§ 1-6. Debt settlement (gjeldsordning) and social assistance
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The text of the law (unofficial translation)
§ 1-6. Relationship to the Act of 18 December 2009 No. 131 on Social Services in the Labour and Welfare Administration
What does this mean?
The section establishes that a debt settlement does not prevent assistance under the Social Services Act (loven om sosiale tjenester i arbeids- og velferdsforvaltningen). The Act referred to is cited with Chapter 4. The point is that the two schemes can run side by side: having a debt settlement does not take away anyone's right to such help.
The provision concludes Chapter 1, and stands alongside § 1-5, under which the municipality (kommunen) has a duty to assist in out-of-court negotiations. Together, the two show that debt settlement and the social assistance from the municipality are meant to complement each other.