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Government Grants 2026 for Elderly Care

Two major government grants to apply for during 2026

Government grants aim to develop working methods and the use of welfare technology within elderly care. Current information on new grants is available from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen): socialstyrelsen.se/aktuellt/aktuella-statsbidrag-for-att-starka-varden-och-omsorgen-for-aldre.

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Government Grant 1 — Ensuring good care for elderly people

  • Amount: SEK 3,998,500,000, distributed among Sweden's 291 municipalities (Stockholm SEK 266 million, smallest municipality Bjurholm SEK 1.3 million).
  • Purpose: enable improvements and development of operations, for example person-centered dementia care, counteracting loneliness, improved work environment, infection control, skills development and development of welfare technology.
  • Applications to: the National Board of Health and Welfare.
  • Application deadline: 2026-04-01.

Government Grant 2 — The Elderly Care Boost

  • Amount: approximately SEK 1,796,000,000.
  • Purpose: staff costs for working time when employees study or undergo validation, as well as other relevant training according to the National Board of Health and Welfare's general guidelines (SOSFS 2011:12) — for example training in digital therapy animals.
  • Application deadline: 2026-04-15.

How the grants can be used

Wera Welltech's services and products — digital therapy animals, Digital Experiences, MinMemoria and Wera Akademi — can be financed with these government grants, and several are easy to implement right away.

Source: the National Board of Health and Welfare, estimated municipal distribution based on 2024 levels.

Contact us for help calculating what the government grant can fund in your operations, or request a quote.