provide social services to citizens → regardless of background/socio economic status
Social Services funded by state:
Healthcare:
hospital care, medicine, dental care, disability support, rehabilitation services → publicly funded
all families covered by medical protection scheme
Children in household → can claim up to 2,466 Swedish kronor → in a year from govt
2019 onwards → dental care costs → free for local residents up to 23. Dental care from age 24 → subsidised
Education
funded by govt and provided to all Swedes
compulsory from 6-16.
Sweden provides free school lunch to every child
all students have access to → school doctor, school nurse, psychologist, school welfare officers → for free
Tuition fee for tertiary education → fully subsidised for Swedish Students
Housing
Allowance → provided to lower income individuals / families → who need help to pay for housing.
Families → may receive housing allowance → if they live with children + pay more than 1,300 for their housing
For elderly with low or no income → entitled to housing supplement → acts as form of financial support
Skills Training
Swedish Public employment service → provides training → to equip individuals → with skills → to increase their chances of employment.
Free vocational courses → provided → train individuals → from diverse backgrounds → for industries → that lack skilled workers
Applicants for these courses → must be registered → as job seeker → with → Swedish Public Employment service.
provision of substantial assistance / financial support → ensures → citizens and individuals → of diff. socio economic backgrounds → have access to healthcare, education, housing, employment.
also ensures → needs of elderly, citizens with disabilities / illnesses, those with young children → all provided for