Information leaflet on changes to benefits available for customer guidance in several different languages

On 1 April 2024, cuts will be made to the general housing allowance and unemployment benefits available from Kela. The benefits of around half a million customers will be affected. Our new information leaflets provide information on the changes in several languages. 

The cuts passed by Parliament will take effect on 1 April. The cuts to the unemployment benefits will reduce benefits immediately, as of April. General housing allowances will be reduced when next reviewed, which will take place no later than March 2025. Social assistance will be affected as well.

Key information about the changes is available on the www.kela.fi/changes-to-benefits page at kela.fi. The page includes answers to frequently asked questions. The kela.fi page is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.

In addition, Kela has published an information leaflet in 11 languages about the cuts to the general housing allowance and unemployment benefits. The leaflet can be freely downloaded and printed out from Kela's website. 

The information leaflet in different languages:

• Finnish: Jos saat työttömyystukea tai yleistä asumistukea, tukesi voi pienentyä vuonna 2024 (pdf)
• Swedish: Om du får en arbetslöshetsförmån eller allmänt bostadsbidrag kan ditt stöd minska år 2024 (pdf)
• English: If you receive unemployment benefit or general housing allowance, your benefit may be reduced in 2024 (pdf)
• Northern Sámi: Jos don oaččut bargguhisvuođadoarjaga dahje almmolaš ássandoarjaga, du doarjja sáhttá geahppánit jagi 2024 (pdf)
• Inari Sámi: Jis tun finniih pargottesvuotâtorjuu tâi almos aassâmtorjuu, te tuu toorjâ puáhtá uccođ ive 2024 (pdf)
• Skolt Sámi: Jõs vuäǯǯak reâuǥteʹmesvuõtt-tuärjjõõzz leʹbe takai jälstemtuärjjõõzz, tuärjjõs vuäitt occned eeʹjj 2024 (pdf)
• Estonian: Kui te saate töötutoetust või üldist eluasemetoetust, võib toetuse summa 2024. aastal väheneda (pdf)
• Ukrainian: Якщо ви отримуєте допомогу по безробіттю або загальну житлову допомогу, ваша допомога може зменшитися у 2024 році (pdf)
• Russian: Если вы получаете пособие по безработице или стандартное жилищное пособие, ваше пособие может сократиться в 2024 году (pdf)
• Arabic: ت تحصل على دعم البطالة أو على دعم السكن، فمن الممكن أن يقل الدعم الذي تحصل عليه سنة 2024
• Somali: Haddii aad qaadato kaalmada shaqola’aanta ama kaalmada hoyga ee guud (yleinen asumistuki), waxaa dhici karta in sannadka 2024 la dhimo kaalmadaasi oo ay ka yaraato intii hore (pdf)

The leaflet is also available in Finnish sign language and Finland-Swedish sign language.

Kela.fi pages written in plain Finnish or Swedish can be useful when advising customers whose first language is not Finnish. The plain language pages provide basic information on Kela benefits without including every detail. The plain language pages are here: www.kela.fi/selkokieli.

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