Tolmin tightens property test and widens eligibility for municipal housing

The Občinski svet Občine Tolmin adopted on 15 September 2026 an amendment to the Pravilnik o dodeljevanju tržnih in službenih stanovanj ter stanovanj za mlade, published in the Uradni list Republike Slovenije no. 1432/2026 of 16 September 2026 under document number 2026-01-2092. The text renames “non-profit” dwellings as “public rental” dwellings, raises the property census from 40% to 60% and widens the circle of eligible applicants. It enters into force on 17 September 2026, the day after publication.

The amendment was issued under Article 29 of the Zakon o lokalni samoupravi (Uradni list RS, nos. 94/07 – UPB2, 76/08, 79/09, 51/10, 30/18 and 10/26) and Article 21 of the Statut Občine Tolmin (Uradni list RS, nos. 13/09, 17/11 and 106/15), and it modifies the regulation originally published in Uradni list RS no. 105/21. The decision carries file number 352-0012/2021, was taken at the council’s 33rd session and is signed by the mayor of Občina Tolmin, Alen Červ. The electronic identifier of the act is EDA 2026-5881455000-0014.

From “non-profit” to “public rental” housing

The core terminological change runs through several articles. In Article 1, the word “neprofitnih” is replaced by “javnih najemnih”; in Article 2, “neprofitna” becomes “javna najemna” and “neprofitnimi” becomes “javnimi najemnimi”; and in Article 3 the same substitution is made in the first and sixth points of Article 4. Article 8 applies the identical change to the fourth indent of Article 16.

The regulation also rewrites the mandate of the body handling allocations. In Article 5, the phrase “stanovanjska vprašanja” is replaced by “izvedbo postopkov dodeljevanja javnih najemnih in tržnih stanovanj ter stanovanj za mlade v Občini Tolmin”. In Article 6, the word “izhodiščno” is deleted from the second paragraph.

Stricter property test and new income brackets

Article 8 tightens the asset condition attached to applications:

• The property census rises from 40% to 60% of the value of a dwelling suitable for the applicant.
• A new requirement is added: the applicant must not own other property exceeding 60% of the value of a suitable dwelling, with the rules on public benefits applied by analogy to determine the type and value of assets.
• The fifth indent of Article 16 is deleted.
• In the sixth indent, a bracket for a six-member household of up to 470% is added after the existing 425% figure.
• Income is now assessed using the rules on income types and treatment applied for reduced kindergarten fees, except the provisions on imputed income.

Wider circle of eligible applicants

Article 3 adds to the fourth point of Article 4, and Article 9 adds to Article 20, the same new category of beneficiaries: “zaposleni pri posrednih proračunskih uporabnikih, katerih ustanoviteljica je Republika Slovenija, in delujejo na območju Občine Tolmin” — employees of indirect budget users founded by the State and operating in the municipality.

Rent-setting is also revised. Under Article 6, the rent for market dwellings is determined in line with the valid Sklep o stanovanjski najemnini v Občini Tolmin, and Article 10 applies the same reference to official dwellings. Article 7 deletes the first indent of the first paragraph of Article 14, and Article 11 renumbers the former Article 22 as Article 23 and Article 23 as Article 24.

What it means for applicants

The amendment directly reshapes who can apply for a municipal dwelling in Tolmin and on what terms. Applicants with assets between 40% and 60% of a suitable dwelling’s value now fall inside the threshold, while the newly added ownership test excludes those holding other property above that level. Employees of State-founded indirect budget users working in the municipality join the eligible pool, and larger households gain a higher income bracket, but the income calculation now follows the stricter kindergarten-fee methodology.

Source: Uradni list Republike Slovenije, no. 1432/2026, 16 September 2026, section I (official reference: 2026-01-2092).