€400 a month payment considered for families who house Ukrainian refugees

Refugees walk after fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland. Picture: AP /Sergei Grits

Families who house Ukrainian refugees are expected to be paid up to €400 a month to help with the costs of housing Ukrainian refugees.

Under plans being discussed by Government, the payments are in recognition that people will need to be housed for at least a year in most cases.