Temporary rules due to the corona virus

Some rules for compensations from Försäkringskassan have been temporarily amended due to the coronavirus. Therefore, please update yourself on the rules on this page:

Coronavirus - this applies

Am I eligible for sickness benefit?

You are eligible for sickness benefit if you:

• cannot work or take a job because you are sick. You must be sick at least one-fourth of the time that you would have otherwise been searching for a job.
• are registered as a job seeker at the Public Employment Service. There is an exception to this rule. If you stopped working less than 3 months ago, you can receive sickness benefit even if you are not registered as a job seeker at the Public Employment Service. However, you receive no sickness benefit the first 14 days.
• are insured in Sweden. You are insured in Sweden if your last job was here. You may have worked in another country and still be insured in Sweden. There are also situations in which you may have worked in Sweden but were insured in another country. Call the Customer Centre at 0771-524 524 to learn what applies to you.

You can receive
25, 50, 75 or 100 percent sickness benefit.

How do I apply?

1. Report your sickness

If you are not participating in a Public Employment Service programme, you must report your sickness the first day you are sick. Report your sickness to your employer if you work part time.

2. Apply

After reporting your sickness, log in to My pages (Mina sidor) to apply for sickness benefit.

3. Send in a doctor's certificate

If you are sick for more than 7 days, you must send in a doctor's certificate with information about your illness or injury. In most counties, electronic certificates can be issued. You can then send in your certificate on Mina intyg on 1177 Vårdguiden. This speeds up the process and you then do not have to send the certificate by post.

Mina intyg, 1177 Vårdguiden (minaintyg.se)

If you have received your doctor's certificate on paper and for some reason it has not been sent electronically to us, send the original to Försäkringskassans Inläsningscentral, 839 88 Östersund.

4. Disbursement

The first sickness benefit disbursement is not paid on a fixed date. It is instead paid once we have completed the processing work. If your application is complete, this takes no more than 30 days.

After the first disbursement, sickness benefit is paid on a specific date each month. Which date applies for you depends on when you were born:

• If you were born between the 1st and the 10th: the 25th of each month
• If you were born between the 11th and the 20th: the 26th of each month
• If you were born between the 21st and the 31st: the 27th of each month

 You can see all of your disbursements on My pages (Mina sidor).

Special disbursement dates

Special disbursement dates and processing times

If you want to change any aspect of your sick leave

What happens if I am sick for a long time?

If you are sick for a long time, you will be assigned a personal administrative officer to help you with all aspects of the sickness benefit. The administrator officer will contact you after you have received your first disbursement.