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Subsidies and Expenses

Add Money to Account
Add money to account

You can easily add money to the tunnel subscription on the self-service.

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Child Support - Statutory Prepayment
Barnagjald

Einsamallur uppihaldari kann biðja um at fáa barnagjald útgoldið frá Almannaverkinum, um tann, ið hevur skyldu at gjalda, ikki vil ella kann gjalda.

Tað er ein treyt fyri at fáa forskotsrindað barnagjald, at barnagjald er ásett av Familjufyrisitingini ella øðrum samsvarandi myndugleika, og at gjaldsavgerð (Skjal um barnagjald) skal viðfestast seinni í sjálvgreiðsluni.

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Confirm the monthly payment
Verify the monthly payment

Here you verify that the information, you have registered, is correct.

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Confirm Unemployment
Confirm unemployment

In order to continue to receive unemployment benefits, it is necessary that you confirm that you are still unemployed.

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Confirm Work in Fish Processing
Confirm Work in Fish Processing

The FV system is a type of unemployment benefit covering temporary unemployment for fish factory workers.

The system provides unemployment benefits during periods of inactivity at fish factories due to factors such as a lack of raw materials.

To qualify for FV benefits, your workplace must be approved by the Faroese Unemployment Office (ALS) under the FV system.

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Create Minimum Income
Monthly payment

The monthly payment system is a monthly payment, which is supplied to persons who are registered in Landsfólkayvirlitinum with a Faroese address, and who are fishing from decked boats on the Faroese territorial waters with Faroese registered fishingwessels that are 110 ton or less.

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Culture Grant
Umsókn um stuðul til mentan og list

GG! Skalt tú søkja um stuðul til ítrótt ella frítíðarvirksemi (so sum skótar), skalt tú fara til “Stuðul til ítrótt og frítíðarvirksemi”

Yvirskipað endamál

Mentanarstuðul Tórshavnar býráðs hevur til endamáls at vera við til at: 

  • Stuðla mentanarlívinum í allari kommununi og menna tað.
  • Tryggja burðardygg arbeiðskor (fíggjarlig, menniskjalig, sosial) til tey, sum arbeiða við list og mentan í kommununi.
  • Fremja eitt fjøltáttað mentanartilboð til allar borgarar í Tórshavnar kommunu.

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Góð ráð
Vit mæla til, at tú hevur tekstin til umsóknina kláran, áðrenn tú byrjar at fylla umsóknina út, tí teksturin verður ikki goymdur á umsóknini, um tú fert frá ella okkurt óvænta hendur, og tú ritar inn aftur.
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Culture Grant
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Dual Household Subsidy
Application for dual household subsidy

Dual household subsidy is a financial support scheme for individuals who, for work-related reasons, have two places of residence. 

Read more about dual household subsidy on taks.fo.

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Environmental Grant
Application for environmental funding

Individuals, businesses, foundations, and societies can apply to the Municipality for environmental funding. The rules and regulations for funding are that you either live in the Tórshavn Municipality community, or the project provides for the environment in the Tórshavn Municipality.

The application, at the latest, must be with Tórshavn Municipality by the 31st of March of the funding year.

Read more about environmental funding (in Faroese)

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Film Grant
Grants for Film Production

If you are working on or embarking on a film project, you can apply the Municipality of Tórshavn for funding. The City Council of Torshavn has allocated one million DKK to support film production in the Municipality of Torshavn.

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Funeral support
Funeral subsidy

Heilsutrygd can pay an allowance or subsidy for expenses related to the death and funeral arrangements of persons who are covered by Article 1 in the law on public health insurance (lóg um almenna heilsutrygd). This means that the persons covered were registered to be residents of the Faroe Islands at the time of death.

The subsidy is intended to cover expenses for coffins and shrouds.
These expenses should be documented with receipts.

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Glasses subsidy
Subsidy for new spectacles/glasses

Heilsutrygd can subsidize the purchase of new glasses (spectacles) or spectacle lenses for children under the age of 16 as well as those who are over the age of 67 or have taken early/disability retirement.

Heilsutrygd can subsidize one pair of spectacles or spectacle lenses per year. However, for children under the age of 16, the subsidy can be for two pairs of spectacles or spectacle lenses per year in the event of changes in the prescribed lenses or frame.

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Health Insurance Exemption
Heilsutrygdargjald

Um tú arbeiðir í øðrum Norðurlandi og rindar sosialtrygdargjøld har, kanst tú søkja um at verða frítikin at rinda heilsutrygdargjald í Føroyum. Hetta er sambært Løgtingslóg um almenna heilsutrygd § 24, stk. 2:

"Persónar, [...] sum rinda heilsutrygdargjald í øðrum Norðanlandi vísandi til Nordisk Konvention om social sikring, [...] kunnu eftir umsókn verða undantiknir gjaldskyldu..." 

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Ólavsøka Permit
Application for an Ólavsøka permit

If you wish to organise an exhibition or event or sell products on Tórshavn Municipality land during Ólavsøka, you must apply for permission. During Ólavsøka, Tórshavn Municipality organises all permits for events and sales in communal areas.

Read more about Ólavsøku permit (in Faroese)

 

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Registrate trip settlements
Register trip settlements

In this self service you can quickly and safely execute the trip settlements for the monthly payment.

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Sports Grant
Umsókn um stuðul til ítrótt og frítíðarvirksemi

Endamálið við stuðlinum til ítrótt og frítíðarvirksemi er at stuðla verkætlanum og feløgum, sum ríka og menna ítrótt og frítíðarlívið í kommununi.

Øll, sum skipa fyri virksemi innan ítrótt og frítíð kunnu søkja.

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Unemployment Benefits
Apply for unemployment benefits

You must fill in this application form to determine whether you qualify for unemployment benefits. You are also required to submit a copy of a resignation/dismissal letter to/from your last employer. Additional documentation may be required.

You must also answer various questions and provide details of your work history, education and your preferred type of work.

You qualify for unemployment benefits from the day you become unemployed, provided that you can verify your unemployment. You cannot qualify until ALS has received a written notification from you or you have started filling in this form.

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VAT Refund for Heat Pump System
Before you apply for VAT return

Only the VAT of the heat pump, labour and installation will be compensated. This means that there is no compensation for the installation that runs from the heat pump to the heating system inside the house or building.                                            

Please note that to complete this application through self-service you must hold copies of the invoices and receipts for the payments made for the following: heat pump system, installation, work salary for setting up the heat pump, and expenses of the electrical work. The documents must be digitalised and attached to the application as digital files.                                                    

You are also required to have documented approval from an approved heat pump installer. If you do not have this documentation then you can print it at the self-service. 

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Work in Nordic Countries (N101)
Umsókn um N101

Til persónar, ið fara í annað norðurland at arbeiða uttan at flyta bústað og sum velja, at verða sosialt tryggjaðir í Føroyum, og harvið kunnu fáa undantak frá at gjalda sosiala trygd í arbeiðslandinum.

Er ikki galdandi fyri Danmark og Grønland.

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