1.9.2023   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 216/11

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/1676

of 7 July 2023

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the definition of unit costs, lump sums and flat rates and financing not linked to costs for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (1), and in particular Articles 94(4) and 95(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

With a view to simplifying the use of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and reducing the administrative burden for beneficiaries, it is appropriate to define certain unit costs and establish amounts of financing not linked to costs available for reimbursement of the Union contribution to programmes. In line with Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, those unit costs and amounts of financing not linked to costs may be used also for operations eligible under the ESF+ and supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

(2)

The unit costs for reimbursement to Member States have been established on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method based on historical or statistical data, as referred to in Article 94(2), second subparagraph, point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

(3)

In the setting of the amounts of financing not linked to costs the Commission has observed the principle of sound financial management, in particular the principle that the resources employed are adequate for the investments undertaken.

(4)

Taking into account the additional efforts required for addressing the specific needs of third country nationals, including refugees and people having fled the Russian aggression against Ukraine, specific unit costs should be established for the relevant types of operations.

(5)

Simplifying the implementation of operations in the area of formal education, training of employees, training of registered unemployed, job-seekers or inactive people and of employment-related counselling services, will also contribute to the successful implementation of European Year of Skills.

(6)

Reaffirming the commitments under the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (2) with the new 2030 Union headline target on poverty and social inclusion it is appropriate to facilitate and create incentives for the implementation of operations that help to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Therefore, simplified cost options and financing-not-linked-to-cost schemes should be defined for operations offering in-home and community-based care services as well as for operations providing residential and non-residential services for victims of domestic violence and people experiencing short-term or long-term homelessness.

(7)

There are the significant disparities between Member States regarding the level of costs for the types of operations concerned. In line with the principle of sound financial management, the amounts established by the Commission should reflect the specificities of each Member State.

(8)

In order to ensure that the unit costs remain an appropriate proxy for the costs actually incurred and that the amounts of financing not linked to costs remain adequate for the investment undertaken throughout the programming period, an appropriate adjustment method has been provided for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter and scope

The conditions for reimbursement of the Union contribution to ESF+ and JTF operations on the basis of unit costs and financing not linked to costs, including the types of operations that are covered and the results to be achieved or conditions to be fulfilled, the amount of such reimbursement and the method to adjust that amount are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

Eligible expenditure

The amounts calculated on the basis of this Regulation shall be regarded as eligible expenditure for the purpose of applying Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2023.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)   OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159.

(2)  The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (europa.eu).

ANNEX

Conditions for reimbursement of the Union contribution to programmes in accordance with Articles 94(4) and 95(4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 on the basis of unit costs and financing not linked to costs for operations in the areas of formal education, training, employment-related counselling services, in-home care services and community-based day care services and support services for victims of domestic violence and homeless persons

The defined amounts and conditions shall not apply to programmes that have established their own, specific simplified-cost-option or financing-not-linked-to-cost schemes in accordance with Articles 94(3) and 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, for the relevant types of operations.

1.   OPERATIONS CONCERNING FORMAL EDUCATION WHICH MAY BE COVERED BY REIMBURSEMENT ON THE BASIS OF UNIT COSTS

1.1.   Types of operations

Formal education operations (from early childhood education to tertiary level including formal vocational education).

1.2.   Definition of the indicator triggering payment of the unit costs

Indicator name: Participant in an academic year of formal education

Measurement unit for the indicator: Number of participants with verified enrolment status during an academic year of formal education, differentiated by ISCED classification. Verified enrolment means that proof of the enrolment of the student in the formal education or training course is to be verified by national authorities on two or three occasions during the academic year, in accordance with each Member State’s normal practices and procedures.

International Standard Classification of Education: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/International_Standard_Classification_of_Education_(ISCED)

1.3.   Amounts (in EUR)

The amounts set in Tables 1a and 1b below cover all eligible costs directly related to the provision of core goods and services of formal education, including tuition fees, registration, exam fees, school trips, canteen costs.

Other categories of costs that could be necessary for the implementation of the operation, such as participant allowances, transport, accommodation or other types of support provided to participants are not covered by the unit cost and may thus constitute additional eligible costs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, funds-specific regulations and national eligibility rules.

If the managing authority or intermediate body in charge of implementing a programme applies these unit costs to establish the Union contribution to the programme for one operation that falls under this Regulation, these amounts shall constitute the amount that the Commission reimburses for any formal education operation under the same programme for the same type of beneficiary. Other programmes managed by different intermediate bodies or managing authorities are not concerned by this restriction.

The amounts are for full-time participation in an academic year.

In case of part-time participation, the amount shall be established on the basis of a pro rata reflecting the participation of the student. In case the course lasts less than one academic year, the amount shall be established on the basis of a pro rata reflecting the duration of the course.

For courses lasting at least one full academic year, these amounts may be reimbursed to the Member State on the following basis: 50 % for the first proof of enrolment during the academic year (normally at the beginning of the academic year, in accordance with national rules and practices), 30 % for the second proof of enrolment and 20 % for the third and final proof of enrolment. For those Member States whose national systems provide for this information to be collected only twice per year, or for courses lasting less than one full academic year, it will be 50 % for the first proof of enrolment and 50 % for the second and final proof of enrolment.

Courses may take place on site, online or in a hybrid format, but must always be delivered with both trainer and participants present at the same time.

To account for additional efforts required for and to address the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees (1), including people having fled the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, specific values are set out in Table 1b for operations addressing this target group. Those values may be used instead of the corresponding values set out in Table 1a. They are not cumulative values and cannot be used in combination with Table 1a.

The same conditions for reimbursement apply for values set in Tables 1a and 1b. The only difference being the target group, specific eligibility criteria and audit trail should be set for participants in line with specific national definitions and practices.

1.4.   Adjustment method

The unit costs and values in Table 1a may be automatically adjusted on an annual basis by applying the Labour Cost Index for education (2). Basis index setting the values in Table 1a is the LCIEducation2021 (Labour Cost index for 2021). The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1

The adjustment shall be based on the following formula:

AdjustedSCO = BaseSCO x LCIEducation latest

The amounts set in Table 1b may be automatically adjusted by multiplying the adjusted unit costs in Table 1a by factor 1,10.

Table 1a

Amounts per participant in formal education (in EUR)

n/a indicates that no data is available for that particular Member State and the indicated education level.

Reference year of data collection is 2021 apart from fields for FR and NL where the reference year is 2019.


