{"id":26197,"date":"2025-04-02T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lyy.fi\/degree-student-are-you-currently-eligible-for-general-housing-allowance\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:39:43","slug":"degree-student-are-you-currently-eligible-for-general-housing-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyy.fi\/en\/degree-student-are-you-currently-eligible-for-general-housing-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree student!\u00a0 Are you currently eligible for general housing allowance?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From August 1, 2025, most students will no longer be eligible for general housing allowance. Instead, they will receive the student housing supplement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read here what the change means in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The housing supplement is tied to student financial aid<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From now on, you are only eligible for the housing supplement if you are receiving student financial aid. For example, if you do not receive financial aid during the summer months, you will not be entitled to the housing supplement either.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your eligibility for student financial aid ends\u2014due to, for example, slow progress in your studies, delays in completing your bachelor\u2019s thesis, or running out of financial aid months\u2014your right to the student housing supplement will also end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amount of the housing supplement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The housing supplement covers 80% of your rent, up to a maximum limit that depends on the municipality. In Rovaniemi, this limit is \u20ac248\/month. Currently, the maximum possible general housing allowance for a student living alone in Rovaniemi is \u20ac312.90\/month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other information about the housing supplement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The income of others living in the same household does not affect your eligibility for the housing supplement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The income limit for student financial aid\u2014and therefore also for the housing supplement\u2014is significantly higher than that of the general housing allowance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some students, such as those with underage children, will remain eligible for the general housing allowance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information<\/strong><br>Tuomo Talala<br>Member of the Board<br>Social Relations Representative<br><a href=\"mailto:tuomo.talala@lyy.fi\">tuomo.talala(at)lyy.fi<\/a><br><br>Krista Ulkuniemi<br>Specialist in Students Affairs<br>045 138 4190\u00a0<br><a href=\"mailto:edunvalvonta@lyy.fi\">edunvalvonta(at)lyy.fi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From August 1, 2025, most students will no longer be eligible for general housing allowance. 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