Tag: Kela
Uutissuomalainen: Kela rejected half of the electricity subsidies submitted this year
Leaving too old invoices was one of the most common reasons for rejection.
The growth of Finnish student loans will slow down in 2022
Several factors have influenced the increase in the number of student loan borrowers in recent years. These include the changing nature of the student aid system, which has become more loan-centric, and incentives such as student loan relief, a low-interest environment and promising employment opportunities for graduates. However, changes in the economy and the labor…
Applying for school transport support from now on to Kela – ensures faster processing
Changes to the School Transport Support Act will enter into force on August 1, 2023, as a result of which there will be changes to the application process. Until now, students have submitted their applications to their high schools. After this, the schools have checked the applications, issued coupons and recorded the information about the…
Kela paid 16.3 billion euros in 2022: An overview of the distribution of global crises and the effects on social security in Finland
The report stated that global instability, inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic affected Kela’s operations in 2022. Despite these challenges, Kela’s benefit costs only increased by 0.9% compared to the previous year. Health insurance benefits made up the largest part of Kela’s payments, 5 billion euros. The increase compared to the previous year was 6%. Instead,…
Kela’s former boss floats income limits for child benefit recipients
According to Elli Aaltonen, Finland could save half a billion euros by preventing high-income families from receiving monthly child benefit.
Helsinki’s street construction season begins
Two ramp bridges are being renovated from Itäväylä to Viikki. The asphalt and waterproofing of the bridges crossing the metro line will be renewed, and the damaged concrete surfaces of the decks will be repaired as needed. The railings and handrails of the bridge will also be renewed. Other works include renewing the lighting and…
THL and Kela demand sugar, salt and fat tax
In their recent welfare report, THL and Kela urged the next government to intervene in the deterioration of Finns’ health and condition.
More workers entitled to housing allowance
The proportion of working people receiving Kela’s housing allowance has risen from 24% to 39% since 2015.
Klaus Maunuskela’s Manual was chosen as the most beautiful book of 2022
The book is part of the “Beautiful Books 2022” collection, which consists of 27 books in six categories, including fiction, non-fiction, art and photography, children’s and young adult literature, comics and specialty books. The Kauniit kirjat 2022 collection is an annual event organized by the Finnish Book Arts Commission, the aim of which is to…
More than 40% of Finns received private healthcare compensation from Kela in 2022
In 2022, Kela paid reimbursements for doctor’s fees, treatment, research and dental care to 2.26 million people who used private healthcare. “The number of recipients of Kela compensation shows that private services are really important to Finns. Private health care services are used especially for dental care,” commented a Kela expert. Timo Hujanen. The conditions…
Most of Kela’s benefits can now be searched from OmaKela’s online service
On the Make an application page, the customer selects the benefit he is applying for and downloads the completed application form from his own device. Please note that the application must be in PDF format. When the customer submits his application through OmaKela, it does not need to be signed. The customer can submit the…
You can now buy medicines in Spain with a Finnish electronic prescription
Aragon basque country Extremadura Canary Islands Catalonia Community of Madrid. Elsewhere in Spain, such as on the Costa del Sol, which is popular with Finns, the introduction of the service is still being prepared. Accordingly, it is now possible to buy medicines in Finland also with a Spanish electronic prescription. In addition to Spain, Finnish…
Kela: The child surcharge cost Finland 100 million euros
The government decided to pay a child supplement to help families with children cope with the rising cost of living at the end of last year.
