Before applying for rehabilitation

We can support your vocational rehabilitation if all the following conditions are met:

• you have not yet reached the age limit for old-age pension, and
• there is a risk that you will have to retire on a disability pension in the next few years, and
• you have had earnings covered by pension insurance or YEL income totalling at least €43 028,38 (in 2026) over the five preceding calendar years, and
• you are not entitled to vocational rehabilitation granted on the basis of an accident or a traffic accident, and
• your vocational rehabilitation is appropriate, meaning that it can support you in continuing in working life or returning to working life.

In addition, you must have had earnings covered by earnings-related pension insurance or a valid YEL insurance during the past 36 months. This condition is also met if, during this period, you have taken care of a child under 3 years old or an adopted child over 3 years old and have been absent from gainful employment for this reason.