Poland extended payments to Ukrainians – who can receive and how much

Poland decided to extend payments for refugees from Ukraine who arrived in the country later than February 24 and who still have the period of stay of 120 days has not expired.

This was stated by the Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and the Government Commissioner for Refugees from Ukraine Pavlo Shefernaker, the employment agency Gremi Personal reports.

Earlier it was reported that from July 1, the payment 40 PLN (about 275 UAH) per day per person for providing housing and food to Ukrainian refugees will be stopped.

However, this is not entirely true – these payments will be extended for those Ukrainians who arrived in the country later and for them the period of stay of 120 days has not yet expiredMoreover, for refugees who arrive in Poland in July, payments are also kept for 120 days from the moment of crossing the border.

Payment term more than 120 days can continue only if assistance is provided to persons with disabilities, pensioners, pregnant women, persons raising children under 12 months or three or more children, since such people are not able to work and support themselves.

Need to be independent

“The Poles are still actively supporting Ukraine, but they are sure that it is time for the refugees to become independent, and they want equal conditions. The fact is that inflation is high in Poland, and the financial situation of Polish families has also significantly worsened since the beginning of the war,” – says the general director of the employment agency Gremi Personal Tomasz Bogdevich.

This opinion is supported by statistics: according to a survey by the Institute for Market and Social Research (IBRIS), 70.4% of respondents indicatedthat a necessary condition for the stay of Ukrainians in Poland is to go to work.

More 38.7% are convinced that Ukrainians should send their children to Polish schools, and 27.6% would like for Ukrainians to learn Polish.

According to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy of Poland, more than 500,000 IDPs from Ukraine who have been issued a Polish PESEL identification number are persons of working age.

As of May 23, 252,000 of them were employed, and this, according to Tomasz Bogdevich, is a very good indicator.

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