The majority of Poles consider the aid to Ukrainians excessive. The exception is left-wing voters

A new poll by the Centre for Public Opinion Studies (CBOS) shows that already 50 per cent of Poles consider support for Ukrainians to be excessive.

According to the Polsat TV channel, the level of support for accepting refugees from Ukraine has fallen to its lowest level since 2014, when CBOS began tracking this dynamic. On the contrary, the share of opponents of granting asylum to Ukrainians rose to 45 per cent, the highest level in the entire period of research.

Every second respondent believes that aid to Ukraine and its citizens in Poland is too generous. Only 46% of respondents consider the current level of support adequate.

According to the poll, the greatest number of supporters of aid to Ukrainians among:

• men (52% vs. 43% among women);

• older people (51% vs. 21% of younger people);

• city dwellers (64% vs. 36% from rural areas);

• respondents with higher education (63% vs. 25% with primary or incomplete secondary education);

• respondents with high incomes (69% vs. 36% with low incomes);

• voters of left-wing political forces (61% vs. 41% among supporters of right-wing parties).

Among political parties, voters of the Civic Coalition and the Together party are more supportive of helping Ukrainians - over 70% in each case.

At the same time, 58% of Poles believe that only Ukrainians who work and pay taxes in Poland should have access to benefits such as the 800 Plus programme or free medical care. Another 25 per cent believe that these benefits should be granted only to those who have official refugee status, and 12 per cent are against any social benefits for Ukrainian citizens.

As Socialportal wrote, more than 4 million Ukrainians currently have temporary protection status in the EU. Most have managed to obtain legal status, basic support, access to medical care, education and the labour market. However, life in a foreign land is accompanied by many challenges, and a significant proportion of people still live "between two worlds". What can the state do to bring back its citizens and how they help the country those who have become part of the Ukrainian diaspora abroad. Read the answers to these and other questions in the exclusive mater on Socialportal.

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