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- Social Work with the Adults
- Southern District of the Social Work with the Families with Children
- Western District of the Social Work with the Families with Children
- Northern District of the Social Work with the Families with Children
- Services for the homeless
- Immigrant Office
Please feel free to ask from us
about the social services (for example in cases of financial difficulties, crises in life, problems in the everyday life, addiction problems or other difficult situations in life)
Basic Social Assistance
You can apply for the basic social assistance from Kela. Please find further information about the matter:
The applications will be treated in the order of arrival latest in seven weekdays.
In case there are deficiencies in your application, we will ask you for further information when the processing time will get longer.
Payment of the Social Assistance
In general, you can withdraw the Basic Social Assistance from your banc account in three bank days since the payment has been made after receiving the decision. You can check the payments of the basic social assistance by signing in the service Omapalvelu.
The Initial social services gives you general information on the social services. You will also get help in applying for complementary and preventive social assistance.
We guide you also in the following matters:
◾issues relating to the customer service of the social work
◾financial difficulties
◾problems in the everyday life
◾addiction problems
◾other challenges in life
◾social credit
