Extended benefit Please notice the following Child benefit is not a social security benefit in the usual sense, but a key tool for compensating for expenses involved in providing for children. Child benefit redistributes wealth between families with and without children, and it is principally aimed at evening out income differences for the benefit of families with children.
Child benefit is tax- free.
We would like to point out that the brochure is for guidance only, so it does not contain all the details which may be significant in each individual case. Child benefit for children under 16 years domiciled in Norway Child benefit applies to all children under 16 years who are domiciled in Norway. Children are considered to be domiciled in Norway if they are going to live here for more than 12 months. Those having the everyday care of the child are considered to be the carers. The carer is entitled to the benefit from the first month after he or she has assumed the care of the child.