A former development strategist for Filipstad municipality has publicly criticized how the local government implemented activity requirements for welfare recipients. Jenny Brodén, who worked for the municipality since 2020, claims her praised integration project 'Mellanrummet' was undermined by municipal leadership.
According to SVT Värmland, Brodén's project aimed to help quota and family migrants integrate into Swedish society and was praised by the Swedish Migration Agency. However, she alleges the municipal administration did not provide the project leadership with opportunities to succeed. 'We were counteracted,' Brodén reportedly said.
We were counteracted
Brodén also claims to have heard municipal director Hannes Fellsman say that it should be so difficult to obtain welfare support in Filipstad that people would move away. When contacted by SVT Värmland, Fellsman reportedly disagreed with the conclusions of an external investigation and strongly denied making such statements about welfare support, though he refused a recorded television interview.
The criticism comes amid ongoing debate about activity requirements for welfare recipients in the municipality.
it should be so difficult to obtain welfare support in Filipstad that people would move away
strongly denied making such statements about welfare support