Hungary — Surveys with Refugees from Ukraine: Needs, Intentions & Integration Challenges (April - June 2023)

This report is based on IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) survey of displacement patterns, needs and intentions, conducted in the 11 countries included in the Regional Response Plan for Ukraine in 2023: 6 countries neighboring Ukraine – Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania and Slovakia – and other 5 countries particularly impacted by the arrivals of refugees from Ukraine since the start of the war in February 2022 – Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Key Findings:

• Intentions to stay in Hungary: transiting (32%), already settled (24%), planning to settle (19%), residence in Ukraine (15%), residence in another country (8%).

• Applied for Temporary Protection (TP): yes (59%), no (40%). Out of those who have already settled, most registered for TP (84%) or are on a work visa (11%).

• Employment status: employed (19%), unemployed and looking for a job (16%), retired (8%), unemployed and not looking for a job (5%), student (4%).

• Top needs in Hungary:* financial support (51%), transportation (49%), information (40%), long-term accommodation (35%), food (35%), health services (24%).

• Top areas of assistance received:* transportation (80%), food (55%), accommodation (47%). • Top inclusion challenges:* language (53%), financial issue (33%), lack of general information (21%), lack of information on jobs (17%), housing (15%).

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