GOVERNMENT OF SARAJEVO CANTON: AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES FOR RESOLVING HOUSING ISSUE OF YOUNG PEOPLE THIS YEAR IS UP TO 12,000 BAM, REQUIREMENT OF THREE YEARS OF RESIDENCE IN CANTON SARAJEVO IS ABOLISHED

SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 19 (ONASA) – The Government of the Canton of Sarajevo adopted today the Decision on subsidizing the solution to the housing issue of young people.
A public call for young people, with the criteria for applying for the subsidy, will be announced next week on the official website of the Ministry of Communal Economy, Infrastructure, Spatial Planning, Construction and Environmental Protection of the CS, announced the relevant minister, Almir Bečarević.
“The individual amount for subsidies has increased compared to previous years and amounts to 12,000 BAM. This amount is determined according to inflationary trends and the rise in housing prices. The fact is that it is not enough, but it is a good form of help and we hope that as many young people as possible will apply to the Public Call. Unfortunately, the number of applicants is decreasing from year to year, and that should worry all of us,” said Minister Bečarević.
He pointed out that the criteria for applying have been partially changed compared to previous years, and one of them concerns the length of residence in CS.
“We have taken into account all the remarks of young people that have come to us in the past period, and above all that they must meet the criterion of three years of residence in the Sarajevo Canton in order to apply for the Public Call, as this was prescribed in previous years. According to the new public call, the condition for applying will be that the applicant resides in the Sarajevo Canton on the date of submission of the application, but also undertakes to reside in the Canton continuously within five years from the date of payment of the funds on behalf of the subsidy and that Submit the CIPS residence application to the Ministry by January 30 of each year,” stated, among other things, Minister Bečarević, inviting young people to apply for the Public Call and exercise their right to support when buying an apartment.
5.5 million BAM have been provided in this year’s CS Budget to subsidize the solution to the housing issue of young people, announced the Protocol and Press Service of the CS.