Training allowance is intended to compensate for loss of earned income for occupationally active people who care for a child with a chronic illness or disability. You can receive training allowance when you have to attend courses or other training at an approved health institution in order to be able to take care of and treat the child.
People who are occupationally active and who care for a child with a chronic illness or disability can receive training allowance. If necessary, both parents can receive training allowance at the same time.
In order to be entitled to training allowance, you must also meet the general requirements concerning the qualifying period and loss of earned income.
In order to be entitled to training allowance, it is a requirement that the training is necessary in order for you to be able to take care of and treat the child.
You may also be entitled to training allowance if you are undergoing training at an approved health institution or participating in courses for parents at a public special education resource centre.
You can receive training allowance even if the course is held outside the health institution's premises. In this case, it is a condition that the course or training is being provided under the direction of the health institution, such that the institution is responsible for the content and funding of the training and covers the accommodation expenses of attending family members.
You are not entitled to training allowance if you attend training arranged outside a health institution, for example by a charity or similar.
You are entitled to receive the allowance even if the child has reached the age of 18 years.
Read more about the conditions for entitlement to training allowance in the National Insurance Act, sections 9-2, 9-3 and 9-13 under the heading "Regulations" in the menu to the right.
Training allowance is granted on the basis of the same conditions that apply for sickness benefit in the event of own sickness. There is no employer liability period for training allowance. All benefit recipients receive training allowance from NAV from the first day. Employers may pay the allowance in advance and claim reimbursement from NAV.
NAV pays holiday pay to recipients of training allowance. You will only receive holiday pay for the the first 12 weeks of training allowance.
Holidaypay constitutes 10.2 per cent of the allowance.
You are entitled to receive training allowance for as long as the conditions continue to be met. There is no time limit on this allowance.
Apply for training allowance by completing the medical certificate (NAV form 09-11.08). Part 1-2 shall be filled out by your doctor and can be obtained from the responsible health institution. The form must be signed by the person applying for training allowance.
Submit your application to your NAV office.
If you are employed, your employer must submit an income and tax information form (form no. NAV 08-30.01) to your local NAV office.
You can be granted training allowance in arrears for up to three months before the month your application was received, provided the conditions were met during this period.
Report changes in conditions that might affect your benefit payment to your local NAV office as soon as possible.
Most of the main information about your entitlements and duties is available here in English. There are also links to other more detailed information; however, some of this information is only available in Norwegian.
