Collaboration with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency yields results
Update Explained
In 2024, enhanced efforts by the Swedish Migration Agency have led to a significant increase in notifications of suspected incorrect payments. This collaboration with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Swedish Pensions Agency has saved substantial amounts of money by stopping wrongful payments. The increased notifications have allowed for the recovery of significant funds previously paid incorrectly and for the prevention of future incorrect payments. The Swedish Migration Agency is actively working to prevent and combat the abuse of benefits through improved checks, enhanced collaboration with national authorities, and by refining the skills of its staff to ensure legal certainty and effective service.
What changed
The Swedish Migration Agency has increased its notifications of suspected incorrect payments to the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Swedish Pensions Agency, leading to more recovered and stopped payments.
Why it matters
For people involved with or overseeing benefit payments in Sweden, there has been an intensified effort to detect and prevent incorrect payouts, leading to tighter control over who receives benefits.
Key details
- In 2024, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency recovered nearly SEK 5 million in incorrect payments and stopped future incorrect payments worth the same amount.
- The Swedish Pensions Agency received more notifications, though the amounts recovered and stopped did not increase compared to previous years.