Low-income households can claim another 5,000 kroner in energy aid

Low-income households in the Faroe Islands can receive an additional 5,000 kroner in energy assistance this year, bringing the total payment for 2026 to 10,000 kroner, KVF reports.

The law authorising the increased payment took effect at midnight. About 400 households received energy assistance earlier this year, and officials expect a similar number to qualify for the extra payment.

Applicants must submit a new application to the welfare agency Almannaverkið by November 25. This also applies to households that received assistance earlier this year.

The Treasury expects the additional payments to cost about 2 million kroner. The energy assistance scheme expires at the end of the year and will not be extended.