During the year 2022, SEK 39.5 billion was paid out in sickness benefits. This is shown by a new report from the insurance fund. The sick pay is intended to compensate those who cannot work due to illness, and starts to apply from the 15th sick day.
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Sick pay has decreased in relation to the social economy in recent decades, but more people are taking sick leave due to mental illness. Försäkringskassan’s report shows that stress-related mental illness was the reason why 20 percent receive sickness benefit.
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Psychiatric diagnoses most common in those on sick leave
The statistics also show how it differs between men and women. 47 percent of women received sickness benefit after receiving psychiatric diagnoses. For men, the same figure was 34 percent. In both cases, psychiatric diagnoses were the most common reason for impaired work ability.
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In total, stress-related mental illness accounted for SEK 8 billion of the sickness benefit. The cases of stress-related mental illness were numerous and long-lasting, according to the insurance fund. Together, all psychiatric diagnoses accounted for 42 percent of sickness benefit in 2022, which corresponds to SEK 16.8 billion.
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