Parental benefit is an important element of the Norwegian social assistance system. It provides for help for couples who have just had a baby. These benefits are designed to help provide a source of income for the birth of your child. An example of this is parental benefit, but the terms of its payment are quite complex. We will try to help you obtain it.
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Parental benefit - what is it?
It is a payment for couples who have just had a baby. It is paid by NAV, the Norwegian Labor and Social Policy Office. Parental Benefit can be paid 100% for 49 weeks or 80% for 59 weeks. You can apply for this benefit if the following criteria are met:
- you have a minimum income of at least 0,5 G, which is NOK 46 817
- is worked in Norway for a minimum of 6 months out of the last 10
Determining the amount of parental benefit is based on the income received from:
- employment relationship
- running a business
- sickness allowance
- for the unemployed
- pregnancy
- training
- care allowance
- rehabilitation allowance
Find out how you can get child benefit and care allowance.
Necessary documentation
In order to submit an application for parental benefit, the following documents must be attached:
- pregnancy card
- child's birth certificate
- registration of residence in Norway or a residence permit
- salary statements for the last 6 months worked
- documents that confirm the return of the other parent to work
Special conditions
It is worth knowing that receiving parental benefit begins in the third week before the planned delivery date. Upon termination, there is a period of Maternity Benefit for 10 weeks. The first 6 weeks can be used, and the remaining 4 can be used at a different time. At the beginning of the 7th week after the birth of the child, there is a period during which the father can take advantage of paternity allowance for a maximum of 10 weeks. After this time, both parents go to the joint period and during this time the benefit is paid in the amount of 100% if it lasts 26 weeks or 80% if it lasts 36 weeks.
WARNING! If the birth or adoption took place after July 1, 2018, the parents are entitled to a different duration of parental benefit. Read more here.
Parental allowance in the joint period is granted if the following conditions are met:
- if it is the father who applies for the benefit in the joint period, the mother must work at least 75% of the full-time job, otherwise the amount of the benefit will be proportionally reduced
- if it is the mother who applies for the benefit during this period, the father does not have to work during this period
Allowance for mother only
It is also possible for only the mother to be able to draw the parental allowance she is entitled to. However, specific conditions must be met. She is entitled to this benefit when her father has an established right to receive it. In this case, she will be entitled to 49 weeks at 100% rate or 59 weeks at 80% rate of benefit due. The obligatory condition, however, is that you have to work for the last 6 months before giving birth and earn an income of at least NOK 46 817.
IMPORTANT
If the mother received a one-time childbirth grant, she is not entitled to maternity allowance.
Find out how you can qualify for Maternity Grant and Maternity Allowance.
Allowance for the father only
If only the father applies for parental benefit, he must have worked for a minimum of 6 months and have an income of at least NOK 46 817. The following circumstances must also exist:
- the mother must return to work 6 weeks after giving birth, or
- must start studying after 6 weeks, or
- the mother is not able to look after the child on her own - in this case, the disease will have to be documented
Period of paternity allowance
It is worth knowing that even if the father applies for this benefit, the mother is still entitled to its obligatory payment within 3 weeks before the planned date of birth and 6 weeks after that. So the father is entitled to a total of 40 weeks at the 100% rate or 50 weeks at the 80% rate.
Special conditions for paternity allowance
There are a few nuances to keep in mind. They are as follows:
- if the mother receives maternity allowance in Poland, she must be on maternity leave for 14 weeks. If he returns to work before that date, the father will not be entitled to Norwegian paternity allowance until 15 weeks from the date of childbirth.
- NAV provides for a flexibility instrument for receiving paternity allowance. He can apply for a suspension of his payment after a period of 6 weeks. As a result, the remaining part of the benefit will be collected before the child is 3 years old
