The latest figures available show that, as of the end of September, 171,546 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Italy due to the ongoing war. Italy's civil protection has allocated an additional €40 million to increase the availability of municipal services.
The war continues to kill and displace people in Ukraine and refugees continue to flow into Italy. The latest figures available show that, as of the end of September, some 171,546 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Italy due to the ongoing war, including 91,288 women, 31,086 men, and 49,172 minors.
Italy's civil protection organization has allocated an additional €40 million to increase the availability of municipal services in places hosting a "significant" number of Ukrainian asylum seekers. The directive by Civil Protection Directorate chief Fabrizio Curcio was published on Tuesday in the official gazette.
Refugee distribution in Italy
Among those who have arrived in Italy, 158,850 have requested and obtained a stay permit for temporary protection (114,026 women, 44,824 men, and 60,668 minors). Lombardy, in the north, is the region in which the largest number of requests have been filed (28,024), followed by Emilia Romagna (18,596), Campania (16,673), Lazio (14,231), and Veneto (13,282).
The top cities in terms of requests are: Rome (9,890), then Naples (8,516), Milan (6,967), Brescia (4,804), Caserta (3,517), and Turin (3,489).
Those requesting protection can receive a contribution of €300 per month for up to three months. So far, according to civil protection figures, this contribution has been given to 115,473 people, with the largest number in the Lombardy (20,760), Emilia Romagna (14,186), and Campania (13,884) regions.
Conventions have also been brought in with 10 entities including the Catholic charity Caritas and the social and cultural association ARCI, which have made 5,493 places available.
Extra €40 million
An additional €40 million has been set aside to help with the reception of the new arrivals. Municipalities can apply within the next 45 days to benefit from the additional funds. They will be allocated sums depending on how many additional arrivals they are seeking to house.
Curcio's directive also widens the number of regional personnel who will be able to make use of overtime, "beyond the limits foreseen by current" regulations, due to the "heavier administrative, operating, and managerial burdens connected" with refugee reception.