What to do if you do not have enough money for everyday expenses
- First apply for any other assistance to which you may be entitled
Find out if you qualify for other financial assistance, such as housing allowance or unemployment benefits.
Learn more about housing allowance and unemployment benefits. - Find out if you qualify for social assistance
Use a calculator to see how much assistance you could get.
Go to the calculator (in Finnish and Swedish). Apply for continued payment
Social assistance is usually granted for a period of 1–2 months. If your income situation or other personal circumstances have not changed, you can apply for continued payment of social assistance in OmaKela.
Go to OmaKela.
What else is going on in your life?
Have you run out of money and medicine?
If you are granted social assistance, you get a voucher that you can show at the pharmacy to get prescription medication.
Starting or ending a relationship
Have your benefits reviewed if you move in with your partner, get married or separate.
Do you need support services?
You can talk to a Kela employee about whether rehabilitation, for example, could be a useful option for you. Your wellbeing services county can also offer a range of social services. Kela works together with the wellbeing services county as appropriate to your situation.