Should Ukrainian Refugees Get Child Benefit and Free Health Care?
After the question of whether Ukrainian refugees should be eligible for child benefit or free health care became hotly debated in public, CBOS asked Poles for their opinions. The key issue for the people surveyed turned out to be working and paying taxes in Poland. A majority of respondents (58%) stated that child benefit and free health care should be available to all Ukrainians (not just refugees) who work and pay taxes here. Every fourth respondent (25%) said that as well as working and paying taxes, Ukrainians should have refugee status. One in twelve (8%) was of the opinion that no Ukrainians in Poland should be eligible for such services. Only a very small percentage of respondents (3%) thought these services should be available without limitations to Ukrainian refugees who had come to Poland after the outbreak of war, which has been the situation up to now, or generally to all Ukrainians living in Poland.
