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Temporary Financial Assistance due to an Epidemic Outbreak

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat
Temporary financial assistance due to an epidemic outbreak (laki koronavirusepidemian vuoksi palkatta työstä poissa olevalle maksettavasta väliaikaisesta tuesta, or väliaikainen epidemiatuki) was introduced to allow people to take time off from work to care for their children due to the closure of ECEC settings or schools

History

Country

Finland

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

Employed (not self-employed) individuals who were obliged to stay at home to care for children in ECEC settings (aged between 1 and 4), pre-school (aged 6), primary education (aged between 7 and 9), or special education, who therefore had reduced earnings, and who were not entitled to other benefits (e.g. social assistance, housing allowance and care supplement of homecare allowance)

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

16/03/2020

End Date

31/08/2020

Amount

€723.5 per month regardless of the level of household income and the number of children

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Kangas, O. and Kalliomaa-Puha, L. (2020) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Finland. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=10&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0

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    Child Policy During COVID-19 Database

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