The municipal authorities of the German federal state of Hesse proceed from the fact that 3,500 euros will be spent per month for each Ukrainian refugee, Report informs referring to the Welt am Sonntag.
"Cities, districts and communes in Hesse claim 3,500 euros will be needed for each refugee per month," according to a document prepared by the municipal associations of the region for discussion with the federal authorities. The average estimate of costs for refugees from 2019 was taken as the basis.
In Hesse, it is assumed that 75 euros per day is spent on accommodation, care and additional expenses, 25 euros for "psycho-social assistance", 15 euros for social work and 10 for security measures. The communal authorities of Brandenburg have already agreed with the assessment of the Hessian colleagues, writes Welt am Sonntag.
In total, according to the Federal Police of Germany, 354,663 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Germany to date. On April 8, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the government's plans to allocate 2 billion euros to the federal lands for refugees from Ukraine.