Police officers receive monthly compensation for renting a home or buying a home with a mortgage/real estate loan. The government wants to change the conditions on which this money is offered, which is why a draft Resolution has been prepared.

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Draft Decision on rent and installments of police houses – click to open

According to the document, police officers who are assigned to their first post or transferred to another settlement than the one in which they live, will receive the following monthly amounts for housing rent, which is a maximum distance of 70 km from the place of work.

It also regulates the situation when there are successive changes to the service report and:

  • provisions relating to the situation of de facto divorced spouses have been repealed
  • new cases are introduced where the monthly rent compensation is still paid, respectively, for those who are seconded to an area other than the one in which they rented a living space and do not choose to receive rent compensation in the area where they were seconded. The same if they are on leave to raise a child up to 2 years old, in the case of a disabled child by 3 times. In addition, compensation will not be provided to police officers who have alienated housing belonging to them or their spouses with the intention of receiving monthly rental compensation as provided by law for military personnel.

How much is the rent?

The rent is:

  • 50% of the monthly salary if the rented accommodation is located in municipalities, tourist resorts or resorts, but not more than what is stipulated in the rental agreement
  • 40% of the monthly salary, if the rented housing is located in other settlements than those for which 50% is applied, but not more than stipulated in the employment contract.

These compensations also apply to loan payments, it is stated here that the costs associated with early repayment, possible penalty interest and other costs that are not in the monthly repayment schedule are not included.

The distance between the place of work and the address of the rented/purchased property by the shortest driving route will be calculated using Google Maps.