Tag: Child benefit
The additional child benefit increased costs by 100 million euros in 2022
A total of 1.46 billion euros in child allowance was paid in 2022, which is almost 100 million euros more than the previous year (1.36 billion euros) due to the additional child allowance paid in December 2022. Otherwise, there have been no significant changes in the amount of child allowance paid in recent years. “At […]
The child allowance is paid into the accounts before Christmas
This year, Finland will pay an additional month of child benefit to compensate for the increased cost of living.
Temporary increases for low-income families with children
Parliament has approved the changes to the law, the aim of which is to support the purchasing power of low-income families with children during rising prices. The single parent supplement for the child allowance will be increased by 5 euros per month from 2023. From 1 January 2023, the single parent supplement will be increased […]
The child allowance doubles in December
The change is part of the measures agreed in the government’s 2023 budget process, which aim to strengthen the purchasing power of the population. In December, Kela pays double the normal child allowance. Kela pays child allowance for all children under the age of 17 living permanently in Finland. The amount of child allowance increases […]
The government proposes temporary increases in family benefits
The changes would be valid throughout 2023. The changes aim to strengthen the purchasing power of low-income families with children during rising prices. The proposal is one of the steps agreed in the government’s 2023 budget review, which aims to strengthen the purchasing power of the population. Temporary increases to benefits in 2023 According to […]
The Finnish government specified support for households suffering from energy costs
The national debt in the budget is 8.1 billion to 146 billion euros by the end of next year, which is almost two billion euros more than the proposal previously presented by the Ministry of Finance. prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) argued that budget decisions are necessary to ensure continued public support for Ukraine. He […]
The Minister of Finance proposes a child supplement to help families
In light of the rising cost of living, the Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko (Cen) has proposed that families with children be paid a one-time additional allowance at the end of the year. The minister first presented the idea on Yle TV’s current affairs program in A-studio on Wednesday evening and then told more about […]
Temporary protection does not entitle Kela to housing-based social security benefits
As a rule, persons under temporary protection who arrived in Finland after the start of the Ukrainian war and have no connections to Finland cannot receive a housing-based social security benefit from Kela. This includes benefits such as general housing benefits, child benefits and health insurance benefits. Income support and study support are also not […]
Ed Talk: Day care or no day care
Navigating the day care system can be a shocking experience. What is best for your child? Nursery or day care? Everyone tells you to sign up early. You are tired. You have not slept. The home nurse comes to visit and informs about your options. There is talk among parents about where it is best […]
Acceleration, smoking, scooter riding: New laws to keep an eye on
On 1 January, a number of new laws came into force in Denmark. Get an overview of the changes below: Gender-based attacks classified as hate crimes An amendment to the Penal Code has been passed in the Folketing, which allows attacks motivated by “gender identity, gender characteristics and gender expression” to be punished as hate […]
Child benefit will increase next year
The latest budget of the State Treasury for 2022 provides for an increase in the family allowance. From next year, it is planned to increase the family allowance from 5.5% to 5.8%. For single parents, the first child benefit will increase by ISK 22,300, which is ISK 413,000 per year. However, the allowance for each […]
Monday Magazines: Income Transfers, More Help for Victims of Sexual Violence, Baby Names
Helsinki every day Helsingin sanomat newspaper writes that last year in Finland about 4.4 million people received benefits paid by Kela. This means that 80 percent of the population received some form of public financial support. This chapter recently came into discussion when Mikko Kautto, The CEO of the Finnish Center for Pensions, criticized the […]
Digital agency accused of not taking responsibility for NemKonto fraud
The tentacles of terror Scammers install ‘keyloggers’ (USB sticks or software) on library computers and subsequently record all keyboard actions, including user -NemIDs. With this data, the hackers are then able to transfer the victim’s NemKonto account to an offshore bank account belonging to the hacker network. Scammers were thus able to access public services […]
Kollerup threatens to intervene: The limit for negative interest rates has been reached
Here, Simon Kollerup was convened to elaborate on his sharp criticism of banks that charge negative interest rates on customers. A criticism Kollerup maintains at the consultation. The Minister of Trade and Industry points out that many banks have introduced a limit of DKK 100,000. If you have more than DKK 100,000 left in the […]
Private pension fund disbursements and other arrangements approved by parliament
The continuation and extension of subsidies to protect companies that had to temporarily cease their activities, the payment of private pension funds, a special supplement to child benefit and other coronavirus pandemic protection measures were approved on May 11 by Althingi. Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economy, recently presented bills to support individuals and […]
More children in vulnerable housing areas go into day care after surgery
Adherence to day care in vulnerable areas has increased after a controversial law came into force. It writes Jyllands-Posten. In 2018, the Folketing decided as part of the ghetto package that all one-year-olds in vulnerable housing areas must go to day care. The move was hailed by critics as an unnecessary coercion against parents. A […]
Child benefits have largely gone to immigrants
Following the 2019 election, the government and its support parties introduced the temporary child allowance. The subsidy – which was part of the government negotiations – is to help the families with children who are on the lowest social benefits and thus alleviate poverty among them. Since the introduction, the Liberal Party, among others, has […]
It will be more expensive to use an electric car, buy petrol, alcohol and tobacco in 2021
Here are the most important changes in the government’s proposal for the state budget for 2021. The government will spend NOK 313.4 billion on the state budget for 2021, which is expected to amount to 3 percent of the oil fund at the beginning of the year, writes NRK. The government has announced that it […]
