Maintenance costs for a single-family home
Heating
| Location of the home | Built in 1974 or later | Built before 1974 |
|---|---|---|
| Heating costs category I | 2.07 | 2.69 |
| Heating costs category II | 2.20 | 2.86 |
| Heating costs category III | 2.35 | 3.06 |
Kela pays compensation for heating costs only according to a reasonable size of the home. For those living alone, this limit is 70 square metres. For couples the limit is 85 square metres.
Heating costs category I
Askola, Aura, Espoo, Eura, Eurajoki, Hamina, Hanko, Harjavalta, Helsinki, Honkajoki, Huittinen, Hyvinkää, Iitti, Imatra, Inkoo, Jämijärvi, Järvenpää, Kaarina, Kankaanpää, Karkkila, Karvia, Kauniainen, Kemiönsaari, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Kokemäki, Koski, Kotka, Kouvola, Kustavi, Laitila, Lapinjärvi, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Lieto, Lohja, Loimaa, Loviisa, Luumäki, Marttila, Masku, Merikarvia, Miehikkälä, Mynämäki, Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Naantali, Nakkila, Nousiainen, Nurmijärvi, Orimattila, Oripää, Paimio, Parainen, Parikkala, Pomarkku, Pori, Pornainen, Porvoo, Pukkila, Punkalaidun, Pyhtää, Pyhäranta, Pöytyä, Raasepori, Raisio, Rauma, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti, Rusko, Salo, Sastamala, Sauvo, Savitaipale, Siikainen, Sipoo, Siuntio, Somero, Säkylä, Taipalsaari, Taivassalo, Turku, Tuusula, Ulvila, Uusikaupunki, Vantaa, Vehmaa, Vihti, Virolahti and the municipalities in the Åland Islands
Heating costs category II Akaa, Alajärvi, Alavus, Asikkala, Enonkoski, Evijärvi, Forssa, Halsua, Hartola, Hattula, Hausjärvi, Heinola, Heinävesi, Hirvensalmi, Hollola, Humppila, Hämeenkyrö, Hämeenlinna, Ikaalinen, Ilmajoki, Isojoki, Isokyrö, Janakkala, Jokioinen, Joroinen, Juupajoki, Juva, Kangasala, Kangasniemi, Kannus, Karijoki, Kaskinen, Kauhajoki, Kauhava, Kaustinen, Kihniö, Kokkola, Korsnäs, Kristiinankaupunki, Kruunupyy, Kuortane, Kurikka, Kärkölä, Lahti, Laihia, Lappajärvi, Lapua, Lempäälä, Lestijärvi, Loppi, Luoto, Maalahti, Mikkeli, Mustasaari, Mänttä-Vilppula, Mäntyharju, Nokia, Närpiö, Orivesi, Padasjoki, Parkano, Pedersören kunta, Perho, Pertunmaa, Pieksämäki, Pietarsaari, Pirkkala, Puumala, Pälkäne, Rantasalmi, Riihimäki, Ruovesi, Savonlinna, Seinäjoki, Soini, Sulkava, Sysmä, Tammela, Tampere, Teuva, Toholampi, Urjala, Uusikaarlepyy, Vaasa, Valkeakoski, Vesilahti, Veteli, Vimpeli, Virrat, Vöyri, Ylöjärvi, Ypäjä and Ähtäri
Heating costs category III All other municipalities
Water
Water charges EUR 32.40 per month and per person
Maintenance
| Single-family home | EUR per month |
|---|---|
| Built or modernised in 1974 or later | 47.84 |
| Built or modernised before 1974 | 62.19 |
Example: Pension recipient living alone in a single-family home
Aino's pensions total EUR 900 per month. She lives in a 100-square-meter single-family home modernised in 1980. Her home is located in Mikkeli, which is with in the maximum amount of class III municipality that belongs to heating costs category II. Aino has no other property and no debt.
Aino's single-family home as her housing costs are taken into acount, but only up to the 70-square-metre limit:
Heating
70 sqm x EUR 2.20 = EUR 154.00 per month
Water
EUR 35.22 per month
Maintenance
EUR 47.84 per month
In total, the cost of Aino's single-family home of EUR 237.06 per month is taking in to account.
The income limit for pension recipients living alone is EUR 856.67 per month. Aino's income exceeds this limit by EUR 43.33, which means that she will have to pay an additional deductible equal to 41.3 % of the excess, or EUR 17.90 per month. The basic deductible is EUR 56.78 per month. Aino pays a deductible of EUR 74.68 per month in total.
Aino is paid a housing allowance for pensioners that covers 85 % of the costs exceeding the deductible.
The housing allowance paid to Aino: 85% (237.06 – 74.68) = EUR 138.02 per month