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Welfare bosses grilled over losses

Top officials at Norway's state welfare agency NAV, which administers all pension and sick leave payments along with other welfare benefits, admitted they may...

Trouble at NAV as tech boss resigns

The top IT executive of state welfare agency NAV resigned on Monday, alleging that she had been under "inhumane pressure" from her bosses to...

TV charity drive broke all records

One person paid just over NOK 100,000 to have lunch with Finance Minister Siv Jensen, with a tour of the finance ministry afterwards. Someone...

Men with children earn the most

New research indicates that the more children a man has, the more money he stands to earn in Norway. For women, the situation is...

Welfare worker’s murderer committed to psychiatric care

A 27-year-old man who stabbed his case worker inside her office at Norway's state welfare agency NAV last year was committed to psychiatric care on Monday....

Welfare recipients to be put to work

Norway's new government minister in charge of labour and welfare issues is poised to put some new demands on those collecting welfare benefits. Robert Eriksson...

‘Treasure chest’ opened for youth

A new selection of summer sports equipment for children and youth in Oslo has opened at Bislett Stadium, operated by the humanitarian group Kirkens...

Child poverty on the rise in Norway

The percentage of children living in families categorized as poor in Norway has nearly doubled in the past 10 years, and the state auditor general is criticizing...

Skeptics question health care reform

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's proposed health care reform, aimed at reducing the time patients must wait for treatment, met an immediate chorus of critics...

New NAV study shatters welfare myths

At least 25 percent of people who are long-term unemployed in Norway receive no welfare support whatsoever, and instead get by on their own...
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