NAV can provide a guarantee on loans as a form of financial support. Having a guarantee on your loan may be appropriate if you need to take out a large loan. You may be referred to a lending institution with NAV as the guarantor (surety).

• Anyone who is temporarily unable to provide for their own subsistence
• Anyone who needs to borrow money for expenses that are not considered subsistence
• Anyone who needs to borrow money even though they have not pursued all other opportunities for providing for themselves.

The basic conditions for obtaining a loan guarantee are the same as for other financial support. Loan guarantees can be given to those unable to ensure their own means of subsistence or who need a loan in order to overcome or adapt to a difficult life situation. In addition, it must be clear that the applicant will be able to pay back the loan.

Hjelpetilbud i kommunen

The municipality decides whether the support will be given in the form of a loan guarantee. See Sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Social Services Act.

Forvaltningsloven
Sosialtjenesteloven

Contact NAV for assistance with applying for a municipal guarantee on a loan.

A decision will be made. The decision will indicate whether or not you have been granted the service, and if so, what is included in the service.

The municipality is obligated to process the case as soon as possible. If the municipality cannot reach a decision on your case within one month, you will be informed in writing of the reason as to why, and you will also be provided with details about when it expects to make a decision.

You may appeal the decision within a deadline of three weeks from the date on which you received the decision. Send your appeal to the authority that made the decision. Indicate in your appeal what part of the decision you wish to be changed and provide justification for the changes. The municipality will be able to offer you guidance. The county governor serves as the administrative appeal body. Before your appeal is sent there, the municipal authority that made the decision will consider whether there is reason to change it. If the decision is upheld, your case will be passed on to the county governor.