Half a million Ukrainians pay social security taxes in Poland

Half a million Ukrainians pay social security taxes in Poland, according to Bankier, a Polish business news site. Gertruda Uścińska, president of Poland’s Social Insurance Administration, or ZUS, says 750,000 Ukrainians pay for state health insurance. Poland’s Main Statistical Office said that at the end of 2019 about 1.3 million Ukrainians lived in Poland. Uścińska says the number of foreigners in Poland’s social security system dipped by 10% in the spring, due to corona controls. But, she says: “In September we exceeded the level from February. We have already made up for losses.” Ukrainians make of 75% of the foreigners working in Poland, she said.