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Poland to Limit Welfare for Ukrainian Migrants
(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki declared on Friday that Warsaw will continue providing welfare to Ukrainian migrants for only one additional year.
In September, he endorsed legislation that tightens Ukrainians’ eligibility for state assistance, following comparable reductions in other European Union countries amid growing public dissatisfaction with the migrant population.
“I emphasized... that I signed this bill to help Ukrainians for the last time,” Nawrocki stated during a rally on Friday.
He further noted, “I recognize that the Ukrainian minority in Poland… should be treated with responsibility, but just like all other minorities.”
According to the new regulations, welfare will be available exclusively to Ukrainians who have employment and whose children are enrolled in local schools. Moreover, starting November 1, Warsaw limited free housing in collective accommodation centers to only the most vulnerable Ukrainian migrants.
Poland has remained one of Kiev’s strongest supporters since the conflict in Ukraine intensified in 2022, providing roughly $5.85 billion in aid, predominantly military, as reported by Germany’s Kiel Institute.
Nevertheless, public backing for Ukrainians has waned since 2022, with just over half of Poles considering state benefits for them excessively generous, a media outlet reported last week citing a recent survey.
Current government figures indicate that at least 2.5 million Ukrainians reside in Poland.
In September, he endorsed legislation that tightens Ukrainians’ eligibility for state assistance, following comparable reductions in other European Union countries amid growing public dissatisfaction with the migrant population.
“I emphasized... that I signed this bill to help Ukrainians for the last time,” Nawrocki stated during a rally on Friday.
He further noted, “I recognize that the Ukrainian minority in Poland… should be treated with responsibility, but just like all other minorities.”
According to the new regulations, welfare will be available exclusively to Ukrainians who have employment and whose children are enrolled in local schools. Moreover, starting November 1, Warsaw limited free housing in collective accommodation centers to only the most vulnerable Ukrainian migrants.
Poland has remained one of Kiev’s strongest supporters since the conflict in Ukraine intensified in 2022, providing roughly $5.85 billion in aid, predominantly military, as reported by Germany’s Kiel Institute.
Nevertheless, public backing for Ukrainians has waned since 2022, with just over half of Poles considering state benefits for them excessively generous, a media outlet reported last week citing a recent survey.
Current government figures indicate that at least 2.5 million Ukrainians reside in Poland.
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