Wheelchairs, walkers, electric shuttles, standing frames, pillars, work chairs, safety buttons, communication devices, car aids and more. Note that the Social Insurance Administration, aka TR, supports car purchases.

Diapers and sanitary pads, protective gloves, diabetic aids, needles, stoma aids, catheters, urine bags and more.

Cost participation in hearing aids.

Orthopaedic shoes, insoles, prostheses and other prosthetic parts, braces, compression stockings and pressure devices, respiratory aids, oxygen and more.

• Only available in Icelandic

Most assistive devices owned by Iceland Health that can be reused must be returned.  

What assistive devices do not need to be returned? 

Equipment with a return sticker must be returned, except for walkers that are not tall walkers with forearm support or children's walkers. 

Which assistive devices do not need to be returned? 

• Used toilet elevations and armrests. 

• Bath and shower aids without electricity. 

• Rotary sheets and dials. 

• Socks. 

• Grabbing pliers. 

• Transport pallets. 

Users can keep these devices or return them to recycling centres.  

Where do I return assistive devices? 

• Equipment can be returned to Vínlandsleið 6-8, 113 Reykjavík.  

• The return is automatic and uses the electronic ID of the user or the person submitting on their behalf. 

• If you are outside the capital area, you can send the device to Iceland Health with Eimskip Flytandi. You do not pay for shipping.  

• Outside the capital area, Eimskip Flytandi also takes care of bringing home larger aids such as beds that do not fit in ordinary cars.  

• It is important that your ID number is included with the device itself so that Iceland Health registers the returns correctly.