SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

The job Sweden subsidises may not count for citizenship

Sweden tracks subsidised jobs as a route into regular work, but excludes income from several of those programmes from its new citizenship test.

Editorial illustration of a wage and work gear between an open route and a blocked threshold.
AI-generated editorial illustration / DailySweden

Someone in a state-backed job can earn a salary and move closer to regular employment, yet Sweden will not count that income when deciding whether the worker can become a citizen.

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