Debt management service

As part of the debt management service for people who have accumulated arrears related to housing costs, the Family and Child Welfare Center runs debt management counseling for those eligible, and the Erzsébetváros Local Government provides debt reduction support.

Debt reduction support can be requested if the debt exceeds HUF 50 000 but does not exceed HUF 400 000, the debt is at least four months old, and the applicant undertakes to pay at least 25% of the debt from their own resources.

The support may be granted to an applicant with a registered address in District VII who actually lives at that address who is the owner, tenant or usufructuary of the apartment concerned and whose household’s per capita income does not exceed

a)     HUF 190,950 for a single parent or a person living alone,

b)     HUF 153,900 for a 2-person household,

c) HUF 133,950 for a household of three or more, provided that no member of the household has assets.

The application is prepared by the Family and Child Welfare Center together with the debtor, as part of debt management counseling, after which it can be submitted at the Mayor’s Office.

Further information on the eligibility conditions for the support and the documents to be attached is available in the information section at the end of the application form.

Legal background: Local Government Decree 6/2016 (II.18.), Sections 16-19 

If you have questions about the benefit or about submitting and filling in the application, our colleagues are available in person during office hours and by phone outside office hours. You can find the name and phone number of the case officer for your place of residence under the “Contact details of case officers” menu item.

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