More than 4,000 Swedes have applied this year, which means that the cost will increase by more than 2,000 percent to SEK 90 million. Carrier compensation can be obtained if you are not allowed to work because you are infected with a generally dangerous disease. And to get the money, it is required that a doctor gives a certificate that the person can not work because the person is infected or may be infected. Usually between 200 and 400 people apply each year.

The unique thing about carrier allowance is that the person receives the compensation directly, the employer is not involved and the government takes the entire cost.

Increase in sickness benefit and sick pay

The cost of sickness benefits and sick pay has also increased, in total the cost of social insurance is estimated to increase by SEK 30 billion to SEK 258 billion.

Försäkringskassan estimates that they can handle the increased pressure because they have increased the number of administrators.

- Some departments, such as health insurance, are more burdened than usual. For other departments, it may be the other way around. What has been done is to redistribute resources. During the spring, approximately 150 employees switched from regular assignments, says Terese Östlin, national insurance coordinator at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency to DN.