Rehabilitation allowances during education
If Kela has granted you access to vocational rehabilitation arranged in the form of education or training, you can get a rehabilitation allowance for the duration of your studies. Kela keeps track of your study progress. The goal is for you to complete your studies within the period for which the rehabilitation was granted.
Kela checks the information on your attendance and academic progress from the registers maintained by the educational institution. Kela also uses application documents and study plans in the monitoring. Kela can also ask you for further information.
The effect of income on rehabilitation allowance and rehabilitation allowance for young persons
You can work and receive a salary or other earned income while you study (salary or income under the self-employed persons' (YEL) and farmers' (MYEL) pension insurance schemes). If your income exceeds a specified limit (EUR 800 per month on average in 2024), the exceeding part is deducted from your rehabilitation allowance or rehabilitation allowance for young persons.
For the duration of an apprenticeship agreement, the rehabilitation allowance and rehabilitation allowance for young persons is paid to the employer. The income limit does not concern wage paid during apprenticeship training. Inform Kela without delay if you start apprenticeship training.
Please note that it is not possible to cancel the rehabilitation allowance or rehabilitation allowance for young persons in advance or to return it like student financial aid payments.
If you work or are about to start working,
- tell Kela when you will start working and how long you will work
- at the beginning of the term, provide Kela with an estimate of your income for the term and any changes in your income during the term.
Kela will check the incomes register at the end of the term for your salary income. The actual paydate is taken into account. Kela receives also the information from the insurance providers ( income under the self-employed persons' (YEL) and farmers' (MYEL) pension insurance).
Read more about rehabilitation allowance for young persons.
Rehabilitation allowance and rehabilitation allowance for young persons during school summer holidays
You can get rehabilitation allowance or rehabilitation allowance for young persons while you are on summer break from school. See the following table for details on how the regular rehabilitation allowance and the rehabilitation allowance for young persons can be paid during the summer.
| Your plan for the summer | Rehabilitation allowance | Rehabilitation allowance for young persons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
You will have a summer job. | If it is a paid job, you will not get rehabilitation allowance payments during the summer. However, if you are paid less than EUR 800 per month, you can get aninterim rehabilitation allowance during the summer. | If it is a paid job, you will not get rehabilitation allowance for young persons payments during the summer. However, if you are paid less than EUR 800 per month, you can get an interim rehabilitation allowance during the summer. | |||||
| You will have a summer job, but you will also study. | You can get rehabilitation allowance payments. Your pay will affect the amount of rehabilitation allowance you can get. | You can get rehabilitation allowance for young persons payments. Your pay will affect the amount of rehabilitation allowance you can get. | |||||
| You will study on a full-time basis and complete an unpaid training period which is part of your studies. | You can get rehabilitation allowance payments. | You can get rehabilitation for young persons allowance payments. | |||||
| You will complete a paid training period which is part of your studies. | You can get rehabilitation allowance payments. Your pay will affect the amount of rehabilitation allowance you can get. | You can get rehabilitation allowance for young persons payments. Your pay will affect the amount of rehabilitation allowance you can get. | |||||
| You will be in apprenticeship training. | If you are paid, your rehabilitation allowance will usually be paid to your employer. If you are on unpaid annual leave, you cannot get rehabilitation allowance payments. | If you are paid, your rehabilitation allowance for young persons will usually be paid to your employer. If you are on unpaid annual leave, you cannot get rehabilitation allowance payments. | |||||
You will not study, will not have a summer job, and will not be completing a training. | You can get interim rehabilitation allowance payments, if its's necessary to secure your financial situation and the progress of the rehabilitation. | You can get interim rehabilitation allowance payments, if its's necessary to secure your financial situation and the progress of the rehabilitation. | |||||
Read more about interim rehabilitation allowance payments.
Submit information about summer studies and continuation of studies
Kela needs information from you in order to determine your right to the regular rehabilitation allowance or the rehabilitation allowance for young persons for the summer and for the next academic year. You will receive a letter from Kela during the spring term asking you for the necessary information. Submit the information to Kela as soon as possible.
- Save the form on your device.
- Log in OmaKela and select Lähetä liite (Send a supporting document).
- Select Muut Kela-asiat and then Kuntoutus. When asked about which document you wish to submit (Minkä liitteen haluat lähettää?), select Ilmoitus opiskelusta kesällä ja opintojen jatkamisesta.
- Select the file on your device and press Lähetä (Send).
- When you send your application in OmaKela, you do not need to sign it.
Another option is to print the completed form and mail it to the address Kela, P.O. Box 10, 00056 KELA.