Expenditure on meal subsidies for higher education students

NIT158A

Theme

Students / Financial aid for students

Data content

Subsidies paid out, number of meals served, number of student cafeterias and cafeteria operators.

To provide higher education students with access to affordable meals, Kela subsidises school cafeteria operators with earmarked funds from the state budget. Cafeterias operating outside school premises may be eligible for an additional per-meal subsidy towards facility and equipment costs.

Variables and classifications

• Time period (Year, Academic term, Month)
• Type of subsidy (Meal subsidy –Regular and special lunch, Additional subsidy, total, –subsidy towards the acquisition of facilities, –subsidy towards the acquisition of equipment)
• Type of cafeteria (University cafeteria, Cafeteria at a university of applied sciences, Cafeteria in receipt of additional subsidy)

Statistical reference period

Annual data available since 2009. 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 benefit system for meal subsidies.

Additional information

Additional information on Meal subsidy for higher education students is available at www.kela.fi under Our Services » Students » Meal subsidy and at the same address under About Kela » Statistics » Statistics by topic » Financial aid for students.

Contact information

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