How can collaboration between academia and social services strengthen long-term competence development? This is a collaborative grant project between the Department of Social Work, Stockholm University and the Social Services Department, City of Stockholm funded by Forte within Applied welfare research – sustainable social services 2026.

In this project we are studying automated decision-support in municipal-based work with social assistance. The focus is directed towards, e.g., approval rates, variations in decisions and consequences for applicants as well as professionals.