How FVO assesses your application

• FVO distributes financial support from foundations to people in financial need.
• Under the Swedish Tax Agency’s rules, if you live alone, your annual income must not exceed SEK 235,200 and your assets must not exceed SEK 58,800 (2025 figures).
• For each additional person in your household, both limits increase by SEK 58,800.
• You cannot receive financial support from FVO if you own a flat or property.
• Meeting the basic requirements does not guarantee that you’ll receive financial support. The funds available to FVO are limited.

When we review your application, we assess your circumstances and your need for financial support. We also need to consider the rules that apply to FVO’s financial support and the purposes of the different foundations.

Our assessment takes into account:

• Your financial situation and need for support.
• Which foundations have purposes that match your circumstances.
• Any conditions set by the foundations, such as where you live, your age or what the money can be used for.
• Relevant legislation and the Swedish Tax Agency's rules on who is considered to be in financial need.

Every application is assessed individually. Meeting the basic requirements therefore does not mean that you’ll automatically receive financial support. FVO has limited funds, so we need to decide which applications we can approve.

There are some basic requirements you normally need to meet to receive financial support from FVO. In certain circumstances, we may make exceptions if there are special reasons.

• You must apply as an individual.
• You must provide information about your income and assets.
• You must have a permanent place to live, with a tenancy agreement in your own name or a subletting agreement, and be registered as living in Sweden.
• If you receive social assistance, you must include a separate form completed by you and your social worker.
• If you’ve received financial support from FVO before, you normally need to wait around 13 months before applying again.
• You must tell us if you’ve received financial support from other funds or foundations.

There are also some other rules that may affect whether you can receive financial support from FVO:

• You cannot receive financial support if you own a flat, house or other property.
• We don’t normally deduct debts when assessing your financial situation. In some cases, we may take into account student loans and expenses such as child maintenance payments, childcare, medication and trade union membership fees.
• FVO does not provide financial support for costs that are the responsibility of the state, local municipalities or other public authorities.

If your application is approved, the money may be paid to you or directly to someone else, such as a dentist.

Decisions about financial support are not given during visits to FVO’s office.