Expenditure on benefits for Ukrainians in Czechia falling

Expenditure on humanitarian benefits for Ukrainian refugees in Czechia, as well as the number of those receiving them, is falling, according to data from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs cited by the Czech News Agency on Saturday.

In the first half of this year, employment offices provided refugee households with CZK 3.63 billion, around CZK 1 billion less than in the same period in 2025. In June, 36,900 benefits were paid out, some 9,000 fewer than in the same month last year.

Officials also say that the number of Ukrainians employed in Czechia is rising.

Some 397,100 people from Ukraine with temporary protection were staying in the Czech Republic as of midnight on Sunday, according to the Ministry of the Interior.

At Ukraine’s request, Czechia and other EU states have ceased granting protection to men who have not fulfilled their military service obligations.