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Tallinn City Government sent a draft of a regulation to the City Council’s hearing today that would clarify the calculation process of the income-based benefit and which income sources are included.

Next week, the youth programme Gutsy Go, which aims to increase youths’ sense of community, will be organised in the Kesklinn district in cooperation with Jakob Westholm Gymnasium and the Freedom School for Ukrainian war refugees.

Tallinn’s ice-skating rinks will open on November 19. All townspeople are welcome to join the winter fun. The capital's schools have the opportunity to organize free physical education classes on the ice rinks and there will also be free access to all senior citizens.

On Friday, 18 November, a construction contract was signed at the Children's Museum Miiamilla (L. Koidula 21c) for the creation of the main project of the indoor and outdoor exhibition of the new permanent exhibition "Children's World Spaces". The activities of the new permanent exhibition are designed for the whole family to discover and will cost about €766 000.

At the start of this year's school year, in addition to the €320 allowance for children entering the first grade, the City of Tallinn will also pay all primary, secondary and vocational school pupils a €50 allowance to start the school year - applications for the school allowance can be submitted until 30 November

The eighth edition of the Sports Morning last Friday brought nearly 600 amateur athletes to the capital's sports halls and winter swimming centers.

The Tallinn City Government has submitted to the City Council a 2023 city budget with a total amount of 1.14 billion euros, which is 66.5 million or 6.2% more than the 2022 budget. The focus of next year’s budget will be on social security, with most of the investment going into roads, streets and education.

Next year's budget for Tallinn's education sector includes a pay rise for school and nursery school teachers. The 2023 budget also includes increased payments for school lunches and other investments for educational establishments.

The Tallinn City Government has introduced new social benefits from next year, with an increase in the start-of-school allowance for second-graders from €50 to €75 and an increase in the pension supplement for pensioners from €150 to €175 to compensate for price rises. It also introduces a per capita income ceiling for social assistance and increases the rent allowance and the rate of compensation for the cost of adapting housing.

In the draft 2023 city budget, the largest share of the total investment is in the reconstruction and overhaul of roads and streets, with €78.1 million planned. Emphasis is placed on the reconstruction of major transport nodes and the overhaul and rehabilitation of streets, bridges and viaducts.