You can apply for housing allowance from Kela to cover your housing costs. There are different types of housing allowance, and they are granted on different grounds. The form of housing and the income of all members of the household affect your eligibility to receive housing allowance and its amount.
If your income does not cover essential daily expenses, you can apply for
1. basic social assistance from Kela and
2. supplementary and preventive social assistance from your wellbeing services county.
Before applying for basic social assistance, you must find out if there are some other benefits or sources of income available to you. Social assistance is the last-resort form of financial assistance.
Before applying for basic social assistance, you must find out if there are some other benefits or sources of income available to you.
Kela grants housing allowance to different target groups, such as low-income earners, students, conscripts and pensioners.