Bill: New sickness benefit rate and sanction rules
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om aktiv socialpolitik, lov om sygedagpenge, lov om social pension og forskellige andre love. (Reform af beskæftigelsesindsatsen, værdigt sanktionssystem i balance, ny sygedagpengesats, fleksløntilskud fradrages ikke i ægtefællens pension m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed: The bill sets out a new, lower rate for sickness benefit and changes the rules on sanctions.
- Who would be affected: People on sick leave, people who are unemployed, and people with flexible wage subsidies, and their spouses.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- Chapter 6 b on resource course benefit is repealed (that a rule stops applying), and the rules on sickness benefit and unemployment benefit are adjusted.
- Citizens who are far from the labour market should not, as a general rule, be able to have their benefit cut (sanctioned).
- People on unemployment benefit must register as job seekers and can be sanctioned if they do not.
- Flexible wage subsidies will not be deducted from a spouse's pension.
Sources and original
Read the official text (in Danish) →
Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget indebærer en række regelændringer som en konsekvens af beskæftigelsesreformen, bl.a., at aktivitetsparate kontanthjælpsmodtagere som udgangspunkt ikke skal sanktioneres, og at sanktionsreglerne kun bringes i anvendelse, når en sagsbehandler vurderer, at tilliden er brudt. Ledige skal desuden mødes på egne præmisser, og jobparate skal mødes med tydelige rådighedskrav. Kommunen kan fritage aktivitetsparate borgere fra rådighedsforpligtelsen i op til 6 måneder ad gangen. Jobafklaringsforløb afskaffes, og sygemeldte overgår i stedet til en reduceret ydelsessats. Sygemeldte skal som udgangspunkt ikke kunne miste sygedagpengene før første samtale med kommunen. Lovforslaget skal ses i sammenhæng med lovforslagene L 61 og L 62, der sammen med dette lovforslag udmønter de sidste dele af ”Aftale om reform af beskæftigelsesindsatsen – Mere værdighed, større frihed og færre regler”, som den tidligere regering (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Liberal Alliance, Det Konservative Folkeparti, Dansk Folkeparti og Radikale Venstre indgik den 9. april 2025. Lovforslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet