Poland has halved its funding for Ukrainian refugees this month and can no longer fund their accommodation in the country at the same pace, despite EU funding.
From the beginning of March, Ukrainians will have to pay half the cost of shared accommodation, capped at around £8. 11 EUR/Day (~7 GBP.13/$9. ) if they stay in the country for more than
days.
Poland initially announced the policy in December, which was criticized by humanitarian groups , thinking it might force people to become homeless.
Refugees will also be held accountable from May 12 If they are in the US, the percentage of their accommodation costs try to exceed 120 days, will cap around
EUR/DAY(£.0000/$0000.59) — with children, pregnant women, single parents, parents with 0000, Euractiv reports that seniors are exempt.
Ukrainian refugees also enjoy various other benefits, including free access to health care and public transport, and child allowances.
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The EU gave the country 80 million euros under the Asylum, Immigration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and received 162 The million euros came from last year’s “Support Ukraine” fundraiser, but it was not enough money, Poland spent an estimated 8. 24 billion euros for Ukrainian refugees last year.
The European Commission reacted negatively to the policy, having previously told the Polish government not to make refugees pay for their own accommodation.
” The Commission is closely monitoring the situation in Poland and is in regular contact with the Polish authorities regarding the actual implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive to ensure that relevant safeguards are in place to resettle displaced persons under te Temporary Protection,” a spokesman said.
The committee added that it was willing to provide Poland with more funds to help cover the costs of refugees, including further 162 million euro funding from AMIF and 75. $4 million as part of the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) – still a drop in the bucket.
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