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1. Housing

2. Social services

3. Health care

4. Financial services

5. Quality assurance

Young people in Czechia access services in four main areas: housing, social services, health care, financial support.

Housing

At the moment there is no state loan for housing for young people in the Czech Republic. In the past, there were several programmes to support housing for young people. There are only terminated programmes of the Housing Development State Fund since 2018.

There is grant programme Affordable Rental Housing

• it is aimed at increasing the availability of rental housing and municipalities can claim money from it. 
• One of the three priority categories listed is young people under 35 years of age. In February 2025, just four months after launch, there were 92 applications for support for projects for the construction, reconstruction or purchase of flats worth CZK 5.1 billion (out of a total of CZK 7 billion) in the Affordable Rental Housing programme. 
• This represents almost 1,500 flats. The programme is funded from the majority by the National Recovery Plan.
   

For more details on the State Housing Policy please see Chapter 4.2, especially the Social Housing Strategy of Czech Republic 2015-2025.

Social services

Social services for children and young people in the Czech Republic are guided by national strategic priorities aimed at improving accessibility, quality, and coordination across sectors. Current reforms focus on strengthening community-based support, enhancing service capacity, and better responding to the needs of vulnerable groups.

Improving access to social services is a key priority of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. The Ministry also aims to adjust the current system and strengthen quality monitoring. At the national level, the Social Integration Agency (SIA)  operates under the Ministry for Regional Development. It connects central and local authorities, supports municipalities, monitors regional developments, and reports findings to the national level. Its work is coordinated across ministries based on a jointly agreed methodology. There is also Methodology of a coordinated approach to socially excluded localities

There is the Social Services Development National Strategy 2016-2025 with several goals:

• Ensuring transition from institutional care to support for a person in their natural environment 
• Fulfilling service users needs through gradual social and healthcare services
• Modifying way of engaging the social services system
• Creating a social services network, which reflects upon possible unfavourable social situations
• Access to the services isstill considered insufficient , however, the strategies aim for improvement when necessary.

One of the most accessible points for young people in need are Low Threshold Centres for Children and Youth.

Low Threshold Centres for Children and Youth

• Low-threshold facilities for children and youth are a form of social service according to the Act no. 108/2006 Coll. on social services. 
• In 2019, there were 256 centres in the Czech Republic, in 1998, it was only 20. There no new data for 2025.They provide ambulatory or terrain services to children and young people at risk of social exclusion. The service is designed for children aged 6 to 26 at risk of socially undesirable phenomena. 
• The service aims to improve the quality of life of children and young people. It prevents or reduces social and health risks linked to their lifestyle and helps them better navigate their social environment. It also supports them in addressing their unfavourable situation if they choose to do so. The service can be provided anonymously, includes educational and social support activities, and is free of charge.

The Czech Republic, within the framework of the National Recovery Plan (Reform and Investment Plan), announces, among others, subsidy calls for Increasing the capacity of childcare facilities (Allocation: EUR 337 843 419) and Development and modernisation of infrastructure in the field of care for vulnerable children (Allocation: EUR 37 731 817) with a plan to complete the investments in 2026.

Improving access and quality of social services is a key priority in the Czech Republic, supported by coordinated action between ministries and the Social Integration Agency. The national strategy promotes a shift from institutional care to community-based support, though access remains insufficient. Low-Threshold Centres for Children and Youth are a key entry point for at-risk young people, with further investments planned through 2026.

Health care

The Czech healthcare system distinguishes patients by age and there are even special doctor specialisations. Children and youth patients up to 18 years of age visit doctors specialised in children and youth, providing regular check-ups, for prevention as well as are dealing with health issues according to personal and age needs. Hospitals provide specialised departments for treating children (up to 18 years). 

• Long-term Programme for the Improvement of the State of Health of the population of the Czech Republic
  • From 2002
  • Contained a whole chapter dealing with youth which usually set goals to continue ongoing initiatives in prevention, support of free time activities, sport activities, prevention and reducing abuse of substances.

• Strategic framework for the development of healthcare in the Czech Republic until the year 2030                                                                                                                                                                   

  • Focusing on three specific objectives: Protecting and improving the health of the population, optimisation of the healthcare system, support of science and research

Financial services

The Czech Republic generally does not provide any special financial services to young people, nor to the general population. In specific issues subsidy schemes are provided in order to achieve  some policy target e.g. in environmental issues. Otherwise the only social security system for people in need is the basic safety net.

• The system of social benefits also supports children and young people from lower income families:
  • Designated for parents with children and youth up to 26 with lower incomes
  • A dependent child is entitled to 'child allowance' if the income in the family does not exceed the product of the amount of the family subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 3.4.
  • For children and young persons without regular income and work

  • Monthly amount of child allowance according to the age of the child:

    a) up to 6 years of age of the child in the amount of CZK 830,

    b) from 6 to 15 years of age of the child in the amount of CZK 970,

    c) from 15 to 26 years of age of the child in the amount of CZK 1,080.

  • If the dependent child is an adult, the child allowance belongs to this child.
  • There is also an increased amount of allowance, paid in specific circumstances
• There is a possibility of tax reduction for parents of children and young people who are studying or in other preparation for a career.
• When the parents have children, they can also apply for special tax bonus when applying the annual tax return.
• Working students or students in business can also get other social security and tax reductions, for details see chapter on employment and entrepreneurship

Beyond the above-mentioned benefits and tax reductions, the Czech Republic has no central system providing direct financial aid to minors, unless they are in a socially vulnerable situation. In such cases, targeted support is provided through the regular social security system. Overall, assistance to children and young people is primarily channelled through support to families as the basic social unit.

Some systems provide support for young people indirectly, e.g. Support for socially disadvantaged Roma students in secondary schools, conservatories and higher vocational schools.

University students, whose family does not have an income higher than 1.5 times the subsistence minimum, are entitled to a social scholarship in the monthly amount of one quarter of the basic minimum wage rate (it is 300 Euro in 2025) per month, paid for ten months in the academic year during the standard period of study. In 2025, only 500 students received this scholarships.

On regional and long-distance trains and buses, all passengers aged six and over, pupils and students up to 26 years of age are entitled to a 50% discount on the fare.

In addition, there is the Darujeme kroužky dětem project, implemented at the Czech Council for Children and Youth. The project operates on the principle of vouchers for the payment of leisure activities for children from families in difficult life situations. The project has been organized by the Czech Council for Children and Youth since 2022. The project is financially supported by foundations and other institutions such as the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the city of Prague. It helps families pay for leisure activities for their children. It supports activities for children and young people aged 3-18. It supports families in the Czech Republic who are in a difficult financial situation and receive one of the following benefits for the child they are claiming support for: child benefit, care allowance, foster carer's allowance, fostering allowance. In addition, Ukrainian families can apply for. The project has already helped 17,161 children with an amount of over 28 million CZK (1 154 538,00 EUR).

The Czech Republic does not provide specific financial services for young people beyond the general social security system, which mainly supports low-income families through child allowances, tax benefits, and basic safety-net measures. Additional support includes social scholarships for low-income university students (around 500 recipients in 2025) and 50% transport discounts for students up to age 26. Overall, financial support for young people is primarily channelled through family-based benefits.

Quality assurance

There is no centralised method of quality assurance of youth inclusion in services. The programme and policies have their own evaluation and quality assurance mechanisms, which have been described by each of them.