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Finland plans higher child benefit for younger parents
The Finnish government is planning changes to child benefits, with a focus on adjusting the system to provide higher support for the first child, according to Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister for Social Security. A working group to review the benefits will be appointed in the autumn. The minister told Helsingin Sanomat that under current plans, child benefit would be weighted towards the firstborn, reversing the current model where benefits increa…
The Finnish Social Insurance Institution got a new director at the beginning of June, who has a lot of ideas on how to reform Kela. Artificial intelligence, finance and social security mentioned!
In 2023–2024, maintenance expenditure increased by 8–11 million euros annually, even though the number of parents receiving support has decreased. Last year, Kela paid maintenance support to almost 62,000 parents, 85 percent of whom were women. The law on maintenance support is being amended so that the level of maintenance support can be reviewed at regular intervals according to the parent's income level. The aim is to have the maintenance sup…
The new Director General of Kela, Lasse Lehtonen, has raised the debate on child benefits. Minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen now details in an interview with Iltalehti what kind of changes could be expected. The Director General of Kela, Lasse Lehtonen, started a lively summer debate on child benefits in Finland. He proposed that the first child would receive the most child benefit. Now the amount of child benefit is the same for everyone, and the f…
Starting a family and raising children must not be a luxury, according to Pirates leader Zdeněk Hřib. The party presented its plan, which it says should help 90 percent of Czech families. The main points are an increase in the taxpayer discount, a bonus for the first child, and a 6 percent reduction in VAT on basic food and necessities. For a family with children, this should mean savings of up to 35,359 crowns.
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