 

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Early childhood education

ED0

5 614

n/a

2 649

2 133

3 704

9 655

10 912

5 179

n/a

4 121

10 618

5 963

3 145

2 627

Early childhood educational development

ED01

4 848

n/a

n/a

357

n/a

13 279

15 775

n/a

n/a

4 132

18 275

n/a

3 152

n/a

Pre-primary education

ED02

5 793

7 243

2 649

2 771

3 704

8 288

8 012

n/a

2 994

4 117

8 872

5 963

3 145

3 275

Primary education

ED1

10 777

8 577

1 858

7 635

3 871

7 981

11 103

5 402

3 734

4 566

8 305

5 768

3 233

5 537

Primary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)

ED1_2

12 451

9 331

2 167

8 055

5 036

9 067

11 338

5 474

3 729

4 969

9 948

6 456

3 054

3 072

Lower secondary education

ED2

14 177

10 995

2 574

8 936

6 626

9 812

11 786

5 645

3 719

5 710

13 247

7 319

2 889

n/a

Lower secondary education - general

ED24

13 332

n/a

2 359

8 936

6 635

9 812

11 770

5 627

3 719

5 710

13 247

7 319

2 889

n/a

Lower secondary education - vocational

ED25

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5 134

n/a

16 126

5 773

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3 301

n/a

Upper secondary education

ED3

13 111

11 124

2 033

9 844

5 773

9 895

9 831

4 060

3 229

6 400

7 867

9 583

3 306

3 359

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)

ED3_4

12 791

11 124

2 030

9 844

5 664

8 769

9 831

4 234

2 665

6 400

7 867

9 522

3 411

3 359

Upper secondary education - general

ED34

10 760

10 812

1 835

8 888

4 926

10 599

9 790

2 930

2 781

5 432

7 569

9 421

3 225

n/a

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)

ED34_44

11 933

10 812

1 835

8 888

4 709

1 099

9 790

2 930

2 781

5 432

7 569

9 403

3 225

n/a

Upper secondary education - vocational

ED35

14 711

11 365

2 232

14 624

6 108

9 236

9 895

5 678

4 280

8 471

7 990

9 890

3 401

3 408

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)

ED35_45

13 314

11 365

2 224

14 624

6 060

7 615

9 895

5 782

2 513

8 471

7 990

9 741

3 580

3 408

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED4

2 054

n/a

354

n/a

836

4 893

n/a

6 276

333

n/a

n/a

6 688

4 242

n/a

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED44

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

653

10 323

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

6 437

n/a

n/a

Post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational

ED45

1 359

n/a

354

n/a

1 222

4 545

n/a

6 276

333

n/a

n/a

6 748

4 242

n/a

Short cycle tertiary education

ED5

14 857

10 474

n/a

557

13 910

1 920

9 000

n/a

n/a

5 383

9 138

8 829

465

n/a

Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

ED5-8

15 483

9 376

2 627

2 900

4 784

6 806

9 173

3 790

1 144

4 029

8 590

6 739

2 828

3 929

Tertiary education excluding short-cycle tertiary education (levels 6-8)

ED6-8

15 596

9 338

2 627

3 178

4 756

6 817

9 195

3 790

1 144

3 665

8 590

6 105

2 926

3 353


 

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

Early childhood education

ED0

7 707

5 346

3 824

3 807

17 293

6 240

7 161

2 767

3 286

1 805

5 173

3 445

13 449

Early childhood educational development

ED01

n/a

n/a

n/a

3 794

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3 746

6 171

n/a

17 407

Pre-primary education

ED02

5 526

5 346

3 384

3 809

17 293

6 240

7 161

2 767

3 449

1 724

4 731

3 445

12 033

Primary education

ED1

7 404

6 110

3 600

3 577

17 158

6 132

7 936

3 754

5 229

1 169

5 570

4 148

10 677

Primary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)

ED1_2

7 507

6 282

3 621

3 563

17 931

7 502

9 053

3 753

5 801

1 770

6 000

3 919

10 642

Lower secondary education

ED2

7 788

6 552

3 664

3 553

19 256

10 281

10 712

3 749

6 782

2 543

7 006

3 713

10 564

Lower secondary education - general

ED24

8 324

6 552

3 660

3 532

19 256

10 230

9 426

3 749

n/a

2 543

7 006

3 640

10 564

Lower secondary education - vocational

ED25

n/a

6 615

4 956

4 788

n/a

16 143

14 131

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

6 970

n/a

Upper secondary education

ED3

7 964

6 654

4 369

3 839

18 676

9 626

8 193

3 236

6 113

2 414

4 839

4 262

11 012

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)

ED3_4

8 532

6 654

4 420

4 003

18 435

9 626

8 193

3 130

6 113

2 232

4 839

4 311

10 823

Upper secondary education - general

ED34

8 496

5 946

3 935

3 495

16 939

10 104

8 997

2 848

n/a

5 200

5 589

3 867

9 710

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)

ED34_44

8 496

n/a

3 935

3 495

16 939

10 100

8 997

2 848

n/a

5 200

5 589

3 867

9 689

Upper secondary education - vocational

ED35

n/a

n/a

5 016

4 813

19 760

8 312

7 781

3 537

n/a

320

4 489

4 455

13 189

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)

ED35_45

4 192

n/a

5 053

4 826

19 344

8 312

7 781

3 320

n/a

416

4 489

4 515

12 633

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED4

15 476

n/a

5 314

4 843

2 769

9 569

5 360

1 793

n/a

838

n/a

546

6 657

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED44

4 192

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

9 569

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

8 894

Post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational

ED45

15 476

n/a

5 314

4 843

2 769

8 624

5 360

1 793

n/a

838

n/a

5 457

5 353

Short cycle tertiary education

ED5

n/a

2 771

3 637

n/a

4 734

11 289

7 099

5 684

2 471

n/a

2 378

4 999

6 205

Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

ED5-8

6 298

2 528

2 750

2 495

23 639

12 754

6 750

3 356

2 993

3 517

6 835

3 484

10 356

Tertiary education excluding short-cycle tertiary education (levels 6-8)

ED6-8

7 315

2 526

2 609

2 495

26 424

12 907

6 745

3 356

2 967

3 517

7 468

3 460

10 788


Table 1b

Amounts per participant in formal education (in EUR) addressing the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees, including people having fled the Russian aggression against Ukraine

n/a - no data is available for that particular Member State and the indicated education level.


