the Agency’s mission is to assess the right to compensation and manage the payments, in accordance with the legislation that the riksdag decided on. We do wrong, therefore both if we are too narrow, and if we make a generous, assessment of the right to compensation.
We do not want, can not and must not interpret the law more stringent, or in any other way than it is written. The claims of the submitter on the DN View that the individual employee’s salary would be affected by the assessment is incorrect and lacks evidence. A manager who acts in this way in violation of the law and separated from his service.
I wrote in an article in Svenska Dagbladet in the autumn that we need to increase knowledge about the social insurance in society. Unfortunately, there is a gap between, on the one hand, the expectations of the social security and social Insurance, and on the other hand, the law’s design and its mission. As long as the gap exists, it is a breeding ground for misunderstanding, which can lead to individuals feeling that they got the wrong decision, despite the fact that the law is applied correctly.
the authority, with nearly 14,000 employees at 96 locations. We handle annually 21 million decision and pay out compensation to a value of just over sek 230 billion. It corresponds to a quarter of the national budget and approximately 5% of the gross domestic product.
in Addition, handles the Insurance, the payment of pensions. We know that our way to accomplish our mission affects both the individual and the economy at large.
It is a huge responsibility and we work hard to make sure that the right compensation goes to the right person. To claim that our estimates are random is inaccurate. I am both impressed by and grateful for the work that the Agency’s employees do every day.
noted that the Insurance office is working systematically to ensure that the right person should have the right to compensation. As long as we have a common social security, there will be individuals who are intentionally trying to get more money than they are entitled to.
the social Insurance interact along with other authorities against organised crime. These include the Police, the Prosecutor’s office and the Swedish Tax agency.
The partnering authorities are combating jointly organised crime through crime prevention, administrative and executive measures. The work has led to convictions and that the money has been paid back. It is good, for the tax funds shall be used for the intended purpose, nothing else.
I debate more than happy to social security. But the discussion must be based on facts in order to lead forward. The groundless accusations and the spreading of untruths is likely to create false expectations and thereby contribute to undermining the social contract as letters to the editor writer claims to want to protect.
