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Rehabilitation allowance during participation in Kela rehabilitation

You can get rehabilitation allowance payments while you attend rehabilitation provided by Kela. However, the allowance is usually not available for certain therapeutic interventions.

Tell Kela as soon as possible if you are unable to participate in a rehabilitation measure for which you are paid a rehabilitation allowance.

Periods of rehabilitation

If you participate in rehabilitation arranged by Kela, apply for a rehabilitation allowance as soon as the rehabilitation begins. The rehabilitation allowance is paid into your bank account at the end of the rehabilitation period, but you must first provide Kela with documentation about the rehabilitation. Ask the rehabilitation organiser for a certificate of attendance.

Vocational rehabilitation provided by Kela

When Kela has granted you some type of vocational rehabilitation, you can get rehabilitation allowance also for the time when you wait for the rehabilitation to start. You can also get rehabilitation allowance for the time between rehabilitation periods.

You can also receive rehabilitation allowance for so called rehabilitation off-days. Rehabilitation off-days refer to situations where you are unable to undergo rehabilitation five days a week because your ability to work, study or function has declined. Rehabilitation allowance is paid for rehabilitation off-days when you participate in vocational rehabilitation provided by Kela and rehabilitation is arranged 3-5 days per week.

You must also be hindered to work during the rehabilitation off-days and Kela must have determined the possibility to participate in a rehabilitation measure during the rehabilitation off-days.