US EditionGerman Politician Calls for Reduced Benefits for Ukrainian Refugees
GERMANY, AUG 3 – Markus Söder wants to end citizenship benefit payments for all Ukrainian refugees in Germany, citing high costs and low employment rates among them, with €6.3 billion spent last year.
- Markus Söder, leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union, called on August 3, 2025, to end citizen's benefit payments for all Ukrainian refugees in Germany.
- His demand followed a May 2023 coalition agreement setting April 1, 2025, as a cutoff for reduced asylum-level support for new Ukrainian arrivals, but Söder wants it applied to all current recipients.
- Germany hosts over one million Ukrainians, with close to 720,000 receiving citizen's benefits, while only about 30% of employable Ukrainians were employed as of mid-2024.
- Söder stated that Ukrainian refugees should no longer receive the same citizen-level welfare benefits as Germans, arguing that the generous support discourages them from seeking employment despite their qualifications.
- If implemented, the policy could lower welfare payments for Ukrainians in Germany and align them with other asylum seekers, affecting social welfare costs and integration incentives.
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