News

Kela receives 1.5m applications for last-resort benefits after cuts to other support

Economy

20258

News

THL: Young adults over-represented among social assistance recipients

Domestic news

2025

News

Income support sanctions at 12,000 since January

Health

20249

News

Poll: Income support system discourages people from returning to work

Domestic news

2022

News

Earnings-related unemployment allowances hit 20-year high

Unemployment

2021

News

Närpes mayor hails immigration after Finns Party criticism

Närpiö As

2020

News

Kela: Immigrants require twice as much income, housing support as native population

Immigrants

2020

News

Thursday's papers: Income support row, manual labour wages and smuggling fiasco

Immigrants

2020

News

Thursday's papers: Second wave worries, exit strategies for radicals, tropical nights

Warm Nights

2020

News

Survey: Crisis worsened hunger, financial distress in Finland

Food Aid

2020

News

5 questions about Finland's welfare reform: "It's like slicing up an elephant kilo-by-kilo"

Poverty and Social Security

2020

News

Posti strike to delay Kela payments, hospital letters

Strike

2019

News

Report: More people using income support to meet benefits shortfall as poverty rises in Finland

Poverty

2019

News

Economic growth not reflected in households drawing income support

Student Loans

2018

News

NGOs filling gaps as people wait for delayed social assistance

Deacon

2018

News

Survey: Government failing to reduce inequality in Finland

Equality

2018

News

Wednesday's papers: Activation model cost, lifelong learning and Interrail applications

Lifelong Learning

2018

News

Ombudsman: Urgent action needed to tackle child poverty in Finland

Poverty

2018

News

Kela boss: Activation model sees no major change in jobseeker attitudes

Unemployment

2018

News

Finland’s unemployed await word of possible benefit cuts in new activation model

Unemployment

2018

News

Public welfare watchdog: Benefits covering fewer expenses than ever

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

2018

News

No more loans for new high school students

Student Loans

2017

News

Kela to pay out compensation for benefit payment delays

Compensation (Wages)

2017

News

Thursday's papers: Hardship over delayed support payments, free daycare a local election issue and ski hero set to cash in on big win

Day care

2017

News

Undocumented migrants legally eligible for income support, still get refused

Municipalities

2016

News

Study: Moving house a lot when young linked with marginalisation

Young people

2016

News

Who stands in the bread queue?

Municipal Development

2014

News

Räsänen seeks crackdown on foreign benefit claimants

Residence permit

2013

News

Next year’s budget published

Taxation

2012

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