Family - Grandma and grandpa now receive parental allowance in Sweden
Parents in Sweden can now transfer a part of their parental benefits to their grandparents. A parenting couple can relinquish up to 45 days, and a single parent up to 90 days. The Swedish Social Insurance Agency announced this. The Swedish Parliament had already agreed to the government's initiative in December.
According to the authorities, parents in Sweden have a claim to 480 days of parental benefits, which is approximately 16 months. Of these, 390 days are paid based on income, and the remaining 90 days are paid with a fixed amount of 180 Crowns (approximately 15 Euros) per day. In addition, parents can claim reduced working hours until their child's eighth birthday, and civil servants even until their twelfth birthday.
In Germany, there is parental allowance for grandparents only in exceptional cases
In Germany, parental leave for grandparents is only possible in exceptional cases, such as when one parent is underage or in training, and both parenting partners cannot take parental leave.
Sweden is known for its comprehensive social system. Already 50 years ago, the country was the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers.
This new policy in Sweden allows parents to transfer a portion of their parental benefits to their grandparents, providing them with childcare support. With this arrangement, a parenting couple can transfer up to 45 days, while a single parent can transfer up to 90 days.
Grandparents in Sweden now have an opportunity to be more involved in the upbringing of their grandchildren, thanks to this innovative system that includes grandparents in the parental benefits scheme.
