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Amount and payment of special care allowance

The special care allowance  is determined on the basis of an annual income. Use the calculator to estimate the amount of special care allowance that you can get. If you want to calculate the amount of daily allowance yourself, use the calculation formulaExample of special care allowance.

Annual income is calculated for a reference period consisting of the previous 12 calendar months. Income taken into account in the calculation of annual income. 

Calculating annual income on the basis of 3 months’ income

In certain situations, the amount of daily allowance can be calculated on the basis of 3 months’ income. In such a case, the annual income is not calculated on the basis of a 12-month reference period, but instead on the basis of the last 3 months of the reference period.

Payment of special care allowance

There is no waiting period that must be completed before qualifying for the special care allowance. It is paid in arrears for a specific number of working days at a time. Working days are the days from Monday to Saturday. Mid-week holidays are not working days.

During hospital care, the special care allowance can be paid to both parents if the doctor considers it necessary for both parents to participate in the care.

It can be paid to both parents at the same time also during rehabilitation.

During home care, the special care allowance can be paid to only one parent at a time.

Maximum duration of payment

The special care allowance is a child-specific entitlement. This means that the days for which it is paid to either parent are added together.

Special care allowance can be paid for up to 60 working days in relation to the same illness and in connection with care provided at an outpatient clinic, in a hospital, or in the form of rehabilitation.

During home care, the special care allowance can be paid for up to 60 working days.

Additional days of special care allowance

For particular medical reasons, it can be paid for an additional 30 working days. Such medical reasons are:

  • a critical situation which requires the child to be monitored continuously
  • after-care following a serious injury or burn
  • the palliative care of a child
  • providing care to a child on dialysis, if providing such care requires the child to be monitored continuously and the parent to be present, and
  • other comparable medical reasons.

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Last modified 12/8/2024