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
Date: 2023-07-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU migration policy, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, distribution of EU funding, eligibility criteria, financial management




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1.9.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            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.