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NewsEconomy

Kela receives 1.5m applications for last-resort benefits after cuts to other support

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NewsDomestic news

THL: Young adults over-represented among social assistance recipients

NewsHealth

Income support sanctions at 12,000 since January

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NewsDomestic news

Poll: Income support system discourages people from returning to work

NewsUnemployment

Earnings-related unemployment allowances hit 20-year high

NewsNärpiö As

Närpes mayor hails immigration after Finns Party criticism

NewsImmigrants

Kela: Immigrants require twice as much income, housing support as native population

NewsImmigrants

Thursday's papers: Income support row, manual labour wages and smuggling fiasco

NewsWarm Nights

Thursday's papers: Second wave worries, exit strategies for radicals, tropical nights

NewsFood Aid

Survey: Crisis worsened hunger, financial distress in Finland

NewsPoverty and Social Security

5 questions about Finland's welfare reform: "It's like slicing up an elephant kilo-by-kilo"

NewsStrike

Posti strike to delay Kela payments, hospital letters

NewsPoverty

Report: More people using income support to meet benefits shortfall as poverty rises in Finland

NewsStudent Loans

Economic growth not reflected in households drawing income support

NewsDeacon

NGOs filling gaps as people wait for delayed social assistance

NewsEquality

Survey: Government failing to reduce inequality in Finland

NewsLifelong Learning

Wednesday's papers: Activation model cost, lifelong learning and Interrail applications

NewsPoverty

Ombudsman: Urgent action needed to tackle child poverty in Finland

NewsUnemployment

Kela boss: Activation model sees no major change in jobseeker attitudes

NewsUnemployment

Finland’s unemployed await word of possible benefit cuts in new activation model

NewsFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Public welfare watchdog: Benefits covering fewer expenses than ever

NewsStudent Loans

No more loans for new high school students

NewsCompensation (Wages)

Kela to pay out compensation for benefit payment delays

NewsDay care

Thursday's papers: Hardship over delayed support payments, free daycare a local election issue and ski hero set to cash in on big win

NewsMunicipalities

Undocumented migrants legally eligible for income support, still get refused

NewsYoung people

Study: Moving house a lot when young linked with marginalisation

NewsMunicipal Development

Who stands in the bread queue?

NewsResidence permit

Räsänen seeks crackdown on foreign benefit claimants

NewsTaxation

Next year’s budget published

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