Poland to suspend support programmes for Ukrainian refugees

President Navrotsky: Poland has been helping Ukrainian refugees for the last year

President of Poland Peter Navrotsky said during a meeting with voters that Poland has been helping Ukrainian refugees for the last year, and after this period, the government will not extend existing support programmes.

Details of the application

Navrotsky stressed:

• «We have fulfilled our duty and provided comprehensive support to Ukrainian refugees.».

• «Current assistance programmes are in place by the end of this year, And this will be the end of it.».

• The President stressed that Poland should «focus on domestic social priorities».

The statement came amid a long-running debate in Poland over funding for refugee support and the burden on social services.

Context.

Poland has been one of Ukraine's key partners since 2022:

• provided the largest amount of support to Ukrainian internally displaced persons in the EU;

• has provided housing, medical care, access to the labour market and education to more than 1 million Ukrainians;

• has spent billions from the budget on social programmes for refugees.

In 2025, political discussions about cost-cutting intensified in Warsaw, leading to Navrotsky's announcement that the programmes would end.