€400 payments for households taking in Ukraine refugees to start in mid-July

Ukrainian refugee Elena Boyko, 30, in a temporary bed at the Egros refugee transit centre in Iasi, Romania. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA 

It will be another two months before those who have taken in Ukrainian refugees receive payments under measures due to be approved by Cabinet today.

A monthly €400 payment is expected to be signed off by ministers today and will be back-dated to the time when households first received families and individuals fleeing the war.