The four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) is preparing a legislative amendment to abolish the rehabilitation allowance for young persons.
If the amendment passes into law, the allowance will cease to exist as a separate benefit on 1 August 2026, said the Social Insurance Institution-Kela in a press release on Thursday.
Even after the change, young persons can get support for their education or training from Kela under the vocational rehabilitation scheme.
This means that if a student is granted vocational rehabilitation in the form of education or training, Kela will pay them rehabilitation allowance for the duration of their studies.
The allowance will be paid at the same rate as rehabilitation allowance for young persons.
Vocational rehabilitation helps young persons plan their future and find the right field of study or a job, among other things.
Kela cans grant vocational rehabilitation in the form of education or training to students whose ability to work or study has declined significantly because of an illness or disability.
Students who participate in education or training that Kela recognises as a form of vocational rehabilitation can also get rehabilitation allowance from Kela during their studies.
Earlier, the rehabilitation allowance for young persons and the allowance payable during vocational rehabilitation was deceased by about 13 percent from the beginning of 2024.
- Rehabilitation allowance
- Youth
- Abolish
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
