The number of days to receive childcare allowance (omsorgspenger) was doubled
History
Country
Norway
Policy Area
Parental leave
Measure
Paid parental leave
Eligibility
Employees, freelancers and self-employed workers with children aged 12 and below (or children aged up to 18 if they were chronically ill or disabled)
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
20/03/2020
End Date
31/06/2021
Amount
For families with 1 or 2 children: 20 childcare leave days per parent
For families with 3 or more children: 30 days per parent
For single-parent families: 40 days
For families with chronically ill children: 60 days
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet (2020) Foreldres rett til omsorgspenger dobles. Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221121204407/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumentarkiv/regjeringen-solberg/aktuelt-regjeringen-solberg/asd/pressemeldinger/2020/foreldres-rett-til-omsorgspenger-dobles/id2694342/
OECD (2020) Paid sick leave policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Version 30 June 2020. Available at: www.oecd.org/employment/COVID19-paid-sick-leave-policy-responses.xlsx