According to official numbers, in 2024, Germany spent 22.2 billion euros for payments to foreigners under the Bürgeld program, of which 6.3 billion were in Ukrainian refugees.
Bavaria prime minister and chief of Christian Social Union (CSS) Marcus Zeder called to fully cancel the state aid payment to Ukrainian refugees. Bild reported this on Sunday, August 3.
We talk about those who are just coming to Germany, and about those in the country.
“It should be guaranteed that everyone who comes from Ukraine will no longer receive social benefits in Germany. There is no single country in the world to do this with Ukrainian refugees,” Zeder emphasized.
In his opinion, paying help interferes with the integration in the labor market: despite having education and skills, many Ukrainians are not working.
According to official figures, in 2024, Germany spent 22.2 billion euros for payments to foreigners under the Bürgergeld program, of which 6.3 billion were in Ukrainian refugees.
Zeder aims to achieve changes within the ruling coalition, despite the fact that his initiative exceeds the previously agreed plan.
Earlier it was reported that the German government was planning to introduce more strict policies for obtaining social unemployment assistance, received, including refugees from Ukraine.
Remember that in the first half of 2025, Germany stopped becoming the number one European country by the number of submitted statements for asylum.
It has also been known that in Switzerland they offer to cancel protection for Ukrainian refugees.
In August, the Ukrainians would stop payments from the UN
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