Disability pension is money that some people receive from the Social Insurance Administration. To receive a disability pension, people must be entitled to the money.
The disability pension changed on September 1st 2025.
A new disability pension replaced three allowances in the old system:
disability pension
income insurance
maintenance supplement.
Who is the new disability pension for?
Disability pension is for people who have 0 to 25% capacity to work.
An integrated expert assessment is used to assess the capacity to work.
Click here to read about integrated expert assessment in easy-to-read language.
How much will I receive in disability pension?
Many things affect how much you receive from the Social Insurance Administration.
For example:
age
where you live
whether you live alone
whether you have children
how much you earn in wages
whether you have lived abroad
You can see how much you will receive on My Pages TR.
The full disability pension is:
416.950 ISK per month.
Some people also receive a special allowance called a home supplement.
Home supplement
The home supplement is an allowance from the Social Insurance Administration.
The home supplement is 69.126 ISK per month.
The home supplement is in addition to other allowances from the Social Insurance Administration.
For example:
Disability pension
Partial disability pension
Sickness and rehabilitation allowance
Old-age pension
Can I get the home supplement?
Maybe.
The home supplement is for people who live alone.
The home supplement is also for people who live only with their children.
This means that the home supplement is not for people who live with other adults.
For example:
A husband
A wife
A boyfriend
A girlfriend
Other adults
Their children who are over 18 years old.
Note: Children aged 18-25 who are in school or vocational training are not counted.
Your housing situation also matters.
You must have a kitchen that only you use.
You must have a bathroom that only you use.
You also need to register your legal domicile where you live.
I live alone. I am not allowed to register my legal domicile where I live. Can I still get the home supplement?
In some places, it is not possible to register a legal domicile.
For example:
At a guesthouse.
In a summer house.
In that case, you need to register your legal domicile as unspecified.
You can do this on the Registers Iceland website.
Then, a public official must confirm where you live.
A public official is, for example:
A municipal manager
A social worker
The public official will notify the Social Insurance Administration.
Do you live alone?
Has a public official confirmed where you live?
Then you can get the home supplement.
Note:
You must notify the Social Insurance Administration when you move.
You must also notify the Social Insurance Administration when someone moves in with you.
The maximum home supplement is 69.126 ISKper month.
With the home supplement, the full disability pension is:
462.049 ISKper month.
Some people also receive a special allowance called an age supplement.
Age supplement is an allowance from the Social Insurance Administration.
The maximum age supplement is 32.917 ISKper month.
Age supplement is added to other allowances from the Social Insurance Administration.
For example:
Disability pension
Partial disability pension
Old age pension
The combined total of home supplement, age supplement and full disability pension is at most
Partial disability + age supplement + home supplement = per month
443.942 ISK per month.
Note: These figures are before tax.
This means you might receive less in your bank account.
Can I get an age supplement?
Were you younger than 44 when you first received an allowance from the Social Insurance Administration?
Then you can get an age supplement.
How much will I get in age supplement?
You can see how much age supplement you will receive in the table below.
Age is how old you were when you first received a disability assessment.
Percentage is how many percent (%) of the age supplement you will receive.
Amount is how much the age supplement is in Icelandic kronas per month.
Note: You will receive the same percentage of the age supplement until you are 67 years old.
Age
Percentage
Amount
18-24 years old
100%
32.917 ISK
25 years old
95%
31.271 ISK
26 years old
90%
29.625 ISK
27 years old
85%
27.980 ISK
28 years old
80%
26.334 ISK
29 years old
75%
24.688 ISK
30 years old
70%
23.042 ISK
31 years old
65%
21.396 ISK
32 years old
60%
19.750 ISK
33 years old
55%
18.104 ISK
34 years old
50%
16.459 ISK
35 years old
45%
14.813 ISK
36 years old
40%
13.167 ISK
37 years old
35%
11.521 ISK
38 years old
30%
9.875 ISK
39 years old
25%
8.229 ISK
40 years old
20%
6.583 ISK
41 years old
15%
4.938 ISK
42 years old
10%
3.292 ISK
43 years old
5%
1.646 ISK
The maximum age supplement is 32.917 ISK
With the home supplement and age supplement, the maximum full disability pension is:
443.942 ISK per month.
Note: These figures are before tax.
This means you might receive less in your bank account.
Will I receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration if I am working?
Disability pension is income-related.
This means that income can affect how much you receive from the Social Insurance Administration.
Income includes, for example:
Wages from work
Capital income
Money from a pension fund
Your income is subject to an exemption limit.
The exemption limit for disability pension is 105.200 ISKper month.
The exemption limit works like this:
Is your income less than 105.200 ISK per month?
Then you will not receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration.
Is your income more than 105.200 ISK a month?
Then you will receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration.
However, you will receive more money in total.
Do you have a child?
Then you will continue to receive a child pension.
More information for disability pension
Amounts and exemption limits (disability pension)
Disability pension is divided into three parts. Everyone receives a disability pension.
Some people receive additional payments.
For example:
home supplement
age-related supplement
How much is the disability pension?
The disability pension is 416.950 ISK per month.
The total disability pension is 5.003.400 ISK per year.
The home supplement is 69.126 ISK per month.
The total home supplement is 829.512 ISK per year.
The age-related supplement is 32.917 ISK per month.
The total age-related supplement is 395.004 ISK per year.
Exemption limit
Will I receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration if I am working?
Disability pension is income-related.
This means that your income can affect how much you receive from the Social Insurance Administration.
Income includes, for example:
Wages from work
Capital income
Money from a pension fund
Your income has an exemption limit.