 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Early childhood education

ED0

6 175

n/a

2 914

2 346

4 074

10 621

12 003

5 697

n/a

4 533

11 680

6 559

3 459

2 890

Early childhood educational development

ED01

5 333

n/a

n/a

393

n/a

14 607

17 352

n/a

n/a

4 545

20 103

n/a

3 467

n/a

Pre-primary education

ED02

6 372

7 967

2 914

3 048

4 276

9 116

8 814

n/a

3 294

4 529

9 759

6 559

3 459

3 602

Primary education

ED1

11 854

9 435

2 044

8 398

4 259

8 779

12 213

5 942

4 108

5 023

9 135

6 345

3 556

6 091

Primary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)

ED1_2

13 696

10 264

2 384

8 860

5 540

9 974

12 472

6 021

4 102

5 466

10 943

7 102

3 360

3 379

Lower secondary education

ED2

15 594

12 095

2 832

9 830

7 288

10 794

12 965

6 210

4 091

6 281

14 571

8 051

3 177

n/a

Lower secondary education - general

ED24

14 665

n/a

2 595

9 830

7 298

10 794

12 947

6 189

4 091

6 281

14 571

8 051

3 177

n/a

Lower secondary education - vocational

ED25

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5 648

n/a

17 739

6 350

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3 631

n/a

Upper secondary education

ED3

14 422

12 237

2 237

10 829

6 350

10 884

10 814

4 466

3 551

7 040

8 653

10 541

3 636

3 694

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)

ED3_4

14 070

12 237

2 233

10 829

6 230

9 646

10 814

4 658

2 931

7 040

8 653

10 474

3 752

3 694

Upper secondary education - general

ED34

11 836

11 893

2 019

9 776

5 419

11 659

10 769

3 223

3 059

5 975

8 326

10 363

3 547

n/a

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)

ED34_44

13 126

11 893

2 019

9 776

5 180

1 209

10 769

3 223

3 059

5 975

8 326

10 343

3 547

n/a

Upper secondary education - vocational

ED35

16 182

12 501

2 455

16 086

6 719

10 159

10 885

6 246

4 708

9 318

8 789

10 879

3 741

3 748

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)

ED35_45

14 645

12 501

2 446

16 086

6 666

8 376

10 885

6 360

2 764

9 318

8 789

10 715

3 938

3 748

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED4

2 259

n/a

389

n/a

919

5 382

n/a

6 904

366

n/a

n/a

7 357

4 666

n/a

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED44

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

719

11 355

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

7 081

n/a

n/a

Post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational

ED45

1 495

n/a

389

n/a

1 345

5 000

n/a

6 904

366

n/a

n/a

7 423

4 666

n/a

Short cycle tertiary education

ED5

16 342

11 521

n/a

613

15 301

2 112

9 900

n/a

n/a

5 922

10 052

9 712

511

n/a

Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

ED5-8

17 031

10 314

2 890

3 190

5 263

7 487

10 090

4 169

1 258

4 431

9 449

7 413

3 111

4 321

Tertiary education excluding short-cycle tertiary education (levels 6-8)

ED6-8

17 155

10 272

2 890

3 496

5 231

7 498

10 114

4 169

1 258

4 031

9 449

6 716

3 218

3 688


 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

Early childhood education

ED0

8 477

5 881

4 207

4 188

19 022

6 864

7 877

3 044

3 615

1 986

5 691

3 790

14 794

Early childhood educational development

ED01

n/a

n/a

n/a

4 173

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

4 121

6 788

n/a

19 147

Pre-primary education

ED02

6 079

5 881

3 723

4 190

19 022

6 864

7 877

3 044

3 794

1 897

5 204

3 790

13 236

Primary education

ED1

8 144

6 721

3 960

3 935

18 874

6 746

8 730

4 129

5 752

1 285

6 127

4 562

11 745

Primary and lower secondary education (levels 1 and 2)

ED1_2

8 257

6 910

3 983

3 919

19 724

8 252

9 958

4 128

6 381

1 947

6 600

4 311

11 706

Lower secondary education

ED2

8 566

7 207

4 031

3 909

21 182

11 309

11 783

4 124

7 461

2 797

7 707

4 085

11 620

Lower secondary education - general

ED24

9 156

7 207

4 026

3 885

21 182

11 253

10 369

4 124

n/a

2 797

7 707

4 004

11 620

Lower secondary education - vocational

ED25

n/a

7 277

5 452

5 267

n/a

17 758

15 544

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

7 667

n/a

Upper secondary education

ED3

8 760

7 319

4 806

4 223

20 543

10 589

9 012

3 559

6 725

2 655

5 323

4 688

12 114

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)

ED3_4

9 385

7 319

4 862

4 404

20 278

10 589

9 012

3 443

6 725

2 455

5 323

4 742

11 905

Upper secondary education - general

ED34

9 345

6 540

4 329

3 844

18 633

11 115

9 897

3 133

n/a

5 720

6 148

4 254

10 681

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - general (levels 34 and 44)

ED34_44

9 345

n/a

4 329

3 844

18 633

11 110

9 897

3 133

n/a

5 720

6 148

4 254

10 657

Upper secondary education - vocational

ED35

n/a

n/a

5 517

5 295

21 736

9 143

8 559

3 891

n/a

351

4 938

4 901

14 508

Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational (levels 35 and 45)

ED35_45

4 611

n/a

5 558

5 309

21 279

9 143

8 559

3 652

n/a

457

4 938

4 967

13 897

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED4

17 023

n/a

5 845

5 327

3 046

10 526

5 896

1 972

n/a

922

n/a

601

7 323

Post-secondary non-tertiary education

ED44

4 611

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

10 526

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

9 783

Post-secondary non-tertiary education - vocational

ED45

17 023

n/a

5 845

5 327

3 046

9 486

5 896

1 972

n/a

922

n/a

6 003

5 888

Short cycle tertiary education

ED5

n/a

3 048

4 001

n/a

5 207

12 417

7 809

6 253

2 718

n/a

2 616

5 499

6 825

Tertiary education (levels 5-8)

ED5-8

6 928

2 781

3 025

2 744

26 003

14 030

7 425

3 691

3 292

3 868

7 518

3 833

11 392

Tertiary education excluding short-cycle tertiary education (levels 6-8)

ED6-8

8 047

2 779

2 870

2 744

29 067

14 197

7 420

3 691

3 263

3 868

8 214

3 806

11 866

2.   OPERATIONS CONCERNING TRAINING OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED, JOB-SEEKERS OR INACTIVE PEOPLE

2.1.   Types of operations

Any operations concerning training of registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people. The training courses may be primarily either institutional or workplace-based, but must be delivered at least partly in an institutional setting.

In the case of institutional training, courses may take place on site, online or in a hybrid format, but must always be delivered with both trainer and participants present at the same time. Workplace-based training courses must always take place on site.

2.2.   Definition of the indicator triggering payment of the unit costs

Indicator name: Participants who have successfully completed a training course.

Measurement unit for the indicator: Number of participants who have successfully completed a training course.

A training course shall be considered as ‘successfully completed’ when there is a document demonstrating completion in accordance with national rules or practices. For example, this could be a certificate issued by the training provider or an equivalent document which is acceptable under national rules or practices.

The condition of successfully completing a training course shall not be regarded as being met where a participant only successfully completes some of the modules within a training course.

