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Work Assessment Allowance (AAP)

Translated: translated from the Norwegian original with the help of a language model, and may contain errors. The Norwegian version is the authoritative one. See the Norwegian original →

AAP secures income while you receive treatment or help from NAV due to illness or injury. Who can get it, and what must you do?

Norwegian original last checked against official sources: 19 October 2026. Rules and figures change, so always check the official site before you act.

Work Assessment Allowance, called AAP, gives you income during periods when you need help from NAV due to illness or injury, and have prospects of returning to work. It is a temporary benefit.

Who can get AAP?

According to NAV, you must, among other things:

  • have your work capacity reduced by at least 50 percent due to illness or injury (30 percent for an approved occupational injury or illness),
  • need treatment or help from NAV to obtain or keep a job,
  • be between 18 and 67 years old,
  • have been a member of the National Insurance Scheme for a period. NAV states how long on its site, and there are exceptions.

The illness or injury must be a significant reason why you cannot work, but doesn't need to be the only one. You must apply yourself.

How much and for how long?

  • You can get 66 percent of previous income. Income above 6 G is not included. NAV stated on 19 October 2026 that this gives at most NOK 540,734 a year.
  • Minimum rate: NOK 278,697 a year if you are 25 or older, and NOK 185,798 if you are under 25.
  • Child supplement: NOK 38 per child under 18, per day.
  • The rates are adjusted every 1 May.
  • You can get AAP for up to three years. The period can be extended by up to two additional years.

How to apply

You apply digitally at nav.no. NAV stated on 21 September 2026 a processing time of 16 weeks. If approved, you get back payment from the application date.

What is expected of you while receiving AAP?

  • Create and follow an activity plan together with your advisor.
  • Send a status report form every 14 days.
  • Attend agreed activities.
  • Report changes in your situation.

If you are refused

You can complain. The deadline is stated in the decision. The complaint first goes to the unit that made the decision, and then to NAV's appeals unit (NAV klageinstans). Read Complain about a NAV decision.

Tip: Bring documentation from a doctor or therapist showing how the illness affects your work capacity in practice.

NAV's page on AAP (Norwegian) →

Sources

Kontaktpunkt24 gives general information, not legal advice. If you need help with your own case, contact a lawyer, a legal aid service, or the relevant authority.

This page is translated from Norwegian with the help of a language model, and may contain errors. The Norwegian version is always the authoritative one.