1. The Authority shall provide a monthly job mobility allowance (hereinafter referred to as ‘the allowance’) to cover part of the housing expenses related to a change of residence in connection with obtaining employment for at least six months to an employee who has been a jobseeker on the register of jobseekers for at least three months and who has been removed from the register of jobseekers for a reason pursuant to Section 36(1)(a), if he or she applies for the allowance in writing no later than three months after the date of removal from the register of jobseekers. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the proof of change of permanent residence or declaration of temporary residence and a copy of the employment contract. The allowance shall not be granted if the employee receives an allowance under Section 53.
  2. A change of residence for the purposes of granting the allowance is a change of permanent residence or declaration of temporary residence if the place of new permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic is at least 70 km away from the place of original permanent residence or if the place of temporary residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic is at least 70 km away from the place of permanent residence.
  3. Housing expenses related to a change of residence for the purposes of the allowance are the proven monthly expenses for
    1. payment for services provided with the use of the apartment or
    2. rent.
  4. The allowance shall be granted for a maximum period of six months. An employee who was a disadvantaged jobseeker prior to obtaining employment shall continue to receive the allowance for a further period of up to six months. The monthly amount of the allowance shall be 80 % of the amount of the expenditure referred to in paragraph 3, up to a maximum of EUR 250 during the period referred to in the first sentence and up to a maximum of EUR 125 during the period referred to in the second sentence.
  5. If both spouses apply for the allowance, the Office will grant the allowance to one spouse only.
  6. The allowance shall be granted by the office in whose register of jobseekers the employee was registered within 30 days of proof of the duration of employment and the expenses referred to in paragraph 3, if the employee has proved these facts no later than 30 days after the end of the month for which the allowance is granted.
  7. The Authority shall not grant the allowance again until two years have elapsed from the end of the period of its granting.

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