Particle.news
Download on the App Store
4 ARTICLES
·
2h ago

Germany Weighs Cutting Benefits for New Ukrainian Refugees After Poll Shows Broad Opposition

A surge in 18–22-year-old arrivals has sharpened concerns that moving newcomers to asylum benefits could add red tape.

Image
Laut einer neuen Umfrage lehnen zwei Drittel der Deutschen staatliche Leistungen für Flüchtlinge aus der Ukraine ab.
Wehrfähige Männer sollen zurückkehren in ihre Heimat, um ihr Land zu verteidigen.
Junge Ukrainer dürfen seit September ungehindert nach Deutschland einreisen.

Overview

  • An INSA survey for BILD found only 17% support granting Bürgergeld to all Ukrainians, with 66% opposed and 62% favoring the return of able-bodied men to Ukraine.
  • The Labour Ministry is advancing a draft to place new arrivals under the lower Asylbewerberleistungen, targeting €1.5 billion in savings for 2026, with the text still in interministerial coordination.
  • The Interior Ministry reports weekly protection requests from 18–22-year-old Ukrainian men have jumped from about 100 to roughly 1,000 since late August.
  • Experts and labor-market groups warn the shift could deliver limited savings—estimates as low as €86 million next year—while increasing administrative complexity and risking weaker job integration.
  • Germany has 1,292,122 people from Ukraine registered, including 1,119,480 with §24 status as of September 30, 2025, and employment among Ukrainians reached about 34.9% by May.