By June 12, almost 75,000 applications for short-term permits - also called short-term work - had been submitted to Tillväxtverket. For three months, the authority has investigated suspected cheating with applications and today the Swedish Agency for Growth begins to issue unannounced site visits. Over 2,000 cases are being investigated and among those suspected of cheating with the support are sports associations. Among other things, it is about having employees work more than they should.

- There are companies in all industries, including sports, says Richard Källstrand, head of the department for quality and control at Tillväxtverket and continues:

- What we control is simply if you meet the conditions for the grants. Those who ended up in the investigation are because we found that the information is not correct or that we received tips that we follow up. If we find nothing wrong, the money will be paid out.

Several sports clubs in, for example, the football club Swede, the women's swan and SHL, have applied for short-term permits. Nevertheless, players have continued to recruit, which is possible.

- As the support works, companies must show that they have been in some kind of emergency crisis as a result of the corona pandemic. But it is still possible to hire if you can show that you need to replace key competencies that have been terminated, says Richard Källstrand.

With two weeks left for the Swedish premiere, the Swedish clubs ended the players' layoffs.

Cut: This means short-term permeation

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