Housing maintenance support
Housing maintenance support can be granted towards the costs of electricity, water and gas consumption, district heating, sewerage and waste collection, rent or sublet rent, common charges, or fuel costs.
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 person living alone or a single parent,
b) HUF 153 900 if one more person lives in the household besides the applicant,
c) if the applicant is a person with a musculoskeletal, intellectual, hearing or visual impairment, a severe or multiple disability, or autism, or such a person lives in their household, regardless of the number of people in the household, HUF 153 900,
d) if 3 or more people live in the household, HUF 133 950.
The monthly amount of the support is a flat HUF 15,000, regardless of the number of people living in the apartment and the size of the apartment.
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 13 – 13/A
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.
Related forms
📄 Application for local housing maintenance support I. (PDF)
📄 Application for local housing maintenance support II. (PDF)
Social and Health Department
Address: 1076 Budapest, Garay utca 5
Head of Department: Szegény Ákos
Email: human@erzsebetvaros.hu
