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Maintenance support when the child lives with you

Maintenance support is money that you can apply for when the other parent who is supposed to pay child support does not pay.

Am I eligible for maintenance support?

Yes, you can receive maintenance support if you and the other parent cannot agree on maintenance support or if the other parent cannot pay. This applies if

  • you have custody of the child
  • you and the other parent are not in a relationship
  • you and the other parent do not live together
  • the other parent does not pay maintenance at all, pays a lower amount than the maintenance allowance or does not pay on time.
  • the child is under 18 years of age
  • the child is registered with you
  • you and the child live in Sweden.

 

Young people over the age of 18 can receive extended maintenance support up to June of the year that they turn 20. To be entitled to maintenance support, the child must

  • attend school full time at the compulsory school level, upper-secondary level or the equivalent
  • receive financial aid or extended child allowance
  • live and be registered with one of the parents or somebody else who was the guardian when the child turned 18
  • not be or have been married.

It is the child himself who applies for extended maintenance support.

How do I apply?

1. Apply

You apply for maintenance support on My pages (Mina sidor).

 

Apply using the form.

5012 Apply for maintenace support (in Swedish) Pdf, 822 kB.

2. You receive a decision

If your application is complete, you will receive a decision within no more than 6 weeks. If the other parent lives abroad, it takes no more than 17 weeks.

3. Disbursement

Once the decision has been made, you will receive the first disbursement within 10 days. After that, the maintenance support is paid out on the 25th of every month.

The money is paid in advance for the upcoming month.

Special disbursement dates

Disbursement dates and processing times

4. The other parent must pay to Försäkringskassan

If you receive maintenance support, the other parent must pay back all or part of the maintenance support to Försäkringskassan.

5. Contact us if your situation changes

Notify us if anything changes that may affect your maintenance support, for example if the other parent begins paying support directly to you, or pays more than before. Call the Customer Centre at 0771‑524 524 to report the change.

If the other parent has paid in time to Försäkringskassan on time for twelve months

If the other parent has made on-time payments to Försäkringskassan for at least twelve consecutive months, you will both receive a letter indicating that we will no longer pay out maintenance support. This is because there is no reason for Försäkringskassan to serve as an intermediary for payments. The other parent can instead pay child support directly to you.

You must work together to decide on an amount for child support. With the “Calculate child support” (Beräkna underhållsbidrag) tool, you will get a suggested amount for child support and an agreement template. You can use the calculation and agreement template to create a valid agreement on child support.

What do we do if we cannot reach an agreement?

The municipality also offers free cooperation discussions to help resolve issues related to custody, access (visitation), residence and support of the child. There, you receive help in finding common solutions for the child's best interest without having to go to court. Contact your municipality.

If you have had cooperation discussions and Försäkringskassan has helped you calculate child support but you still cannot agree on issues relating to the child, you can take the matter to the district court. Contact a legal representative to find out what you should do.

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