The government proposes to scrap the “widows’/widowers’ pension”
The current scheme with supplementary pensions for widows and widowers should be removed, the government believes. Women are the losers, according to the Pensioners’ Association…
Pension
Review: Those who earned pensionable income from time spent in EEA countries but had pensions cut in 2014
Several disabled and old-age pensioners who earned their pensionable income from time spent in other EEA countries lost part of their pensions in 2014. Now…
Special schemes for refugees to be removed
Refugees residing in Norway are now entitled to rights that otherwise require 40 years of membership in the national insurance scheme. But this will soon…
Increased minimum pension for single people from September
Single people on the minimum pension now receive an extra NOK 4,000 in annual pension, and will get the money for the first time on…
The way out of oil price volatility
The way out of oil price volatility Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) daily basket price for oil was hovering around $58.67 a barrel…
Refugees get pension equal to 40 years
Refugees get equal to pension rights for 40 years Refugees residing in Norway are entitled to rights that otherwise require 40 years of membership in…
One in four Norwegians have never checked their pension
One in four Norwegians have never checked their pension,and the low wage earners are overrepresented in that group according to a new survey. The…
Agreement on age pension for 800,000
Agreement on pension for 800,000 working for state and municipality After long, nightly negotiations, there is agreement on a public pension scheme for 800,000 Norwegian…
The pension will not be sufficient says 55%
Many Norwegians does not believe the pension will be enough 55 per cent of Norwegians believe the retirement pension alone will not meet their needs when they…
Today, Norwegians get a gift pack that few know about
Today is the start of a new pension savings scheme, with tax benefits (IPS), but few Norwegians know about the benefits of the new scheme….
Information: Life certificates to recipients of pension and disability pension
Life certificates for 2017 are sent to recipients of retirement and disability pension, who are registered as living abroad. The reply deadline for submitting a…
Now you can check your pension
You save for retirement? Then check the fees on your pension savings, says the Consumer Council. Annually, Norwegian consumers pay 300 million in fees. But…
Norway lacks 1.200 billion pension
Norway lacks more than 1.200 billion to get the state pension funds in balance with the state’s pension obligations. Since January, the coverage increased by…
People living on minimum pensions will get more money
Around 70,000 pensioners living by themselves om the minimum pensions will get more money from 1 September. But the Pensioners’ Association is not satisfied. In…
After 20 years of growth, pension payments decrease
The average pension payment from Nav decreased in 2015, after over 20 years of increase. The probable reason is that more people are taking out…
