New executive order on travel discount: Udbetaling Danmark instead of the agency
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om befordringsrabat til uddannelsessøgende i ungdomsuddannelser m.v
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- Tasks that previously belonged to the Agency for Education and Research (the agency) are now written in the text as tasks of Udbetaling Danmark, such as exemptions and payment of the discount.
- The requirement for study activity has also been rewritten.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 October 2026.
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In the new executive order, Udbetaling Danmark is named as the body that handles several tasks previously held by the agency. This applies, for example, to discounts on ferry travel if the transport providers do not give a discount.
Udbetaling Danmark can, upon application, grant an exemption if there is in fact daily travel between home and the place of education. The application for an exemption is submitted at the educational institution. The educational institution forwards it to Udbetaling Danmark together with a recommendation.
The requirement for study activity has been rewritten. You must now be enrolled and complete the education under the rules that apply to it. Previously, you had to take part in compulsory teaching and prescribed exams and hand in assignments.
Udbetaling Danmark pays the discount quarterly to NemKonto. Documentation for the period pass must be submitted to the educational institution within 2 months after the quarter in which the pass expires.
Statements for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters must be with Udbetaling Danmark no later than 1 month after the end of the quarter.
Sources and original
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 21 September 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 30 September 2026
- In force · 1 October 2026