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…
Purra: Living on benefits too easy for immigrants, not Finns
On Monday, he confirmed to the daily newspaper that he was specifically referring to immigrants. “As my answer to the open question of the voting guides suggests, I was talking about immigrants. An immigrant can become part of the welfare system and social security with a maximum of 700 euros, he said. “The labor productivity…
Three out of four Finns want increased Kela compensation
It is worth noting that those with the lowest income are the most willing to use significantly more private health services if they are reimbursed for a significantly larger share of the visit costs. “Kela reimbursement is very cost-effective. A Kela-reimbursed visit is significantly cheaper for the public sector than a visit to a health…
The mild winter causes fewer applications for electricity subsidies and tax deductions than expected
KELA published the electricity subsidy application form on January 7, 2023. During the first six weeks, only 1,449 households applied for support and only 324 received it. Especially in January, the number of positive decisions was low. “The most common reason for this has been that support has been applied for electricity consumption in 2022.…
Kela has sent about 56,000 students a delay reminder about the student health care fee
A total of approximately 275,000 students are required to pay the fee. Most of them, about 213,000 students, paid the health care fee by the due date. About 56,000 students have not yet paid the student healthcare fee. Kela has now sent these students a lateness reminder, which includes a fixed late fee of 5…
Changes to reimbursement of the costs of treatment abroad
Parliament has approved the amendments to the law on cross-border healthcare. The changes apply to compensations paid by Kela without prior authorization for medical treatment performed in another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or Great Britain. Customers can seek treatment abroad with or without prior permission. Until these changes, Kela has reimbursed the costs of…
The care allowance for private daycare support will be increased on March 1, 2023
Current care allowance recipients do not need to contact Kela to receive an increased compensation. Kela pays it automatically. The increase in the amount of the care allowance also affects the related income limits. The income limit entitling to the care allowance will be increased from March 1, 2023. For example, the income limit above…
Kela recovered grant money from 47,000 students who earned too much
The average amount that a student has to pay back to the social welfare office is 976 euros.
Kela brings an instant interpretation service to speakers of a foreign language
The mobile application-based service is available at most Kela service points.
Students are advised to apply for school travel support before the start of the autumn semester
The grounds for receiving school travel support vary depending on whether the student is entitled to free education in accordance with the Compulsory Education Act. Those entitled to free education can receive school travel support if the distance from home to school is at least seven kilometers. Students who are not entitled to free education…
From now on, university students who are covered by social security in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or Great Britain do not have to pay the student healthcare fee
The national application of the EU social security regulation (883/2004) was changed so that now also student health services for university students fall within the scope of the regulation. According to EU regulations on social security for persons moving between EU countries, you can only be covered by the social security of one country at…
The government increases social benefits to solve the cost of living crisis
Social benefits tied to the national pension will increase by 3.5 percent from August, when parliament approves an additional index revision in the spring. The increase in benefits is aimed at improving the purchasing power of low-income households and addressing the cost-of-living crisis caused by inflation. The new tax rate is valid until December and…
Student loans for the fall semester can be withdrawn from August 1
Kela has sent the decisions on granting student loan guarantees for the coming academic year to 109,150 recipients of support and 1,200 recipients of adult education support. A decision on the loan guarantee will be sent to a student who has a support application, notification of change of circumstances or other pending matter when the…
A new type of restructuring protection will be introduced for people aged 55 and over
At the beginning of 2023, a new package of reorganization protection measures for laid-off workers will be introduced, which includes reorganization protection support, the right to training and longer paid job search leave. Redundant workers may apply for reorganization protection if their employment was terminated for economic or production reasons on or after 1 January…
Student loans rise to record levels
In Finland, although tuition is free and study scholarships are granted by the government, many students still opt for student loans to cover extra living expenses. The total value of state-guaranteed student loans rose to about 5.5 billion euros in April, according to the Bank of Finland’s own statistics. Markus Aaltonenan Economist from the Bank…
Jyväskylä got a new landmark from local logs
The log-built sauna restaurant will open to the public on Thursday 2.6. The Port Venus has been designed by Marko Simsiö and Johannes Koskela KOAN Architecture. All log structures are designed, delivered and built by Honkarakenne. Cooperative Satama’s Venus, ordered by Keskimaa, has a restaurant, three public saunas and convertible event and conference facilities. Responsibility…
Information for new students: Apply for benefits from OmaKela’s online service and remember to pay the student’s health care fee on time
Students can use OmaKela from the e-service to apply for a study grant as soon as they have approved the place of study. They can apply for financial support even if they do not yet know where and how they will live during their schooling. If they live with their parents and receive financial support,…
Antiryska sanktioner fungerar inte Kroatiens president
EU-medborgare i stället för Moskva känner smärtan, beklagar Zoran Milanovic Den ryska rubeln blir starkare samtidigt som EU-medborgare måste klara av högre priser på grund av sanktioner som helt enkelt inte fungerar, klagade Kroatiens president Zoran Milanovic på tisdagen. Han kallade EU:s förklaring till det partiella olje- och gasembargot “förolämpande” och sa att Zagreb hade…