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Student loan interest paid by a state-guaranteed loan recipient is not a deductible expense for social assistance.

Case Number Kymen LO 19.12.1996 1598/II
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Court dismissed the student's claim to deduct interest payments from their state-guaranteed student loan from their social assistance entitlement. The student argued that interest accrued on the loan should be treated as a necessary expense, but the court found that the law only permits deductions for expenses directly qualifying for social support. Consequently, the court ruled that interest payments do not meet the statutory criteria for such deductions.

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Opintotukilain 2 § 1 mom; Opintotukilain 15 § 1 mom; Opintotukilain 16 § 3 mom; Opintotukilain 34 §; Opintotukilain 35 §: Interest payments on a student loan are not considered a qualifying expense for social assistance purposes under Finnish law.

Keywords

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student loan interest state guarantee social assistance deduction qualifying expenses administrative court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Sosiaalihuoltolaki 30 §
Sosiaalihuoltolaki 32 §
Opintotukilaki 2 § 1 mom
Opintotukilaki 15 § 1 mom
Opintotukilaki 16 § 3 mom
Opintotukilaki 34 §
Opintotukilaki 35 §
Opintotukietuuslaki 23 §
AI generated
kho-precedent_2006_22
Student loan interest not deductible from means-tested benefit supplement due to income inclusion during study months.
admin_1997_uusimaa-county__296
Social assistance denied when applicant fails to secure funding primarily through other means before enrolling in private school.
insurance_2012_39-2011
Insurance court allows student to exclude pre-restart income from 2008 study year for benefit recoupment.
kho-precedent_2005_20
Student's social assistance claim dismissed as income from study support exceeds means-tested benefit threshold.
kko-other_1997_472
Supreme Court ruled that a payment to a company is capital contribution, not interest payment.

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Opintotukilain (65/94) mukaisen valtiontakauksen saaneen

opiskelijan maksama opintolainan korko ei ollut toimeentulotukeen

oikeuttava meno.

SS:lle oli myönnetty opintolainan valtiontakaus kevätlukukaudeksi

1996. Opintotukilain (65/94) säännösten

mukaan valtiontakauksen voimassaolon edellytyksenä on,

että luottolaitos puolivuosittain lisää opintotukeen oikeuttavien

lukukausien aikana opintolainaan opintovuoden

aikana erääntyvät korot. SS:n opintolainan korko puolelta

vuodelta oli erääntynyt 15.6.1996. SS:lle oli myönnetty

myös opintorahaa lukuvuodeksi 1995-1996. Opintolainan

korko oli siten voitu erääntymispäivänään lisätä opintolainan

velkapääomaan. Vaikka opiskelija oli maksanut velkapääomaan

lisätyn koron, se ei ollut toimeentulotukeen oikeuttava meno.

SosiaalihuoltoL 30 §

SosiaalihuoltoL 32 §

OpintotukiL 2 § 1 mom

OpintotukiL 15 § 1 mom

OpintotukiL 16 § 3 mom

OpintotukiL 34 §

OpintotukiL 35 §

OpintotukiA 23 §