One-time payment of DKK 1,000 for welfare beneficiaries

The one-time payment of DKK 1,000 was automatically paid out to those who have a NemKonto account and have received all or parts of one of the following benefits for April 2020:

Pensions

• State pension (Folkepension)
• Disability pension - awarded both before and after 2003 (Førtidspension) 
• Seniorpension
• Early retirement (Efterløn)
• Flexi job scheme (Fleksydelse)
• Partial pension (Delpension) 

Labour market

• Unemployment benefits (Arbejdsløshedsdagpenge and Ledighedsydelse)
• Holiday allowance (Feriedagpenge) 
• Cash benefits (Kontanthjælp) 
• Maternity benefits from Udbetaling Danmark or Danish Maritime Authority (Barselsdagpenge)
• Holiday allowances from Udbetaling Danmark or Danish Maritime Authority (Ferieydelser) 
• Sickness benefits from your local authority/municipality or Danish Maritime Authority (Sygedagpenge) 
• Senior job compensation (Kompensation ved seniorjob)
• Subsidies for Flex Wage (Fleksløntilskud) 
• Resource clarification benefits (Ressourceforløbsydelse) 
• Rehabilitation benefit (Revalideringsydelser)
• Subsidies for those who receive rehabilitation benefits and grants or interest-free loans to establish a self-employed business (Tilskud til forsørgelse til revalidender, der modtager støtte i form af tilskud eller rentefrit lån til at etablere selvstændig virksomhed)
• Subsidies for the self-employed with reduced working capacity (Tilskud til selvstændigt erhvervsdrivende med nedsat arbejdsevne)
• Lost earnings due to disability of a child (Tabt arbejdsfortjeneste vedrørende børn med nedsat funktionsevne)
• Carer’s allowance for caring for close relatives with a disability or a serious health problem (Plejevederlag ved pasning af nærtstående med handicap eller alvorlig sygdom)
• Carer’s allowance for caring for a dying relative at home (Plejevederlag ved pasning af døende i eget hjem).

Education

• SU - State Educational Grant (Statens Uddannelsesstøtte)
• SU - The Danish students’ Grant and Loans Scheme (SU-tillægsstipendium sammen med slutlån) 
• SVU - State Educational Support for Adults scheme (Statens voksenuddannelsesstøtte)
• Scholarship benefits received in production schools (Skoleydelse på produktionsskoler)
• Scholarship benefits for vocational education (Skoleydelse til EGU, Erhvervsgrunduddannelse)
• Work placement in vocational education (Skolepraktikydelse på erhvervsuddannelse)
• Scholarship benefits for preparatory basic education and training (Skoleydelse til FGU, Forberedende Grunduddannelse) 
• Student benefits under the Adult Vocational Educaiton Act (Elevstøtte efter loven om arbejdsmarkedsuddannelser) 
• Educational support for maritime educations (Uddannelsesstøtte til maritime uddannelser)
• Compensation for participation in schooling for certain PIA-students (Godtgørelse for deltagelse i skoleophold for visse PIU-elever)

You must have received the benefit for April 2020

To receive the one-time payment of DKK 1,000 you must have received all or part of your benefit for the period of 1 April to 30 April 2020. It doesn't  matter on which date you received the benefit, as long as the benefit was paid out for the month of April. You can typically see the date on the payout message.

Please note wether your benefits are paid out to you at the beginning of the month or at the end of the month.

If your benefits are paid out at the end of the month, then the benefits for April will typically have been paid out to you on 30 April. If your benefits are paid out at the beginning of the month, then the benefits for April will typically have been paid out to you on 1 April.

However, you may also have received benefit for April at other times.

If you are entitled to receive the tax-free one-time payment of DKK 1,000 and you have a NemKonto account, the amount was automatically paid out to you in October 2020. You did not have to apply for it yourself.

You might not have a NemKonto account even though you receive public benefits from the Danish state. Instead you might have given your bank details to the public authority that pays out your benefit. This is not an option for the one-time payment. The one-time payment can only be paid out to a NemKonto account.

