Glossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
föräldrapenning
Swedish word. In English: parental benefit
Money from the Social Insurance Agency when you are at home from work with your child.
Facts about the word
- Parental benefit makes it possible for both women and men to be at home with their children when they are small. Sverige i fokus s. 23
- The state informs and encourages parents to share parental leave. Sverige i fokus s. 23
- If a person applies for parental benefit, it is the Social Insurance Agency that makes the decision. Sverige i fokus s. 13
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?
Parental benefit is money for parents at home with children, and it is the Social Insurance Agency that decides on it. It is not a wage for children.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.