Parental allowance for children with chronic or severe disabilities

Parents in school

If the parent is unable to attend school because his child needs significant care due to serious and chronic illness or severe disability and:

has been in 75 to 100% of the studies for at least 6 months in the 12 months prior to the diagnosis
need to interrupt their studies for one or more months to take care of the child

you can apply for parental allowance.

Amount

In 2024 the amount is:

ISK 297,090 per month before tax

Parental allowances are taxable.

The payment is made when the semester of the school concerned has been completed and confirmed that the parent has interrupted the school.

Revenue plan

The amount of parental allowance is linked to income. It is therefore important that your income plan is always correct. Do not have a decreasing effect.

You may not work or study while your parent is on student allowance

Parental Allowance Income Plan Form

PDF

Application process

Supporting data

To apply for parental allowance you need:

a medical certificate stating the diagnosis, treatment and care needs of the child
a statement from a professional, e.g. social worker if appropriate
a certificate from your school that you have stopped studying, along with information about your previous studying
income plan
confirmation from the Directorate of Labour or the Maternity/Paternity Leave Fund, if applicable

Payments may be accepted for up to 3 months. It is possible to extend payments after that time by

This is how you apply

Click here to apply
Sign in with an electronic ID
Select Applications
Adhere to the category Families
Select the application Parental allowance
Fill out the application and attach any supporting documents if you have them.
Click on Send an application

Please note that you must register the date of application.

Apply for parent allowance

Processing time begins when all necessary data to process your application has been received. If data is missing, you will receive a message about it on TR's My pages.

Applications are approved from the first day of the following month after all conditions have been met and all supporting documents have been received.

You can follow the status of applications on My Pages under Status of applications.

Application	Estimated processing time is up to
Parental allowance for children with chronic or severe disabilities	4 to 6 weeks
Childcare allowance for chronically ill and disabled children	4 to 6 weeks
Payments to single parents - maternity and paternity pay	4 to 6 weeks
Child pensions	4 to 6 weeks
Child pensions for special expenses	4 to 6 weeks
Child pensions for study or training	4 to 6 weeks
Contributions for study or training	4 to 6 weeks
Child support	4 to 6 weeks
Temporary child support for unfathered child	4 to 6 weeks
Special contributions with a child	4 to 6 weeks

Retroactive applications

Generally, you can apply up to 2 years back, but you need to submit documents for that period.

You can apply for child support up to 1 year back. If you do not specify the date of application, payments start on the first day of the following month after the application is received.

Conclusion

Once the result is available, you will receive an email and notification on My pages of TR under My documents.

You can also see the amounts for the year in the payment plan.

If you disagree with the decision, you can:

requested justification on TR's My Pages,
sent a message to TR's customer representative,
or appeal the ruling to the Welfare Appeals Committee.

Payment arrangements

Parental allowances are paid out on the first day of each month. You will receive the amount in the bank account provided on My pages.

If payments are accepted retrospectively, the credit is paid out as soon as possible.

Rights ceases

Parents are not entitled to parental allowances if:

the right to unemployment benefits is available
sickness benefit from the employer or from a union sickness fund is available
the parent is on parental leave or receives a child support grant for the same child as the child
parent is a pensioner with TR

Service provider

Social Insurance Administration

Related material

Childcare allowance for chronically ill or disabled children

Single Parent Allowances