Applications for benefits to mitigate the rise in electricity, gas and district heating costs in Tallinn will be accepted from mid-January at the latest.
The Tallinn Education Department has started informing parents about the designation of the school of residence for their children who will start school on 1 September 2022. The deadline for accepting the assigned school is 10 June.
Tallinn will allocate additional funding to improve access to services for preventing and alleviating mental health problems in the city’s budget next year.
Tallinn's draft city budget for 2022 will provide an increase in the pension supplement to €150 per year. In addition, all primary, secondary and vocational school students will receive a €50 benefit at the start of the school year.
Tallinn City Government approved a draft regulation introducing new thresholds for housing costs that affect the amounts of subsistence benefits paid. Raising the thresholds was necessitated by a significant increase in housing costs this year.
From this autumn, Tallinn will start paying the one-time allowance 320 euros for children going to the first grade in one instalment. So far, the benefit has been paid in two parts. Parents can start applying for the benefit from 13 September.
The Tallinn City Government adopted a draft regulation with the aim to release families with two or more children attending kindergarten from the tuition fee. Under the same conditions, support will also be provided to parents of children attending private kindergartens or using childcare services.
Until March 26, parents can submit applications for the appointment of schools of residence for children entering the first grade of Tallinn Municipal School in September this year.
The Tallinn City Government is planning an additional package of support measures, which, among other things, entails an exemption from tuition fee for parents of children attending Tallinn kindergartens from 11 March to 30 April.