Organization : Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organization
Type of Facility : Apply For Unemployment Benefits
Country: Norway
Website : https://www.nav.no/en/home
Unemployment Benefits :
Unemployment benefit is intended to partially compensate for your loss of income when you become unemployed. In order to become eligible for unemployment benefit, you must first register as a job seeker at NAV.
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Who is entitled to unemployment benefit?:
The main requirements for being eligible for unemployment benefit is that you
** have had your working hours reduced by at least half (50 percent)
** have had a minimum income from paid work amounting to at least 1.5 times the National Insurance basic amount (G) during the previous twelve months or at least 3 times the basic amount during the previous three calendar years.
** are registered as a job seeker and submit your employment status form every 14 days
** are a genuine job seeker
** are living or staying in Norway
When can you apply?:
The earliest you can submit your claim for unemployment benefit is one week before the first day on which you become totally or partially unemployed.
How do you claim unemployment benefit?:
In order to become eligible for unemployment benefit, you must first register as a job seeker. If you use the computers available in the common areas at your local NAV office, the staff there can assist you.
You can submit your claim for unemployment benefit electronically at the self-service option “Ditt NAV”.
When you submit a claim for unemployment benefit, NAV needs some information from you, which you must attach to your claim. Read more about attachments.
If you have had a stay in your benefit period of up to 52 weeks, and you wish to start claiming unemployment benefit again, you can normally apply for your unemployment benefit payments to resume.
When can you start claiming unemployment benefit?:
If you have registered as a job seeker, you are normally eligible for unemployment benefit from the date of registration, provided that you submit a complete claim for unemployment benefit within four weeks. Normally, that means you have up to four weeks to obtain all the documentation NAV requires without losing money. If you need more time that these four weeks, you must contact NAV.
When you apply for unemployment benefit, benefits will not be paid for the first three days. These days are called waiting days. If it is your own fault that you have lost your job, and you do not have a valid reason, this waiting period is extended by at least eight weeks.
The waiting period starts on the day you submit your claim for unemployment benefit. That means you should submit your claim for unemployment benefit from your first day of unemployment. You should thus apply for unemployment benefit immediately, even if unemployment benefit will not be paid for the waiting days. You must also remember to submit your employment status form throughout the waiting period. Read more about extended waiting periods.
Employment status forms and keeping NAV informed:
In order to be eligible for unemployment benefit, you must keep NAV informed of your situation. The employment status form informs NAV of whether you wish to stay registered as a job seeker, whether you have worked, and, if so, how many hours you have worked over the last 14 days. You must also check the relevant boxes for illness, holiday, courses and other information. You must complete the employment status form accurately and submit it in due time. Read more about employment status forms.
If you submit your employment status form too late, your unemployment benefit payment will be reduced.
You must submit employment status forms from the date on which you registered as a job seeker, even if your application hasn’t been decided yet.
If you give NAV false or incorrect information, this could affect your right to further benefits, you may be ordered to repay benefits received in error, and it may entail criminal liability. Read more about false and incorrect information.
How much can you receive in unemployment benefit?:
Unemployment benefit is calculated on the basis of your earned income and any national insurance benefits you received last year (or the average of the last three years prior to applying for unemployment benefit). Unemployment benefit payments equal approx. 62.4 percent of your gross income. Any income in excess of 6 G or lump-sum grant paid in connection with the birth of a child is not included in the basis on which unemployment benefit is calculated.
The following benefits are included in the calculation basis for unemployment benefit:
** Sickness benefit
** Care benefit
** Attendance allowance
** Training allowance
** Pregnancy benefit
** Parental benefit in connection with birth or adoption
** Unemployment benefit
If you are the non-custodial parent of or provider for children under the age of 18, you will be paid a supplement of NOK 17 per child five days of the week. You may also apply for a child supplement for children living in another Nordic country and/or EEA country. If both parents are receiving unemployment benefits, this supplement will only be paid to one of the parents.
Reduction in unemployment benefit payments when you are sick, working, etc.
Your unemployment benefit payments may be reduced on the basis of the information you provide in your employment status form.
If you have been working or participating in another activity considered equal to work, your unemployment benefit payments will be reduced.
If you have been working or participating in activities for more than half of your established regular working hours in the period specified on your employment status form, you will not be paid unemployment benefits for that period.
“Regular working hours” is defined as the working hours you had before you became totally or partially unemployed. NAV has determined your regular working hours, and these are specified in the letter you received from NAV regarding your application.
If you have been on sick leave you will not be paid unemployment benefit, but you may be eligible for sickness benefit.
If you are also receiving pensions or other benefits from NAV, your unemployment benefit payments may be reduced against these benefits.
How long can you claim unemployment benefit?:
The length of time for which you can claim unemployment benefit is dependent on your earned income from the last calendar year, or your average income from the last three calendar years, before you submit your claim for unemployment benefit. This means
** 104 weeks if your income exceeded 2 times the National Insurance basic amount
** 52 weeks if your income was less than 2 times the National Insurance basic amount
Special rules for certain groups:
** Those who have recently been dismissed from their initial service in the armed forces can claim unemployment benefit for a maximum period of 26 weeks.
** Those who have been laid-off can claim unemployment benefit for a period of up to 26 weeks over a period of 18 months, provided that their working hours have been reduced by at least 50 percent.
** Those who have been laid-off from the fisheries industry can claim unemployment benefit for a maximum period of 52 weeks. Their working hours must have been reduced by at least 40 percent.
Unemployment benefit and education:
The main rule is that students and pupils are not eligible for unemployment benefit, but there are exceptions to this rule. Read more about unemployment benefit and education.