Ireland reduces the period of assistance for Ukrainian refugees to 30 days

Ireland reduces the term of aid for Ukrainians

The Irish authorities have decided to reduce the period of social assistance for Ukrainian refugees from 90 to 30 days, reports RTE.

This refers to newly arrived Ukrainian citizens who will arrive in the country after the amendments are adopted. During this time, they will receive free housing and living allowances.

After the 30-day period, Ukrainians will have to either find their own accommodation or take advantage of other government programmes available to all migrants.

According to the Irish government, this decision was made due to overloading of the accommodation system and growth in the number of applicants.