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Factsheet for measure BE-2022-10/2404 – measures in Belgium
Country |
Belgium
, applies regionally
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Time period | Open ended, started on 05 March 2022 |
Context | War in Ukraine |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Measures to prevent social hardship
– Keeping or obtaining a safe home |
Author | Dries Van Herreweghe (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 23 May 2022 (updated 20 June 2022) |
Ukrainian refugees are not directed towards asylum centres and are passed on to the local level once they have been received by Fedasil (the federal services responsible for refugees in Belgium).
Given the significant responsibilities and challenges this creates the Flemish governments provides support via information webinars, specific task forces, etc.
In addition to the government backed calls to individuals to provide housing for Ukrainian refugees, local authorities of municipalities are also an important channel and source to organise additional places to stay.
Flemish minister-president Jan Jambon, minister Bart Somers (Open VLD) and minister of housing Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) decided to also support the municipalities financially. For collective and structural reception structures of at least three months, they receive €1,000 per place. These can be existing places or new ones.
The financial support is not meant for people who voluntarily receive and shelter Ukrainian refugees. The Flemish government has established the measure under the assumption that these forms of housing are only for a short period of time and that people in these situations will quickly move on to a more permanent reception location.
Not stated.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers | Does not apply to businesses |
Migrants or refugees
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Actors | Funding |
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Local / regional government
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Regional funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Unknown | Unknown |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Unknown.
Unknown.
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Flemish financial support for municipalities to provide housing for Ukrainian refugees, measure BE-2022-10/2404 (measures in Belgium), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/BE-2022-10_2404.html
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