Factsheet for measure
SK-2022-23/2214
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Updated
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Refugee accommodation allowance for persons and entities hosting refugees free of charge
Príspevok za ubytovanie odídenca
Background information
Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Ukraine tens of thousands refugees entered Slovakia and it was not possible for the state to provide them accommodation in available refugee centres. To ensure/mitigate the accommodation of refugees, the government decided to provide refugee accommodation allowance to any citizen of the Slovak Republic who provides temporary accommodation for a refugee in own residential property. The allowance is provided by the municipality to the person who owns the real estate used for housing in its territorial district and provides the accommodation free of charge. According to the Government Order 218/2022, they will receive a refugee accommodation allowance from the state.
Content of measure
The measure concerns citizens of the Slovak Republic who will provide their residential property for refugees from Ukraine. Following persons and entities that do not provide accommodation on the basis of a trade license are entitled to the accommodation allowance:
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owners of flats and family houses.
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accommodation facilities intended for short-term accommodation, the condition is that they
are nonbusiness entities;
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municipalities and higher territorial units, if they provide accommodation free of charge
directly or through their budgetary or contributory organisation.
The allowance is paid on the basis of a contract for the provision of accommodation to the refugee/resident. The subsistence allowance is provided in the amount of:
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€8 per night of accommodation of the resident, if he or she is a natural person who has reached the age of 15,
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€4 per night for the accommodation of a resident if he or she is a natural person under the age of 15.
The contract contains in particular data on the citizen who provides accommodation and data on accommodated refugees (number of nights of accommodation).
The model contract in the Slovak language and in the Ukrainian language is published on the website of the
Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic
and on the website
ua.gov.sk
.
The contribution will be paid to the entitled person by the municipality - to a bank account or in cash. The payment of funds to the landlord will take place only after the municipality receives these funds from the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic.
The allowance is provided for accommodation of the resident provided no later than 30 September 2022.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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01 July 2024
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From July 1, 2024, new rules are applicable for the payment of the allowance for refugees from Ukraine.
The allowance will be provided only for the accommodation of the refugee:
• within 120 days from the first provision of temporary refuge on the territory of the Slovak Republic,
• or, for vulnerable persons (i.e. a member of the household receiving material assistance,
• or, for persons with serious disabilities provided with humanitarian aid according to a special regulation,
• or, in case of persons aged 65 or over,
• or, for one of the parents caring for a child under 5 years old based on a court decision,
• or, for a child up to 5 years of age of the person according to the previous point.
The following categories are entitled to an allowance for accommodation:
• any person owning real estate appropriate to be used for housing and who provides free accommodation to migrants is entitled for an allowance for accommodation amounting to 5 euros per night of accommodation for a migrant / from 390 to 900 euros depending on the number of living rooms.
• a legal entity that provides free accommodation to a migrant in a non-residential building used for short-term accommodation, which it owns or manages - conditioned that it does not operate in the area of accommodation services as since July 1, 2024, legal entities operating in the field of accommodation services are no longer entitled to the allowance for the accommodation of refugee.
• a municipality (or a higher regional government) if it provides accommodation to the refugee free of charge directly, or through a budgetary contribution, is entitled for an allowance for accommodation amounting to 6 euros per night of accommodation for the refugee.
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Use of measure
The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic paid a total of €17.9 million to accommodation providers from February 2022 to 1 August.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Does not apply to businesses
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Migrants or refugees
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Informed
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Informed
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Sectoral or branch level
Involvement
At its last meeting in year 2022, the Economic and Social Council of the Slovak Republic, as an advisory body to the Government of the Slovak Republic, did not discuss any of the measures in relation to the war in Ukraine and the refugees.
Views and reactions
The views of the social partners have not been discussed.
Sources
