Social Services
For social welfare, Greenland follows the Nordic Model. If certain requirements are met, citizens are entitled to income-replacing benefits in case of unemployment, disease and maternity. Persons with low or no income, who do not meet regularities, are entitled to public benefits. Low-income families also have the right to housing subsidies and child benefits.
Residents with reduced work ability can apply for early retirement pension, if younger than 66 years. If 66 years or older, residents are always entitled to age pension.
Disabled residents are entitled to relief measures to compensate for the disability. The measures are highly individual. They may include help in daily life from a support person, being accompanied when travelling or full-time stay at a residential institution.
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Tables in Statbank
Public benefits
Public benefits by time, municipality, type, age, gender and unit (SOE004)
Public benefits by time, municipality, type, amount interval, age and gender (SOE005)
Public benefits by time, district, type, age, gender and unit (SOE008)
Public benefits by families, by time, municipality, no of adults,no of children,type and unit (SOE010)
Public benefits by families,by time, municipality, no of adults,no of children,benefit type and payout interval (SOE011)
Public benefits by families,by time,district, no of adults,no of children,benefit type and payout interval (SOE012)
Pensions
Social Care
Sheltered workshop remuneration recipients, by amount and age group (SOEBV01)
Sheltered workshop remuneration recipients, by amount and municipality. (SOEBV02)
Residents and capacity in the Government´s disability institutions and orphanages, by institution name and institution type (soEfo1)
Disabled citizens, by age and gender (SOEFO10)
Diagnoses, by category and municipality (SOEFO11)
Disabled citizens, by housing type (SOEFO12)
Residents and capacity in the Government´s disability institutions and orphanages, by town and institution type (soEfo2)
Residents in The Government of Greenland´s disability institutions and orphanages, by gender, age and type of institution (soEfo3)
In- and outflux of residents in the Government of Greenland´s orphanages and disability institutions (soEfo4)
Additional social subsidies
Rent subsidy to households in December by time, municipality, size of household, number of children in household and amount by groups (SOEBS01)
Rent subsidy to households in December by time, districts , size of household and number of children in household (SOEBS02)
Child benefits in December by time, municipality, age, gender, number of children and taxable income (SOEBT01)
Economically disadvantaged
Foster care
Archive
Mortality tables (BEEDT)
Deaths by time, district, cause of death, sex and age (BEELD1)
Deaths by time, district, residence, cause of death and sex (BEELD2)
Inunngortut amerlassusaat inunngortup inunngortut normu qassiuneranut anaanaasullu ukiuinut immikkoortillugit. (BEELEVNR)
Livebirths by time, mothers age, mothers place of birth, gender, weight and length (BEELL1)
Livebirths by time, district, mothers age5, mothers place of birth, gender, weight and length (BEELL2)
Population in municipalities(2018) January 1st 1977-2017 (BEEST2A)
Population in Districts and Municipalities. Quarterly report 2017-2019 (BEESTK3)
Dwellings by district, time and place (BOE001)
New buildings by district, place and time (BOE002)
New buildings by place and time (BOE003)
Dwellings by ownership, time and place (BOE004)
New buildings by type, ownership and time (BOEBE1)
Dwellings by time, district, place and type (BOEBE2)
New buildings by place, district and time (BOEBE3)
Dwellings by time, district and area (BOEBEST2)
Dwellings by time, district and size (BOEBEST3)
Number of persons per dwelling by district, per 1. january, place and time (BOEPERS)
Closed Precipitation (ENE1NED)
Average number of employees by business and time (ESEANS)
Balance sheet by business, posts, type and time (ESEBAL)
Investments by business, investments, posts and time (ESEINV)
Profit and loss statement by business, posts and time (ESERES)
Number of businesses by business sector, (DISCONTINUED) (ESE1AGB2000)
Number of businesses by operating mode, (DISCONTINUED) (ESE2AGB2000)
Number of businesses by municipality, (DISCONTINUED) (ESE3AGB2000)
Number of businesses by interval of aggregate salaries and shares, (DISCONTINUED) (ESE4AGB2000)
Number of businesses by municipality, (DISCONTINUED) (ESE5AGB2000)
Number of businesses by business sector, (DISCONTINUED) (ESE6AGB2000)
Total landings of fish and shellfish by time, municipality, species, unit and month (FIE001)
Valid hunting licens, Greenland (FIEJABE)
Exports by SITC and time (IEE2SITC)
Detailed exports by products, unit and time (IEEDETEX)
Detailed imports by products, unit and time (IEEDETIM)
Imports by end-use, time and quarter (IEE1ANV)
Imports by SITC and time (IEE1SITC)
Production (2003-2016) (NRE03)
The gross value added (2003-2016) (NRE04)
Compensation of employees (2003-2016) (NRE05)
Input-Output table 9x9 (NRE14)
NREBAL National accounts (million kr.) by accounts and time (NREBAL)
Social services 2004-2008 by municipality, payment, age, time, gender and unit (SOE001)
Sociale services 2009-2017 by time, municipality, payment, age, gender and unit (SOE002)
Social benefits by time, payment type, amount by groups, age by groups and gender (SOE003)
Causes of death by causes, district, age, time and sex (SUELDA1)
Manner of death by manner of death, age, place, time and sex (SUELDM1)
Suicide by methode, place, age, time and sex (SUELDM2)
Homicide by methode, place, age, time and sex (SUELDM3)
Accident by methode, place, age, time and sex (SUELDM4)
Sexually transmitted diseases 1990-2008 - closed (SUELSKS2H)
Tax for cruisepassengers by time, month and paid tax (TUEKA)
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Temporary income-replacing benefits
Pensions
Additional social subsidies
Economically disadvantaged
Foster care
Read about ...
Temporary income-replacing benefits
Pensions
Additional social subsidies
Economically disadvantaged
Foster care
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