MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 9: The welfare society
sjukförsäkring
Swedish word. In English: sickness insurance
The insurance that pays money when you are ill and cannot work.
Facts about the word
- The state funds pensions, sickness insurance, parental insurance and unemployment insurance, among other things. Sverige i fokus s. 30
- The employer must pay contributions to the state for the employees' pensions and sickness insurance. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- 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?
Sickness insurance pays money when you are ill and cannot work. For unemployment there is the unemployment fund, and no insurance prevents illness.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: The welfare society in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.