2.3.   Amounts (in EUR)

The amounts set in Tables 2a and 2b below cover all eligible costs directly related to the provision of training courses.

Other categories of costs that could be necessary for the implementation of the operation, such as participant allowances, transport, accommodation or other types of support provided to participants are not covered by the unit cost and may thus constitute additional eligible costs in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, funds specific regulations and national eligibility rules.

If the managing authority or intermediate body in charge of implementing a programme applies these unit costs to establish the Union contribution to the programme for one operation that falls under this Regulation, these amounts shall constitute the amount that the Commission reimburses for any operation concerning training of registered unemployed, job-seekers or inactive people under the same programme managed by the same body for the same type of beneficiary. Other programmes managed by different intermediate bodies or managing authorities are not concerned by this restriction.

To account for additional efforts required for and to address the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees (3), including people having fled the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, specific values are set out in Table 2b for operations addressing this target group. Those values may be used instead of the corresponding values set out in Table 2a. They are not cumulative values and cannot be used in combination with Table 2a.

The same conditions for reimbursement apply for values set in both Tables 2a and 2b. The only difference being the target group, specific eligibility criteria and audit trail should be set for participants in line with specific national definitions, rules and practices.

For those Member States listed in Table 5:

—

the amounts mentioned in Tables 2a and 2b shall be multiplied by the index for the relevant regional Programme;

—

where programmes cover more than one region, the amount to be reimbursed shall be in accordance with the region in which the operation or project is implemented.

2.4.   Adjustment method

This unit cost in Table 2a may be automatically adjusted on an annual basis by applying the Labour Cost Index for education (4). The base index used for setting the values in Table 2a is the LCIEducation2021 (Labour Cost index for 2021). The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1

The adjustment shall be based on the following formula: AdjustedSCO = BaseSCO x LCIEducation latest

The unit costs set in Table 2b may be automatically adjusted by multiplying the adjusted unit costs in Table 2a by factor 1,10.

Table 2a

Amounts for training of registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people (in EUR)

Reference year is 2021 apart from fields marked with a *– reference year is 2019 for these fields.


Member State

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR*

HU

HR

EUR

2 944

3 635

1 143

3 133

838

7 757

6 344

1 052

2 193

2 870

6 141

6 512 *

2 464

831

Member State

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL*

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

EUR

12 362

3 697

1 103

2 060

19 971

3 292

5 219 *

785

1 216

1 244

1 088

626

8 555

 


Table 2b

Amounts for training of registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people (in EUR) addressing the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees, including people having fled the Russian aggression against Ukraine

Member State

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR*

HU

HR

EUR

3 239

3 998

1 257

3 446

922

8 533

6 979

1 157

2 413

3 158

6 755

7 163 *

2 711

914

Member State

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL*

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

EUR

13 598

4 067

1 213

2 266

21 968

3 621

5 741 *

863

1 338

1 368

1 197

689

9 411

 

3.   OPERATIONS CONCERNING PROVISION OF TRAINING TO EMPLOYED PERSONS

3.1.   Types of operations

Any operations concerning training activities which have as primary objectives the acquisition of new competences or the development and improvement of existing ones, and which are financed at least partly by the enterprises for their employees who have a working contract. Apprenticeships or training contracts are excluded.

Training courses may take place on site, online or in a hybrid format, but must always be delivered with both trainer and participants present at the same time.

3.2.   Definition of the indicators triggering payment of the unit costs

Indicator name:

1)

Hourly rate of training provided to employed persons.

2)

Hourly rate of salary paid to an employee while on a training course.

Measurement unit for the indicator:

1)

Number of completed hours of training provided to employed persons per participant.

2)

Number of hours of salary paid to an employee while on a training course.

The number of hours needs to be demonstrated by a verifiable time management system in line with accepted standard national practices.

3.3.   Amounts (in EUR)

The amounts set in Tables 3a and 3b cover all eligible costs of the operation, including following cost categories:

—

fees and payments for training courses;

—

travel and allowance for participants related to training courses;

—

labour costs of internal trainers for training courses (direct and indirect costs);

—

costs for training centre, training rooms and teaching materials.

Time spent on the training courses refers to paid working time (in hours) spent on training courses; this only covers the actual training time, and only the time spent during paid working time.

Where the salary of the employee while on a training course is not an eligible cost, only unit cost 1) shall be reimbursed. Where the salary of the employee while on training is considered as an eligible cost, the combined amount from unit costs 1) and 2) may be reimbursed.

As defined in the CPR specific eligibility criteria and audit trail requirements should be set in line with specific national definitions, rules and practices.

If the managing authority or intermediate body in charge of implementing a programme applies these unit costs to establish the Union contribution to the programme for one operation that falls under this Regulation, these amounts shall constitute the amount that the Commission reimburses for any operation concerning the provision of training to employed persons under the same programme managed by the same body for the same type of beneficiary. Other programmes managed by different intermediate bodies or Managing Authorities are not concerned by this restriction.

To account for additional efforts required for and to address the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees (5), including people having fled the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, specific values are set out in Table 3b for operations addressing this target group. These values may be used instead of the corresponding values set in Table 3a. They are not cumulative values and cannot be used in combination with Table 3a.

The same conditions for reimbursement apply for values set in both Tables 3a and 3b. The only difference being the target group, specific eligibility criteria and audit trail should be set for participants in line with specific national definitions and practices.

For those Member States listed in Table 5:

—

the amounts set in Tables 3a and 3b shall be multiplied by the index for the relevant Regional Programme;

—

where programmes cover more than one region, the amount to be reimbursed shall be in accordance with the region in which the operation or project is implemented.

3.4.   Adjustment method

The unit cost set in Table 3a may be automatically adjusted on an annual basis by applying the Labour Cost Index for education (6) and the Labour Cost Index for Administrative support. Basis index used for setting the values in Tables 3a was the LCIEducation2021 and the LCIAdminSupport2021 - (Labour Cost index for 2021). The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1.

1)

The adjustment of the hourly rate for training of employed persons shall be based on the following formula:

AdjustedSCO = BaseSCO x LCIEducation latest

2)

The adjustment of the hourly rate for salary of an employee while on training shall be based on the following formula:

AdjustedSCO = BaseSCO x LCIAdminSupport latest

The unit costs set in Table 3b may be automatically adjusted by multiplying the adjusted unit costs in Table 3a by factor 1,10.

Table 3a

Amounts for training of employed persons (in EUR)

Reference year is 2021 apart from fields marked with a *– reference year is 2019 for these fields.


