A fewer days ago, Facebook There was a video that said any Ukrainian refugees would gotta sale their cars in order to hold social assistance. The recording first appeared on TikToku April 28, 2023. The article explains this thesis.
Thesis:
Some Ukrainian refugees will gotta sale their cars in order to preserve social assistance
Our evaluation:
Right.
More about our evaluation system:At the beginning of the conflict, Ukrainian refugees had certain privileges, including the anticipation of owning a car. This was the result assuming that the car will let a fast return to Ukraine after settlement of the conflict. However, at the end of 2022 The Swiss authorities began to tighten the restrictions on social assistance for refugees from Ukraine.
Rules for granting social benefits
W Switzerland benefits to persons with global protection position and refugees are granted on the basis of assets. The property includes cash, jewelry, electronics, cars and real property (including possession in Ukraine). The heights of the property thresholds vary between individual cantons (the basic territorial administrative unit of Switzerland), but mostly they amount to respective 1000 Swiss francs. For example, in the canton of Lucerna it is 4,000 francs per person, and in the case of household 10 thousand. If the value of the assets held exceeds the set thresholds, those wishing to receive social benefits must get free of them.
Source: SFR. Christoph Amstad on SRF radio.Car sales concern only a few
The necessity to sale cars in fact concerns only a fewer refugees, which is due to 2 reasons. Firstly, only a fewer refugees have their own cars in Switzerland. In Lucerne, only 141 of the 2755 refugees receiving social assistance He had a car.which represents 5% of the beneficiaries. The second reason why the problem of car sales concerns only a tiny part of refugees from Ukraine is very low value those cars.
In the video, the author besides suggests that a large part of Ukrainian refugees receiving social assistance decision costly cars and usage the aid system. Meanwhile, how says Christoph Amstad, vice-director of the Swiss Social Advisory Body (Conferenz der cantonalen Sozialdirektorinnen und Sozialdirektoren SODK), were opinions circulating among the local community on individual cases.
Summary
It is actual that any Ukrainian refugees who want to benefit from social assistance in Switzerland must sale their cars. This is the case where the value of the car exceeds a certain threshold of property. In fact, however, only a tiny part of refugees are affected.
Sources
NAU.ch: https://www.nau.ch/news/schweiz/Ukraine-fluchtlinge-durfen-jetzt-kein-auto-mehr-haben-66338737
