MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 9: The welfare society
barnbidrag
Swedish word. In English: child allowance
Money from the state to families with children.
Facts about the word
- The state provides money through social insurance, for example pensions, sickness benefit and child allowance. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- Child allowance is part of the welfare that the state funds, together with, for example, pensions and student aid. Sverige i fokus s. 30
- During the record years after the Second World War, the social safety net with child allowance, sickness insurance and pensions was improved. Sverige i fokus s. 36
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Child allowance is money from the state to families with children. It is not a fee you pay and not the children's help at home.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: The welfare society in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.