Bereavement grant
Right to bereavement grant
The right to bereavement grant is established on the day a parent suffers a child loss and expires 24 months later.
The period of a bereavement grant may begin from the 1st day of the month in which the parent suffers the loss.
Legal domicile in Iceland
The parent must have legal domicile in Iceland upon the loss of a child, stillbirth or miscarriage. The parent must also have had legal domicile in Iceland for the last 12 months before that time.
Exemptions
From 2023
The Act on Grief Support applies to parents who suffer a child loss, or a stillbirth or miscarriage on or after 1 January 2023. Then the Act on Grief Support first came into force.
Those entitled
Parents.
Guardians.
Those who have been parents of the child for more than the last 12 months before the loss of the child.
A step-parent or foster parent who has been registered as cohabiting or married to the child's parent or guardian, or has been with the child in foster care, for more than 12 months before the child's death.
You can send an email to: if you want more information on the right to grief support.
Service provider
Directorate of Labour