Additional expenses are any expenses you or your child incur as a result of your/your child’s medical condition. The term medical condition refers to a permanent injury, illness or functional impairment.

These additional expenses must remain for 2–3 years or more.

If it is not possible to do a comparison with past expenses, Nav will compare your expenses with the expenses of other people for the same purpose.

The basic benefit does not cover medication expenses.

You must be a member of Norwegian National Insurance to qualify for this benefit.

The basic benefit has 6 different rates. Your total additional expenses determine which rate you or your child is eligible for.

Your additional expenses must be equivalent to rate 1, which is NOK 752 per month.

There is no age limit on the basic benefit.

If your functional ability is impaired after the age of 70, you will not be entitled coverage of additional transport expenses.

Your need for the benefit may change, which means that you may receive notice from Nav that we are reviewing the benefit.

If you care for young children, you may accumulate pension rights for care work. This could contribute to a higher pension when you retire. The same applies if you care for sick, disabled or elderly people.

In your application, you must provide the name of the doctor or doctors treating you/your child, as well as the doctor’s address. You do not need to submit medical information.

It is important that you fill out all relevant sections of the application and include all necessary documentation. This will speed up the processing of your application. You will be notified if you need to submit documentation for any of your information.

Please contact Nav if you need more information or counselling, and/or if you need help filling out the form.

You will receive a written decision once Nav has considered your application. 

Have you received a decision from us that you think is wrong? You can complain to the Nav Unit that issued the decision. They will reassess your case. If they do not agree with your complaint, they will forward it to the Nav Appeals Management Unit.

Basic benefits are paid monthly.

Allowances paid to a child will be paid to the bank account specified by the child’s parents or guardian. The account may be in the name of one of the parents, the guardian or the child.

To register an account for a child, you need to fill out the form “Change bank account number” and mail this to Nav.

If you are over 18 years old, you can change your bank account number on Ditt Nav.

In your payment overview, you can see upcoming payments several days before the actual payment date. 

The time of day when the payment will be credited to your account will vary, as it is your bank that transfers the payment into your account. Payments can therefore arrive in your account in the afternoon or evening. 

Payments for children

You can call Nav and receive information about payments about your child.

If you are over 18 you can see payments in your overview of payments.

If you haven’t registered an account number on Ditt Nav, then you can receive a payment card in the mail a few days after the regular payment date.

If you don’t want to go to the bank with a payment card then you must register an account number on Ditt Nav, or send a message about your account number by post.

There is no holiday pay on this benefit. 

No tax is deducted from the money.

If your need for the basic benefit changes, you must notify Nav immediately.

You must also notify Nav of any changes in your or your child’s health condition, if your expenses changes, or if you are planning to move or stay abroad. These circumstances may affect the amount paid by Nav.