Sickness Fund / Private Sector Relief Fund
What is the BHM Sickness Fund / Private Sector Relief Fund?
The Sickness Fund / Private Sector
Relief Fund is for members of BHM employed in the private sector. The right to allocations from the Sickness Fund / Private Sector Relief Fund is
contingent on prior payment into the fund for a period totalling 6 months,
thereof 3 consecutive months before the occurrence of the event leading to an
application for fund allocations. If a member's contributions are less than
3,000 ISK a month, they are entitled to half the allocations. The employer should pay
into the fund on their employees' behalf. Self-employed members can pay
directly into the BHM Sickness Fund / Private Sector Relief Fund.
Expenses covered by the BHM Sickness Fund / Private Sector Relief Fund
- Patient's
daily expenses
- Physical
exercise subsidy
- Physical
and psychological treatment
- Spectacles
grant:
- Maternity/paternity
grant:
- Cancer
screening
- Risk
assessment from the Icelandic Heart Association
- Laser
procedures
- Hearing
aids
- Dental
repairs
- In-vitro
fertilisation treatment
- Hearing
aid grant
- Death
benefits
- Work-related
accidents or unexpected termination
- Grant
for travel expenses incurred due to adoption of children
How to apply
- Applications are made
through “Mínar síður” (My BHM). Sign in with Icekey
(Íslykill) or digital ID.
- Invoices and receipts
must be submitted in order for payment to be made.
- Payments are made every
Friday.
- Fund allocation rules
