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Norway's Auditor General found NAV gave its ministry and auditors incorrect information about benefit-system logging; NAV's director resigned

Confidence: Confirmed · 3 sourcesNorway · Oct 12, 2026

Subject of this story

Hans Christian Holte, Labour and Welfare Director (NAV), Norway

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)

Also named

Oversight

Office of the Auditor General of Norway (Riksrevisjonen)

What happened

Norway's Office of the Auditor General (Riksrevisjonen) found that the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) told the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion and the Auditor General that activity logging was active in its pension, disability and parental-benefit databases when in fact logging for all relevant users was not switched on until June and September 2025; the affected systems manage about NOK 475 billion. It also found NAV controlled only 0.6 percent of invoices for orthopedic aids. NAV director Hans Christian Holte took responsibility as head of the agency and stepped down in November 2025 after the ministry said it had lost confidence in him; the ministry ordered an external review of NAV's internal controls.

Sources (3)

Adresseavisen (adressa.no)Hans Christian Holte går av som Nav-direktør etter refs fra Riksrevisjonen.

regjeringen.no (Norwegian government)Hans Christian Holte går av som Nav-direktør — official government announcement of resignation following Riksrevisjonen findings.

Rett24NAV feilinformerte departementet og Riksrevisjonen om aktivering av logging i IT-systemer.

Response

Hans Christian Holte

On-record admission

Contacted and made an on-record admission — exact wording not on record.

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)

On-record admission

Contacted and made an on-record admission — exact wording not on record.

What happened next (0)

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