Client fees for social welfare services

24-hour sheltered housing, long-term

Income-based.

A monthly fee will be charged to the client of long-term 24-hour sheltered housing. The fee may not exceed 85 percent of the client's monthly net income after statutory deductions. The client must be left with a minimum disposable income of €182/month.

24-hour sheltered housing, short-term or rehabilitative short-term care

 €42.20/24h

The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.

The daily treatment fee is charged for the days of arrival and departure. If the client transfers from short-term housing to institutional care, no client fee will be charged for the day of departure.

24-hour sheltered housing, day care or night care

€29.00/24h

The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies. 

Family care, long-term

Income-based.

A monthly fee will be charged to a client of long-term family care. The fee may not exceed 85 percent of the client's monthly net income after statutory deductions. The client must be left with a minimum disposable income of €182/month.

Family care, short-term

€31.20/24h

The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.

Family care, partial-day

€20/4–12 hours

The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.

Communal living, long-term

No client fee.

The client shall pay the housing costs separately. The client will not be charged any fee for participating in activities promoting social interaction.

Communal living, short-term

€26.50/24h

The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.

Income-based.

A monthly fee will be charged to a client of long-term institutional care. The fee may not exceed 85 percent of the client's monthly net income after statutory deductions. The client must be left with a minimum disposable income of €122/month.

Short-term / rehabilitative assessment period in the unit / rehabilitative short-term care

€66.90/24h

For example, short-term care lasting less than 3 months and institutional social rehabilitation for substance abuse and addiction treatment.

Fees accrue toward the payment ceiling.

An upkeep fee of €25.10 per day for short-term institutional care is charged after the payment ceiling is exceeded.

 €30.70/24h

The person is receiving care in a social welfare institution or another unit for care-related reasons only during the day (day care) or at night (night care).

Income-based.

If the bathing assistance included in the client's home care is provided in the facilities of the Wellbeing Services County, transportation may be involved in the service. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.

Home visit by other expert €16.40/visit

Physician’s or dentist’s home visit: €25.80/visit

The client is charged for no more than two visits / day.

Home services for families with children: €7.55/h

No client fee is charged if

• the  family is a recipient of social assistance
• no client fees would be determined for the family according to the Act on Client Fees
• the child is a client of child welfare services or has a need for special support in accordance with the Social Welfare Act
• the need for services has been outlined in a client plan by disability services. 

Meals

Breakfast €3.50/meal

Lunch €6.80/meal

Afternoon coffee €1.70/meal

Dinner €6.10/meal

Evening snack €1.90/meal

Whole day €20.00/daily meals

Meal transported home €11.00/meal

Ingredient fees

Breakfast €1.55/meal

Lunch €3.05/meal

Snack €0.90/meal

Dinner €2.75/meal

Evening snack €0.90/meal

For 24 hours €9.10    

If a client in disability services participates in meal preparation, the fee is charged only for the ingredients.

€11.60/time

€29.00/hour

€11.60/machine load

Personal liability for transport €3/direction

The service may involve transport. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.

€10.45/time

Personal liability for transport €3/direction

Bathing assistance is included in the home care granted to the client as of 1 November 2024. The client fee for the bathing service will be in use for a transitional period until 30 April 2025.

The service may involve transport. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.

Emergency phone rent

€22.00/month

Emergency phone installation

€24.20/time

Safety assistant’s visit

€22.00/time

Accessories

Stove alarm / stove guard: €22.00/month

Smart door monitoring device: €16.50/month

Fire, smoke or carbon monoxide warning devices: €5.50/device/month

Various movement detecting alarms: €11.00/month

The accessories of the safety assistance services will remain available to clients until the new tendered agreement comes into force. Client fees for accessories provided by the safety assistance services will be in use until the new agreement comes into force.

€82.50/time

A safety assistance visit through social and crisis emergency services will be directed to individuals who do not have a safety assistance service granted by the Wellbeing Services County.

Full-time: €23.20/time

Part-time: €17.40/time

Remote group activities: €9.00/time

The duration of full-time rehabilitative daytime activities is more than 4 hours. The duration of part-time rehabilitative daytime activities is 4 hours or less.

The service includes meals served during the service.

The service may involve transport. The personal liability for transport / direction is the same as for the mobility support services.

No client fee is charged to the care recipient (Regional Council, 23 November 2022, Section 137).

The care of the care recipient can be arranged, for example, as 24-hour sheltered housing, institutional services, family care, substitute care for informal care, communal housing, rehabilitative daytime activities or temporary home care.

Depending on the form of service, the client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.

€13.20/day

The care of the recipient can be arranged, for example, as short-term 24-hour sheltered housing or institutional services.

The client brings their own medication / incontinence supplies / medical supplies.

Personal liability for transport services within the Varha area is the same as the fare for a regular single ticket paid via Föli's contactless payment.

The monthly cap on the personal liability for transport services within the Varha area is the same as the fare for the 30-day season pass for the Föli customer group.

The personal liability for transport services outside the Varha area and in external traffic is calculated based on the unit price according to the pricing of Matkahuolto's nationwide serial tickets for the customer group (30 trips/30 days).

Personal liability for transport services for work and daytime activities is 3 euros.

Client fees for child welfare services are charged in accordance with Section 7, Subsections 2 and 3 of the Act on Client Fees.

According to the Decree on Client Fees, the fee may not exceed  €2048,60/month.

In child welfare services, fees are charged in accordance with Section 7, Subsections 2 and 3 of the Act on Client Fees, as compensation for the costs of placement outside the child’s home (emergency placement, open care placement, and taking into care) or family rehabilitation. The fee is charged for placements lasting over 3 months in emergency and open care placements.