Special care allowance: Number of recipients and allowances paid out

NIT097A

Theme

Illness / Special care allowance

Data content

Special care allowance is intended to compensate for short-term loss of income when the applicant participates in the care or rehabilitation of his/her child aged under 16.

The statistics on special care allowance include

• Number of persons who have received special care allowance
• Number of children in respect of whom the recipient receives special care allowance while participating in the care of the child.
• Amount in euro of special care allowances paid out
• Number of reimbursed days with special care allowance
• Ratio of special care allowances paid out per reimbursed day with special care allowance

Variables and classifications

• Sex. Sex of the person who has received special care allowance.
• Reference period.With this variable it is possible to choose the reference period: month or year.
• Time period. The variable states the period during which the special care allowances which the statistics refer to have been paid out.
• Geographical focus.The smallest unit is the municipality, from which larger units are formed. Data on special care allowance are included in the statistics for a certain municipality for the persons who had the municipality in question as their municipality of residence at the end of the statistical reference period.

Statistical reference period

Annual data available since 2007. Monthly data available for the current and two preceding years.

Updating frequency

Updated monthly, annual data updated in January.

Data source

Kela – The Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Statistical registers (total material) produced from the special care allowance benefits system.

Additional information

Additional information on special care allowance is available at www.kela.fi under Our Services » Families and at the same address under About Kela » Statistics » Statistics by topic » Sickness allowance.

Contact information

Kela, Statistical Information Service
Email: tilastot@kela.fi