Introductory provisions
Article 1 this regulation lays down provisions on travel allowance.
Travel allowance is provided in the form of compensation for travel and accommodation.
section 2 of the travel allowance may be provided to a person who has reached the age of 20 years and in
otherwise complies with the requirements laid down in this regulation.
section 3, for the purposes of this regulation, be regarded as risk for
labour conflict at the workplace does not pose
unemployment.
Act (1969:93) on the limitation of community support for
labour dispute shall apply to the travel allowance. However, this does
No travel allowance granted before the outbreak of a conflict
or applied for prior to the notice about the conflict and travel allowance as in
otherwise it would obviously have been submitted, even if the
the conflict has not occurred.
Conditions for travel grants
section 4 of the travel allowance may be provided for a job-seekers ' visit to a
elsewhere, if the visit is deemed necessary in order that the employment
to come to fruition and employment are registered in
each EU country's public employment service national
database of job opportunities or in European Employment
Services (EURES) database of job opportunities.
paragraph 5 of the travel allowance may only be submitted during such trips that are
Labor politically motivated.
Travel grants may also be submitted to the
1. is or are at risk of becoming unemployed,
2. is registered as a jobseeker with the public
the employment service, and
3. are not deemed to be able to work at or near home.
Even if the conditions laid down in the second subparagraph are not fulfilled,
travel allowance also be provided to those who have a
Polytechnic and seeking employment in the profession at the
an eligible company at a village in a support area
referred to in the Regulation (1999:1382) on aid for certain areas
regional business support, if workers with such training
is not available in the locality.
section 6 of the application for reimbursement of travel and accommodation should be made before
the trip.
Reimbursement for travel may be provided with reasonable cost for a trip
to and from the place where the call takes place. Costs for
travel by private vehicles must be replaced if it is justified to a
drive is done with private vehicles. Compensation will be provided with a maximum of 185
cents per kilometre. The cost of accommodation may be replaced by the
actual cost if it is reasonable.
Compensation for travel and accommodation expenses, however, will be left with no more than 2 500
per occasion.
Caseload management
section 7 of the employment agency examines questions of travel grants.
section 8 of the employment service shall ensure that compensation under
This regulation is being used in the prescribed manner.
Refunds and chargebacks
§ 9 a recipient of compensation under this regulation are
repayment required if he or she by leaving
through false statements or any other way has caused
that compensation has been provided on improper grounds or with a
for high amounts.
If compensation otherwise has been left on false pretense
or with an excessive amount, the receiver
repayment required only if he or she realized or
reasonably should have realized the error.
section 10 if a recipient of compensation is liable to refund
under section 9 of the employment service shall decide to reclaim
the amount unduly paid.
11 § At recoveries according to section 10 of the public employment service may grant
deferred payment or negotiate contracts with the
the repayment obligation on an installment plan.
The employment service should in such cases to charge interest on the
unpaid amount.
Interest is charged from the date on which the deferment was granted or
the agreement on the payment plan was hit, but not for time
before the amount recovered would be paid.
Interest shall be charged after an interest rate at any time
exceeds government lending rate by two percentage points.
section 12 If an amount has been called back on the basis of § 9
is not paid on time, the penalty interest rate
(1975:635) is levied on the amount. The same applies when the
the repayment obligation granted deferred payment
or reached an agreement on a payment plan in accordance with section 11 of the
and payment is not made within the time limit imposed by the decision
If the period of grace or the agreement.
section 13 If the repayment obligation with regard to the
personal or economic conditions or other
circumstances, there is a particular reason for it,
Employment services completely or partially waive
refund under section 10 or 11 to demand interest in accordance with the
or section 12. The authority shall in such a case, the decision
What are the specific reasons are and document the information
that is the basis for the decision.
section 14 At recoveries according to section 10 of the employment service shall, at a
later, the payment of compensation to the
the repayment obligation, may decide to deduct a reasonable amount
in the clearing of what has been paid too much. The same
applies to the obligation to pay interest in accordance with paragraph 11 or 12.
Reconsideration and appeals
section 15 of the employment service's decision under this Regulation shall
be reviewed by the Agency's central unit for reconsideration, if
It is requested by the decision. At the review,
the decision is not rectified to the detriment of the individual.
A request for review must be in writing. The request shall be
to the employment office and must have got in there within three
weeks from the date of the request for reconsideration was part of
the decision.
section 16 of the 22 a of the Administrative Procedure Act (1986:223) contains provisions
If the appeal to the administrative court. Other decisions
than the decision on the review of the decision under section 14 shall not, however,
subject to appeal.
If a decision is appealed before it has been examined,
the appeal shall be considered as a request for reconsideration.
Authorization
section 17 of the employment service may provide for
the enforcement of this regulation.
Transitional provisions
2015:500
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 september 2015.
2. The regulation repeals Regulation (1999:594) if
the resettlement allowance.
3. The repealed regulation still applies for
financial aid or compensation granted before
the entry into force.