{"id":109,"date":"2019-05-08T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:08:34","slug":"social","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/living\/social\/","title":{"rendered":"Social support for refugees and asylum seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"social-support\">\n<h1>Social support for refugees and asylum seekers<\/h1>\n<p><!-- QUICK ELIGIBILITY --><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert-box\">\n<h3>Can you get support?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have no income \u2192 you can apply<\/li>\n<li>If your income is low \u2192 you can apply<\/li>\n<li>If you need help \u2192 contact your local Centre for Social Work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- OVERVIEW --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<p>People with international protection have access to <strong>social benefits <\/strong>under the same conditions as Slovenian citizens.<\/p>\n<p>These benefits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social services<\/li>\n<li>Financial assistance<\/li>\n<li>Support if you do not have enough income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may also receive <strong>family benefits<\/strong>, depending on your income.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Financial social assistance<\/h3>\n<p>If you have no income or your income is below <strong>EUR 507,43 per month (2026)<\/strong>, you can apply.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are handled by the <strong>Centres for Social Work (CSW)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are 16 centres across Slovenia<\/li>\n<li>Contact the centre closest to you<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csd-slovenije.si\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">: Find your local centre (Slovenian)<br \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Opening hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday: 8:00\u201312:00 and 13:00\u201315:00<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday: 8:00\u201312:00 and 13:00\u201317:00<\/li>\n<li>Friday: 8:00\u201312:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONDITIONS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Conditions<\/h3>\n<p>To receive support, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have no assets or other means to support yourself<\/li>\n<li>Actively try to improve your situation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you can work, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Register with the Employment Service<\/li>\n<li>Participate in programmes<\/li>\n<li>Actively look for a job<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AMOUNT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Amount of support<\/h3>\n<p>The amount depends on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your household size<\/li>\n<li>Your needs<\/li>\n<li>Your participation in employment programmes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact your Centre for Social Work for details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- HEALTH --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Health insurance<\/h3>\n<p>If you receive financial social assistance, you are entitled to <strong>full health insurance coverage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- EMERGENCY --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Emergency support<\/h3>\n<p>In urgent situations, you may receive <strong>emergency financial assistance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This must be used only for the approved purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Contact your Centre for Social Work if you need urgent help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- DEATH SUPPORT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Support after a death in the family<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Funeral cost support: <strong>EUR 1.014,86 (2026)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>One-time emergency assistance: <strong>EUR 507,43 (2026)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- OTHER BENEFITS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"info-box\">\n<h3>Other benefits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Child benefit and family allowances: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/teme\/otroski-dodatek\/\">Otro\u0161ki dodatek | GOV.SI<\/a> (in Slovenian)<\/li>\n<li>Supplementary social allowance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/teme\/varstveni-dodatek\/\">Varstveni dodatek | GOV.SI <\/a>(in Slovenian)<\/li>\n<li>School meal subsidy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/teme\/subvencija-prehrane-za-ucence-in-dijake\/\">Subvencija prehrane za u\u010dence in dijake | GOV.SI<\/a> (in Slovenian)<\/li>\n<li>Reduced kindergarten payment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/teme\/znizano-placilo-vrtca\/\">Zni\u017eano pla\u010dilo vrtca | GOV.SI<\/a> (in Slovenian)<\/li>\n<li>Health insurance and healthcare coverage for people in financial hardship: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/teme\/kritje-zdravstvenega-zavarovanja-in-zdravstvenih-storitev-za-socialno-ogrozene\/\">Kritje zdravstvenega zavarovanja in zdravstvenih storitev za materialno ogro\u017eene | GOV.SI<\/a> \u00a0(in Slovenian)<\/li>\n<li>Rent subsidy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/teme\/subvencija-najemnine\/\">Subvencija najemnine | GOV.SI<\/a> (in Slovenian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Social Rights Guide \u2013 Easy-to-Read and Multilingual Versions<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-in-list files\">\n<li><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2026.pdf\">Vodnik po socialnih pravicah 2026\u00a0<\/a><small>(pdf, 1.8 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"docx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/sociala\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah-2025-v-lahkem-branju.docx\">Vodnik po socialnih pravicah 2025 v lahkem branju<\/a>\u00a0<small>(docx, 7.1 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_BG.pdf\">\u0420\u044a\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.4 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_BS.pdf\">Vodi\u010d kroz socijalna prava<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.3 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_DE.pdf\">Leitfaden zu den Sozialrechten<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.5 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_EN.pdf\">Social Rights Guide<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.3 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_ES.pdf\">Gu\u00eda de derechos sociales<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.3 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_FR.pdf\">Guide des droits sociaux<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.4 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_MK.pdf\">\u0412\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0447 \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0458\u0430\u043b\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.4 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_RM.pdf\">Guidas dals dretgs socials<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.4 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_RU.pdf\">\u0420\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u043f\u043e \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043c<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.3 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_SQ.pdf\">Udh\u00ebzues p\u00ebr t\u00eb drejtat sociale<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.4 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_SR.pdf\">Vodi\u010d kroz socijalna prava<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.3 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"icon ficon-document\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a class=\"pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/assets\/ministrstva\/MDDSZ\/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP\/MPO\/TISKOVINE\/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki\/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_UK.pdf\">\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0431\u043d\u0438\u043a \u0456\u0437 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432<\/a>\u00a0<small>(pdf, 1.3 MB)<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social support for refugees and asylum seekers Can you get support? If you have no income \u2192 you can apply If your income is low \u2192 you can apply If you need help \u2192 contact your local Centre for Social Work People with international protection have access to social benefits under the same conditions as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":105,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1573,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/1573"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}