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Taxation of benefits
Some benefits available from Kela are subject to tax while others are tax-exempt.
Benefits subject to tax:
- Maternity, Paternity and Parental Allowances
- Partial Parental Allowance
- Child Home Care Allowance
- Private Day Care Allowance
- Partial Care Allowance
- Special Care Allowance
- Study Grant and its provider supplement
- Job Alternation Compensation
- Unemployment Allowance
- Labour Market Subsidy
- Sickness Allowance
- Rehabilitation Allowance and means-tested rehabilitation assistance
- Pensions
Benefits exempt from tax
- Maternity Grant (cash benefit)
- Child Benefit
- Adoption Grant
- Student loan compensation
- Housing Supplement for Students
- Assistance with student loan interest
- School Transport Subsidy
- Compensation for expences in employment promoting services
- General Housing Allowance
- Disability Allowances
- Conscript's Allowance
- Special Assistance for Immigrants
- Housing Allowance for Pensioners
- Care Allowance for Pensioners
- Front-Veteran's Supplement and Additional Front-Veteran's Supplement
- Basic Social Assistance