The minimum rate of rehabilitation allowance for young persons is
EUR 31.99 per working day
Rehabilitation allowance for young persons
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Kela can pay rehabilitation allowance for young persons (nuoren kuntoutusraha) during your studies or while you participate in other rehabilitation that aims to help you enter working life.
Who can get rehabilitation allowance for young persons?
You can get rehabilitation allowance for young persons (nuoren kuntoutusraha) if you meet these conditions:
- You are 18–19 years old. If you were born in or before 2008, the minimum age limit is 16.
- You have an illness, medical condition or disability that limits your career options or makes it more difficult for you to work or study.
- You need special support to be able to study or participate in rehabilitation that promotes employment.
- A personal study and rehabilitation plan (henkilökohtainen opiskelu- ja kuntoutumissuunnitelma KHOPS) has been made for you in your wellbeing services county that ensures you can complete your vocational rehabilitation (ammatillinen kuntoutus) and improves your chances of finding employment.
You can also get rehabilitation allowance for young persons when
- you are waiting for vocational rehabilitation to begin
- during the summer holidays
- you are in apprenticeship training (oppisopimuskoulutus). In that case, your rehabilitation allowance will be paid to your employer.
How much can you get?
How much rehabilitation allowance for young persons you can get is calculated based on your annual income. If you do not have any income during the reference period or your income is very small, you will always be paid at least the minimum rate of rehabilitation allowance. Rehabilitation allowance for young persons is paid for working days.
Do you work part time during your studies?
If you are paid rehabilitation allowance for young persons and work part time alongside your studies, your income may affect the amount of the allowance.
More information about how your income affects the rehabilitation allowance for young persons.
Estimate how much you can get
Use our calculator for rehabilitation allowance for young persons. The result is an estimate.
How to apply
If you want to apply for rehabilitation allowance for young persons, you need
- a personal study and rehabilitation plan that a wellbeing services county employee has drawn up for you on form KU 110 (in Finnish, PDF)
- a medical statement B (B-lausunto) or some other statement on your health issued by a doctor. For example, you can submit a copy of your medical history (sairauskertomus). The medical statement B or health statement must be dated within the past year.
After you get your personal study and rehabilitation plan and a medical statement B or other health statement, do as follows:
- Apply for rehabilitation allowance for young persons in the OmaKela e-service (available in Finnish and Swedish). If you want to apply for rehabilitation allowance for young persons on behalf of someone else, go to Asioi toisen henkilön puolesta (Act on behalf of another person). Read more about acting on behalf of another person.
- Take photographs of the supporting documents and send them in OmaKela. Submit the following with your application:
- an individual study and rehabilitation plan (form KU 110)
- a medical statement B or some other statement on your health.
- Visit OmaKela to see if Kela has made a decision on your application, how much you will get and when your rehabilitation allowance for young persons will be paid. You will also see reminders to submit any missing supporting documents.
If you cannot use OmaKela, send your application to Kela by post. Save the application form Application for rehabilitation allowance for young persons KU 111 (in Finnish, PDF) to your device and fill it in after saving it. Print out the completed form and send it and the supporting documents to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA.
When to apply
File your application for rehabilitation allowance for young persons within 6 months of the date from which you want to get it.
Apply for rehabilitation allowance for young persons
Submit your application and supporting documents online.
Payment of rehabilitation allowance for young persons
After you have completed a waiting period (omavastuuaika), Kela can pay rehabilitation allowance for young persons up until the end of the month when you turn 20. If you have not completed your rehabilitation (for example education or training) by that date, Kela will pay you the allowance up until you complete your rehabilitation.
If Kela pays you rehabilitation allowance for young persons, it may prevent you from getting certain other benefits or you may be paid less in other benefits during the period Kela pays you the allowance. Similarly, if you are paid certain other benefits, you may not get rehabilitation allowance for young persons at all or you may get less allowance during the period when you are paid the other benefits. More information about how other benefits and compensations affect rehabilitation allowance for young persons.
What else is going on in your life?
Do you have a chronic illness or disability?
Check if you can get disability allowance (vammaistuki).
Do you live far from your school?
Check if you can get school transport subsidy (koulumatkatuki).
Do you need help with your housing costs?
Check if you can get general housing allowance (yleinen asumistuki).
Do you have to buy a lot of medicines?
Check the maximum annual limit on out-of-pocket medicine costs (vuosiomavastuu).