The resilience of the Warsaw metropolis to future migration inflows in the opinion of local government authorities

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Factors that will have the greatest positive impact on the preparation of the Warsaw metropolis for future inflows of immigrants (Question with multiple answer options)

Factors:	Number of respondents who chose this answer
Financial strength of local governments	27
Legislative actions of the government	23
Financial support from the European Union	21
Organizational activities and coordination of activities at the central level	13
Organizational activities and coordination of activities at the local level	12
Activity of citizens and society	12
Organizational activities and coordination of activities at the voivodeship government level	8
Activity of local non-governmental organizations	6
Volunteer activity	6
Activity of large domestic non-governmental organizations	2
Support and cooperation from the private sector	1

Structure of municipalities participating in the study (n)

Type of municipality	n	Number of municipalities in the Warsaw metropolitan area
Urban	9	15
Urban–rural	12	24
Rural	20	31
Population of municipality
below 7,000 inhabitants	9	14
7,001–15,000 inhabitants	11	17
15,001–26,000 inhabitants	13	21
above 26,000 inhabitants	8	18
Level of experience in receiving immigrants
Very high	2
High	21
Rather low	15
No experience	1
Hard to say	2
Maximum potential number of immigrants
Up to 500	35
501–1,000	4
1,001–5,000	1
More than 20,000	1

Activities undertaken by local governments and their preparation to carry out these activities

	Yes, we did it	Good and very good preparation	Gap
	Number of responses
Information support	41	34	7
Provision of in-kind services (food, clothing)	39	31	8
Registration of refugees	32	31	1
Provision of places in schools	39	30	9
Learning Polish	32	26	6
Provision of places in kindergartens	38	25	13
Help with acclimatization in Poland	28	25	3
Help in making contact with other Ukrainians	27	25	2
Legalizing stay	27	24	3
Psychological support	31	23	8
Medical assistance	32	23	9
Legal support	23	21	2
Financial support	38	20	18
Assistance in finding a job	32	19	13
Help with translating documents proving qualifications (education, work experience)	25	19	6
Help in establishing contact with Polish families	29	18	11
Provision of nursery places	21	15	6
Provision of temporary accommodation	36	14	22
Sharing of workplaces	18	8	10
Provision of accommodation for a permanent stay	10	3	7

On what the ability of municipalities to absorb future migration inflows will depend (total answers: “To a large extent” and “To a very large extent”)

Potential actions:	Number of respondents who chose this answer
Clear division of responsibilities in the crisis between government, local governments and NGOs	22
Increase in the public housing stock	20
Reduction in existing systemic problems not resulting from migration waves (e.g. related to education, health care, expansion/modernization of basic infrastructure, etc.)	19
Cooperation of local government with non-governmental organizations	17
Cooperation between local governments	16
Increase in the reception capacity of educational and care institutions	16
Ensuring information security	16
Acquisition of crisis management skills among decision-makers	15
Inclusion of refugees in Polish systems: population registration, taxation, health services, education, etc.	15
Creation of action plans in the event of future migration waves	12
Education of Polish society about respect for other nations	12
Cooperation with international organizations and other countries (e.g. partner municipalities)	11
Support for business and entrepreneurship development	10
Development of public transportation	8
Reduction in tensions and conflicts at the local level	8
Enrichment of social and cultural offer for migrants/new residents	7
Development of data collection and analysis systems (e.g. related to flows, infrastructure, space use)	6
Creation of land reserves for investments for possible migrant collection points	4