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Government approves new decision for police officers, paid rent and travel allowance for appointments outside of residence

2025-03-21 09:18:48Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Government approves new decision for police officers, paid rent and travel
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At the meeting of the Council of Ministers this Thursday, a decision was approved for travel compensation for police officers who are appointed or transferred to duty outside their place of residence, as well as unemployment payments for their spouses or apartment rent.

According to the decision, the State Police Employee, when appointed, permanently or temporarily transferred outside his place of residence, receives travel compensation, as follows:

a) From 36 km to 60 km, at the rate of 10,000 (ten thousand) lekë per month;
b) From 61 km to 100 km, at the rate of 15,000 (fifteen thousand) lekë per month;
c) From 101 km to 150 km, at the rate of 20,000 (twenty thousand) lekë per month;
d) From 150 km to 200 km, at the rate of 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) lekë per month;

d) Over 200 km, at the rate of 30,000 (thirty thousand) lek per month.

The benefit of this payment continues until the police officer changes his/her place of residence, which means settling into a residence within the jurisdiction of the State Police structure, in the territory where he/she is appointed/transferred.

Travel compensation is also available to State Police employees who meet the conditions of point 1 of this chapter, within the district where they are appointed/transferred.

Other details and benefiting categories are explained below:

To benefit from the payment, according to point 1 of this chapter, the police officer submits to the body where he is appointed, permanently or temporarily transferred the following documentation:

a) Written request to the spending unit where the Police employee is employed;
b) Photocopy of the identity card;
c) Certification from the responsible public body if the police employee has a residence in ownership or in the process of legalization in the jurisdiction of the State Police structure, where he is appointed or transferred permanently or temporarily.
SPOUSE'S UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT

When a police officer is appointed, transferred permanently or temporarily for work and service needs and, for this reason, the spouse loses their employment relationship, in the event of inability to find employment, they are given a payment, until the moment of employment, in the amount of:

a) 50% of the minimum basic monthly salary at the national level, approved by the Council of Ministers, when the spouse has a seniority of over 1 (one) year and an additional 5% of the minimum basic monthly salary at the national level, for each year over 1 (one) year, but not more than the minimum basic salary at the national level;
b) 100% of the average monthly salary of the last year of work, but not more than 150% of the minimum basic monthly salary at the national level, approved by the Council of Ministers, when the spouse has a seniority of over 10 (ten) years.
The average monthly salary of the spouse increases according to the minimum wage index, in accordance with the by-laws in force.

The spouse's seniority in employment is considered the total seniority in employment, documented in the employment record of each employee or, in the absence of an employment record, with any other legal document issued by the relevant competent bodies, according to the legislation in force, with the exception of years of voluntary insurance, self-employment, military service for men, years of education in higher education institutions and periods of unemployment benefits.

The period of unemployment of the spouse of a police officer is counted in the total length of service for pension purposes. Social security contributions are paid on behalf of the beneficiary spouse by the State Police structure where the police officer is appointed/transferred and the beneficiary according to the social security scheme for civilian employees. The salary on which the contributions are paid shall be the minimum monthly basic salary, according to the legislation in force.

To benefit from the payment, according to point 1 of this chapter, the police officer submits to the body where he is appointed or transferred permanently or temporarily, the following documentation:

a) A written request with full particulars, describing:
the body where he/she worked;

date of transfer or appointment;

iii. the reason for the transfer;

address where he/she resided;

current address where you reside after transfer or appointment;

the work center where the spouse worked, date and reason for leaving the job.

b) Confirmation of the average monthly salary of the last calendar year of work for the payment received by the spouse.
c) Confirmation from social security for the contributions paid by the spouse for the period of employment.
ç) The spouse's work record book, where the dismissal from work due to the spouse's transfer is stated.

d) A certificate from the relevant employment office, confirming that the spouse is registered as an unemployed job seeker and has not been offered a job in his/her profession. The employee shall submit this certificate every three months to the personnel office.
Every 6 (six) months, the spending units of the State Police structures shall send to the regional employment offices the list of names of spouses, for priority treatment by these employment offices in cases of vacancies.

III. HOUSING RENT

When a police officer is appointed/transferred outside his/her permanent residence, within the country or abroad, he/she is paid the rent for the apartment, when it is not provided to him/her.

