🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Housing

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Where can I go to find emergency/short-term housing?

You can find short-term housing on the following platforms:

For more information you can visit stojimezaukrajinou.cz/ua#zhitlo .

The Regional Centers for Helping Ukrainians have special restrooms. If you have arrived in the Czech Republic and have neither relatives nor acquaintances there, you can contact the center's staff with a request to find you housing. One of the help centers is open at the following address: Novákových street 1954/20a, Praha 8-Libeň district near the metro station "V Palmovka". Working hours: Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Can I access public housing or housing provided by the state? How and where do I apply for public housing?

Visit the KACPU Regional Assistance Help Center, where you will be assisted in arranging accommodation and other help if necessary. KACPU addresses in each region can be found below on this page .

However, it is important to know that free housing from the state is provided only for 150 days, then you will have to pay for housing.

On April 1, the following new rules for free accommodation will apply:

the maximum period of free accommodation is 150 days, starting from the date of obtaining temporary protection. The periods of residence in certain places are summed up.
the period of free accommodation before the entry into force of Lex Ukraine V is also taken into account.
Ukrainians lose their right to free accommodation if they refuse to live in the accommodation or leave it without good reason. It is considered that the person has exhausted the maximum period.
If the 150-day period has already been exhausted before the entry into force of Lex Ukrajina V or within 90 days thereafter, then a protective period of 90 days from the date of entry into force of Lex Ukrajina V remains. This means that even after 150 days, refugees can stay for another 90 days free of charge, which will give them some time to find new housing.

How do I find long term housing?

The easiest way is to visit Special Regional Assistance Centres for Ukraine where guidance and help is going to be given. If you rent a property privately, you must register with the Police of the Czech Republic at the Foreigners’ Residence Unit of the Department of Foreign Police. You can use this platform to find long-term housing https://uprchlici-vitejte.cz .

If you have the opportunity to rent housing at your own expense, rent it on one of the resources: sreality.cz or bezrealitky.cz .

Renting housing in the Czech Republic is much cheaper than in the countries of Western Europe. A one-room apartment in the center of Prague will cost 15,000 kroner (600 euros) per month, in more remote areas you can find housing for 9,800 kroner (400 euros) per month. The rental price is affected by the proximity of the apartment to the historic city center and the availability of the metro line.

In Ostrava and Brno, rental costs will be slightly lower, as demand is not as high as in Prague, which has seen a significant increase in the number of expats in recent years. Outside the big cities, the cost of housing decreases accordingly.

One-room apartments in the Czech Republic often do not have a separate kitchen. Also, you should expect that when signing the lease agreement, the owner may ask to pay the rent for the first and last month of residence.

Utilities - additional 4,500 kroner (180 euros) - water supply, electricity, garbage removal. It is worth noting that in the Czech Republic, most often, light and gas are tied to a specific person, not to a residence. Non-specialized utility payments are also allocated - lighting in the entrance, cleaning the territory of the house.

EU4UA is a platform for finding housing in Europe together with other Ukrainians

A new roommate search function has been launched on the EU4UA platform.

Renting housing with other people will allow:

save money by sharing housing costs with other people;
have a greater choice of housing;
to find friends, expand the network of social contacts and feel supported in a new country.

Go to the platform via the link .

If I am staying with friends and family in the long term, what documents do I need to fill out to make it official? How can I obtain proof of residency?

You should get written confirmation from the owner the property which bears their official signature or is signed in front of an employee of the Asylum and Migration Policy Department of the Ministry of the Interior. You need an identification document to receive a lease contract, which in turn serves as proof of residence.
You should always report a change of residence in the territory of the Czech Republic. To report a residence change, or any other chan please use this form for manual completion or this form for electronics completion. You should send the completed form, including attachments (if there are any) by post to the address of one of the Ministry of the Interior Offices or go there in person. Please, do not report any changes by e-mail.
Everything can also be arranged at the Regional Assistance Centres for Ukraine (KACPU) , but only on working days when staff are present. It is not possible to arrange the service on weekends.
More information at www.mvcr.cz .

From July 1, solidarity payments will change for those who sheltered Ukrainian migrants for free.

If Ukrainians with temporary protection live together with the owner of the house for free, then:

homeowners will continue to receive solidarity payments of 3,000 kroner per person per month (a maximum of three people can be sheltered);
it is not necessary to register an apartment/house in a special housing register;
to receive payments, the home owner must submit an application to the Labor Government in electronic form through the application.