MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 9: The welfare society
socialförsäkring
Swedish word. In English: social insurance
The state's insurance schemes that pay benefits when you cannot work, for example when you are ill, at home with children or old.
Facts about the word
- The Social Insurance Agency handles, for example, sickness benefit, parental benefit and child allowance.
- The Swedish Pensions Agency handles pensions.
- Social insurance is paid for by taxes and employer contributions, not by private insurance.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Social insurance is the state's safety net, such as parental benefit. It is not car insurance and is not paid as wages.
The word belongs to Chapter 9: The welfare society in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.