Government to withdraw State-provided accommodation from 16,000 Ukrainians

This will see any Ukrainian refugee who arrived in Ireland before March 2024 no longer entitled to State-provided accommodation, unless they are particularly vulnerable

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan

The Government is to begin withdrawing State-provided accommodation from 16,000 Ukrainian refugees from August, as it prepares to wind down key supports ahead of an EU voluntary return scheme.

Senior Government ministers agreed a number of changes to the State's policy on Ukrainian refugees, including the winding down of the existing Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) and accommodation rights.