Supplementary and preventive income support
The purpose of income support is to secure people's livelihood, promote independent initiative and provide support in special and exceptional situations.
Apply first for basic income support from Kela.
You may submit an application for supplementary or preventive income support to social services before Kela has made their decision. Generally, social services will only process your application once Kela has made their decision on your basic income support application.
Do the following
Apply for supplementary or preventive income support electronically if you have online banking credentials. The form can be accessed under electronic transactions and your municipality. Alternatively, you can submit a written application to social services, where you state which benefits you are applying for. Submit bank statements of all your family members’ accounts (domestic and foreign) for the last 2 months as well as supporting documents that you might consider useful for processing your case.
