Request to the Social Insurance Administration for a child support payment

Request payment of Child Maintenance (Icelandic)

You can request that the Social Insurance Administration (TR) facilitate child support payments between parents for the maintenance of children.

First a request for a ruling on child support must be submitted. A decision from the District commissioner must be available to allow TR to pay the co-payment out.

The co-payment may be:

a certified contract or a ruling issued by the District Commissioner,
a judgment or settlement of a case,
a foreign co-payment agreement.

TR is the intermediary for the payment of the child support payment to the child support recipient and is obliged to pay in accordance with legal child support decisions. The child support payment is paid in advance on the first day of each month.

Foreign co-payment agreement

If a foreign child support decision is in place, it can be submitted. If it provides for a lower amount of child support than TR pays, it is possible to apply to the District Commissioner for TR to pay the difference.

If you have recently moved to Iceland, you must have a confirmation from the appropriate institution in the country of your previous residence on when the payment of child support ended there or a confirmation that no payment of child support has taken place.

Amount

The amount of the simple co-payment is 46.147 ISK per month.

Application process

Click Apply
Sign in with an electronic ID
Select Applications
Adhere to the category Families
Select the Application Meðlag
Fill out the application and attach supporting documents if you have them available. Check to apply from the date you want to receive payment.
Click on Send

You can follow the status of an application on My pages. The application process takes 4 to 6 weeks after all documents have been submitted. If more data is needed, you will receive an email and notification on My pages under My documents.

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.

Retroactive applications

Applications for child support may be made up to a year in retrospect, but the District commissioner's ruling must address payments for the period of time applied for.

Conclusion

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

The co-payer will also receive notification on My pages if co-payments have been approved.

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

If you disagree with the decision, you can:

request a justification on My pages of TR,
send a message to TR Client Ombudsman,
or appeal to the Welfare Appeals Committee.

Payment arrangements

Child support paid in advance, the first day of each month, to the bank account registered on My pages.

If payments are accepted retroactively, the credit is immediately paid out.

TR only pays single child support. Everything beyond single child support depends on an agreement between the parents. This also applies if the child support decision provides for higher payments. In such cases, parents must agree between themselves how that difference is paid.