You will have to pay: Ukrainians will be evicted from humanitarian housing in the Czech Republic

Following Ireland, the Czech Republic is introducing restrictions on free housing for Ukrainian refugees. From now on, even some vulnerable categories of Ukrainian migrants will be able to live in social apartments at state expense for a limited time. Humanitarian housing can be used within 90 days after arrival in the country. Previously, this term was 150 days.

The innovations will come into effect on September 1, but the Czech authorities urge Ukrainians not to postpone the search for housing for later, as the simultaneous search for apartments at the end of summer will create an artificially increased demand for rent and provoke an increase in prices.

Those who receive humanitarian aid from the Czech budget will still be able to pay for housing at state expense. Additional amounts of compensation are allocated for this purpose.

“Vulnerable persons with special needs, who will not be able to provide themselves with housing, have the right to use compensatory and supportive means of social support,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic notes.

The list of vulnerable persons includes: children; people aged 65 and older; pregnant women; people who care for children under the age of 6; Ukrainians who are studying in the Czech Republic and have not reached the age of 26.

As for the size of the housing compensation for vulnerable categories of Ukrainians, it amounts to:

• 6,000 kroner per person, for those who live in apartments/rooms/houses registered in the list of humanitarian housing;
• 4.8 thousand crowns per person for those who live in unregistered housing.

That is, a mother living in a registered apartment with a child younger than 6 years old can receive housing rent compensation in the amount of 12,000 kroner per month.

It is worth noting that this year the Czech government plans to increase rent compensation for Ukrainians to 8,000 kroner for registered and 6,000 kroner for unregistered housing.

In addition, citizens of Ukraine have the right to one-time emergency emergency assistance as a result of an extraordinary event, such as the loss or threat of loss of housing. The payment amount will be up to 20 times the subsistence minimum in the Czech Republic.