Background information

At the end of March 2022, there were around 11,000 refugees from Ukraine in Croatia. Most of them had very limited financial resources. Therefore, the Croatian government decided that their accommodation costs would be covered from Croatian budget. On its meeting on 23 March 2022, the government decided that the accommodation costs for refugees from Ukraine would be reimbursed pursuant to a rental contract with the Interior Ministry (Civil Protection Administration) for a period of six months, with the possibility of extending contracts up to one year.

Content of measure

Providers of accommodation will be paid monthly to cover the cost of accommodation and utility bills. Expenses will be paid in the amount of HRK 50 (€6.64) a day for single persons, families with more members will receive HRK 40 (€5.31) a day for the first person, HRK 30 (€3.98) for a second member, HRK 20 (€2.66) for a third member and HRK 10 ((€1.33) a day for each member after that. The highest monthly accommodation costs can be HRK 3,600 (€6.64)

Housing units have to have to be of a minimum of 30m2 for one person and an additional 5m2 for each family member after that. The premises must include a kitchen and bathroom with a lavatory. It must also be furnished and have the necessary appliances and utility infrastructure. Eligible are private rentals as well as business, like hotels, hostels and similar. A total budget allocated to this measure is not specified but will depends on the number of refuges.

Use of measure

The money for this will be ensured from the state budget from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. The government has authorised the Interior Ministry, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy and the Civil Protection Administration to implement this decision.

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	National funds

Social partners

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

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement as case not in social partner domain	No involvement as case not in social partner domain
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

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

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

Involvement

Due to the nature of the measure, social partners were not involved.

Views and reactions

Although due to the nature of the measure, social partners were not involved, they fully support all kinds of aid to the refuges from Ukraine.

Sources

• 23 March 2022: The government’s decision on the covering of the accommodation costs for refugees from Ukraine (Odluka Vlade o pokrivanju troškova smještaja izbjeglica iz Ukrajine) (vlada.gov.hr)
• 04 April 2024: The Government of the Republic of Croatia on 23 March 2022, issued the Decision on financing the costs of housing for persons from Ukraine in individual accommodation. Based on this Decision, the Ministry of the Interior, Civil Protection Directorate, concludes a lease agreement with the owners who have ceded their real estate for the accommodation of displaced persons for a housing unit for the housing of displaced persons from Ukraine. The agreement was valid for a period of six months with the possibility of an extension of up to one year. On 22 March 2023, the Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted a Decision amending the previous Decision, extending the financing until 4 March 2024. On 6 March 2024, based on the lease agreement for a housing unit to provide housing care for displaced persons from Ukraine, 2,934 displaced persons were accommodated, while 1,592 displaced persons from Ukraine were accommodated in collective accommodation. The cost of housing care for one displaced person from Ukraine in individual accommodation, based on a contract for renting a housing unit, is many times lower than the cost of care in collective accommodation. Due to the current situation resulting from the aggression against Ukraine, the Republic of Croatia continues to assist displaced Ukrainian citizens in housing care upon arrival in its territory. On 29 February 2024, the Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted a Decision on the extension of financing the costs of housing for displaced persons from Ukraine until 4 March 2025. (vlada.gov.hr)