The city council is now proposing an emergency measure and is increasing Oslo's social assistance rates until 2023, retroactive to July 1.
“It worries me how high prices affect social disparities in our city. We have closely followed how rising prices and expensive times have affected the finances of those who previously had the least. We see that it is necessary to raise social assistance rates in the fall, says Usman Mushtaq, city councilor for work, integration and social services.
“Oslo has become a more expensive city to live in a short time and it hits those who have the least the hardest. That is why we are now taking this extraordinary step to provide for those who need it most in our city, says Sirin Stav, City Councilor for Environment and Transport.
– We level the differences, ensuring that those who previously had the least have more here and now, and this is especially important in the case of families with children – says Sunniva Holmås Eidsvold, city councilor for upbringing and education.
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Social assistance rates in Oslo are higher than state rates
Oslo's indicative social assistance rates are higher than the state rates and continue to be higher after the state rate increase this spring. One of the reasons is that the cost of living in Oslo is higher than in other parts of the country.
The City Council is committed to ensuring a reasonable standard of living for all people on social assistance. Also to ensure that all beneficiaries of social assistance receive a benefit at a reasonable level in relation to the cost of living. In the new rates, families with children and single parents are a priority, so that children and young people living in households benefiting from social assistance experience as few negative consequences related to the family's financial situation as possible.
According to the press release of the municipality of Oslo, the new rates will be presented to the City Council on August 30. Here are the proposed indicative standards for financial support for subsistence in Oslo from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
New Rates (Old Rates)
- People living alone: 8378 (8214)
- Marriages/cohabitants: 13 (147)
- Single Parents: 9777 (9585)
- Child benefit 0-5 years: 3801 (3519)
- Child benefit 6-10 years: 3801 (3519)
- Child benefit 11-18 years: 5033 (4660)
- Young people living at home aged 18-23: 5033 (4660)
- People in shared housing: 6355 (5804)
The amounts are given in monthly rates.
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Source: Municipality of Oslo
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