20:24 Jul 4, 2010 

The elephant in the room is the notion of using "lønn" at all to describe payments to benefit recipients who are not working. That's why I posted my rumination on the suitability of "pay" and why I suggested alternatives.

20:17 Jul 4, 2010 

I am NOT sure that Charles' answer ('incentive pay') is appropriate in the given context. In this connection, please see the following:
1) Incentive pay, also known as "pay for performance" is generally given for specific performance results rather than simply for time worked. While incentives are not the answer to all personnel challenges, they can do much to increase worker performance.
reference:
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7labor/08.htm

2) Incentive pay - definition
A wage or salary arrangement in which additional compensation is awarded for performance that exceeds an established benchmark. For example, employees of a company may be rewarded with a proportion of the firm's profits that exceed a specific amount.
see
http://www.yourdictionary.com/business/incentive-pay

15:23 Jul 4, 2010 

Brigid,
I take your point entirely about the motivational aspect. In fact, after I posted my answer, I spent some time ruminating about the "pay" aspect of this as well, in re the use of incentives for benefit recipients to engage in training. I had a revision all drafted to recommend "training incentive" or "training incentive allowance" or "training incentive grant" as alternatives. These enjoy some favor out there, particularly in New Zealand and Canada where such schemes are formalized. If you don't care to use any of those, how about "motivation grant" or "motivation allowance"?