Digital welfare services can create barriers for older immigrants to Sweden
New research shows that increasing digitalisation of welfare services can lead to social exclusion for older people with an immigrant background. Research from Sweden, Finland, and Japan shows how digitalisation affects the everyday lives, relationships, and access to welfare services of older people. One issue highlighted is that these systems sometimes only function in certain languages, which makes it harder for some older people with immigrant backgrounds to access online welfare services.
How sure are we
Only one outlet so far: treat it as unconfirmed. That doesn’t make it false; it may be new, or an exclusive.
Who reported it
No verification data yet
Checks run automatically as new sources are ingested.
Score bands
What moves the score
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
Very high · How we score this