SEF awards grants to upper secondary schools and subject associations that organize continuing education, lectures, and conferences.

Teachers, student and career counselors, headmasters, and other upper secondary school administrators can apply for study leave to enhance their skills.

Rannís oversees the main competitive funds in the fields of research and innovation, education, and culture in Iceland, as well as EU cooperation programmes and Nordic programmes that provide grants for collaborative projects, studies, and training.

If a payee stays at an institution, his entitlement to pension payments shall lapse.

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.

When a person moves abroad for work, the general rule is that they are covered by the social security system of the new country.

A home supplement is added to the allowance of those who receive a disability pension, medical- and rehabilitation allowance or old-age pension and live alone.