Your rights
Have no money for food, housing or other expenses
Unemployment benefit (dagpenger)
If you are unemployed, you may be entitled to unemployment benefit or other financial support from NAV and help finding new employment.
Benefits
Employment scheme benefits
Benefits you are entitled too while participating in one of NAV's employment schemes.
Benefits
Work assessment allowance (AAP)
Ensures that you have an income during periods where, due to illness or injury, you need help from NAV.
Benefits
Qualification Programme
The qualification programme is for people aged 18 to 67 who want to work, but who need extra follow-up to manage it. You receive a qualification benefit when you participate in the programme.
Benefits and Counselling
Supplementary benefit for disabled refugees under the age of 67
If you have not lived in Norway long when you turn 67 years old, you may qualify for supplementary benefit. This guarantees you an income equivalent to the National Insurance basic pension.
Benefits
Supplementary benefit for persons over 67 who have only lived a short period in Norway
If you are disabled and have refugee status, you may qualify for supplementary benefit. This guarantees you an income equivalent to the minimum disability benefit.
Benefits
Do you have financial problems?
Need financial advice and debt counselling
Your rights
Housing allowance from Husbanken
About housing allowance for people with low incomes and high housing expenses.
INFORMATION FROM HUSBANKEN
Family counselling office
The family counselling service can help you find solutions.
information fra BufDir (in Norwegian)
Health and lifestyle
Knowledge-based tools and advice if you want to change a habit or if you just need information about small things you can do to improve your health.
TIPS AND ADVICE FROM HELSENORGE.NO (in norwegian)
Assistance services from A to Å for young people
About employment, bullying, mental health, school, education, consumption, the environment and sex. You can also ask questions anonymously.
Information på ung.no (in Norwegian)
Information about drugs and alcohol
If you have questions about alcohol or drugs, call RUSinfo
Information, advice and tips (in Norwegian)
Find your local NAV office
Call us at 55 55 33 33
Open weekdays at 9–15. We can call you back if the waiting time is over 5 min.
Updated 11/06/2024