Disability grant until 31 August 2025
Please note that the information on this page pertains to the disability and rehabilitation pension system that was in effect until August 31, 2025. Applicants from September 1, 2025, are assessed according to the new system, while those who had a valid assessment in the old system until at least August 31, 2025, were automatically transferred to the new system.
Below, you can find information about the new system:
Disability pension from 1 September 2025
Partial disability and activity grant from 1 September 2025
If you are assessed with a disability of 50 to 74% you can receive a monthly disability grant due to reduced work capacity.
Disability grants are intended for individuals who bear significant additional costs because of their disability, for example, for medicine, medical care or assistive devices.
A disability grant is not intended as a main source of income like disability pension and the amount can be lowered because of other income.
Amount
Disability grants are income-related, which means that other income can lower the amount paid.
The full amounts of the disability grants are:
48.591 ISK per month for 18 to 61 years old,
65.730 ISK per month for 62 to 67 years old.
Additional payments with disability allowance:
those who have children under the age of 18 will receive 75% of the amount of the child pension with each child,
persons with reduced mobility may apply for car support supplementation.
Payments cancelled
Disability grants shall be cancelled if:
other income limits are exceeded, which are 214,602 ISK per month and 2,575,220 ISK per year
an application for re-evaluation is submitted late,
you become 67 years old because then you will be entitled to old age pension. You must apply for old age pension separately.
Disability assessment - common questions
Service provider
Social Insurance Administration