Thousands of Ukrainian refugees have lost public housing after a new law came into force, RFI reports. The Orban government has drawn up a list of 13 dangerous areas in Ukraine, and those from the others are being asked to either return home or stay, but at their own expense.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Hungary will lose the right to public housing due to a law that has come into force, RFI writes. Orban’s government has drawn up a list of 13 districts where fighting is going on, considering the rest safe to live in. People from there are offered to return or stay in Hungary, but at their own expense.
A total of 46 thousand Ukrainians are registered in the country – the least in Europe. Most of them work and can rent a flat, so the new decree will hit the most vulnerable groups (at least 4 thousand people) who live in accommodation centres.
The paradox is that most often these are Roma families who speak Hungarian and belong to the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. They come from the border region of Transcarpathia, which is not on the list of dangerous areas. The first evictions have already begun, and while in the capital various non-governmental organisations are helping those on the streets, many families living in the provinces have to return home.
