All benefits
Briefly about each benefit: who can get it, how much and how to apply. The calculator tells you in a couple of minutes which of these apply to you.
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All benefits
- General housing allowanceGeneral housing allowance is Kela's support for rent or other housing costs when the household's income is low.
- Parental benefits and maternity grantKela pays pregnancy allowance in late pregnancy and parental allowance after the child is born.
- Child benefit and single-parent supplementChild benefit is paid for every child under 17 living in Finland.
- Child maintenance allowanceKela pays child maintenance allowance when the child's other parent does not pay confirmed child support, or when child support has been confirmed at a low amount because of the parent's poor ability to pay.
- Child home care allowance and private day care allowanceChild home care allowance is available when a child under 3 is cared for at home after the parental allowance period.
- Student financial aidStudent financial aid consists of the study grant, the housing supplement and the government guarantee for student loans.
- General social security benefit for unemploymentGeneral social security benefit is Kela's benefit for unemployed people who do not get earnings-related allowance from an unemployment fund.
- Basic social assistanceSocial assistance is the last-resort benefit when income and assets are not enough for essential expenses such as food, rent and medicines.
- Sickness allowance and partial sickness allowanceSickness allowance compensates for loss of earnings when you are unable to work because of illness for more than 10 days.
Other benefits are described in Finnish: all benefits in Finnish.