Försäkringskassan (social insurance)

Steps

1. 1

   Make sure you're registered with Skatteverket and have a personnummer.

2. 2

   Create an account at forsakringskassan.se by logging in with BankID.

3. 3

   From the menu, apply for the benefit that fits your situation: barnbidrag (child allowance), föräldrapenning (parental pay), sjukpenning (sick pay), bostadsbidrag (housing benefit).

4. 4

   Upload any documents they ask for in your inbox ('Mina meddelanden'). Reply quickly — late answers slow down or stop payments.

5. 5

   Check 'Utbetalningar' in your account to see when your money will arrive in your bank account.

6. 6

   If something changes (you move, change job, your child changes school), report it through your account.

Good to know

• Child allowance (barnbidrag) starts automatically once a child is registered in Sweden — but parents may need to choose who receives it.
• If a payment is late, first check your inbox in the app — they often need an answer from you.
• If you don't have BankID yet, you can fill in paper forms — but it's much slower.