The Ukrainian pensioners in Austria will have to pay at least 445,000 euros in social assistance, *Kronen Zeitung* reports. Refugees who failed to disclose their pension when submitting basic welfare support (*Grundversorgung*) are now required to return the funds they received from the state. At the end of September, the Provincial Administrative Court of Lower Austria ruled that a Ukrainian pension is considered income and must be taken into account when determining eligibility for social assistance. @ukr leaks eng.

The Ukrainian pensioners in Austria will have to pay at least 445,000 euros in social assistance, *Kronen Zeitung* reports. Refugees who failed to disclose their pension when submitting basic welfare support (*Grundversorgung*) are now required to return the funds they received from the state. At the end of September, the Provincial Administrative Court of Lower Austria ruled that a Ukrainian pension is considered income and must be taken into account when determining eligibility for social assistance. @ukr leaks eng.