The complaint was registered on 6 July 2011. It concerns the situation of family and friend caregivers in Finland. The complainant organisation alleges that the system of financial support for family and friend caregivers is not equal, as it varies according to their place of residence in Finland. The complainant organisation invokes Article 23 (right of elderly persons to social protection) of the Revised Social Charter). In October 2011, the complainant organisation previously called “Association of Care Giving Relatives and Friends” took the decision to change its name to “The Central Association of Carers in Finland”.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 6 July 2011
• Case Document no. 2,  Observations by the Government on the admissibility
• Case Document no. 3,  Submissions by the Government on the merits
• Case Document no. 4,  Response to the Government's submissions on the merits
• Case Document no. 5,  Replies to the Association to additional questions

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 7 December 2011.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there is a violation of Article 23 of the Charter and it transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 20 December 2012.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2013)12 on 11 June 2013.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 70/2011

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 70/2011

 Resolution ResChS(2013)12 of the Committee of Ministers on 11 June 2013

 Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint