Sick while on parental leave
Here, you can learn what to do if you get sick during your parental leave.
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:
Can I receive sickness benefit if I get sick?
If you get sick, you may be entitled to sickness benefit during the time you should have received parental benefit. We then put your parental benefit on hold during the time you are sick and cannot care for the child.
You may be entitled to sickness benefit if:
- you are sick and your ability to care for the child is reduced by at least 25 percent
- you have a defined sickness benefit qualifying income (SGI).
What should I do if I get sick?
1. Report your sickness
Report your sickness the very first day you are sick.
2. Change your application for parental benefit
Log in to My pages (My pages) and remove the days for which you applied for parental benefit, starting from the day you reported your sickness.
3. Apply for sickness benefit
After reporting your sickness, log in to My pages (Mina sidor) to apply for sickness benefit.
4. Send in 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.
5. Disbursement
The first sickness benefit disbursement is not paid on a fixed date. It is instead paid once we have completed the processing work. Normally it takes 30 days for us to process your application. It could take longer if we require more information.
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
If your sick leave shall continue in the same scope, you can extend your sick leave by sending in a new doctor's certificate. You can do this digitally on Mina intyg on 1177 Vårdguiden.
Mina intyg, 1177 Vårdguiden (minaintyg.se)
You must have approved that all doctor's certificates in the same sickness period shall apply as an application for sickness benefit. If you have not done this, you must fill in a new application. Contact your administrative officer or contact the Customer Centre at 0771-524 524 to approve all doctor's certificates in the sickness period applying as an application for sickness benefit.
