​Ukrainian refugees – single people or families – will receive different amounts of money for accommodation and food during the first 4 months in a row, starting from May 1 and only after fulfilling the conditions regarding employment and enrolling a child in school. From the 5th month until the end of this year, the state will only pay housing allowances to those who are employed.

The provisions are contained in the draft Government resolution published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for public discussion, which will be considered on Thursday at a Government meeting and which will establish the size, conditions and mechanism of payments for accommodation and food for Ukrainian repatriates. .

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The law complements the Resolution adopted by the Government on Wednesday, April 12, which changed the way the Romanian state provides assistance to Ukrainian citizens through the “50/20” program, which will be closed at the end of this year. year.

We remind you that the current “50/20” program, which has been in effect since March 2022, provides that each Ukrainian refugee receives 20 lei per day for food and 50 lei per day for accommodation, the funds for accommodation are transferred directly to the owners of the houses where they live Ukrainians with rent.

What money will be given differently for accommodation and food in the first 4 months and under what conditions

Families and single individuals, beneficiaries of Council Executive Decision (EU) 2022/382, will benefit, starting from 1 May 2023, during a single period of a maximum of 4 months, from the following one-off payments:

• 750 lei/month for one person and 2000 lei/month for a family to cover living expenses
• 600 lei/month per person to cover food costs.

To receive this money, applicants must meet the following conditions:

– for the first monththe only condition is that the foreigner is a beneficiary of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382.

In order to take advantage of this money, applicants must submit an application within the first month to the local government of the administrative-territorial unit/subdivision within which they have decided to live, together with a copy of the residence permit for the beneficiaries of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 , issued by the General Inspectorate of Immigration, which is currently valid.

Then, within a maximum of 3 working days, the state authorities will check with the help of the IT application the fulfillment of the condition regarding the beneficiary of the Council Executive Decision (EU) 2022/382.

– for the next 3 monthsthe provision of money depends on the aggregate fulfillment of the following conditions:

• a) the applicant and his family members who meet the conditions for employment in the territory of Romania, to be registered in one of the district employment agencies or the municipality of Bucharest or, as the case may be, for employment in the territory of Romania.
• b) enroll minors who meet the conditions for attending pre-university education to groups/classes/educational formations in pre-university education units as preschoolers, students or as an audience.

What money will be accrued differentially from the 5th month until the end of 2023 and under what conditions

Starting from the 5th month until the end of 2023, families and single persons, beneficiaries of the Executive Decision of the Council (EU) 2022/382, will receive only assistance to cover living expenses, which will be provided on a differentiated basis, respectively 750 lei/month. for one person and 2000 lei/month for a family.

However, to receive this money, applicants must collectively meet the following conditions:

• a) the applicant and his family members must be employed
• b) have minor children enrolled in groups/classes/educational formations in units of pre-university education, as preschoolers, students or as an audience.

The state spends more than 350,000 euros on refugees every day

An explanatory note to this draft regulation cites a report by the Office of the Prime Minister on support measures for 2022, which shows that last year the state paid more than €106 million from public funds for this program, which amounts to a daily expenditure of more than €352,000 .

A little more than 5,000 Ukrainians signed up

The report also highlights the fact that slightly more than 5,000 Ukrainians have found work, registered in the General Register of Workers (REVISAL), so it is necessary to define measures to facilitate their access to the labor market in Romania.

In case of non-implementation of the measures provided for by this draft normative act, it becomes impossible to provide funds for payment of food and accommodation for persons arriving from the zone of armed conflict in Ukraine.