Amounts under the Compensation Liability Act set for 2026
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om regulering af erstatnings- og godtgørelsesbeløb i henhold til lov om erstatningsansvar
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What it sets out: The executive order sets the amounts in the Compensation Liability Act (lov om erstatningsansvar) that apply to compensation and damages that can be claimed in 2026.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 January 2026.
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The amounts in the Compensation Liability Act are adjusted by 2.0 per cent plus the adjustment percentage (the percentage your income is adjusted by when housing benefit is calculated) for the financial year. For the 2026 financial year, the adjustment percentage is 2.8. The amounts are rounded to the nearest whole kroner that can be divided by 500. However, the amount in section 3, first sentence, of the Act is rounded to the nearest whole kroner that can be divided by 5.
The set amounts apply to compensation and damages that can be claimed in full or in part in 2026. The amount in section 3, first sentence, of the Act is DKK 250, and the amount in section 3, third sentence, is DKK 96,000. The amounts in section 4(1) of the Act are DKK 1,103,500 and DKK 1,322,500.
The amount in section 6(2) of the Act is DKK 11,582,500, and the amount in section 8 is DKK 531,000. The amount in section 13(1), second sentence, of the Act is DKK 1,239,000, and the amount in section 14 a is DKK 208,000.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 30 November 2025
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 2 December 2025
- In force · 1 January 2026