The national government must focus more on coordinating the reception of refugees from war-torn Ukraine. The security regions need this, according to the Justice and Security Inspectorate after discussions with representatives of fourteen security regions. Unfamiliarity with the reception of displaced persons leads to differences in the approach to aid and reception in the various security regions and municipalities.
Together with the municipalities, the security regions must provide a total of 75,000 reception places. Almost 60,000 places have been realised, but the lack of clarity about the reception remains, according to the Inspectorate. Clearer guidelines and guidance from the national government should improve this. The Inspectorate has now passed on the collected signals to the Program Director-General for Ukrainian Displaced Persons. He is the national coordinator for the reception policy for displaced persons from Ukraine.
One of the bottlenecks is that not every municipality thoroughly checks the mutual relationship when a group from Ukraine comes forward. In some cases, the adult is wrongly assumed to be the parent of minors in the company. The proportions must be well established, so that municipalities call in the guardianship organization Nidos in good time if minors are not accompanied by a parent.
living money
There is also uncertainty about the provision of living money, to which Ukrainian refugees are entitled. Some municipalities require that refugees be included in the Personal Records Database, while this is not necessary.
The security regions are now receiving help from organizations such as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) for the reception of Ukrainians. The Inspectorate urges that this support be continued and strengthened.