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New - integrated expert assessment

General

An integrated assessment is a prerequisite for receiving a disability pension or part-time disability pension.

After 1 September 2025, applicants 18 to 67 years of age for an incapacity or partial incapacity pension must undergo an integrated assessment, which is a standard assessment of an individual’s ability to function in the labour market, where skills, disability and health are assessed in a comprehensive manner. The assessment is based on ICF, classification system maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO).

To undergo an integrated assessment, rehabilitation must be fully experienced or not possible.

An integrated expert assessment will replace disability assessment on 1. September 2025.

Four Possible Results

  1. 0 to 25% ability to be active on the labour market - right to a disability pension

  2. 26 to 50% ability to be active on the labour market - right to a partial disability pension

  3. Rehabilitation not fully exhausted - Possible right to medical and rehabilitation payments

  4. More than 50% of the population is eligible for participation in the labour market - neither the right to a partial or disability pension.