Supplementary and preventive income support
The purpose of income support is to secure people’s livelihood, promote independent initiative and support in special and exceptional situations.
Content of this page
- Supplementary and preventive income support
- Do the following
- Contact information
- OmaEloisa – Digital service platform
- Social services centre, Mikkeli region
- Service hours
- Enonkoski social and health station
- Address
- Service hours
- Pieksämäki social and health centre
- Address
- Service hours
- Savonlinna Hospital
- Address
- Savonlinna social and health centre
- Address
- Service hours
- Social services centre, Mikkeli
- Address
- Address
- Service hours
- Background and legislation
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.
Contact information
Valitse ensin paikkakunta. Sen jälkeen voit vielä valita painikkeista, millaista yhteydenottokanavaa etsit.
Select your municipality from the drop-down menu to see the appropriate contact details.
OmaEloisa – Digital service platform
OmaEloisa is a digital service platform that provides access to Eloisa’s services regardless of your location.
You can use OmaEloisa either through a web browser on your computer or by downloading the OmaEloisa mobile app to your phone or tablet. We recommend using the mobile app.
With OmaEloisa, you can:
- Use the chat service to talk with a professional in real time.
- Send contact requests.
- Attend video appointments with Eloisa professionals.
- Book health service appointments electronically.
- Fill out health-related questionnaires and forms.
- Use guided digital service paths.
- View your personal health information, such as appointments and visit records.
Social services centre, Mikkeli region
Social services centre telephone customer service
(Hirvensalmi, Juva, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju, Pertunmaa, Puumala)
Service hours
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00
Enonkoski social and health station
Health stations provide treatment for less serious, non-urgent ailments and long-term illnesses.
Clients’ need for care is assessed on the phone and they are provided with home care instructions, and, if necessary, referred to a professional.
Address
58175 Enonkoski
Service hours
Mon 08:00–11:00
Wed 08:00–11:00
Pieksämäki social and health centre
At the Pieksämäki social and health centre, clients can access appointment and hospital services, services for families and services for the elderly.
Address
76100 Pieksämäki
Service hours
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00
Savonlinna Hospital
Savonlinna Hospital offers treatment to patients in the South Savo Wellbeing Services County that need specialised care.
Patients are treated by specialist practitioners in the hospital’s outpatient clinics. Patients who need round-the-clock care are treated in the hospital’s wards.
Address
57120 Savonlinna
Savonlinna social and health centre
The Savonlinna social and health centre operates as part of the hospital.
Address
57120 Savonlinna
Service hours
Open by appointment only.
Social services centre, Mikkeli
Mikkeli’s social services centre offers planned social services and service coordination aimed at transformation, while promoting clients’ self-reliance and autonomy.
Social advisors and social workers are available at the centre by appointment.
Address
50100 Mikkeli
Address
50100 Mikkeli
Service hours
Mon–Thu 09:00–12:00
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00
Background and legislation
A person can apply for supplementary or preventive social assistance from their region’s social welfare services after they have received a decision on basic social assistance from Kela. The application can be submitted to Kela while applying for basic social assistance. The decision on social assistance will be issued within seven working days at the latest. If the situation is urgent, the decision can be issued on the following working day after the submission of the application.
The purpose of the assistance is to secure the person’s livelihood and promote their ability to cope independently. Assistance can also be granted for special or exceptional situations, such as for the costs arising from the birth of a child or burial of a loved one.
Preventive assistance is available for reasons that can be considered necessary for improving a person’s situation in life. For example, assistance can be granted to alleviate the difficulties caused by over-indebtedness or a sudden deterioration in the person’s financial situation.
Ulkoinen palvelu avautuu uudelle välilehdelle Laki toimeentulotuesta (Finnish)