Child pension is paid with children under the age of 18, if either the parents are deceased or are a recipient of an old-age, invalidity or rehabilitation pension.

• Child pension is 39,696 ISK per month with each child
• If both parents are deceased or are pensioners, a double child pension shall be paid
• Stepchildren and adopted children have the same legal status, but child pension is not paid if the child has a parent alive that has an obligation to support the child financially
• TR pays child pension when there is confirmation that the child's paternity will not be established
• Child pension is paid if a child is conceived through artificial insemination. Confirmation from the relevant institution must accompany the application
• A parent serving a sentence can receive a child pension if the detention has lasted at least three months
• Child pension is paid to parents or those who are financially responsible for the child/children
• Parents with a disability grant can receive a child supplement (75% of the child pension)

Child pension is not income-related and is not suspended even if pension payments are suspended due to income.

The payment of a child pension is conditional on either the parent or the child itself having lived in this country for at least the last three years before the application is submitted.