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Resources and funding for special support in Swedish schools, and what happens to neurodivergent students when they run short.

The Nuro team

What is tilläggsbelopp, and why it rarely pays for everyday NPF support

Tilläggsbelopp is the extra grant a Swedish school can apply for when a student needs extraordinary support. It is deliberately narrow: everyday adjustments and särskilt stöd are meant to come out of the ordinary grundbelopp, which is exactly where most schools say the money runs out.

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The Nuro team

Do Swedish schools have what they need to support neurodivergent students? Two of three principals say no.

A 2025 Skolverket report asked principals directly. Two out of three said they do not get enough resources from their school operator to meet the support needs of students with NPF. Here is what the report found, and why it is the gap Nuro is built to close.

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The Nuro team

The false economy of cutting special-education support

Sweden's school absence keeps climbing and the long-term cost runs into the tens of billions. So why are municipalities cutting the special-education support that prevents it? A look at the economics of catching students before they disappear.

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