Specific housing support for tenants in social housing

In a meeting of the Family Board on 14th October . was taken
Decision to amend the City of Hafnarfjörður's regulations on special housing support, which came into effect on 17 October 2017.
A provision that no special support is paid in social
the council's rental properties and tenants are now permitted to apply for a special
support.

Tenants of social housing in the City of Hafnarfjörður can now
applied for special support for rent, and this support is in addition
the general support provided by the state. All those tenants in social
Housing in the municipality of Hafnarfjörður that currently receive general housing benefits from the state can
Now you can apply for special housing support from your local authority. A calculator for general housing benefit can be found on the website of the Housing Finance Institute. Special housing support can amount to up to 90% of the general housing benefit. The total amount (general housing benefit and special housing support) cannot exceed kr 82,000 per month. Housing benefits and
specific housing support can never exceed 75% of housing costs and
No separate housing support is paid when housing costs, less
The housing benefit is 50,000 kr. or less. Special housing support is deducted from the rent. 

The rules can be accessed here.

Apply on MY PAGES. Special attention is drawn to the fact that a special
Housing support is paid from the date of application and is paid from the first
on the day of the application month.