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New medical and rehabilitation allowance

Amounts and free income limits

Information about sickness and rehabilitation allowance

The sickness and rehabilitation allowance consists of basic and additional allowance.

All amounts and free income limits are before tax.

Rights

per month

per year

Medical and rehabilitation allowance

416.950 ISK

5.003.400 ISK

Home allowance

69.126 ISK

829.512 ISK

New free-flow thresholds

The general freehold for medical and rehabilitation payments is ISK 480,000 per year. Along with a special freehold for employment income of ISK 1,920,000 per year.

The general freehold shall cover all income of the payment recipient that affects his payments to the Social Insurance Administration, including salary income, pension fund income and capital income.

All amounts and free income limits are before tax.

Rights

per month

per year

General free-income limit

42.080 ISK

504.960 ISK

Free income limit for employment

168.320 ISK

2.019.840 ISK