A/HRC/43/41/Add.6 Location and accessibility of the NAV office 5. NAV offices are designed to meet National obligations regarding general accommodation, securing accessibility to all persons, including persons with disabilities. There are NAV offices in all municipalities in Norway. To ensure all persons accessibility to the NAV office, it is always located so it is easily accessible with public transport, often in the city or town centre. User participation is central when deciding on location and adapting the office to ensure accessibility to all persons. Despite this, some NAV offices are expected to not be in compliance with obligations regarding general accommodation due to long term housing contracts with buildings unfit to serve as a NAV office. The Ministry does not currently have any statistics of how many offices this would be the case for. Accessibility of NAV's online presence 6. The Labour and Welfare Service's web address nav.no is designed in compliance with National regulations on universal design of information and communications technology. This ensures accessibility and a user-friendly design for persons with disabilities. People with various types of disabilities are included in the development of nav.no. This way, the online communication meets the needs and expectations of persons with disabilities. Additionally, persons may contact the Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) over the phone or by online chat service. Benefits and services for persons with disabilities The disability benefit (uføretrygd) 7. The disability benefit is a benefit which compensates for loss of earning capacity due to illness, disability or injury. Specific criteria for receiving the disability benefit can be found in the brochure "The Norwegian Social Insurance Scheme". Size of the benefit 8. The disability benefit is calculated on the basis of the average pensionable income of the best three of the previous five years before the onset of the disability. Income exceeding 6 B.a.1 (NOK 599 148) is not taken into account. The disability benefit rate per year is 66 percent of the calculation basis. 9. For persons with low or no previous income there is a minimum benefit. The yearly minimum benefit is 2.28 B.a. (NOK 227 767) for persons living with a spouse/cohabitant, but is 2.33 B.a (NOK 232 669) if the person subsequent to 31 December 2014 received a recalculated disability pension. For others, the yearly minimum is 2.48 B.a. (NOK 247 648). Persons either born disabled or who have become disabled before age 26, are entitled to a higher minimum benefit to account for the fact that they will not have been able to earn an income through work. This minimum benefit is 2.66 B.a. (NOK 265 622) for persons living with a spouse/cohabitant, and 2.91 B.a. (NOK 290 587) for others. In case of partial disability, the benefit is reduced proportionally. 10. A supplement of up to 40 percent of the B.a. is on certain conditions granted for each supported child under the age of 18. The total amount of disability benefit and children supplement may not exceed 95 percent of the income prior to the disability. The supplements are income-tested. 11. Receiving the disability benefit does not exclude one from being eligible for the basic benefit or the attendance benefit. Amount of persons receiving the disability benefit 12. As of June 2019, 346 800 persons receive the disability benefit, approximately 10.2 percent of the population between 18 and 67 years old. 83.3 percent of these receive the full 1 Per May 1st 2019, the Basic amount is NOK 99 858 (€ 9 965). 3