Government bills7
- HE 75/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Index freezes and child benefit increases
Annual index increases to several social security benefits will not be made in 2024–2027. At the same time, child benefit will be increased for families with multiple children, single parents, and children under three years of age.
19 Dec 2023 · 4 votes119 jaa58 ei - HE 236/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening family benefits and purchasing power
Several social benefits for families with children will be increased for 2023 due to accelerating inflation and rising prices. In addition, the annual out-of-pocket maximum for medicine reimbursements will be frozen for one year, and the care supplement of the private day care allowance will be increased permanently.
7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 235/2022 vpPassed
Extra child benefit in December 2022
All recipients of child benefit will be paid double child benefit in December 2022. The extra child benefit will not reduce the social assistance received by the family.
25 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2019 vpPassed
Increasing basic security and family benefits
Basic social security benefits, such as minimum sickness and parental allowances as well as unemployment security, will be increased by 20 euros per month from the start of 2020. In addition, child benefit for single parents and large families, child maintenance allowance and single parents' social assistance will be raised.
26 Nov 2019 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
85 jaa71 ei - HE 163/2017 vpPassed
Increasing the single-parent child benefit supplement
The single-parent supplement to child benefit will rise by 4.75 euros per child per month from the beginning of 2018. The increase will improve the livelihood and financial position of single-parent families.
14 Dec 2017 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Pekonen
94 jaa85 ei - HE 151/2016 vpPassed
Small reduction in child benefit
Monthly child benefit amounts will be slightly reduced from the beginning of 2017. However, the amount of the single-parent supplement will remain unchanged.
25 Nov 2016 · 2 votes100 jaa61 ei - HE 70/2015 vpPassed
Abolishing index increases to child benefit
Automatic index increases tracking price rises will be removed from child benefit. At the same time, the deadline for Kela to submit benefit calculations to the ministry will be extended.
17 Dec 2015 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
121 jaa64 ei