The National Insurance Service ( no, Trygdeetaten) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...

responsible for

social security Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...

Organization

It had its roots in the National Insurance Administration ( no, Rikstrygdeverket), which was founded by parliamentary act on 23 July 1894 under the name ''Rigsforsikringsanstalten''. The National Insurance Administration was the core of the agency, which also consisted of county and local offices for social security. The agency was subordinate to the

Norwegian Ministry of Labour The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ( no, Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1916. It is responsible for the labour market, the working environment, pensions, welfare, social security, ...

Successor

In 2005 the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

agreed to abolish the National Insurance Service as well as the employment office

Aetat Aetat (short for no, Arbeidsmarkedsetaten) was a Norway, Norwegian etat, government agency responsible for battling unemployment. History It had its roots in the Directorate of Labour ( no, Arbeidsdirektoratet), which was founded in 1945. Its pu ...

, with effect from 2006. A new organization was created in their place, the

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( no, Arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen, NAV) which consists of the state-run

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( no, Arbeids- og velferdsetaten) and certain parts of the municipal social services, and has a broader responsibility for welfare. The reform that created NAV is not completed yet.

References

Defunct government agencies of Norway Government agencies established in 1894 Government agencies disestablished in 2006 Organisations based in Oslo {{norway-gov-stub