 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR*

HU

HR

Hourly rate – training of employed persons (EUR)

44,84

25,63

8,75

21,37

13,52

40,60

44,31

19,19

19,16

18,98

42,36

37,93 *

21,16

12,42

Hourly rate of salary paid to an employee while on a training course (EUR)

32,69

33,55

2,96

13,39

10,68

27,61

35,59

10,00

13,87

20,37

29,26

26,75 *

7,27

7,41

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL*

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate – training of employed persons (EUR)

36,23

27,90

10,60

10,88

31,31

23,06

34,73 *

14,52

10,34

0,45

24,27

15,41

67,97

 

Hourly rate of salary paid to an employee while on a training course (EUR)

32,77

25,30

10,12

5,34

26,88

8,83

23,91 *

6,75

12,39

4,49

9,75

18,49

36,47

 


Table 3b

Amounts for training of employed persons (in EUR) addressing the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees, including people having fled the Russian aggression against Ukraine

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR*

HU

HR

Hourly rate – training of employed persons (EUR)

49,32

28,20

9,63

23,51

14,87

44,66

48,75

21,10

21,07

20,88

46,60

41,72 *

23,27

13,67

Hourly rate of salary paid to an employee while on a training course (EUR)

35,96

36,91

3,26

14,73

11,75

30,37

39,14

11,01

15,25

22,41

32,18

29,42 *

8,00

8,15

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL*

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate – training of employed persons (EUR)

39,85

30,70

11,66

11,96

34,44

25,36

38,20 *

15,97

11,38

0,49

26,70

16,95

74,77

 

Hourly rate of salary paid to an employee while on a training course (EUR)

36,04

27,83

11,13

5,87

29,57

9,72

26,30 *

7,42

13,62

4,94

10,73

20,34

40,12

 

4.   OPERATIONS CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT-RELATED COUNSELLING SERVICES

4.1.   Types of operations

Any operations concerning the provision of employment-related counselling services to registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people. Employment-related counselling services can be provided in a one-on-one situation or as part of a group. They include all services and activities undertaken by the public employment service (PES) and services provided by other public agencies or any other bodies contracted under public finance, which facilitate the integration of unemployed persons and other jobseekers in the labour market, or which assist employers in recruiting and selecting staff.

4.2.   Definition of the indicators triggering payment of the unit costs

Indicator name:

1)

Hourly rate for provision of counselling services.

2)

Monthly rate for provision of counselling services.

3)

Annual rate for provision of counselling services.

Measurement unit for the indicator:

—

Number of hours of counselling services provided to registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people.

—

Number of months of counselling services provided to registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people.

—

Number of years of counselling services provided to registered unemployed, jobseekers or inactive people.

The number of hours needs to be demonstrated by a verifiable time management system. The number of months and or years need to be demonstrated in accordance with the usual national administrative practices for this type of time registration or justification.

The unit cost covers the provision of counselling services during 1 hour/month/year regardless of the number of persons receiving the service.

When applying the monthly or yearly rate in case of part-time provision, the amount shall be established on a pro rata basis of the monthly or yearly rate.

Specific eligibility criteria and audit trail should be set in line with specific national definitions, rules and practices.

4.3.   Amounts (in EUR)

The amounts set in Tables 4a and 4b cover all eligible costs of the operation (i.e. direct staff costs + flat rate of 40 % to cover all other eligible costs), except for allowances paid to participants, which may thus constitute additional eligible costs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Fund-specific Regulations and national eligibility rules.

If the managing authority or intermediate body in charge of implementing a programme applies these unit costs to establish the Union contribution to the programme for one operation that falls under this Regulation, these amounts shall constitute the amount that the Commission reimburses for any operation concerning the provision of employment-related counselling services under the same programme managed by the same body for the same type of beneficiary. Other programmes managed by different intermediate bodies or managing authorities are not concerned by this restriction.

To account for additional efforts required for and to address the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees (7), including people having fled the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, specific values are set out in Table 4b for operations addressing this target group. These values may be used instead of the corresponding values set in Table 4a. They are not cumulative values and cannot be used in combination with Table 4a.

The same conditions for reimbursement apply for values set in both Tables 4a and 4b. The only difference being the target group, specific eligibility criteria and audit trail should be set for participants in line with specific national definitions and practices.

For those Member States listed in Table 5:

—

the amounts mentioned in Tables 4a and 4b shall be multiplied by the index for the relevant regional Programme;

—

where programmes cover more than one region, the amount to be reimbursed shall be in accordance with the region in which the operation or project is implemented.

4.4.   Adjustment method

This unit cost may be automatically adjusted on an annual basis by applying the Labour Cost Index for Public Administration. Basis index used for setting the values in Tables 4a and 4b is the LCIPublic Administration 2021 - (Labour Cost index for 2021). The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1

—

Hourly rate: Adjusted SCO = Base SCO x LCIPublic administration year N

LC – Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data [lc_lci_r2_a] NACE Rev. 2 (activity = O. Public administration and defence; compulsory social security)

—

Monthly rate: Adjusted SCO = Adjusted SCOHourly rate x Ti x 4,348121417

Ti - average hours worked per week of full-time employment in country concerned; 4,348121417 – number of work weeks per month;

—

Yearly rate: Adjusted SCO = Adjusted SCOMonthly rate x 52,177457

52,177457 – number of weeks per year;

The unit costs set in Table 4b may be automatically adjusted by multiplying the adjusted unit costs in Table 4a by factor 1,10.

Table 4a

Unit cost rates for provision of counselling services (in EUR) - 2021 price levels

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR*

HU

HR

Hourly rate (EUR)

48,30

46,74

7,36

34,64

17,51

54,69

62,57

24,43

23,60

23,59

51,47

53,77

22,24

13,18

Monthly (EUR)

8 904

8 352

1 306

6 266

3 158

9 750

10 446

4 303

4 504

4 164

8 997

9 469

3 916

2 338

Yearly rate (EUR)

106 844

100 228

15 666

75 189

37 892

116 998

125 347

51 639

54 044

49 973

107 957

113 632

46 992

28 064

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL*

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate (EUR)

38,54

35,37

15,62

20,03

41,63

16,84

42,49

11,66

31,71

21,12

38,32

14,72

60,79

 

Monthly (EUR)

6 838

6 260

2 739

3 484

7 349

3 082

7 519

2 116

5 751

3 701

6 896

2 637

10 757

 

Yearly rate (EUR)

82 053

75 120

32 861

41 791

88 195

36 984

90 235

25 387

69 011

44 403

82 757

31 634

129 094

 


Table 4b

Unit cost rates for provision of counselling services addressing the specific needs of third-country nationals or refugees, including people having fled the Russian aggression against Ukraine (in EUR) - 2021 price levels

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Hourly rate (EUR)

