experience with the social allowance office Susanne Lindgren

A qualitative study about the user’s

experience with the social allowance office Susanne Lindgren

Madelene Spinord Örebro University

School of Law, Psychology and Social work Social Work Program

Social work 61-90 points C-essay, 15 points Autumn term 2009

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore how the users experience the contact with the social allowance office. The authors investigate how the users experience the quality, the treatment, the service and the information from the social worker. A qualitative research method was used and interviews with users were performed to draught answers to the purpose of the study. Everyone who had applied for social allowance in the month of October in the

community of Fagersta received a letter with an inquiry about participant in an interview. Six users choose to participant, two women and four men in the ages 24-40. An interview was carried out with a social worker to get another perspective on the results. The result showed that the respondents overall is pleased with the social allowance. However there was

dissatisfaction regarding the information that several respondents thought was inadequate. In the result it also came to light that the respondents meet the social worker just a few times and that the communication between them both often happens by phone calls but especially through application forms and the respondents there for have it difficult to give comments about how they were received. All respondents have gotten information about that appeal can be lodged but none of them know what an individual workplan is.

Keywords: Social allowance, Client experience, Quality, Treatment, Service