If you think you qualify according to the criteria and have not yet received the one-time payment, you need to make sure that you have an active NemKonto account. If you are in doubt, please contact your bank in Denmark. If you have an international bank account, you can check whether or not you have an active NemKonto account through Nemkonto’s self-service using your NemID or by contacting NemKonto’s customer support.       

If you have an international bank account as your NemKonto account

If your NemKonto account is with a bank outside of Denmark, transferring the amount to this account will in some cases take a little longer. Your bank might also charge you a fee for the transfer.

Check your NemKonto

Look for a payment called 'Engangstilskud covid' when you check your online banking or your bank statement. Here you will also find a detailed text, where you can read more about the payment. The placement of the text depends on your bank.  

You will not receive a letter about the payment.

You can no longer apply for one-time payment. The deadline for applying was 28 February 2021.

You have received a letter from ATP, Engangstilskud, if they have tried to pay out the payment to you, but you have not been able to receive it because you don’t have a NemKonto.

If you have a foreign bank

NemKonto is responsible for the actual creation of your NemKonto account when you have a foreign bank and do not have NemID.

If you have questions
If you have questions about the creation status of your NemKonto account, please contact NemKonto’s support team.

• Contact NemKonto Support

To receive the one-time payment, NemKonto must have received your form with the relevant documentation no later than 28 February 2021. Your NemKonto must operate no later than 20 June 2021, as the last payments will be paid out at the end of June 2021.

You can no longer apply for one-time payment. The deadline for applying was 28 February 2021.

In your application you must have documented that you have received one of the benefits covered for the month of April 2020.

The documentation that you have sendt to us must contain information about:

• Your name
• Your Danish CPR-number
• The period for which the benefit is paid
• The date of the payment
• The authority that has paid out the benefit

Find more about the documentation for the application at borger.dk/engangstilskud (in Danish).

The deadline for applying was 28 February 2021. You can no longer apply for one-time-payment.

If you receive the one-time payment

If you receive the one-time payment it will be paid out to your NemKonto account. It may take a maximum of 8 weeks after we receive your application. However, if you have a Danish NemKonto account, it will usually be faster.

Look for a payment called 'Engangstilskud covid' when you check your online banking or your bank statement. You will not receive a letter about the payment.

If you do not receive the one-time payment

If you do not receive the one-time payment, ATP will send you a letter by mail within 4 weeks. If you live abroad it may take some time for the letter to reach you.

The payment will not affect the benefits, that you receive from the public sector, eg pension, old-age check, housing benefits, cash benefits (kontanthjælp), unemployment benefits, etc. This also applies in relation to your possible spouse, cohabitant and others you live with.

The one-time payment is tax-free and you do not have to change your peliminary income assessment because of it.  Also, you should not  state this as a change to your income, eg at Udbetaling Danmark.

Your assets in connection with your benefits

The payment of the DKK 1,000 will be taken into account when Udbetaling Danmark settles your assets in connection with a seniors' check or housing allowance up to and including 2022. Therefore, the one-time payment will not affect your assets either.

You may in some cases have to inform authorities and possibly document that you have received the payment, so that the authority that pays your benefit can ensure, that the payment does not affect your benefits. This may, for example, be in relation to your assets. In such case, the authority will contact you and ask for the documents needed.

Recovery of debt

The one-time payment cannot be used to recover public or private debt.    

If you do not wish to receive the one-time payment you can choose to repay the money to the state.

You can repay the money by contacting Customer Service for the one-time payment for further guidance on repayment.

You cannot receive the one-time payment again

If you choose to repay the one-time payment the amount is returned to the state. You cannot receive the one-time payment again, once you have repaid it.

Please contact ATP regarding the one-time payment on (+45) 70 11 35 00.

You can contact ATP regarding the one-time-payment.

Phone: (+45) 70 11 35 00.

Opening hours:

You can read more about the law here:

• Act on one-time payments for recipients of social benefits (new window)

The bill was passed by the Danish Government on 17 August 2020 and became law, entering into force on 26 August 2020.