Social Insurance Agency's Powers to Investigate Benefit Fraud
The Skärholmen District Council approved a statement to the City Executive Board regarding a proposal to expand the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's powers to investigate benefit fraud. While the council supported increased information sharing between authorities to prevent fraud, they emphasized the importance of due process, strict protection of personal data, and safeguarding individual integrity. They also highlighted potential negative impacts on trust in social services client relationships and increased administrative burden.
This item has been updated with information from the minutes of the 2026-04-23 meeting.
The original document is available at
meetingspublic.stockholm.se.