Former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Anniken Hauglie
Former labor and welfare director, Sigrun Vågeng
Former Labor Minister, Hanne Bjurstrøm
The chairman of the investigation committee, Finn Arnesen
The Norwegian Social Security scandal, also called the NAV scandal, (Norwegian: Trygdeskandalen) was a legal and political affair in Norway that came to light in 2019. It is believed (as of January 2020) that at least 80 people were wrongly convicted of social security fraud, and that at least 2,400 social security recipients had been wrongfully demanded payment. This was because the Storting, the courts and the administration had interpreted the EEA regulations incorrectly.[1][2][3]
The case concerned persons who had received sickness benefits, work clearance benefits or care benefits while staying in other countries in the EEA. NAV made a requirement that recipients of these benefits had to stay on Norwegian soil. This was contrary to the EEA agreement, which states that there is free movement of goods, services, capital and labor in the EEA. In short, everyone can move freely within the EEA. All state powers, i.e. the Storting, the courts, and a number of bodies in the administration had had an incorrect perception of the rules.
The rules had been interpreted incorrectly since the introduction of new EU regulations in 2012 and, according to ESA president Bente Angell-Hansen, already from when the EEA agreement was introduced in 1994.[4] All the cases back to 2012 were reviewed.[5][6]
An investigation committee was set up in November 2019 under the leadership of Professor Finn Arnesen. On 4 August 2020, the investigative committee presented its final report called "Blindsonen". The report showed that there had been a systemic failure in the processing of rules and individual cases.[7]
^Krekling, David Vojislav (2019-10-28). "Dette er trygdeskandalen" [This is the social security scandal]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^"Tapte i 2013 - la seg flate" [Lost in 2013 - lay flat]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^Kolsrud, Kjetil (2 July 2021). "Enstemmig storkammer: NAV-feil siden 1994" [Unanimous Grand Chamber: NAV error since 1994]. Rett24 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-05. Domfelte i den gjenopptatte NAV-saken ble fredag frifunnet av Høyesterett i storkammer. Mennen har sonet fengselsstraff for trygdebedrageri og vil nå kunne søke erstatning. Rundt 60 andre gjenopptakelser er satt på vent i påvente av denne avgjørelsen. Samtlige vil nå etter alt å dømme ende med frifinnelse. | I avgjørelsen skriver førstvoterende Kine Steinsvik at det norske oppholdskravet for å motta syke- og arbeidsavklaringspenger både var i strid med trygdeforordningen av 2012 og med den grunnleggende retten til å motta tjenester etter EØS-avtalen. | Den siste regelen har vært likelydende siden 1994, og feilen strekker seg derfor tilbake til EØS-avtalens tilblivelse.
^Holmes, Martha; Flydal, Eiliv Frisch (1 November 2019). "ESA åpner sak om Norge - tror NAV-feilen gjelder fra 1994" [ESA opens a case about Norway - believes the NAV error applies from 1994]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^Øverbø, Iselin (2019-12-04). "Kjersti Monland går av som ytelsesdirektør i Nav" [Kjersti Monland is stepping down as director of performance at Nav]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^"Granskingsutvalget i EØS-saken er klart" [The investigation committee in the EEA case is ready]. Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). Government of Solberg. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
^sosialdepartementet, Arbeids-og (2020-08-04). "Blindsonen — Gransking av feilpraktiseringen av folketrygdlovens oppholdskrav ved reiser i EØS-området" [Blindsonen — Investigation of the incorrect application of the National Insurance Act's residence requirements for travel in the EEA]. Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). Ministry of Labor and Inclusion. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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