Pursuant to Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1912 of 30 July 2026, which extends temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine until 4 March 2028, the government amended its Decision on Financing the Costs of Housing for Displaced Persons from Ukraine in Individual Accommodation on 18 September 2026 (Narodne Novine 105/2026 (1263) and extended the provision of housing support until 4 March 2028.
The matter was discussed at the Government session held on 17 September 2026, during which the Minister of the Interior noted that the requirement under Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1912 for temporary protection beneficiaries to have fulfilled “their military obligations in Ukraine” applies only to new applicants and does not affect persons who have already been granted temporary protection.
The minister reported that Croatia had granted temporary protection to 33,367 persons since March 2022 and, as of 16 September 2026, 3,728 displaced persons were accommodated in individual accommodation.
- Official Gazette | Narodne Novine (18 September, 2026), Odluka o izmjeni Odluke o financiranju troškova za stambeno zbrinjavanje raseljenih osoba iz Ukrajine u pojedinačnom smještaju [Decision on Amendments to the Decision on Financing the Costs of Housing for Displaced Persons from Ukraine in Individual Accommodation],