The exemption limit for a disability pension is 105.200 ISKper month.
This is how the exemption limit works:
Is your income less than 105.200 ISKper month?
Then you will not receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration.
Is your income more than 105.200 ISK per month?
Then you will receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration.
However, you will receive more money in total.
Further information about disability pension
Below are the main questions you might have. Click on a question to read the answer. It may be a good idea to read all the answers.
A disability pension is for people who have 0 to 25% capacity to work.
An integrated expert assessment is used to assess the capacity to work.
Click here to read about the integrated expert assessment in easy-to-read language.
Many things affect how much you receive from the Social Insurance Administration. For example:
Age
Where you live
Whether you live alone
Whether you have children
How much you earn in wages
Whether you have lived abroad
The Social Insurance Administration will let you know how much you will receive before the system changes. You will then be able to see how much you will receive on My Pages at the Social Insurance Administration. A full disability pension from 1 September 2025 is: 416.950 ISKper month.
Home supplement
Some people also receive a special allowance called a home supplement. The home supplement is a maximum of 69.126 ISK per month. With the home supplement, a full disability pension is: 462.049 ISK per month.
Click below to read about the home supplement in easy-to-read language.
Home supplement
The home supplement is an allowance from the Social Insurance Administration.
The home supplement is 69.126 ISK per month.
The home supplement is in addition to other allowances from the Social Insurance Administration.
For example:
Disability pension
Partial disability pension
Sickness and rehabilitation allowance
Old-age pension
Can I get the home supplement?
Maybe.
The home supplement is for people who live alone.
The home supplement is also for people who live only with their children.
This means that the home supplement is not for people who live with other adults.
For example:
A husband
A wife
A boyfriend
A girlfriend
Other adults
Their children who are over 18 years old.
Note: Children aged 18-25 who are in school or vocational training are not counted.
Your housing situation also matters.
You must have a kitchen that only you use.
You must have a bathroom that only you use.
You also need to register your legal domicile where you live.
I live alone. I am not allowed to register my legal domicile where I live. Can I still get the home supplement?
In some places, it is not possible to register a legal domicile.
For example:
At a guesthouse.
In a summer house.
In that case, you need to register your legal domicile as unspecified.
You can do this on the Registers Iceland website.
Then, a public official must confirm where you live.
A public official is, for example:
A municipal manager
A social worker
The public official will notify the Social Insurance Administration.
Do you live alone?
Has a public official confirmed where you live?
Then you can get the home supplement.
Note:
You must notify the Social Insurance Administration when you move.
You must also notify the Social Insurance Administration when someone moves in with you.
Age-related supplement
Some people also receive a special allowance called an age-related supplement. The age-related supplement is a maximum of 32.917 ISK per month.
With the home supplement and the age-related supplement, the maximum full disability pension is: 443.942 ISK per month.
Click below to read about the age-related supplement in easy-to-read language.
Age supplement is an allowance from the Social Insurance Administration.
The maximum age supplement is 32.917 ISKper month.
Age supplement is added to other allowances from the Social Insurance Administration.
For example:
Disability pension
Partial disability pension
Old age pension
The combined total of home supplement, age supplement and full disability pension is at most
Partial disability + age supplement + home supplement = per month
443.942 ISK per month.
Note: These figures are before tax.
This means you might receive less in your bank account.
Can I get an age supplement?
Were you younger than 44 when you first received an allowance from the Social Insurance Administration?
Then you can get an age supplement.
How much will I get in age supplement?
You can see how much age supplement you will receive in the table below.
Age is how old you were when you first received a disability assessment.
Percentage is how many percent (%) of the age supplement you will receive.
Amount is how much the age supplement is in Icelandic kronas per month.
Note: You will receive the same percentage of the age supplement until you are 67 years old.
Age
Percentage
Amount
18-24 years old
100%
32.917 ISK
25 years old
95%
31.271 ISK
26 years old
90%
29.625 ISK
27 years old
85%
27.980 ISK
28 years old
80%
26.334 ISK
29 years old
75%
24.688 ISK
30 years old
70%
23.042 ISK
31 years old
65%
21.396 ISK
32 years old
60%
19.750 ISK
33 years old
55%
18.104 ISK
34 years old
50%
16.459 ISK
35 years old
45%
14.813 ISK
36 years old
40%
13.167 ISK
37 years old
35%
11.521 ISK
38 years old
30%
9.875 ISK
39 years old
25%
8.229 ISK
40 years old
20%
6.583 ISK
41 years old
15%
4.938 ISK
42 years old
10%
3.292 ISK
43 years old
5%
1.646 ISK
Note: These figures are before tax. This means you may receive less in your bank account.
Disability pension is income-related.
This means that income can affect how much you receive from the Social Insurance Administration.
Examples of income are:
Wages for work.
Capital income.
Money from a pension fund.
Your income has an exemption limit.
The exemption limit for disability pension is 1.262.400 ISK per month after 1 September 2025.
This is how the exemption limit works:
Is your income less than 105.200 ISKper month?
Then you will not receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration.
Is your income more than 105.200 ISK per month?
Then you will receive less money from the Social Insurance Administration.
However, you will receive more money in total.
Then you will continue to receive a child's pension.
The activity grant is for people with a partial disability.
People with a partial disability can receive an activity grant while they are looking for work.
The Directorate of Labour pays the activity grant. The Directorate of Labour also helps people find work. The activity grant is 18% of the disability pension. This means that a partial disability pension and an activity grant together are equal to a full disability pension.
People with a partial disability can receive an activity grant for a total of 24 months.
