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egions. Responsibility for social welfare service rests primarily with the municipalities.Health insuranceAll residents in Sweden are covered by national health insurance. If a person is ill,or must stay home to care for sick children, he/she receives a taxable daily allowance,65-90% of lost income, depending on the length of the absence. The patientis charged a fee for medical consultations and any drugs prescribed. The countycouncils, together with the health insurance system pay most of the hospitalisationcosts and laboratory fees.Parental leave/child allowance (föräldraledighet/barnbidrag)When a child is born, the parents are legally entitled to a total of twelve monthspaid leave from work, which can be shared between them and used any time beforethe child’s 8th birthday. They also receive a tax-free child allowance (1100 kronorper month), equal for everyone, until the child’s 16th birthday. Children whothen continue their education are entitled to study allowances. At university levelthese consist chiefly of repayable loans.Child-care (barnomsorg)Child-care is a priority issue in Sweden because most children in Sweden growup with both parents working and having the responsibility for supporting thefamily. Municipalities provide children with day-care and after-school activitiesat subsidised rates.Old-age pensionA basic old-age pension, financed by both employees and employers, is payableto everyone from the age of 65. The State also pays an income-related supplementarypension financed from employer payroll fees. These two inflation-linkedpensions are designed to provide two-thirds of a pensioner’s average real earningsduring their 15 best-paid working years.Parental insuranceParents receive 80 per cent of their income for 360 days and, in addition, theyare entitled to an additional 90 days parental leave with 60 kronor per day guaranteed.Almost all fathers in Sweden take parental leave in connection with thebirth of a baby. If a child becomes ill, one of the parents stays home to look afterthe ill child.38 | Asylum RECEPTION in FOCUS
Elderly-policySweden also has a policy for the elderly which aims at enabling older persons tolive independently with a high quality of life. Older persons in need of care andsocial services are entitled to high quality help. Elderly care is provided in accordancewith democratic principles and is mainly financed out of taxation revenue.The Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) has defined the following objectives for nationalpolicy for the elderly. Older persons shall:• be able to lead active lives and have influence in society and in issues affectingtheir daily lives,• be able to age with security and with their independence preserved,• be met with respect and• have access to good health and social care services.Education (utbildning)www.randburg.com/sw/general/general_11.htmlAs part of its social welfare system, Sweden provides an extensive child-care systemthat guarantees a place for all young children from 1-5 years of age in apublic day-care facility (förskola or dagis). Between ages 6-16, children attendcompulsory comprehensive school, divided in three stages. After completing theninth grade, 90% continue with a three year upper secondary school (gymnasium)leading sometimes to a vocational diploma and often to the qualifications forfurther studies at a university or university college (högskola). Both upper secondaryschool and university studies are financed by general tax revenues. A separatemunicipal adult education system (komvux) enables adults with inadequateschooling to reach the same level of education as young people. Altogether thereare almost forty institutions of higher education in Sweden which are operatedby the State and provide free instruction. Almost a quarter of Swedish adultshave a higher education. Private, government-subsidised adult education associationsarrange study circles for 2.5 million course participants a year.Public libraries (bibliotek)Public libraries in Sweden are regarded as one of the branches of popular education.There are public libraries in all municipalities in Sweden. Because Swedenis an old democracy, openness and freedom of expression are honoured and oftenadmired by many countries in the world. People who come to Sweden from otherparts of the world where free access to knowledge and information is not commonenjoy coming to the libraries to read and borrow material as they wish.With your temporary LMA id-card you can get a library membership idA Handbook for Asylum Seekers in Sweden | 39
Page 1 and 2: A Handbook for AsylumSeekers in Swe
Page 3 and 4: Asylum Reception in FocusA series f
Page 5 and 6: ContentQuick index for the chapters
Page 7 and 8: ForewordThere is a real need among
Page 9 and 10: PrefaceDear asylum seeker,This hand
Page 11 and 12: Asylumwww.migrationsverket.seDefini
Page 13 and 14: • the spouse of the asylum seeker
Page 15 and 16: get them. You can always submit the
Page 17 and 18: your asylum application is being ex
Page 19 and 20: The Swedish Migration Board - First
Page 21 and 22: interpreter may be present in the c
Page 23 and 24: money to the municipality for every
Page 25 and 26: and the length of time they can be
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Page 30 and 31: For asylum seekers who stay in acco
Page 32 and 33: equires a residence permit. Nonethe
Page 34: How and where can I find a job?Once
Page 37 and 38: About Swedenwww.sweden.seSweden, Sv
Page 39: to elect representatives for the Eu
Page 43 and 44: protection. The police in Sweden ar
Page 45 and 46: Prostitution and sexhttp://action.w
Page 47 and 48: Information and contactsAre there o
Page 49 and 50: • Advice, information and support
Page 51 and 52: Hiv-Sverige/Riksförbundet för hiv
Page 53 and 54: OTHER ORGANISATIONSThe United Natio
Page 55 and 56: Malmö - Reception UnitBox 3160, 20
Page 57: TRADE UNIONSTCO (The Swedish Confed
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