Housing Minister Emmanuel Wargon announced the provision of 30,000 housing units by the French who wish to welcome Ukrainian refugees.
Housing Minister Emmanuel Wargon announced Friday that the state has received nearly 30,000 offers to house Ukrainians fleeing war in their country, two-thirds of which are individuals.
On the podium I am committed to UkraineWe have about 30,000 residence proposals, the minister said at a press conference today.
She added that these “for 11 thousand of them, they are proposed by local authorities, public or private bodies, and for a little less than 20 thousand of them are proposed by individuals.”
For each proposal, the state verifies that it is real and then works with communities and associations to support Ukrainians.
About 10,000 people have arrived in France from the country since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24. She explained that others would arrive, but some would only pass through France and would like to join “especially Spain and Portugal”.
Companies offer accommodation
“Our goal is to ramp up to deal with incoming arrivals. People who are arriving, at least at this point, want to be able to stay for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, but they obviously want to be able to leave as quickly as possible to Ukraine. which will not be at war then.”
Companies such as Gecina, developer Nexity and tourist accommodation giant Airbnb have also offered accommodations.
Accommodations offered by public and private actors range from holiday centers, which are still far from full, to social or student housing, through to municipal housing or non-designated social housing, for example in quiet areas. “This will not be at the expense of those who have waited for social housing for a long time,” the minister pledged.
“The residents will not understand that we were not in time for this unprecedented event,” she justified.
