The number of Ukrainians living in state-subsidized housing in Poland has sharply decreased. This was reported by UNN with reference to Rzeczpospolita.
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Last year, there were 1071 collective accommodation centers in Poland. About 22.4 thousand Ukrainian refugees lived there. However, since November of this year, the number of Ukrainians has almost halved. For example, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in December 2024, the number of Ukrainian refugees decreased from 7092 to 4146 people.
At the same time, in the Silesian Voivodeship, the number of refugees from Ukraine decreased from 3135 to 1672 people.
According to the Polish government, over a billion zlotys, which is about 30 million dollars, have been spent from the state treasury over a year and a half to subsidize housing for Ukrainian refugees. Against this background, on November 1, the rules for resettling refugees from Ukraine changed in Poland.
From now on, the Polish state has stopped co-financing accommodation in collective resettlement centers for Ukrainians who have been living in Poland for a year or longer.
In addition, the so-called "humanitarian exemption" - tax and customs benefits, as well as administrative simplifications for providing humanitarian aid - has been canceled for Ukrainian refugees.
At the same time, those Ukrainians who receive a Polish pension, according to the new rules, must pay 15 zlotys per day for accommodation.
Recall
Earlier, UNN reported that the Polish government is preparing a bill to abolish the "Special Law" on assistance to Ukrainians from March 4, 2026. From this date, refugees will switch to the general rules for the stay of foreigners, which means a significant reduction in social benefits.