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Sweden’s Winter Wait

Swedish households are being promised help with expensive electricity. The payment schedule leaves families facing a more immediate test as winter begins.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 4

Families qualifying for Sweden’s electricity subsidy will wait until late winter 2027 for payment, according to details presented on November 3 by Energy Minister Ebba Busch and Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.

The government plans to combine any qualifying support for October, November and December into one payment. Försäkringskassan, the national…

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