Background information

Under Govt decree 310/2021 (VI. 7.), the solo self-employed with their main activity falling into one of the selected 56 sectors will receive a one-off grant equal to the among of the monthly minimum wage for skilled workers. The amount of the compensation is HUF 219,000 (in 2021) or €608. Only those entrepreneurs are eligible who have no employees and therefore were not eligible for Wage support for sectors - catering and recreation , as specified under government decree 485/2020.

Content of measure

The list of eligible sectors includes 56 different sectors with the following NACE codes: 4719, 4743, 4751, 4754, 4759, 4761, 4763, 4764, 4765, 4771, 4772, 4777, 4778, 4779, 476203, 477601, 4939, 5510, 5520, 5530, 5590, 5610, 5621, 5629, 5630, 5914, 7722, 7729, 7911, 7912, 7990, 8230, 8551, 8553, 8559, 8560, 9001, 9002, 9004, 9102, 9104, 9200, 9311, 9312, 9313, 9319, 9321, 9329, 9521, 9523, 9524, 9525, 9529, 9602, 9604, 9609.

The aim of the measure is to help workers who could not work at all during COVID-19 lockdowns (personal services like hairdressers, or artists, for example, who were not targeted so far in any measures).

Use of measure

Within a week of opening applications on 8 June 2021 the ministry received requests for over HUF 1.5 billion (€4.17 million) worth of grants (about 7,000 applicants). By July 8, the first month, 50,000 applications were received, of which 40,000 have already been approved in a value of nearly HUF 8 billion (€22.2 million). The government expected 100,000-120,000 people to benefit from the measure altogether. The total number of self-employed persons supported was 76,800 and the total amount of support allocated HUF 16.8 billion (€46.7 million).

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Self-employed	Sector specific set of companies One person or microenterprises	Does not apply to citizens

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	Informed	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: Unknown

Involvement

There are no social partners dedicated to the needs of self-employed, but trade unions, such as those for artists (SZIDOSZ for actors, MZTSZ-Alaphang for music) were informed of the measure from the media and disseminate the information to their members/self-employed.

Views and reactions

No specific views were put forward.

Sectors and occupations

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

• 10 November 2020: Government decree 485/2020 (English)
• 07 June 2021: Govt decree 310/2021.
• 16 June 2021: 7000 applicants for self-employed compensation in a week (koronavirus.gov.hu)
• 08 July 2021: More than 50000 applied for self-employed compensation in a month (www.hrportal.hu)