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 state provides money through social insurance, for example pensions, sickness benefit and child allowance. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- If you apply for parental benefit, it is the Social Insurance Agency that decides. Sverige i fokus s. 13
- The state funds pensions, sickness insurance, parental insurance, unemployment insurance, student aid and child allowance. Sverige i fokus s. 30
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?
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.
