New restrictions introduced in 2018 to NAV's activity in the case of granting unemployment benefits saved the office over 505 million kroons. Who lost your allowance and why?
NAV saved NOK 505 million
The increasingly restrictive conditions for granting and receiving unemployment benefits led to large savings in 2018. As a result of the tightening, the Nav managed to save over NOK 505 million, depriving 11 people of the right to unemployment benefit.
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Who was the allowance taken from and why?
2.300 people were deprived of benefits because they refused to participate in various initiatives and meetings that were organized by Nav. Additionally, 600 people were deprived of benefits due to rejecting job offers, and the largest number, 8.500 people, were deprived of benefits due to their own departure from their previous job without giving a specific reason or justification for this decision. To sum up, the office took away benefits from 11.400 people, and ultimately, thanks to these activities, it managed to save exactly CZK 505,7 million.
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Are you not looking for a job? They can take your benefit
New and, admittedly, increasingly strict regulations allow the office to withdraw unemployment benefits for a specified period of time. When can this happen and for how long can they take the person away? unemployed benefit? If a job seeker does not attend classes organized by Nav in order to activate people and develop them, or avoids actively looking for a job, the office has the right to withdraw unemployment benefits from such a person. This can be done for 4,8,12, 26, XNUMX or even XNUMX weeks.
Do not ask for social assistance - this is the main goal
The main goal of legal restrictions, which may lead to temporary withdrawal of unemployment benefits, is to minimize the number of requests for social assistance. The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Anniken Hauglie, believes that the restrictions must be applied and does not exclude that they become even more stringent. Finally, in an interview with Nettavisen, the minister adds: “We want as many people as possible to work and to use social assistance as little as possible. The requirement of compulsory activity in search of work within the social welfare system is an important element in ensuring the sustainable development of the welfare society ”.
Read also: NAV and changes in regulations in 2019
Not everyone understands and accepts
In Norway, there are supporters, but also opponents of new regulations and restrictions on granting and receiving unemployment benefits. The Rettferd Foundation helps people who have contact with Nav and says that 2018 brought them many more inquiries than previous years, and that the number of people deprived of benefits is greater than assumed by the change.
How Nav saved over 2018 in 505 million NOK? Who was deprived of unemployment benefits and why? You will learn this from the article above!
