This insurance replaces lost income if you cannot work as much as before. The disability compensation is calculated based on your salary before the injury or illness, and the extent of your disability.
In order to receive disability compensation, you must meet certain conditions:
The injury or illness must be recognized as an occupational injury according to the Occupational Injury Insurance Act. This means that it must have occurred in connection with your work. You must have been at the workplace during working hours when the injury or illness occurred
The disability allowance is paid as a tax-free lump sum. How much you get depends on your age, your income and your level of disability.
In the table below you can see compensation amounts for certain ages (alder) and incomes (inntekt). This table is based on 100% work disability and a basic amount in the national insurance. The basic amount increases May 1st every year, and the compensation amounts will then increase accordingly.
The table is based on 100% work disability. Lower degree of disability will reduce the compensation proportionately.
In the table below find your age in the left coloumn "Alder" and you annualy salary in the columns to the right. (Probably the first one - incone up to NOK 868,196). An example (marked with a red ring) is a person aged 44 with a salary up to 7 basic amounts.