Costs for interpreter services for the disabled

NIT207G

Theme

Disability benefits, interpreter services for the disabled.

Data content

Costs for interpreter services for the disabled.

The interpreter costs of the service providers include euro amounts according to normal hourly debiting, evening work compensations, compensations for Saturday work and holiday work compensations payable to the service providers as well as increases for demanding interpreter assignments.

The service providers’ other costs include kilometre allowances, per diem allowances, accommodation costs and other travel expenses payable to the service providers as well as other additional costs.

The report only includes the costs registered in the referral system.

The data on region indicates the municipality where the interpreter assignment is carried out at the end of the statistical reference period. The age variable refers to the age of the person entitled to interpreter service at the end of the statistical reference period.

Variables and classifications

• Type of recipient (Hearing impaired, Speech impaired, Hearing and vision impaired)
• Time period (Year, Current year, Quarter, Month)
• Region
• Sex
• Age group (0–4 years, 5–9 years, …, 95–99 years, over 99 years)
• Procurement area (Northern, Ostrobothnia, Central, Western, Eastern, Uusimaa)
• Interpretation product

Statistical reference period

Data available from 2018.

Updating frequency

Updated monthly. Annual data updated in January.

Data source

Kela. Statistical registers (total material) produced from the processing system for interpreting services for the disabled.

Additional information

Additional information on interpreting services for the disabled is available at www.kela.fi under Our Services » Disability and at the same address under About Kela » Statistics » Statistics by topic » Disability benefits provided by Kela

Contact information

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