Looking for financial support?

If you have a paper document, you’ll need to scan it or take a photo of it. If it has several pages, it’s best to scan them into a single document.

How to scan documents with your phone

To apply, you need to meet some basic requirements:

• You have applied for and received a decision on all benefits you may be entitled to, such as housing allowance, housing supplement and maintenance support.
• You have a permanent place to live.
• You are considered to be in financial need under the Swedish Tax Agency’s rules.

For 2025, the income limit is SEK 235,200 per year for a person living alone. For each additional person in the household, whether an adult or a child, SEK 58,800 is added to this limit.

Exemples:

• One person living alone: maximum SEK 235,200
• One adult with one child: maximum SEK 294,000
• Two adults: maximum SEK 294,000
• Two adults with two children: maximum SEK 411,600

Even if your income is above the limit, you may still be able to receive support. In this case, we’ll look at your finances and personal situation individually. For example, an unexpected period of sick leave may have affected your finances. We consider the entire household and everyone living there.

Meeting the basic requirements does not guarantee that you’ll receive financial support. We assess each application individually, and FVO has limited funds available.

Do you receive social assistance?
If so, you first need to speak to your social worker at the social services department and include FVO’s form with your application.

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Yes, but first you need to speak to your social worker at the social services department. You and your social worker need to fill in FVO’s form, which you then include with your application.

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You can apply for support for things that you cannot get help with from the government or your local municipality. For example:

• Dental care
• Glasses
• Recreation
• Household equipment
• Leisure activities
• Temporary financial support
• Other needs

Do you receive social assistance?
If so, you first need to speak to your social worker at the social services department and include FVO’s form with your application.

Download the form

FVO cannot provide emergency financial help. If you need help right away, please contact the social services department in your municipality.

We need this information to assess your application according to the Swedish Tax Agency’s rules and find out which foundations may be able to support you. Each foundation has its own purpose and may have different requirements for who can receive support.

For example, one foundation may support people living in a certain area, while another may focus on women, children, older people or people with certain jobs or educational backgrounds. That’s why it’s important to fill in all the information that applies to you, including your previous jobs and education.

All financial support provided through FVO goes to people who are in financial need.

If you receive social assistance, you also need to include FVO’s form. Both you and your social worker must sign it. You can find the form on our attachments page.

You can apply at any time of the year. We accept applications all year round.

If you’ve received financial support from FVO, you must wait at least 13 months before applying again. The 13 months are counted from the month when you received the money.

If you apply online, you’ll receive a confirmation by email. Once we’ve reviewed your application, we’ll also let you know whether it’s been approved or rejected.

If you apply on paper, we’ll only contact you if your application is approved. You won’t be notified if it’s rejected. The money will then be paid into the bank account you provided.

In some cases, a decision may take longer because some foundations only pay out financial support at certain times of the year.

First, try updating your web browser. The online application works best with a recent version of Google Chrome or Safari.

If it still doesn’t work, you can apply using a paper application form. Unfortunately, FVO is unable to provide individual technical support.

It usually takes a few months to receive a decision. It may take longer when we receive a large number of applications.

Some applications need a more detailed review and can take up to six months to process.

If you applied online, you’ll receive an email once a decision has been made.

For security and privacy reasons, we cannot answer questions about submitted applications by phone or email. This includes questions about whether we’ve received your application or whether it’s been approved or rejected.

We cannot be sure that the person contacting us is the same person who submitted the application. We also handle many applications from people with protected personal information, so we need to follow the same rule for everyone.

The most common reason for rejection is an incomplete application. For example, an attachment or some information we need to assess your application may be missing.

Your application may also be rejected if your income is above the Swedish Tax Agency’s limit for being considered in financial need. FVO does not provide financial support to pay off debts or for dental care that is not considered necessary.

Read more about why applications are rejected.

You can also visit our Public Support page to find out where to get other help.