At the ministers’ presentation on the proposed changes to the disability pension system, a new calculator was introduced, where you can compare what you receive in the current system with what you would receive in the new system.

According to information from the Icelandic National Registry, there are 31,702 foreign nationals who have the right to vote in upcoming municipal elections.

New fishing year begins on 1st of September. We encourage parties to familiarize themselves with the implementation of allocations and transfers for the upcoming fishing year.

Conference of the Icelandic Blood Bank: Quality certifications in the health services

The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour has signed a regulation on the changes in the amount of payments in the mourning leave and payment of the mourning grant in 2024.

A food-related E. coli outbreak has been confirmed at Mánagarður preschool in Reykjavík, traced to a specific strain, STEC serotype O145.

Iceland Health is looking for driven individuals to lead the field of healthcare and digital development.

The Quality and Control Institute for Welfare (GEV) will in mid-September n.k. publish a report on the institute's survey of the treatment home in Varpholt and Laugalandi in the years 1997-2007.

In the survey, Institution of the Year, which measures staff satisfaction with their workplace, Health East Iceland ranks as the highest healthcare institution nationwide for the second year in a row.

The Welfare Committee has decided in cases 521, 530, 534 and 616/2021 that the holiday and holiday allowance should not result in a reduction in the part-time allowance in the month in which the payment of the holiday was made.