Compensation for travel expenses
If you are to attend a job interview somewhere other than where you live, you can receive compensation for the cost of travel and accommodation. If you are taking part in a programme or assessment somewhere else, you can also receive compensation. The application must be made before the trip.
Travel allowance for a job interview
If you are to attend a job interview, you can receive compensation for the cost of travel and accommodation if you meet all the following requirements:
- are over 20, unemployed or risk becoming unemployed
- are registered with us as a job-seeker
- have difficulty finding work close to where you live
- can prove that the employer has invited you to visit them.
The following also applies:
- we must have assessed that the visit is necessary for you to be able to get the job
- the job must be advertised on Platsbanken or its equivalent in the EU or EEA country where you are looking for work. The job must also be advertised on Eure’s website.
Compensation for travel expenses when you are taking part in a programme
If you take part in one of our programmes in a location to which you cannot commute daily, you can receive compensation for accommodation and additional costs for dual residence. You can receive compensation for travel and accommodation costs if you:
- are enrolled in one of our programmes
- are receiving vocational rehabilitation
- are undergoing an investigation before beginning a programme
- have to travel to and from us prior to a decision on the introduction programme.
How do I book my journey?
- Before you travel, you must apply for compensation for travel and accommodation costs by contacting Arbetsförmedlingen.
- We will then check whether you fulfil all the conditions and then we will decide if you are entitled to compensation.
- After that decision has been taken, we can book flights within the EU or EEA and train travel within Sweden, Norway and Denmark. You can also book the trip yourself and can then receive compensation for your expenses afterwards.
How to apply for compensation for your expenses
You apply for compensation each month in arrears. How to apply:
- Log in with your e-identification (for example, mobile bank ID).
- If we have decided you are entitled to compensation, you will see the option Compensation for travel. If you do not have any compensation to apply for, you will not see this option.
- Click on Compensation for travel and fill in your details according to the instructions in the e-service.
- When you have finished, sign the form using your e-identification.
How much can I get in travel allowance?
- For daily journeys, you can receive compensation for the portion of your travel expenses that exceeds SEK 600 per month or that exceeds the normal cost of daily commuting where you live.
- For a journey to a job interview, you can receive maximum SEK 2,500.
- If you are to travel to and from us prior to a decision on the introduction programme, you will receive compensation for the full cost.
- You can get compensation for accommodation of SEK 110 per day but maximum SEK 2,400 per month.