Housing support for a child

Access to disability services is based on an individual assessment of the need for services. New clients are referred to disability services through the client and service counselling Soihtu. The assessment of the need for services first evaluates the suitability and adequacy of the services in accordance with the Social Welfare Act. After that, the need for services in accordance with the Disability Services Act is assessed.

If you are applying for disability services for the first time and are under 65 years of age, contact the Soihtu Team in your municipality by phone, via Varha App or fill in the form: Ilmoitus/yhteydenotto sosiaalihuoltoon tuen tarpeen arvioimiseksi (huoli-ilmoitus).

If you are already a client of Varha’s Disability Services and you are applying for a new service or a change to an existing service, you can contact your designated Disability Services employee or fill in the Disability Services application form. The Disability Service Application is for existing clients of the disability services.

If you don't know who to contact, you can contact the disability services office or disability services counsellor in your area. The disability services in the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland can provide you with help and advice on applying for the service.

When you apply, please attach a medical report or statement describing your current state of health, how you function and what kind of help you need in everyday situations. The best way to support your assessment is to get a statement from a care provider who knows your situation best. This should be as recent as possible, no more than a year old. If necessary, a disability services worker will advise you on how to provide health information.

A child may be entitled to the housing support for a child under the Disability Services Act if a child under the age of 18 needs support and assistance in everyday life due to a long-term disability, illness or disability and cannot receive sufficient and appropriate services under any other law. Disability services are intended to supplement other social and health care services.

Housing support for a child outside the home is possible only if the child is unable to live at home with his or her family even with the help of the services arranged in the home, the arrangement of the service is not based on the need for child protection, the child's guardian consents to the arrangement of the service, the child's opinion has been sought and it has been assessed how the housing support can be arranged in accordance with the child's best interests.