Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Latest from Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

1. Circular9 Oct 2026

   All state bodies must use AI to boost efficiency and hire more people with immigrant backgrounds and CV gaps through 2029

   • The government has given all state agencies and ministries two shared tasks for 2027–2029. They are set out in the allocation letters (yearly steering letters) and followed up in talks between ministry and agency.
   • Task 1: Work more efficiently and improve quality, especially by using artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly. The reason is that the population is ageing and fewer people are of working age. Legal protection, privacy, openness and democratic control must be kept. People must stay in control of decisions.
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2. Press release9 Oct 2026

   Government proposes NOK 30 million more for Jobbsjansen in 2027 to get immigrant women into work

   • The government wants to give NOK 30 million more to Jobbsjansen in 2027. The total will be NOK 248.5 million.
   • 160 more immigrant women can join, and there will be over 1,300 places.
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3. Press release7 Oct 2026

   Government proposes 20 percent higher wig subsidy for people over 30 in the 2027 state budget

   • The government wants to raise wig support for people over 30 by about 20 percent. That is nearly NOK 1,200 more a year.
   • The standard rate will be NOK 6,265 a year. The higher rate for people with special needs will be NOK 16,220, about NOK 3,000 more.
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4. Press release7 Oct 2026

   Government proposes NOK 49 million for about 300 new sheltered employment places in 2027

   • The government proposes NOK 49 million for about 300 new VTA places in 2027. VTA means permanently adapted work. The goal is about 15,000 places in 2027.
   • This follows a 2024 plan to add about 2,000 places from 2024 to 2027. The government says it has now provided the money needed.
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5. Press release7 Oct 2026

   Government proposes NOK 290 million extra for employment measures in the 2027 state budget

   • The government wants to spend NOK 290 million more on helping people into work in 2027. In total it proposes nearly NOK 13 billion for such measures.
   • The goal is for 82 percent of people aged 20 to 64 to be in work by 2030. That means about 130,000 more people working after 2025. 30,000 more young people under 30 should also be in work.
   Children and youthUnemploymentWelfare
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6. Press release6 Oct 2026

   Union density hits 52.6 percent, highest since 2000, as government plans to raise union dues deduction to NOK 10,000

   • 52.6 percent of workers in Norway belonged to a trade union in 2025, according to new Fafo figures. This is the highest in over 25 years, and it has risen two years in a row.
   • The numbers: 50.5 percent in 2023, 52.1 percent in 2024 and 52.6 percent in 2025. Before that, the figure stayed fairly steady around 50 percent for a long time.
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7. Allocation letter5 Oct 2026

   Labour and Inclusion Ministry's overview of allocation letters, instructions and annual reports for ten subordinate bodies

   • This page is a hub from the Ministry of Labour and Inclusion, last updated 5 October 2026. It lists allocation letters (yearly assignments and funding), instructions and annual reports from the bodies under the ministry.
   • The Directorate of Labour and Welfare is responsible for making sure the labour and welfare services do their job and reach the ministry's goals.
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8. News article28 Sept 2026

   Labour and Inclusion Minister Kjersti Stenseng visits Stavanger on 28 September 2026, calling on a fathers' network, a care home and Aker Solutions

   • The minister will make three visits in Stavanger: a network for fathers, a care and rehabilitation home, and the industrial company Aker Solutions.
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9. News article25 Sept 2026

   Two experts tasked with proposing compensation rules for part-time workers doing extra hours, with deadline 15 December 2026

   • Norway's Labour Minister has hired two specialists – economist Steinar Holden and lawyer Ingeborg Moen Borgerud – to find solutions after labour unions and employer organisations could not agree on their own.
   • The problem: part-time workers in Norway only get overtime pay (at least 40% extra) when they work beyond the general full-time threshold. Extra hours worked below that threshold get no supplement. EU courts have said similar rules may be illegal discrimination.
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10. Public consultation25 Sept 2026

    Norway proposes moving appeals on legal-costs decisions from ministries to the National Insurance Court (Trygderetten)

    • Background: In May 2025, Nav's internal appeals unit was moved into the national directorate. This meant the directorate could no longer handle complaints about its own decisions, so the job fell to government ministries.
    • The ministry received around 40 of these cases in the first year — a workload it says does not fit a policy-focused ministry.
    CourtsLegislationPublic administration
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