The activities of the Directorate of Health in the field of violence and accident prevention concern gathering data, research, education, and preventive work.

Single parents who have legal domicile and two or more children to support, are eligible for single parent allowance.

Cash sickness benefits are paid to those who are not fully able to work due to their own illness or accident.

Individuals, organisations, and public museums require a special permit to own and preserve firearms that have undoubted collector value, for example due to:

Parental allowances are to help a child when parents are unable to work or study because of the care of a chronically ill or disabled child under the age of 18.

Child pension is paid for children under 18 if either parent is deceased or has a disability pension, old-age pension or medical- and rehabilitation allowance.

The recovery of overpaid housing benefits is handled by the Office of the District Commissioner of North-west Iceland.