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What are the welfare systems in Sweden?

1. Sweden also has nine years of compulsory education. Children do not have to pay tuition fees to go to school, and lunch is free at school. Some cities also provide students with bus and car transportation expenses.

2. It should be said that medical treatment in Sweden is free, only the registration fee is charged. If you are hospitalized, almost everything is free.

3. Parental insurance and child care: Maternity leave for mothers is 15 months, which can be shared by the child’s parents, and maternity leave subsidies can be received during maternity leave.

4. Pension: According to the parliamentary decision, Sweden will implement a new pension system from 1996. The new system still includes three aspects: (1) Guaranteed pension, which is equivalent to the original people's pension. Every Swedish citizen over 65 years old has a share and the amount is the same, aiming to protect the basic living requirements of citizens.

5. Medical insurance: All Swedish citizens enjoy publicly funded medical care. However, after the implementation of the medical reform, the personal expenses paid by patients to go to the hospital have increased, and sick leave subsidies have been relatively reduced.

6. Unemployment benefits: Unemployed people in Sweden can receive unemployment benefits. Before 1995, the subsidy amount was equivalent to 80% of the original salary within 300 days. For people aged 55-64, 80% of the original salary could be received within 450 days.

Extended information:

1. Parental insurance. Parental insurance includes three types of cash benefits: pregnancy benefit, parent benefit related to the birth of the baby and temporary parent benefit. ?

2. Children’s allowance. The child allowance is CZK 1,050 per month and is paid until the child reaches the age of 16. If the child is over 16 years old and is still in compulsory education, the same standard of subsidies will continue to be paid.

3. Living support expenses. Living support costs are used to subsidize children whose parents cannot live together. This cost subsidy is provided to parents living with their children, up to a maximum of 1,273 kronor per month.

4. Housing allowance. Children's housing allowance is used for housing benefits for children and is also applicable to adults without children between 18 and 28 years old. Its scale is based on housing costs, house size, family income and the number of children in the family, and is determined by the Swedish Social Security Board (F?rs). ?kringskassan) to decide. ?

5. Care allowance for weak and sick children. For sick children care allowance, the maximum amount of this fee is 2.5 times the annual basic cost price (price?base?amounts), and can also be paid at 3/4, 1/2 or 1/4 of the maximum amount. The basic price for 2007 is SEK 40,300.

Reference materials:

Swedish official website