Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to be somewhat peeved with the Polish prime minister Press Rady Ministrow, who is claiming that the EU hasn’t provided Poland with enough funds to cover the cost of the 80,000 Ukrainian refugees now living there and is now asking them to cover a share of their accommodation costs..
The Daily Express states: “Ukrainian refugees in Poland have been asked to bear half of their housing costs themselves since the beginning of March. Those staying in Poland for more than 120 days and living in shared accommodation have to pay half of their accommodation costs, with a maximum of 40 zlotys (£7.60) per day.
Vulnerable groups such as children, pensioners, pregnant women, single parents, parents with children under the age of 12 and people in a particularly difficult financial situation are exempt from the plans.
From May, refugees will have to pay 75 percent of their accommodation costs themselves if they stay in Poland for more than 180 days. The upper limit is 60 zlotys (£11.40) per day.
Poland has taken in around 500,000 Ukrainian refugees since the beginning of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine over a year ago.
The Polish government claims it can no longer pay for the 80,000 refugees who are still in the country as it has been doing so far.
In addition to housing, refugees enjoy other state-funded perks, such as free public transport and health care, as well as many of the same social benefits that Polish citizens are entitled to, including a monthly child benefit of 500 zloty (£95). Such benefits will not be affected by the new regulations.
Poland paid the most for Ukrainian refugees, with funds accounting for a third of total spending across all countries.”
Zelensky hasn’t made a public comment on this as yet, but rest assured there’ll be no more cutesy photo shoots for this pair!
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