Cash transfers to families with children (discontinued), 2015

National level, county.

Annual. During the second quarter one year after the current income year.

Not relevant

Data files with individual income data that have gone through the linkage and statistics files are stored.

The purpose of the statistics is to present an overview of cash transfers to families with children. The various transfers are included in Income statistics for households. From spring 2010, these transfers will be published approximately 10 months earlier than Income statistics for households.

Relevant statistics in demand by ministries, research institutions and the media.

No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given inthe Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

Statistics for cash transfers to families with children are included in Income statistics for households.

Statistics Act §§ 2-1, 3-2.

Not relevant

All persons residing in Norway as of 31 December of the fiscal year who have received transfers for families with children during the year.

Cf. section 4.1. which lists the direct cash transfers that are included in these statistics.

Indirect transfers, such as care benefit in connection with the child or the person who normally looks after the sick child, subsidised day care institutions, indirect transfers through the tax system as parent's tax deduction for children care expenses and those taxed in class 2 are not included.

Other benefits that vary according to needs, such as social assistance, dwelling support, etc. to families with children are not included. These benefits are part of Income statistics for households.

Child support managed by public arrangement (NAV) is not included because child support is supposed to be a private transfer.

Income data are obtained by linking different administrative registers and statistical data sources for the whole population as of 31 December of the fiscal year. Income and biographical data are collected from the following sources:

• The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV): Parental benefit on birth, maternity grant on birth and adoption, family allowances, cash for care, education benefit, and as of 2015, child care benefit
• End of the Year Certificate Register (until 2014): transitional benefit, child care benefit
• Presupplied information of the personal tax return of the Norwegian Tax Administration (2015 onwards): transitional benefit
• Population statistics, Statistics Norway

Total census.

Data are collected from various administrative registers, cf. section 3.2.

Consistency controls are undertaken by comparing information from different sources.

Not relevant

The use of collected data will be in accordance with the standards of the Statistics Act. The information will be stored responsibly.

The regulations for cash transfers to families with children have gone through several significant changes through the years: i.e. parent's tax deduction was abolished in 2000 and cash for care was introduced in 1998. Regulations for family allowances have undergone several changes.