Is Ireland the only EU country not changing how it houses Ukrainians arriving here?
heard that Ireland is the only country in Europe not to have changed its accommodation offering to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Many EU member states use hotel accommodation, with Ireland, Bulgaria and Cyprus most dependent on hotels. Ireland has one of the highest percentages of Ukrainians in State accommodation, at about 77 per cent, followed by the Netherlands at 71.7 per cent and Norway at 53 per cent. Most contributions to private households from EU member states are based on the number of people hosted or are subject to a cap, with the exception of Ireland, which provides a tax-free recognition payment of €800 per month, as a flat rate payment. Ireland’s offering is generous compared with other EU countries, and is per property, not per person.The vast majority of Ukrainians in Poland are in private accommodation, through sponsors or the private rental market.
Since then, Ukrainians staying in state-funded accommodation for longer than 120 days have to pay 50 per cent of their housing and food costs. After six months, that goes up to 75 per cent. Elderly, pregnant and disabled people are excluded from this requirement.Some 74 per cent of Ukrainians are in private accommodation in Germany, of which 25 per cent live with friends and family. A further 17 per cent are in hotels or guesthouses, and 9 per cent are in shared accommodation.
The Czech Republic provides an allowance of about €125 per person per month for a maximum of four hosted people to private households offering accommodation to Ukrainians. Potential accommodation coming on stream through refurbishment, rapid and modular builds were “not at a scale to meet demand” and were “ultimately limited in terms of overall scale of challenge”.
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