Two thirds of the people in Sweden relying long term on social benefits have a foreign background, while child poverty in the same group is becoming more and more serious, according to new reports

The report revealed that 67% of those on long term benefits were born overseas, with unemployment being the main cause. Using statistics from 2010, of the 117, 000 people on long term benefits, (defined in this case as over 10 months), 78,000 were from foreign countries. Meanwhile the charity Save the Children has also flagged the problem of child poverty in Sweden. In a recent survey carried out by the organization, child poverty is markedly over-represented among those from a foreign background whose parents are unemployed. In short, diversity is more welfare recipients.