53,13

51,42

8,10

38,10

19,26

60,16

68,82

26,88

25,95

25,95

56,62

59,15

24,46

14,50

Monthly (EUR)

9 794

9 188

1 437

6 892

3 474

10 725

11 491

4 733

4 954

4 581

9 896

10 416

4 308

2 572

Yearly rate (EUR)

117 528

110 250

17 232

82 708

41 681

128 697

137 882

56 803

59 448

54 970

118 753

124 995

51 691

30 870

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate (EUR)

42,40

38,91

17,18

22,03

45,80

18,52

46,74

12,83

34,88

23,23

42,15

16,19

66,87

 

Monthly (EUR)

7 522

6 886

3 013

3 832

8 084

3 390

8 271

2 328

6 326

4 071

7 585

2 901

11 833

 

Yearly rate (EUR)

90 258

82 632

36 148

45 970

97 014

40 682

99 259

27 925

75 912

48 844

91 033

34 798

142 004

 

5.   INDEX TO BE APPLIED FOR DIFFERENT REGIONS PER MEMBER STATE

Table 5

Index to be applied for the amounts for the following regions

Belgium

1,00

Brussels Capital

1,26

Flanders

0,97

Wallonia

0,91


France

1,00

Île de France

1,32

Aquitaine

0,87

Champagne-Ardenne

0,88

Midi-Pyrénées

0,91

Picardie

0,91

Limousin

0,84

Haute-Normandie

0,96

Rhône-Alpes

0,97

Centre

0,89

Auvergne

0,86

Basse-Normandie

0,86

Languedoc-Roussillon

0,84

Bourgogne

0,87

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

0,93

Nord - Pas-de-Calais

0,95

Corse

0,93

Lorraine

0,90

Guadeloupe

1,01

Alsace

0,97

Martinique

0,90

Franche-Comté

0,89

Guyane

0,99

Pays de la Loire

0,90

La Réunion

0,83

Bretagne

0,86

Mayotte

0,64

Poitou-Charentes

0,83

 

 


Germany

1,00

Baden-Württemberg

1,08

Niedersachsen

0,93

Bayern

1,05

Nordrhein-Westfalen

1,02

Berlin

0,98

Rheinland-Pfalz

0,96

Brandenburg

0,82

Saarland

0,98

Bremen

1,06

Sachsen

0,81

Hamburg

1,21

Sachsen-Anhalt

0,82

Hessen

1,12

Schleswig-Holstein

0,87

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

0,79

Thüringen

0,82


Greece

1,00

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

0,81

Sterea Ellada

0,90

Kentriki Makedonia

0,88

Peloponnisos

0,79

Dytiki Makedonia

1,12

Attiki

1,23

Ipeiros

0,79

Voreio Aigaio

0,90

Thessalia

0,83

Notio Aigaio

0,97

Ionia Nisia

0,82

Kriti

0,83

Dytiki Ellada

0,81

 

 


Italy

1,00

Piemonte

1,04

Marche

0,90

Valle d'Aosta

1,00

Lazio

1,07

Liguria

1,01

Abruzzo

0,89

Lombardia

1,16

Molise

0,82

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen

1,15

Campania

0,84

Provincia Autonoma di Trento

1,04

Puglia

0,82

Veneto

1,03

Basilicata

0,86

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

1,08

Calabria

0,75

Emilia-Romagna

1,06

Sicilia

0,86

Toscana

0,95

Sardegna

0,84

Umbria

0,87

 

 


Poland

1,00

Lódzkie

0,75

Wielkopolskie

1,16

Mazowieckie

1,26

Zachodniopomorskie

1,06

Malopolskie

1,05

Lubuskie

0,88

Slaskie

1,19

Dolnoslaskie

1,22

Lubelskie

0,60

Kujawsko-Pomorskie

0,91

Podkarpackie

0,81

Warminsko-Mazurskie

0,83

Swietokrzyskie

0,63

Pomorskie

0,78

Podlaskie

0,73

 

 


Portugal

1,00

Norte

0,86

Algarve

0,87

Centro

0,84

Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

1,33

Alentejo

0,91

Região Autónoma dos Açores

0,91

Região Autónoma da Madeira

0,95


Spain

1,00

 

 

Galicia

0,88

Extremadura

0,84

Principado de Asturias

0,98

Cataluña

1,09

Cantabria

0,96

Comunidad Valenciana

0,91

País Vasco

1,17

Illes Balears

0,96

Comunidad Foral de Navarra

1,07

Andalucía

0,87

La Rioja

0,92

Región de Murcia

0,84

Aragón

0,98

Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta

1,07

Comunidad de Madrid

1,18

Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla

1,04

Castilla y León

0,91

Canarias

0,91

Castilla-la Mancha

0,88

 

 

6.   IN-HOME CARE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED DAY CARE SERVICES

6.1.   Types of operations

Any operation concerning the provision of in-home care services and community-based day care services for elderly people, adults with physical and mental disabilities, and children with physical disabilities.

1.

In-home care services are services delivered at the home of the care receiver to aid those persons who cannot take care of themselves, due to objective circumstances, in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing and eating, or in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), such as preparing meals, managing money, shopping for groceries or personal items. In-home care services also include mobile nursing care and home-based therapeutic services.

The following types of activities shall be eligible for reimbursement:

a)

in-home personal assistance;

b)

provision of personal hygiene services;

c)

in-home respite care;

d)

home-based therapeutic and rehabilitation services (only for physical disabilities);

e)

home-based nursing care support for independent living (excluding purchase of equipment);

f)

social rehabilitation services.

Member States are required to provide at least activities referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) cumulatively, i.e. in order to be able to claim the related expenditure based on the unit cost.

2.

Community-based day care services are most often provided in day care centres – institutions that provide social care and social rehabilitation services during the day. Day care centres are open structures for hospitality and care of people who cannot take full care of themselves, and usually have chronic illnesses. They enable participants to socialise and enjoy planned activities in a group setting, while receiving care in a structured setting during daytime hours.

The following types of activities shall be eligible for reimbursement:

—

nursing care;

—

respite care;

—

functional and social skills development services;

—

group activities involving mental stimulation group exercise and wellness programmes.

Member States are required to provide the whole set of types of activities set above for the operations of community-based day care services to be eligible for reimbursement.

6.2.   Definition of the indicator triggering payment of the unit costs

Indicator name:

1.

Provision of in-home care services

2.

Provision of community-based day care services

Measurement unit for the indicator:

1.

Number of participant hours/days/months/years for all participants receiving in-home care services

2.

Number of participant hours/days/months/years for all participants receiving community-based day care services

6.3.   Amounts (in EUR)

The amounts set in Tables 6 and Table 7 below cover all eligible costs of the operation (8).

