​On Wednesday, the government adopted a decree that determines how much money Ukrainian refugees will receive this year for accommodation and food from May 1, and the spokesman of the executive branch, Dan Carbonaro, said that there are resources to pay the outstanding amount of tens of millions of euros in the first 4 months of this year, as well as under the new support program.

• “There are resources that are needed, on the one hand, to cover what has accumulated in recent months and needs to be settled, and the Government will also provide resources for the new regulation that will come into force on May 1.
• Now the relevant ministries are busy, I mean the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Finance, to find the necessary resources to cover the amounts owed for the first 4 months of this year.” government spokesman Dan Carbonaru said on Wednesday.

When asked what sums the state owes to the Romanian owners who accepted Ukrainian refugees, he said that these are not ridiculous sums at all.

• “I think that the exact records are from the Office for Emergency Situations, where these programs are launched according to the mechanism, in any case, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• These are not ridiculous amounts, they are amounts in the order of tens of millions of euros, at least if we refer to similar expenditures made so far, but if you want an accurate record, certainly both the MAI and the Ministry of Finance can provide you with this data.” Dan said to Carbonaro.

Almost 8,000 citizens of Ukraine are employed and more than 1,133 children are studying.

He stated that since February 10, 2022, shortly before the start of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, more than 4 million Ukrainian citizens entered Romania, of which a little less than 100 thousand citizens remained in the country.

In terms of education, 4,151 refugee students or preschoolers from Ukraine are enrolled as an audience, of which 1,596 are preschoolers and 2,555 students, while 1,133 children study in schools in our country, of which 405 are preschoolers and 728 are students.

As for employment, at the moment, the number of employment contracts registered with Revizal as of April 26 of this year has reached 7,885 employment contracts – citizens of Ukraine working in our country.

How much money for accommodation and food will Ukrainian refugees receive this year and under what conditions

The new amounts and conditions under which assistance with accommodation and food will be provided to Ukrainian refugees have already been presented to HotNews.ro from the draft GD submitted for discussion by the MAI.

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.

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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, in the first month, applicants must submit an application 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.

What is the mechanism of providing money

Mechanism for the payment of a lump sum to cover the cost of accommodation/meals in other places established by the Bucharest County/Municipal Emergency Committees for accommodation, namely:

• applicants must submit an application to the city hall, and the city hall checks through a computer application whether the person is a beneficiary of temporary protection and meets the conditions related to registration/employment and enrollment of children in educational units, and then allocates them to the places determined by the decisions of the county councils Committees / Municipality of Bucharest for emergency situations.
• units providing housing send a request for calculation to city halls in the first 5 working days of the current month for the previous month.

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

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