Policy Brief: Why immediate access to fundamental rights matters? The essentials of work, education and housing rights from the start

Evidence shows that inclusion is most effectively achieved through access to fundamental rights – such as property rights, administrative and political rights, employment, education, and housing - from the outset. Research also consistently underlines that immediate access to socio-economic rights, in particular, fosters the agency and self-sufficiency of displaced people and benefits host societies. This is particularly evident in the case of the recent response to displacement from Ukraine. The TPD allowed for immediate access to rights to more than 5 million persons in the EU and associated countries. This "short" identifies lessons from the Ukraine response and how they can be deployed to support better inclusion for others seeking protection in the EU.