkringskassan