One officials says the rise is likely linked to parents and schools being more careful. Credit: Christine Olsson/TT
Health
As school starts, more parents report staying home with sick kids
- Like last year's school start, more parents are staying home now to care for sick children compared to years before the pandemic.
- Parents of young children that fall ill can receive a state-paid benefit to compensate for lost income when they stay home to care for their kids.
- Niklas Löfgren at the Social Insurance Agency says the increase likely comes from parents and schools being more careful and keeping kids with Covid-like symptoms at home.
