Background information

Nursing homes are affected by increased energy prices and growing costs of living. This is exasperated during the winter heating period. The state offers temporary financial support during the heating period for 102 nursing homes to compensate for the increase in energy prices. The amount of the allowance per person living in a nursing home is €60 per month which is about €3.1 million in total.

Content of measure

The support is provided to 102 nursing homes across Estonia (regions have not been specified in public sources). The amount of support is €60 per person (which is about half of the cost of the energy increase per person per month), which in total is €3.1 million. In addition, the measure intends to support providers of special care services with accommodation (community living service and 24-hour special care service) in covering the additional costs associated with high energy costs in the period from 01 January 2023 to 31 March 2023. According to the data of the Social Insurance Board, the size of the target group affected is 3,111 people who need 24-hour special care service or community living service.

Use of measure

No information available.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Sector specific set of companies	People in care facilities

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Local / regional government Social insurance	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

Social partners were not involved.

Views and reactions

Social partners have not expressed their views.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 20 December 2022: Riik toetab hooldekodusid energiaarvete maksmisel 3,1 miljoniga (www.err.ee)
• 13 January 2023: Riik toetab hooldekodusid kõrgete energiahindadega võitlemisel (www.sm.ee)