Special contributions with child

Special contributions may be made by the Social Insurance Administration in the following cases:

• When a child has lost one of its parents.

• When the child is not fathered.

• When the mother of the child is not available due to special or unusual circumstances.

The condition for entitlement to a contribution is that the child's pension is paid in conjunction with the child.

Deadline for claims

A claim must be submitted within three months of the expenditure. Exceptions are:

• In case of confirmation, a claim must be submitted within three months from the date of the confirmation, but invoices due to preparation may be older.

• In the case of orthodontics, it may be reasonable to wait with a claim for such operations until the treatment is over, i.e. when splints or braces are removed from teeth. The claim must then be received within three months from that date.

Supporting documents

Supporting documents are as applicable:

• Invoices/receipts confirming expenses.

• Parent's death certificate if parent was not registered in the National Registry.

• Other data as appropriate.

If orthodontic treatments:

• Document on progress and cost of treatment.

If the child has a disease:

• Medical certificate.

The process

The District Commissioner shall gather information from TR and other parties as appropriate and make a ruling. The applicant party shall receive the ruling on Ísland.is. When an application is accepted, the parent must send the ruling to the TR for payments. It can be done on www.tr.is.

Complaint period

Should a parent be refused a special contribution, the result can be appealed to the Welfare Appeals Committee. The appeal period is three months from the date of the ruling of the District Commissioner.