List of financial assistance

Good to know

For information in English about the Hungarian administration system (government offices, government windows, allowances, etc.) you can call the governmental helpline, what you can find under “Everyday life – Governmental helpline” on this link: http://hu.danubecompass.org/archives/situations/governmental-helpline. If you are calling from Hungary call this number: 1818, if you are calling from abroad call this number: +36 (1) 550-1858.

Regular Social Allowance

What

If you live under poor living and financial conditions (the amount of income per person is significantly lower than the minimum wage) you are entitled to receive financial support from the local government. You can obtain this financial aid on a monthly basis if you can’t support yourself and your family.
To apply for this support, you need to submit an income support documents, documents related with housing, proof of benefits applied for, pass for people with special needs (see section “other means of assistance”) and proof of any assets (e.g. car, pension provision) to the responsible authorities. The allowance system is on municipality level, so the rules of eligibility may be different according to municipality.

Where

To find the municipality level local government you have to search for this expression: „the name of the municipality + önkormányzat”. For example: Veszprém önkormányzat.

Disability allowance (Fogyatékossági támogatás)

What

This is a regular, monthly basis financial support for people with disabilities. You are entitled to receive this support if your conditions justify it, you are older than 18 years and you are:

  • Hungarian citizen,

or

  • officially settled,

or

  • stateless persons

or

  • refugee or person under subsidiary/temporary protection.

The allowance is for mentally handicapped, autist, hearing or visually impaired and disabled people who have proof document issued by the doctor.

On this link you can find more information about the disability allowance (in Hungarian): http://kormanyablak.hu/hu/feladatkorok/45/KINCS00024. You can apply for this support in the government office (kormányhivatal).

Where

You can find the contacts of the county level government offices on this link (in Hungarian): http://www.kormanyhivatal.hu/hu/elerhetosegek. However the page is in Hungarian after you click on the name of the county you can use the translator in your browser and translate to page to English, the translation is satisfying.

Disability support (Rokkantsági ellátás)

What

This is a financial support for people whom health condition justifies it. The amount of support depends on the category which depends on the physical capacity:

  • B2: health status:51-60%, 40% of the minimum wage,
  • C2: health status 31-50%, 60% of the minimum wage,
  • D: health status: 1-30%, 65% of the minimum wage,
  • E: health status: 1-30% but unable to be self-reliant, 70% of the minimum wage.

On this link there is more information: http://officina.hu/belfoeld/124-rokkantsagi-ellatas-2017-osszege-igenylese (Hungarian). Here you can find the webpage of the responsible institution:

You can read more about the Hungarian social security system under “Everyday life – Description of the Hungarian social security system”

On this page you can find more information about the Hungarian pension system (in English): https://nyugdijbiztositas.tcs.allamkincstar.gov.hu/en/

Where

Országos Nyugdíjbiztosítási Főigazgatóság (Central administration of National Pension Insurance)
Fiumei út 19./a.
1081 BUDAPEST
Tel.: +36-1-270-8107

On this link you can search for the local offices (in Hungarian): https://www.onyf.hu/hu/uegyintezes/el%C3%A9rhet%C5%91s%C3%A9gek.html (Hungarian – if you type the name of the town after “település” or the zip code after “irányítószám” on the top of the page you can search for the nearest offices)

Transport support (Közlekedési kedvezmény)

What

Financial support for disabled people to buy new vehicles or transform one regarding to their special needs. Non-Hungarian citizens need to have a residence permit in order to obtain this support. Preferred persons: workers, students, person with a child who is younger than 14 years old, person who became disabled because of military service. You can apply for the support in the government office (kormányhivatal). The amount of support is:

  • 1 million HUF (13225 € in 2017) in case of buying a new car,
  • 600000 (~1935 € in 2017) HUF in case of buying used car, motorbike with 3-4 wheels, machine driven wheelchair,
  • 90000 HUF (~290 € in 2017) for transformation of a car.
Where

You can find the contacts of the county level government offices on this link (in Hungarian): http://www.kormanyhivatal.hu/hu/elerhetosegek. However the page is in Hungarian after you click on the name of the county you can use the translator in your browser and translate to page to English, the translation is satisfying.