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Housing & Construction Authority: Housing benefits and rental matters

What information is used when housing benefits are calculated?

Housing benefit calculations are based on the total income (before tax) and total assets of all household members 18 years and older, the rent price and the number of household members.
Applicants can see our calculations in their letters of acceptance or recalculations in Electronic documents on HMS My pages.
Assets and capital income is estimated with information from last years tax returns and further information on capital income can be found on the tax office website, here.
The right to housing benefits is usually recalculated every three months so if criterias change, f.ex. income, estimates and benefit amounts can change.

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Housing & Construction Authority

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Email: hms@hms.is

Tel: 440 6400

Service hours

Monday to Thursday
9:00 to 16:00

Friday
9:00 to 14:00

Address

Borgartúni 21, 105 Reykjavík

Ártorgi 1, 550 Sauðárkróki

Hafnarstræti 107, 600 Akureyri

ID number: 581219-1480