When devising a single operation for the provision of in-home care services and community-based day care services supported by ESF+, Member States are not allowed to pick and choose from the list of eligible activities set out under points 6.1.1 and 6.1.2. Member States are required to provide the full set of standard activities set under point 6.1.2 for the community-based day care service operations to be eligible for reimbursement, or in the case of in-home care at least the activities referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of point 6.1.1 cumulatively.

Documents required to justify that relevant activities took place, and that all claimed outputs were realised, are those required in accordance with each Member State’s normal practices and procedures. Managing authorities need to clearly define the audit trail.

Examples of justification documents

 

For in-home care services:

—

Carer contract, records of self-reporting by carers; carers assessment by a general practitioner of a person provided with in-home care services or by local social services and/or equivalent documentation

—

Activity timesheets of carers (for use of the hourly rate) or other verifiable time management records

 

For community-based day care services:

—

Participant enrolment and attendance records

—

Activity timesheets of day care workers (for use of the hourly rate) or other verifiable time management records

If the managing authority or intermediate body in charge of implementing a programme applies these unit costs to establish the Union contribution to the programme for one operation that falls under this Regulation, these amounts shall constitute the amount that the Commission reimburses for any operation concerning the provision of in-home care services and community-based day care services under the same programme for the same type of beneficiary. Other programmes managed by different intermediate bodies or managing authorities are not concerned by this restriction.

6.4.   Adjustment method

Unit cost values for both types of care services can be adjusted annually on the basis of Eurostat’s Labour Cost Index (LCI) for the economic activity ‘human health and social work services’. The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1

The formula for adjustment: Unit cost value of a Member State X * LCI index of Member State X

Table 6

Unit costs for the in-home care services – 2021 price levels

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Hourly rate - EUR

37,19

34,36

6,52

13,54

15,01

35,01

44,36

14,24

13,16

26,20

32,95

32,29

7,29

12,83

Daily rate - EUR  (*1)

297

275

52

108

120

280

355

114

105

210

264

258

58

103

Monthly rate - EUR  (*2)

5 950

5 498

1 044

2 166

2 401

5 602

7 098

2 279

2 105

4 193

5 271

5 167

1 166

2 053

Yearly rate - EUR  (*3)

71 399

65 971

12 526

25 992

28 810

67 224

85 178

27 349

25 261

50 314

63 257

62 005

13 988

24 635

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate - EUR

36,10

31,86

10,66

10,66

47,19

18,59

40,56

10,98

15,11

11,20

20,55

13,81

36,10

 

Daily rate - EUR  (*1)

289

255

85

85

378

149

324

88

121

90

164

110

289

 

Monthly rate - EUR  (*2)

5 776

5 097

1 705

1 705

7 551

2 975

6 489

1 757

2 418

1 792

3 288

2 209

5 776

 

Yearly rate - EUR  (*3)

69 312

61 170

20 459

20 459

90 606

35 700

77 871

21 086

29 019

21 503

39 458

26 514

69 312

 


Table 7

Unit costs for the community-based day care services – 2021 price levels

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Hourly rate - EUR

28,78

26,59

5,05

10,48

11,61

27,10

34,34

11,02

10,18

20,28

25,50

24,99

5,64

9,93

Daily rate - EUR  (*4)

230

213

40

84

93

217

275

88

81

162

204

200

45

79

Monthly rate - EUR  (*5)

4 605

4 255

808

1 676

1 858

4 336

5 494

1 764

1 629

3 245

4 080

3 999

902

1 589

Yearly rate - EUR  (*6)

55 260

51 059

9 695

20 117

22 298

52 029

65 925

21 167

19 551

38 941

48 959

47 989

10 826

19 066

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate - EUR

27,94

24,66

8,25

8,25

36,52

14,39

31,39

8,50

11,70

8,67

15,91

10,69

27,94

 

Daily rate - EUR  (*4)

224

197

66

66

292

115

251

68

94

69

127

86

224

 

Monthly rate - EUR  (*5)

4 470

3 945

1 320

1 320

5 844

2 303

5 022

1 360

1 872

1 387

2 545

1 710

4 470

 

Yearly rate - EUR  (*6)

53 645

47 343

15 835

15 835

70 126

27 630

60 269

16 320

22 460

16 643

30 539

20 521

53 645

 

7.   FINANCING NOT LINKED TO COSTS FOR OPERATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (AND THEIR CHILDREN) AND FOR HOMELESS PERSONS

7.1.   Types of operations

The operations covered by the financing not linked to costs solution in this service module include services for victims of domestic violence and persons experiencing short-term or long-term homelessness provided as a service package of:

—

Residential services, such as emergency accommodation for the participant; and

—

Non-residential services, such as counselling and intervention through social work with the participant.

7.2.   Description of conditions to be fulfilled or results to be achieved with a timeline

The release of funds is linked to the fulfilment of the following conditions:

1.

Verified provision of residential and/or non-residential services for a pre-defined fixed-size cohort of participants, to be clearly set by each Member State in the call for operations.

Released funds also include payments for achievement of the following outcomes:

2.

Homeless people and victims of domestic violence and their children moving from emergency or temporary accommodation into conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term (9) tenancies.

7.3.   Definition of the indicator

a)    triggering payment of the unit cost for the provision of services

Indicator name: Provision of one hour/day/month of eligible services for a fixed-size cohort of participants, pre-defined by the managing authority.

Measurement unit for the indicator: Number of service hours/days/months spent providing eligible services for a fixed-size cohort of participants, pre-defined by the managing authority.

b)    triggering reimbursement of successful outcomes

Indicator name:

1.

Positive change in housing status by a participant receiving eligible services (10).

2.

Sustained outcome in housing by a participant receiving eligible services.

Measurement unit for the indicator:

1.

Number of homeless persons and victims of domestic violence moving into conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancy.

2.

Number of homeless persons and victims of domestic violence who, after successfully moving into conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancy, have sustained this outcome for a fixed duration.

1.   Intermediate deliverables triggering reimbursement of sustained outcomes in housing (b) (11)

1.

Number of achieved entries to permanent housing.

2.

Number of sustained movements to conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancy for 3 months after entry.

3.

Number of sustained movements to conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancy for 6 months after entry.

4.

Number of sustained movements to conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancy for 12 months after entry.

5.

Number of sustained movements to conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancy for 18 months after entry.

The values defined in Tables 8 and Table 9 cover all eligible costs of the operation.

Documents required to justify that relevant activities took place, and that all claimed outcomes were realised are those required in accordance with each Member State’s normal practices and procedures. Managing authorities need to clearly define the audit trail.

Examples of justification documents required:

 

For services provided to victims of domestic violence and their children:

—

Letter from a domestic violence advocate, social service agency, emergency accommodation provider or medical assistance provider on letterhead, or other supporting documentation, such as police report, restraining order or similar documents, medical report of injuries to justify the eligibility of the participant.

