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Granting estates without heirs to voluntary activities for the benefit of children and young people
Where
Norway
Norway
When
2020
2020
Who
Norwegian children and youth council (lnu)
Norwegian children and youth council (lnu)
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure
Previously, the estates of deceased people without heirs were endowed to the state. from 2016, estates without heirs have been granted to voluntary activities for the benefit of children and young people. civil society prganizations can apply for grants for projects that stimulate young people's participation in civil society. projects that target children and young people with disabilities are prioritised.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
In the first three years of implementation, nearly 260 projects have been implemented.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
The yearly amount available has differed between 8,1 million norwegian kroner (nok) and 24, 5 million norwegian kroner (nok), depending on the size of estates deemed to be without heirs each year.