The budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was supplemented with 56.7 million lei to cover the food and living expenses of Ukrainian citizens who arrived in Romania after the war and were accommodated by private individuals.

Ukrainian refugees in Ishakcia, RomaniaPhoto: Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP / Profimedia

On Wednesday, the Government made a decision to allocate from the Reserve Fund of the budget at the disposal of the executive power the funds provided for in the state budget for 2022 to supplement the budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in order to settle emergency food expenses from the budget of the county emergency inspectorates/Bucharest-Ilfov Emergency Inspectorate and accommodation for citizens from the zone of armed conflict in Ukraine and accommodated by private individuals.

The budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 2022 was supplemented with 56.7 million lei to cover expenses in December for food and accommodation of about 27,000 Ukrainians living with individuals.

What money represents:

  • financial support in the amount of 20 lei/guest person/day for catering
  • 50 lei/person/day for accommodation

The government notes that so far it has allocated funds totaling 335 million lei, which represent humanitarian support and assistance to Ukrainians who fled the war started by Russia on February 24.

Since February 24, when the war began, more than 3 million Ukrainians have transited through Romania. About 86,500 Ukrainians settled in our country.

From the first days of the Russian invasion, many Romanians were open, welcoming their neighbors into their homes and being with them as much as they could.

According to data collected by the Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity in November, almost 4,300 people were employed in Romania after the war began.

As for Romanians, many turn to the 50/20 program, which aims to find long-term housing for refugees. According to the state program, persons who receive citizens arriving from the zone of armed conflict in Ukraine receive monthly cash payments for housing (50 lei per person per day) and food insurance (20 lei per person per day).

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