—

Individual participant file containing date of entry into the operation, name of social worker/counsellor (or similar staff) in the emergency accommodation, details of provided services, signed by the participant and co-signed by the responsible staff member.

 

For services provided to homeless persons:

—

Letter or other form of documentation (such as court order of eviction, letter from local fire or police department, insurance company, former landlord) signed by an outreach worker or service worker from an organisation able to verify that the person in question is, in fact, homeless, or written statement prepared by the participant about the participant’s previous living place (if unable to verify by an outreach worker or service worker).

—

Individual participant file containing date of entry into the operation, name of social worker/counsellor (or similar staff) in the emergency accommodation, details of provided services, signed by the participant and co-signed by the responsible staff member.

 

For outcome-based payments provided to victims of domestic violence and/or homeless persons:

—

Copy of tenancy agreements of the permanent accommodation including clear indication of start date and end date of said tenancy (to be signed by the participant and co-signed by the housing agency or equivalent).

If the managing authority or intermediate body in charge of implementing a programme applies these unit costs to establish the Union contribution to the programme for one operation that falls under this Regulation, these amounts shall constitute the amount that the Commission reimburses for any operation providing support to services for victims of domestic violence (and their children) and for homeless persons under the same programme for the same type of beneficiary. Other programmes managed by different intermediary bodies or managing authorities are not concerned by this restriction.

7.4.   Adjustment method

The amounts calculated for the provision of services (Table 8) can be adjusted annually based on Eurostat labour costs and HICP inflation on services and accommodation costs. The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1.

The formula for adjustment: Unit value for Member State X * LCI and HICP combined index for Member State X

The amounts calculated for outcome-based payments (Table 9) can be adjusted annually, based on the HICP inflation on services and accommodation costs. The adjusted values with index of year N will apply for all operations concerned as of Jan 1 of the year N+1

The formula for adjustment: Unit value for Member State X * HICP index for Member State X

Table 8

Unit values for the provision of services within the module ‘Crises and emergencies’  (12) – 2021 price levels

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Hourly rate - EUR

57,90

55,81

24,96

43,47

38,59

56,73

62,22

37,45

37,75

44,62

56,31

52,80

31,66

31,17

Daily rate - EUR  (*7)

463

447

200

348

309

454

498

300

302

357

450

422

253

249

Monthly rate - EUR  (*8)

9 264

8 930

3 994

6 955

6 175

9 077

9 955

5 991

6 040

7 139

9 010

8 447

5 065

4 988

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Hourly rate - EUR

64,66

48,27

33,65

37,07

85,48

41,87

57,77

32,83

39,99

29,52

40,27

35,84

58,60

 

Daily rate - EUR  (*7)

517

386

269

297

684

335

462

263

320

236

322

287

469

 

Monthly rate - EUR  (*8)

10 346

7 722

5 384

5 931

13 676

6 699

9 244

5 253

6 398

4 723

6 443

5 735

9 376

 


Table 9

Outcome financing through fixed lump sums for the service module 'Crises and emergencies'  (13) – 2021 price levels

 

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

HR

Entry into accommodation – EUR (a)

611

589

263

458

407

598

656

395

398

470

594

557

334

329

Sustained accommodation for 3, 6, 12, 18 months – EUR (b)

1 832

1 766

790

1 375

1 221

1 795

1 968

1 185

1 194

1 411

1 781

1 670

1 001

986

 

IE

IT

LV

LT

LU

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

SE

 

Entry into accommodation – EUR (a)

682

509

355

391

901

441

609

346

422

311

425

378

618

 

Sustained accommodation for 3, 6, 12, 18 months – EUR (b)

2 045

1 527

1 065

1 173

2 704

1 324

1 828

1 039

1 265

934

1 274

1 134

1 854

 

(1)  In order to define the status of third-country nationals and refugees, the below definitions apply

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‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it, and to whom Article 12 does not apply;

‘country of origin’ means the country or countries of nationality or, for stateless persons, of former habitual residence.

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‘third-country national’ means any person, including a stateless person or a person with undetermined nationality, who is not a citizen of the Union as defined in Article 20(1) TFEU.

(2)   LC – Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data [lc_lci_r2_a] NACE Rev. 2 (activity = P. Education).

(3)  In order to define the status of third-country nationals and refugees, the below definitions apply

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‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it, and to whom Article 12 does not apply;

‘country of origin’ means the country or countries of nationality or, for stateless persons, of former habitual residence.

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‘third-country national’ means any person, including a stateless person or a person with undetermined nationality, who is not a citizen of the Union as defined in Article 20(1) TFEU.

(4)   LC – Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data [lc_lci_r2_a] NACE Rev. 2 (activity = P. Education).

(5)  In order to define the status of third-country nationals and refugees, the below definitions apply in line with specific national definitions

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‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it, and to whom Article 12 does not apply;

‘country of origin’ means the country or countries of nationality or, for stateless persons, of former habitual residence.

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‘third-country national’ means any person, including a stateless person or a person with undetermined nationality, who is not a citizen of the Union as defined in Article 20(1) TFEU.

(6)   LC – Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data [lc_lci_r2_a] NACE Rev. 2 (activity = P. Education).

(7)  In order to define the status of third-country nationals and refugees, the below definitions apply

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‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to return to it, and to whom Article 12 does not apply;

‘country of origin’ means the country or countries of nationality or, for stateless persons, of former habitual residence.

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‘third-country national’ means any person, including a stateless person or a person with undetermined nationality, who is not a citizen of the Union as defined in Article 20(1) TFEU.

(8)  For further details see study on ‘Simplified cost options and Financing not linked to costs in the area of social inclusion and youth’ for further details: Publications catalogue - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission (europa.eu).

(*1)  Based on eight contact hours

(*2)  Based on 160 contact hours

(*3)  Based on 1 720 contact hours

(*4)  Based on eight contact hours

(*5)  Based on 160 contact hours

(*6)  Based on 1 720 contact hours

(9)  Long-term is defined as one year and more (according to ETHOS – European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion).

(10)  Positive change in housing status means moving from emergency/temporary accommodation into conventional housing accommodation of adequate quality as regards health and safety and adapted to the specific family structure with long-term tenancies.

(11)  These deliverables are cumulative milestones and their related unit cost may be claimed for each milestone (i.e. 3, 6, 12, 18 months), once it has been achieved.

(*7)  Based on eight service hours

(*8)  Based on 160 service hours

(12)  These are fixed amounts for the overall delivery of the service to a fixed-size cohort of participants. They are not amounts per individual participant.

(13)  The amounts are disbursed per individual participant achieving the successful outcome.