Gjenlevendepensjon – survivor's pension in the event of the loss of a partner with common children

Gjenlevendepensjon – survivor's pension

Gjenlevendepensjon guarantees income in the event of the loss of a spouse or life partner with whom we have children in common.

1. Award criteria

You may be entitled to survivor's pension if:

• at the time of your death you were married (or separated) and the marriage lasted at least 5 years,
• at the time of your death you were married (this also applies to separation) and you have/had children together,
• you lived together at the time of death and have/had children together at the time of death,
• you have been cohabiting for over 5 years and were previously married
• you divorced the deceased and did not enter into a new marriage, but your spouse died within 5 years of the divorce and the marriage lasted at least 25 years or at least 15 years if you had children together
• you were in cohabitation with the deceased, you had children together and the cohabitation lasted a minimum of 15 years, and the separation was a maximum of 5 years before death.

The deceased must have been a member of the National Insurance Scheme for the last 5 years before death.

2. Amount of benefit

Survivor's pension is calculated based on the deceased's income and is reduced depending on the applicant's income.

Therefore, the amount of gjenlevendepensjon depends on two factors:

• on the amount of the pension earned by the deceased,
• depending on whether you live with a new partner

The amount of the benefit depends on your pension and your earnings. Example calculation:

1. Your annual earnings: 400.000 crowns/year
2. Pension earned by the deceased: 193.429 - standard rate after 40 years of service
3. Earnings adjustment by 1/2G (as of May 1, 2022): 55.738
4. Adjusted earnings: 344.262
5. Pension reduction: 40% * 344.262 = 137.704
6. Monthly reduction: 137.704/12 = 11.475
7. Final amount of the allowance: 193.429/12 – 11.475 = 4.644 gross per month

3. Required documents

In order to apply for gjenlevendepensjon we will need:

• copy of your passport/identity document,
• marriage certificate,
• death certificate,
• the last employment contract of the deceased person,
• a document showing the deceased person's annual income.

4. When is the benefit paid?

Typically, the survivor's pension is paid on: January 20, February 20, March 20, April 20, May 16, June 20, July 20, August 18, September 20, October 20, November 20 and December 12.

5. Waiting time

The standard processing periods for survivors' pension applications by NAV are:

• 3 weeks while you and the deceased are residents of Norway,
• 3 months if you live in Norway and the deceased lived in another EEA or contract country,
• 9 months if you live abroad and the deceased lived in Norway.

These periods may be extended if we do not provide all required documents immediately.

6. What does the service include?

WARNING: The decision to grant the benefit rests with NAV in Norway. The service only covers mediation between you and the office.