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You can already apply for partial care allowance for autumn 2024

Kela pays partial care allowance to parents of children in the 1st or 2nd year of school if the parent works a maximum of 30 hours per week due to child care. You can apply for partial care allowance when you have agreed on shorter working hours with your employer.

Distribution of new maternity package begins

Kela has started to distribute the 2024 edition of the maternity package. The start date for the distribution of the new maternity package varies from year to year. A new edition is introduced when stocks of the previous edition run out.

Social assistance can be granted for reasonable housing costs – Kela does not ask anyone to move

Recently, many customers have contacted Kela to ask if they have to move out of their current home if the housing costs exceed the maximum limits acceptable for the purposes of social assistance. Kela does not ask anyone to move, but social assistance does not necessarily cover all housing costs if the costs exceed the maximum limit set for the municipality.

Kela recovered EUR 117 million in benefits in 2023

In 2023, Kela recovered EUR 117 million in benefits that had been overpaid or paid to customers not entitled to benefit payments. At the end of the year, Kela still had recoverable benefits totalling more than EUR 137 million.

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