Features · Life Here · Published 6 August 2026

Parents can now use VAB for the meeting, not only the sick day.

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Updated 14:35 · 2 min read

An empty classroom with rows of desks and chairs in Tollarp, Sweden. — An empty classroom with rows of desks and chairs in Tollarp, Sweden.. Image: Håkan Dahlström / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0

Since 1 January 2026, parents in Sweden can receive temporary parental benefit, VAB, for three situations beyond staying home with an ill child.

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