Background information

The county/municipal emergency committees for accommodation established a mechanism to provide lump sums to cover accommodation/food expenses in other locations. Applicants must submit an application to the town hall. Eligible people are beneficiaries of temporary protection and they must meet the conditions relating to registration/employment and enrolment of children in educational establishments.

Content of measure

For the first month, the only condition for a beneficiary of temporary protection is to be registered with the local authority of residence (town hall) in the Program by presenting the personal identification number of all family members. The applicant has to present an account statement (bank in Romania, in RON - only one account per family). In order to receive financial aid for the following three months, the adult applicant has to be legally registered as an employee with an employment contract according to Romanian rules or be registered in the unemployment insurance system at the Regional Employment Agency.

For the first four consecutive months, Ukrainians will receive RON 2,000 (€500) per month for a family for accommodation expenses, RON 750 (€150) per month for a single person for accommodation costs and RON 600 (€120) per person per month for food expenses .

From the fifth month until the end of 2023: RON 2,000 (€500) per month for a family for accommodation expenses and RON 750 (€150) per month for a single person for accommodation costs.

Use of measure

The estimated budgetary impact is 7.77 million lei per month (approx.€ 1,5) and 46.62 million lei (approx.€ 9,3) over the period July-December 2024.

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	European Funds 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

No involvement of social partners in designing and implementing the measure.

Views and reactions

There is no publicly available information about the social partners' views or reaction on the measure.

Sources

• 26 April 2023: Government Decision no. 368 from 26 April 2023 (Hotărâre nr. 368 din 26 aprilie 2023) (legislatie.just.ro)
• 26 April 2023: New 50/20 program (Noul program 50/20) (dopomoha.ro)
• 05 October 2023: Emergency Ordinance no 80 / 5 October 2023 (Ordonanță de Urgență nr. 80 din 5 octombrie 2023) (legislatie.just.ro)
• 28 June 2024: Emergency Ordinance no. 96 from 28 June 2024 (Ordonanța de Urgență nr. 96 din 28 iunie 2024) (legislatie.just.ro)