A Polish law that took effect in March 2026 is stripping thousands of Ukrainian war refugees of access to healthcare and financial support, pushing the most vulnerable — including the sick, elderly, disabled, and war veterans — into homelessness and poverty. Under the legislation, passed under Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government amid pressure from President Karol Nawrocki, only refugees who are formally employed and pay taxes retain health insurance coverage, leaving non-working refugees without medical care; aid workers report a surge in Ukrainians arriving at shelters and food banks. The Uniters foundation in Warsaw, a Polish-Ukrainian humanitarian organisation, is now distributing bread and groceries to around 6,000 Ukrainians per month, and a coalition of NGOs has filed a formal protest with the government, calling for the law to be revised.