Accommodation in Slovakia. People granted temporary refuge can apply for free housing.

Short-term and long-term accommodation

People fleeing the war in Ukraine can apply for free accommodation provided by the state, local governments, individuals and private companies.

The staff at the Help Centres will provide you with an overview of short-term and long-term accommodation offers. Contact details and opening hours can be found on the page Help Centre.

The accommodation offers can be found at:

• Nehnutelnosti.sk
• Reality.sk
• Topreality.sk

You can also get information in person at municipal offices in the place where you are interested in living.

Accommodation provided by individuals and private companies

Individuals and companies are entitled to a financial contribution from the state for each accommodated person from Ukraine.

The owners of facilities will be paid the grant for providing accommodation to persons who have been granted the status of temporary refuge by the Government of the Slovak Republic until December 31, 2023. Subsequently, the Government of the Slovak Republic will extend or suspend the payment of this assistance.

For you, this means that you can apply for accommodation, including the utilities (water, electricity and gas), for free until December 31, 2023.

You can get free accommodation only if you have been granted the status of “Temporary Refuge”. You can learn more in the article Temporary Refuge.

How to apply for free accommodation

If the accommodation owner decides to apply for the state grant for a person who has been granted the status of temporary refuge, then, according to the law, he/she may not ask you to pay for accommodation or utilities (water, electricity and gas). Other additional services such as internet and television are subject to mutual agreement between you and the accommodation owner.

Applying is easy.

The accommodation owner shall submit the state grant application together with the accommodation contract and your personal data, including a document on Temporary Refuge at the municipal or city office in the place of accommodation.

Subsequently, it will be necessary for you to notify the municipality or city office in the place of accommodation once a month whether you still live in the place where you registered.

State grant for providing accommodation to persons who have been granted the status of temporary refuge

The Government of the Slovak Republic provides the grant for accommodation until December 31, 2023 as follows:

• Accommodation in apartments and family houses: 10 euros/adult/day, 5 euros/child under 15/day.
• Accommodation facilities that are not intended for business: 12 euros/adult/day, 6 euros/child under 15/day.
• Hotels, boarding houses and hostels: The state support is not intended for these forms of accommodation.

The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic informs about the conditions and procedure for submitting an application for State grant for providing accommodation to refugees.

External links

• https://www.minv.sk/?prispevok-za-ubytovanie ^[grant]
• https://www.nehnutelnosti.sk/ ^{[nehnutelnosti-sk]}
• https://www.reality.sk/ ^[reality-sk]
• https://www.topreality.sk/ ^{[topreality-sk]}