How flexible wage subsidy is calculated

• What it sets out:

  • If you have a flex job, you get your wage from your employer.
  • The municipality pays a subsidy on top of the wage.
  • It is called a flexible wage subsidy.
  • The subsidy is set at 98 per cent of the highest amount of unemployment benefit per month.
  • The subsidy becomes smaller when you earn more.
  • It falls by 30 per cent of your wage until you earn 17,672 kr. per month before tax.
  • Pension contributions count.
  • Wages above 17,672 kr. reduce the subsidy by 55 per cent.
  • Your wage, your subsidy and certain other benefits together must not be higher than the wage ceiling.
  • If they are higher, the subsidy is reduced by the amount that is over.
  • The wage ceiling is the wage you would get on full time in the same job.
  • Your employer states the amount.
  • The subsidy is paid in arrears each month.
  • If your wage changes afterwards, the subsidy must be corrected.
  • This can happen for up to 12 months.
  • Remuneration and allowances for volunteer firefighters and volunteers in emergency preparedness are not deducted from the subsidy.
• Who: The rules apply to people in flex jobs and to the municipalities that pay the subsidy.
• When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2026.

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