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How much will you receive?

The basic benefits and child supplements are to cover your day to day costs and are provided for the days in which you participate in the scheme. You can also receive a child supplement for children in your care who are below the age of 16. You must present a birth certificate, proof of residence or a proof of address in order to be entitled to a child supplement.

You may also receive supplementary benefits to cover extra expenses you incur in connection with the employment scheme. You must document the expenses.

• You may be entitled to a supplement to cover your daily transport costs, if you travel more than six kilometres each way.
• You may be entitled to a child care supplement if you must pay for child care for children below the age of 10 due to your participation in the employment scheme. You may also be entitled to a care supplement for children above the age of 10 and for family members. For further information, contact your local office of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV).
• You may be entitled to a housing supplement if you must live away from home during the employment scheme.
• You may be entitled to supplements for trips home if you during the employment scheme live away from home for more than four months and you have an authorised holiday during the scheme.
• You may be entitled to support for the purchase of educational materials if you participate in regular education as part of an employment scheme and are not entitled to such support based on other regulations.
• You may be entitled to a refund for medical expenses necessary to complete the employment scheme, provided you submit the medical invoice.

You are not entitled to these benefits if you

• receive a regular wage during your participation in the employment scheme
• are entitled to other benefits for the same expenses

Child benefits, cash-for-care benefits and children's pensions do not affect your rights to benefits while participating in an employment scheme.

If at the start of the scheme you receive or have applied for unemployment benefits, you can choose whether to receive unemployment benefits or benefits while participating in an employment scheme. If you receive unemployment benefits while participating in the scheme, you may be entitled to have your transport costs covered. You will not be entitled to other supplementary benefits.

If you participate in an employment scheme through the Qualification Programme, you will receive qualification benefits instead of basic benefits and child supplements. However, you can apply for the supplementary benefits described above to cover documented extra expenses you incur as a result of your participation in the employment scheme.

How to apply

When you start the employment scheme you will receive a claims form for benefits while participating in an employment scheme (individual benefits).

Documents that must be submitted with your claims form

• The expenses you wish to have covered must be documented 

You must submit a filled in claims form to your local office of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) as soon as possible. The NAV office can help you fill in the form.

Appeals against the decision

The appeal must be submitted in writing to your local office of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). The NAV office can assist you in writing the appeal. You must continue to submit your employment status form even if you are appealing a decision.

The deadline for appeals is six weeks from the date the decision arrived in your letter box.

If the appeal is accepted, you will be paid benefits in arrears only for those days you have been registered as an actual jobseeker. You must also meet the general requirements for the benefits.

What you can do on your own

• Register as a jobseeker with the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)
• Submit an online employment status form
• Post your CV for employers who are not connected to the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV).
• Search for job vacancies
• Sign up to receive job vacancy notifications via email

How much will you receive?

The basic benefits depend on your age at the time of application. You will receive the high rate if you are above the age of 19, and the low rate if you are below the age of 19. Rates are detailed below.

When are the benefits paid?

You will receive payment for the days during which you participated in an employment scheme, and for national holidays connected to Christmas, New Year, Easter, Pentecost, 1 May, 17 May and Ascension when these are days you would normally be attending an employment scheme.

Benefits that are calculated based on the information on your employment status form are paid approximately two to four days after the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) has registered your employment status form. This applies to the basic benefits, child supplements, transport supplements, care supplements and supplements for living away from home.

Other benefits are paid when the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) has received sufficient documentation to assess your application and make payments.

All benefits described here are not subject to tax, and do not count as pensionable income.

Loss of place in an employment scheme

You lose your place in the employment scheme if you

• fail to meet on the first day without prior notice
• started in an employment scheme but have been absent so much that your completing the scheme is not worthwhile

You also lose entitlement to other benefits.

Other relevant schemes

• Your duty to keep us informed
• Incorrect or inadequate information
• Unemployment benefit (dagpenger)

Report changes 

Report changes in conditions that might affect your benefit payment to your local NAV office as soon as possible