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Demands back hundreds of millions - after suspected assistance cheating

Försäkringskassan demanded back more than SEK 460 million in incorrectly paid assistance compensation last year - an increase of 250 percent from the year before.

SVT has mapped the companies that have been stopped by authorities in recent years.

Reveals: The game about children with disabilities

It is called "user import".

Families with children who have a disability are brought to Sweden by assistance companies.

The authorities describe it as a way to circumvent the law to make money on the welfare system.

SVT can now reveal details about how the setup works.

Assistance companies' rage against authorities: A witch hunt

The authorities' hunt for criminal and rogue assistance companies has intensified.

SVT has been in contact with representatives from several of the stopped companies - who fight back against the authorities.

The back of the cheat hunt: "Extremely difficult to get assistance"

The fight against welfare fraud is high on the political agenda.

This means stricter requirements and controls that affect those who actually need assistance.

That is the opinion of Maria Persdotter, who is chairman of the Swedish Association for Disabled Children and Adolescents, RBU.

The alarms from inside praised the assistance company

VH Assistance is one of the more influential players in the assistance industry - but now the company is in bad weather.

In SVT's review, former employees testify about serious misconduct.

The company denies all allegations.

Swedish Migration Agency: "High rejection rate compared to other industries"

The Swedish Migration Agency points out the assistance industry as particularly vulnerable to unscrupulous and criminal actors - and last year rejected more than half of all new applications for work permits linked to assistance.