In short
Rehabilitation is intended to promote individuals who are unable to perform work on the labour market due to accident or illness.
The goal is to help the individual to regain their ability to work or increase their employment.
Rehabilitation pensions ensure the individual's maintenance during rehabilitation.
Conditions
You can apply for a rehabilitation pension if you:
between the ages of 18 and 67
has been domiciled in Iceland for a continuous period of 12 months
are in active vocational rehabilitation under professional supervision
In addition, you must have exhausted other rights.
This applies to:
sickness rights from the employer
union health fund
Application process
When there are 2 to 3 months left before you receive sick leave, sickness benefit or other funds, and it is clear that you will not be able to return to work in that time, you can check if rehabilitation is suitable for you.
The first step is to get a doctor's appointment to review health problems that cause incapacity for work. The doctor issues a medical certificate for the application for rehabilitation pension and guides you with resources as appropriate.
The next step is to work with professionals and start the rehabilitation as soon as possible.
Then you can visit My pages of TR.
It is also important to fill out an earnings plan on My pages in TR.
Finally, it needs to happen as soon as possible.
Conclusion
Once the result is available, you will receive an email and notification on My pages of TR under My documents.
You can also see the amounts for the year in the payment plan.
If you disagree with the decision, you can:
requested a justification on TR's My pages,
sent a message to the client ombudsman,
Payment period
The period of the rehabilitation plan usually determines the payment of the rehabilitation pension. In some cases, the period of payment is shorter than the application, for example if:
rehabilitation plan is unclear
there is a discrepancy between information on resources and periods
An extension is applied for by .
TR may accept rehabilitation pensions for a maximum of one year at a time. The maximum amount of rehabilitation pensions can be 5 years, or 60 months.
Payment arrangements
The rehabilitation pension is prepaid on the first day of each month to the bank account that is registered on My pages TR. You can also register information about the use of personal discounts.
The payment may take up to 5 working days to be received after the application for a rehabilitation pension has been approved.
On My pages you can see the amounts in the payment plan and a modified income plan if needed.
If applications are accepted retrospectively, the credit is paid out as soon as possible.
Rehabilitation - common questions
Service provider
Social Insurance Administration