Background information

There is currently not enough adequate housing for all Ukrainian refugees. To avoid that the refugees would end up staying in an inadequate home, the government put a subsidy scheme in place which entails that Danish citizens can gain up to DKK 500 per day if they house refugees from Ukraine.

The special law for Ukrainian refugees and residence permit was overall extended on 3. November 2023 to last until 17. march 2025 which also means that the subsidy scheme for private landlords were extended.

Content of measure

The Subsidy scheme allows the Municipalities to provide a grant of up to DKK 500 per day to the Danish citizens who offer to house a refugee from Ukraine. However, it is not legally mandatory for the municipalities to provide a grant, and the amount of money that the municipalities offer also differs. There is no data on how much there has been set aside in total as it differs how much the different Municipalities set aside.

At the moment, only 36 out of the 98 Municipalities have the subsidy scheme set in place, and only a few municipalities offer the full grant of DKK 500, the amount varies across municipalities. The main goal of this measure is to provide an incentive for citizens to house refugees from Ukraine so they can get an adequate home without putting a big pressure on the financial situations of the citizens.

The minimum standard for housing is that they have a bed/beds and that it is warm and insulated.

Use of measure

There is no data on how many Danish citizens have offered to be host families, however 36 municipalities currently provide the grant.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Migrants or refugees

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Local / regional government	Local funds 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

There is no involvement of social partners in regards to this measure.

Views and reactions

There is no involvement of social partners in regards to this measure, and there has not been uttered any reactions towards this specific measure.

Sources

• 24 March 2022: Værtsfamilier kan få kompensation for at huse flygtninge (www.berlingske.dk)
• 03 November 2023: US.DK (us.dk)