€500 million allocated for renovating old houses

Owners of older family houses will be able to apply for the first two calls from Slovakia's Recovery and Resilience Plan amounting to €30 million, Premier Eduard Heger announced at a news conference held with Finance Minister Igor Matovic and Environment Minister Jan Budaj (all OLaNO) in attendance on Tuesday. The prime minister stated that aid from the recovery plan aimed at boosting efficiency and reducing costs is coming at a time when Slovakia is going through a difficult energy crisis. A total amount of €500 million has been allocated for renovating houses, with the first two calls amounting to €15 million each. Budaj said that applications can be filed as of October 15 and that the calls will remain open until the end of February 2023. He believes that the first 4,000 applicants will be able to start renovating their houses by the end of this year. The project should start in full next year, with a goal of 30,000 houses renovated, said Budaj.