A police officer who is appointed/transferred outside his/her permanent residence, within the country, benefits from housing rental compensation, if he/she is appointed/transferred due to duty and/or work needs, at a distance of over 36 km.

The amount of compensation for housing rent for the police officer specified in point 2 of this chapter is as follows:

a) When the police officer does not take his family members with him to the new place of work to which he is appointed/transferred, he is paid the rent of the apartment for a living area of ​​up to 43.93 m²;
b) When the police officer has one dependent person and takes them to the new place of work to which he is appointed/transferred, he is paid the rent of the apartment for a living area of ​​up to 56.47 m²;
c) When the police officer has two dependent persons and takes them to the new place of work to which he is appointed/transferred, he is paid the rent of the apartment for a living area of ​​up to 79.74 m²;
ç) When the police officer has three or more dependent persons and takes them to the new place of work to which he is appointed/transferred, he is paid the rent of the apartment for a living area of ​​up to 80.50 m².

The number of people, family members, dependent on the Police employee is confirmed by the family status certificate.

The spending unit in the State Police structure compensates the police officer for the rent of his apartment, upon presentation of the rental contract, in an amount not exceeding the minimum rent value, determined in Decision No. 469, dated 3.6.2015, of the Council of Ministers, “On determining the minimum value of the reference price of building rentals for tax purposes”. The minimum monthly value of the sales price per square meter of building area leased will be calculated based on the average value of housing sales in the free market, according to administrative units, determined in the Council of Ministers’ instruction, “On the approval of the average cost of housing construction by the National Housing Authority”, which is approved every year.

To benefit from the payment, according to point 2 of this chapter, the police officer submits to the body where he/she was appointed or transferred the following documentation:

a) Written request to the spending unit where he is employed;
b) Photocopy of the identity card;
c) Notarized rental contract of the apartment in the territorial jurisdiction of the State Police structure where he is transferred or appointed;
ç) Certification from the responsible public body if the police employee has an apartment in his ownership or in the process of legalization in the jurisdiction of the State Police structure where he is appointed or transferred permanently or temporarily.

A police officer who benefits from housing rental treatment will not be treated with travel compensation, according to point 1, chapter I, of this decision.

The benefit continues until the police officer changes his/her place of residence, which means settling in a residence in the territorial jurisdiction of the State Police structure to which he/she belongs.

FINAL PROVISIONS

The spending unit in the State Police structure, where the police officer is appointed or transferred permanently or temporarily, establishes a commission to evaluate the documentation submitted according to point 3, chapter I, point 5, chapter II, and point 6, chapter III, of this decision.

The employee who benefits, according to Chapters I and II, submits every year, from the day of obtaining this right, the justifying documentation to the commission set up by the head of the spending unit to which he/she has been appointed or transferred.

The benefit of the payment, according to point 1, of chapter II, of this decision, can be obtained for a period of up to 7 (seven) years. The spouse, who has benefited according to point 5, of decision no. 256, dated 25.3.2015, of the Council of Ministers, “On compensation for deprivations and losses caused to State police employees, due to work and service needs”, as amended, continues to benefit from the payment, according to the definitions made in letters “a” and “b”, of point 1, of chapter II of this decision, but not more than 7 (seven) years in total. The spouse who has benefited under point 3 of decision no. 183, dated 9.2.2011, of the Council of Ministers, “On compensation for deprivations and losses caused to State Police employees, due to work and service needs”, and point 9 of decision no. 256, dated 25.3.2015, of the Council of Ministers, “On compensation for deprivations and losses caused to State Police employees, due to work and service needs”, as amended, continues to benefit from the payment, according to the definitions made in letters “a” and “b”, of point 1, of chapter II, of this decision, but not more than 15 (fifteen) years in total.

Decision no. 256, dated 25.3.2015, of the Council of Ministers, “On compensation for deprivations and losses caused to State Police employees, due to work and service needs”, as amended, as well as points 1 to 9 of Decision no. 398, dated 1.6.2016, of the Council of Ministers, “On the criteria and extent of the benefit of housing rent payment for State Police employees”, are repealed.

The financial effects resulting from the implementation of this decision are borne by the State Police budget.

The Ministry of Interior and the General Directorate of the State Police are charged with the implementation of this decision.

This decision enters into force upon publication in the "Official Gazette".


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