Organised housing

Organised housing is a social service aimed at providing housing in a housing unit, accompanied by constant or periodic expert and other assistance, as well as support in meeting basic living needs, along with social, professional, cultural, educational, recreational and other needs

Organised housing is a social service aimed at providing housing in a housing unit, accompanied by constant or periodic expert and other assistance, as well as support in meeting basic living needs, along with social, professional, cultural, educational, recreational and other needs, in order to establish and maintain the social roles of beneficiaries, levelling out their abilities, improving quality of life, fostering an active and independent living and enabling social inclusion, depending on the needs of beneficiaries.

Organised housing beneficiaries 

Organised housing services are granted to:

• children without adequate parental care or young adults
• children or young adults with behavioural issues
• unaccompanied foreign children or stateless children
• children with developmental disabilities or persons with disabilities
• persons who were beneficiaries of accommodation services or organised housing, and who need to be provided with housing accompanied by assistance and support in meeting basic living needs, as well as social, professional, cultural, educational, recreational and other needs, in order to establish and maintain the social roles of beneficiaries, levelling out their abilities, improving quality of life, fostering an active and independent living and enabling social inclusion, depending on the needs of beneficiaries, for as long as the need persists, and up to 26 years of age
• functionally dependent elderly persons who are unable to independently meet their own needs
• persons addicted to alcohol, drugs, gambling or having other addictions
• pregnant women or parents with a child under the age of one, without housing or a place to live, or who cannot stay in the family with their child due to dysfunctional family relations
• victims of domestic violence
• victims of human trafficking or
• homeless persons.

Organised housing services providers

 
Organised housing services are provided by social welfare homes, associations, religious communities, as well as other legal persons.

Exercising of rights

The procedure for granting the right to organised housing shall be initiated by the party at the competent social welfare centre until 31 December 2022, and at the Croatian Social Welfare Institute as of 1 January 2023.
Addresses and phone numbers of social welfare centres can be found on the website of the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy.

Personal needs allowance for organised housing beneficiaries

Personal needs allowance is granted to a beneficiary of accommodation services or organised housing if they are unable to meet their personal needs with their own income while using accommodation services or organised housing.
Personal needs allowance for children in elementary school, adults and elderly persons amounts to 33,18 EUR (HRK 250.00), and for children and young adults in high school or other young adults amounts to 46,45 EUR (HRK 350.00).