The number of Ukrainians provided with housing by their employer has increased by almost 2.5 times compared to 2022.
Such data was published in the analytical center of the international employment agency Gremi Personal.
Who pays for accommodation in Poland
During the first quarter of 2024, 55% of Ukrainians said that they use housing from their employer.
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About 33% noted that they rent housing at their own expense. Another 8% found shelter in Polish homes and 4% live in collective accommodation centers.
In November 2022, when a similar survey was conducted, the distribution of residences was completely different.
At that time, 58% of respondents rented housing at their own expense, and 22% of Ukrainians were provided with housing by their employers.
Another 10% were sheltered by Poles in their own home, to whom the government paid compensation for each refugee as part of the shelter program. About 5% lived at the expense of the state (in collective centers), and another 5% — with the help of charitable organizations.
The survey was conducted using an electronic questionnaire, the total number of respondents for both periods was 2,340 people.
Abolition of subsidies in Poland
The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration announced changes for Ukrainian refugees.
In particular, we are talking about the abolition of subsidies for centers where refugees live from July 2024.
Today there are almost 40 thousand Ukrainians in collective living centers, for each of them the state pays 40 zlotys (392 UAH) daily.
— The fact that the number of Ukrainians provided with housing by their employer has increased almost 2.5 times compared to 2022 has a logical explanation. Historically, Ukrainians came to Poland for temporary work. At the beginning of a full-scale war, Poland received the largest number of Ukrainians who did not immediately find work.
Some had savings, some went to other EU countries, some returned to Ukraine. The majority of Ukrainians who want to work remain in Poland. They mainly use housing provided by their employer, — explained the director of the recruitment department of Gremi Personal Anna Jobolda.
The agency adds that the number of employed Ukrainians in Poland at the end of February 2024 was 755 thousand
Gremi Personal — an international employment agency that has been on the market for 14 years. Among the top 3 employment companies in Poland. Has 12 offices in Polish cities.
The agency specializes in employment of Ukrainians (90%), residents of Central Asia and other Eastern European countries (10%).
Through the agency, about 20 thousand foreign workers are employed annually for 350 enterprises in Poland. The company's turnover is about 20 million zlotys per month — this is 240 million zlotys or $50 million 758 thousand per year.
Owner — Evgeniy Kirichenko, originally from Kherson. The company's employees number more than 300 people, also mostly Ukrainians.
