Norway Care Benefit Calculator (pleiepenger)
Estimate your care benefit (pleiepenger) from NAV while caring for a sick child — per month and per day — including graded (partial) uptake. Applies to employees.
How to use the care benefit calculator
- Enter your average income over the last 3 calendar months, converted to an annual figure (NAV uses the 3 months before your care benefit period starts as the basis).
- Choose the degree of care benefit — 100% if you're completely away from work, lower if the child is partly in day care/school or you're still working somewhat.
- See the estimated care benefit per month, benefit base, and daily rate.
How the care benefit is calculated
Care benefit per month = Base × degree ÷ 12
Care benefit (pleiepenger) is paid at a 100% compensation rate of the base for employees, up to a cap of 6 times the National Insurance base amount (6G) — the same base calculation as sick pay. Unlike sick pay, care benefit generally has no fixed time limit, as long as the requirements continue to be met and the child is under 18.
The care benefit is graded down when the child is in day care, school, or respite care — measured against a 37.5-hour work week. If the child is in such care more than 80% of the week, the right to care benefit falls away. You must also have reduced your own work capacity by at least 20% to qualify for care benefit at all.
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Frequently asked questions
How long can I receive care benefit?
There's generally no time limit on how long you can receive care benefit, as long as the requirements continue to be met and the child is under 18. This differs from sick pay, which has a fixed limit of 260 days (about a year).
What's the difference between care benefit and sick child days?
Sick child days ("omsorgsdager") are meant for shorter, acute illness — up to 10-30 days a year, paid as ordinary wages by the employer. Care benefit (pleiepenger) is for long-term or serious illness/injury, applied for separately through NAV, with no fixed day limit.
Why is my care benefit graded down?
The care benefit is reduced in proportion to how much the child is in day care, school, or respite care, measured against a normal 37.5-hour work week. The idea is that care benefit should compensate for lost income during the time you actually need to be home caring for the child.