Social Insurance Administration: Changes to disability and rehabilitation payments
Who will be entitled to health and rehabilitation benefits?
Individuals who are in rehabilitation or treatment that addresses a long-term or serious health problem or disability.
Individuals waiting for treatment or rehabilitation to begin. The same applies if the health of the individual prevents treatment or rehabilitation from starting.
The condition is to have exhausted the sickness rights from the employer and payments from the union health fund.
The requirement is to have had legal domicile in Iceland for a continuous 12 months prior to the start of receiving medical and rehabilitation payments, unless international agreements stipulate otherwise.