Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, 119,043 Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSN) have been issued to Ukrainians. Since November 10th, the Government has significantly cut back the accommodation offered to people newly arriving to Ireland from Ukraine. This followed fears the State could run out of accommodation for Ukrainian people before the end of this month if arrival trends continued. The CSO data shows 42,741 arrivals from Ukraine were living in private accommodation as of November 3rd, with 18,301 hosts receiving the €600 accommodation recognition payment. The CSO used data from the Department of Social Protection, State training agency Solas and Pobal, which manages and supports various Government-funded programmes, to measure the number of Ukrainians still active in Ireland.
