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New income limit for allowances in unpaid internships
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om erhvervsakademiuddannelser og professionsbacheloruddannelser
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The limit for an allowance during an unpaid internship is now DKK 3,375 per month (2023 level).
- Before, it was DKK 3,000.
- The limit is now adjusted once a year with the adjustment percentage (the percentage your income is adjusted by when housing benefit is calculated).
- The staffing rules for professional bachelor programmes and the name of the bachelor project have also been changed.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 August 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 18 February 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 25 February 2026
- In force · 1 August 2026