Bill: Municipalities must review about 5,000 cases on disability pension
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om systematisk gennemgang af udvalgte sager om førtidspension m.v
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed: The bill sets out that municipalities must review about 5,000 selected cases on disability pension to assess whether the conditions for disability pension are met.
- Who would be affected: Disability pensioners under 60 who have been granted disability pension under the Act on social pension, who are registered as having entered the CPR on 2 April 1968 or later, and who live in a larger public housing area with at least 1,000 residents who meet at least two out of four socioeconomic criteria. Some of the rules apply to all disability pensioners.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- The municipality must reduce the disability pension by DKK 1,000 (2026 level) if a person without a reasonable reason fails to attend a meeting or an offer. If the monthly pension is lower than DKK 1,000, the remaining reduction is made to the supplementary assistance. A reasonable reason can be, for example, illness or a death in the immediate family.
- The municipality of residence invites everyone covered to a meeting and reviews the case. The cases then pass to selected municipalities, which review the municipality of residence's assessment and make the final decision on whether the disability pension is possibly withdrawn.
Sources and original
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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Med lovforslaget foreslås det at pålægge kommunerne at gennemgå ca. 5.000 førtidspensionssager i perioden fra den 1. december 2026 til og med den 31. december 2027 for at vurdere, om betingelserne for førtidspension fortsat er opfyldt. Målgruppen for lovforslaget er førtidspensionister under 60 år på ny ordning (tilkendt fra den 1. januar 2003), som den 2. april 1968 eller senere er folkeregistreret som førstegangsindrejst i riget fra et land uden for EU/EØS, og som bor i et boligområde udvalgt på baggrund af en række socioøkonomiske kriterier. Formålet med gennemgangen er at vurdere, om betingelserne for førtidspension fortsat er opfyldt, eller om pensionen skal bevares, gøres hvilende eller frakendes. Pensionisterne skal som udgangspunkt møde til en samtale. Udeblivelse uden rimelig grund kan medføre, at pensionen nedsættes med 1.000 kr. Forslaget gennemfører en politisk aftale mellem Socialdemokratiet, Venstre, Moderaterne, Liberal Alliance, Det Konservative Folkeparti og Dansk Folkeparti. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. december 2026.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 8 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 22 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet