The Netherlands has proposed a proposal to oblige refugees from Ukraine who live in the country and have jobs to pay about 350 euros a month for the accommodation provided to them. The initiative was proposed by the state secretary for asylum and migration at the Ministry of Justice and Security, Erik van der Burg.
Erik van der Burg said that based on the current legislation, he is developing a new scheme to pay for housing for Ukrainian refugees. It should maintain a balance between how much employed Ukrainian refugees can pay for housing, the municipality’s capacity to accommodate them, and the financial situation of asylum seekers.
It calculates that monthly payments for gas, water and electricity would amount to €105 for each adult asylum seeker with an income and their adult family members. An additional contribution would also be required from persons who did not have a food allowance but received food locally.
“This contribution will be equal to the amount that would otherwise be paid in food allowance, namely €242.48 per adult per month,” reads the document sent to the lower house of parliament. The letter is published on the legislature’s website.
Van der Burg added that he had no plans to oblige employed Ukrainians to pay for health insurance.
Earlier, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported that the German opposition proposed that the authorities send Ukrainian refugees back to Ukraine.