New data regarding the Qualification programme is published 10 October 2024.
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Statistics about
Social assistance
The statistics comprise recipients of social assistance, figures on fixed levels of payments of municipal assistance, participants in qualification programs, other municipal social services, municipal programs for drug and alcohol abusers, shelters and violence in close relations.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Social assistanceDownload table as ...Social assistance
2023 Recipients of social assistance 152 645 Single males total 53 171 Single females total 38 141 Social assistance as primary source of income 54 779 Expenditure on social assistance (1 000 NOK) 9 770 381 Average payment per month 12 078 The 2020 figures are corrected on 15 March 2022. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Recipients of social assistance, by duration of benefit and family cycleDownload table as ...Recipients of social assistance, by duration of benefit and family cycle
Average duration, months 2021 2022 2023 Family cycle phase, total 5.4 5.1 5.3 Single males total 5.3 5.0 5.1 Single males - 19 years 4.3 4.2 4.5 Single males 20 - 24 years 5.0 4.8 5.0 Single males 25 - 44 years 5.2 4.9 5.0 Single males 45 - 66 years 5.9 5.4 5.5 Single males 67 years or more 4.0 4.0 4.5 Single females total 5.3 5.0 5.3 Single females - 19 years 4.4 4.2 4.6 Single females 20 - 24 years 4.8 4.5 4.8 Single females 25 - 44 years 5.1 4.7 4.8 Single females 45 - 66 years 5.9 5.5 5.7 Single females 67 years or more 5.8 5.2 6.7 Single parents with children 0-17 years 5.8 5.6 6.0 Single males with children 0-17 years 5.2 5.0 5.2 Single females with children 0-17 years 5.9 5.6 6.1 Couples without children 0-17 years 5.1 4.7 5.0 Couples with children 0-17 years 5.9 5.5 5.7 Unknown family cycle phase 0.0 0.0 0.0 The 2020 figures are corrected on 15 March 2022. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Recipients of social assistance, by labour force status, year and family cycle phaseDownload table as ...Recipients of social assistance, by labour force status, year and family cycle phase
Recipients of social assistance 2021 2022 2023 Labour force status, total 119 432 131 087 152 645 Employed full-time 9 281 11 049 13 228 Employed part-time 10 290 11 077 12 781 On governmental employment measures 4 744 4 349 4 575 On municipal employment measures 937 992 1 063 In education 8 165 7 119 6 121 Unemployed 44 689 44 832 50 980 Not in the labour force 33 268 39 436 46 493 On introductory programme for newly arrived immigrants 4 854 8 891 13 808 With qualification benefit 3 204 3 342 3 596 Unknown 0 0 0 The 2020 figures are corrected on 15 March 2022. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 30 January 2023.
Number of cases and recipients of social assistance
The statistics is divided in number of cases and recipients. The number of cases is higher than receivers since it is possible for one person to receive social assistance in several municipalities. A person receiving social assistance in more than one municipality will be counted as several cases, but as one recipient.
In cases where a married couple receive economic social assistance it is arbitrary which of them that is regarded as a recipient, however the guidelines say that the person who first seeks assistance is to be counted.
Economic assistance
The statistics only cover payments in cash. Social assistance includes both allowances and loans. All figures in the statistics refer to the gross amount received. Neither public reimbursements nor repayment of loans are registered. Economic assistance does not include expenses for different social services such as institutionalisations.
Main income source for life subsistence
The main source of income in the last reported month for receiving social assistance is classified as the main income source for the recipient.
Figures are given after different classifications, for instance age, family cycle phase, municipality, county and size of the municipality.