The newspaper has reviewed thirteen police reports from the social service from 2019 which show that these are amounts between SEK 88,000 and SEK 771,000. In one case, the cheating is suspected to have been going on for 17 years.

The notifications apply to, among other things, divorce fairs, where married couples stated that they had divorced and then applied for a single grant. In several cases, people have applied for grants while working and also running companies.

"This is a serious crime because it is aimed at the protection of society against those who need help," says Fredrik Karlsson, chamber prosecutor for SVT News Södertälje.

However, he does not want to go into further detail on what punishment he is calling for.

Moves freely

A woman is charged with gross misdemeanor and the social service in the municipality demands her for SEK 564,000. According to the magazine, the woman is on full-time sick leave and has difficulty moving, among other things, but videos and pictures on Facebook show how the woman moves freely.

The municipality of Södertälje has invested in access to cheaters, but states that the municipalities must be tougher.

- In general, I think many municipalities are flat against those who cheat, the consequence is that the money does not go to the right people, says Anna Flink at Södertälje municipality to the newspaper.

"Did not deceive anyone intentionally"

According to the woman's lawyer Pia Björstrand, she denies crime.

- She has been ill both physically and mentally, as stated by the medical opinion. What has happened, and as is clear from the police investigation, is that she has been doing better over the past six months, but that she has had other problems that make her unable to look for work. She does not see that she intentionally cheated anyone, says Pia Björstrand.

- The safety net for those who are vulnerable is tightened and then you chase those who are the weakest in society, she says.