Poland may change rules for Ukrainian refugees to stay in the country

Poland plans to change the rules of stay in the country for Ukrainian refugees. In particular, the country's authorities want to strengthen control over the use of budget funds that are allocated to support Ukrainians in the country. This is reported by the publication kresy.pl.

In particular, one of the changes being considered by the government will concern the right to legal stay in Poland. Ukrainian refugees who want to return to Ukraine for at least one day will lose this right. Currently, Ukrainian refugees lose their right to stay if they leave Poland for more than 30 days.

This should prevent people from abusing the payments," the Polish government said.

Officials believe that many Ukrainians who frequently leave the country do not need financial support and are not in a difficult life situation.

Also possible:
▪️Отмена assistance in the amount of 300 zlotys for new arrivals;
▪️Ужесточение a system of benefits for minors, the sick and people with disabilities.

In addition, Poland intends to create a general register of refugees with information on the assistance paid to them.

A problem was highlighted regarding the fact that each voivodship keeps a separate register of the aid paid. This means that theoretically one family could receive support from several administrative units in Poland. In order to prevent such abuse, it is proposed to create a common register," it said.

According to official estimates, there are about 1m Ukrainians in Poland who arrived after the start of the war, and about 1.5m Ukrainians who were in the country before the war.