The government's plan to introduce a new integration allowance for recently arrived migrants has been formally submitted to parliament. The proposal would create a separate benefit for unemployed jobseekers who have lived in the country for less than three years and do not meet employment requirements for the full general social security benefit. Under the bill, recipients would receive a lower level of support during their first years in the country,

The new model would mean that people who move to Finland from abroad, but do not yet have a job, would no longer be entitled to the same level of unemployment benefit as other…

The government's plan to introduce a new integration allowance for recently arrived migrants has been formally submitted to parliament. The proposal would create a separate…