"On 19 February 2015 there were 780 applications, 352 of which have been approved and 12 rejected, while the rest have been registered as received or incomplete," FINA has reported on its web site.
Applications for the writing off of debts of up to HRK 35,000 can be submitted as of February 2 by beneficiaries of minimum allowances, or beneficiaries of home care and disability allowances. As of April 2 all citizens whose monthly earnings do not exceed HRK 2,500 or HRK 1,250 per family member and who do not own any property other than the one they live in and have no invested money or savings, will be able to apply for their debts to be written off.
Between February 2 and February 20, 17,761 people approached FINA to enquire about their debts, requesting the relevant document with information about their debt as of 30 September 2014.
FINA has reported that since February 2, as many as 21,898 citizens have registered online to check if they meet the criteria to have their debts written off.
In mid-January, the government adopted an agreement to write off debts, of up to HRK 35,000, incurred by the poorest citizens who have neither pecuniary means nor assets to pay them off. It is estimated that around 60,000 citizens fall into this category.
People without savings or a property except the one where they reside and whose monthly average income in the last three months did not exceed HRK 1,250 per household member and individuals living alone whose monthly income did not exceed HRK 2,500 are eligible for debt write-off, according to the government's explanation in mid-January.
Debts can be written off for citizens whose bank accounts have been blocked for more than a year and up to a maximum of HRK 35,000. Of that amount, up to HRK 25,000 can be written off as debts owed to state-run utility services and HRK 10,000 as debts to banks and telecom operators.