Reduction of payments, changes in the conditions of housing provision, new employment rules – this is not yet a complete list of innovations that Ukrainians with the status of temporary protection in the EU countries expect from July 1. We have compiled for you a list of changes by country.
Slovakia
From July 1, a law comes into force in Slovakia, which provides for restrictions on the provision of free housing for Ukrainian refugees. Appropriate document signed by the country’s president, Peter Pellegrini.
From now on, apartments are provided only for 120 after arriving in the country. Further, only Ukrainians from socially vulnerable categories (pensioners, people with disabilities, single mothers, etc.) will be entitled to housing rental benefits.
Poland
The most innovations await Ukrainians in Poland.
Starting from July, support in the form of payment for accommodation and food for our fellow citizens will be provided only if there is a contract with the local voivodeship or local self-government body. This innovation is aimed at more efficient use of funds and providing assistance to those who need it most.
In addition, as of July 1, the benefits related to the compensation of the costs of accommodation and meals of refugees incurred by the owners of private property will be canceled. Also, the payment for the production of photos for documents and a one-time financial assistance in the amount of 300 zlotys are suspended. From now on, documents for obtaining a PESEL UKR must be submitted immediately upon arrival in Poland, and not within 30 days. Ukrainians who received a PESEL UKR on the basis of other documents must confirm their identity with local authorities within 60 days.
In addition, employers are now obliged to notify the labor department about the employment of a new employee within 7 days from the moment of employment (previously this period was 14 days). In addition, employers must inform about the amount of wages and the number of working hours.
Innovations are introduced through unscrupulous employers. The authors of the amendment note that cases were often recorded when company managers hired workers from Ukraine for a short period of time, used their labor without informing the relevant institutions, and then dismissed them, often without pay. Shortening the notice period to the labor administration is intended to reduce the number of such abuses.
In addition, from July 1, Ukrainians in Poland can receive the card is beaten by CUKR. Those who have already received a PESEL UKR card are entitled to the document. Holders of CUKR cards will have the opportunity to live in Poland longer (the document is issued for 3 years), but they will lose the right to part of social benefits.
Czech Republic
In July, the program of the Ministry of Internal Affairs aimed at returning Ukrainians home continues in the Czech Republic. The project provides for the payment of tickets to those who decided to voluntarily leave the Czech Republic. The program started in June. The government plans to pay for tickets for 400 Ukrainians, as well as transportation by ambulance for 30 people who need special medical care.
In addition, from September 1, our fellow citizens in the Czech Republic will lose their right to free humanitarian housing. From now on, even the most vulnerable categories of migrants can receive free accommodation only during the first 90 days after arriving in the Czech Republic. However, parents of children under 6 years of age, people with disabilities and pensioners still have the opportunity to receive financial assistance for full or partial compensation of the cost of renting a house.
