NorwayArbeid 33 · Work, economy and sustainability

What is financial social assistance (økonomisk sosialhjelp) from NAV?

In the exam (Norwegian)

Hva er økonomisk sosialhjelp fra NAV?

  1. aA low-interest loan from the bank, which is paid back later.Et lån fra banken med lav rente, som betales tilbake senere.
  2. bTemporary help for people who cannot support themselves.Midlertidig hjelp til dem som ikke kan forsørge seg selv.Correct answer
  3. cA fixed salary that is paid out every month to all adults in the country.En fast lønn som alle voksne i landet får utbetalt hver måned.

Why?

Social assistance is the last safety net of the welfare state. You must first use other options, such as work, your own money and other benefits. NAV can set conditions, for example that you take part in an activity.

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Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).

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