Financial hardship is a significant factor driving people to return to their homes. The cost of living in displacement locations is often unsustainable, with rental costs being a major burden. Owning property can provide a sense of economic security and encourage people to return.

Access to familiar healthcare and education services is also an important consideration. People often prefer to return to their home communities where they have trusted family doctors and can send their children to in-person schooling. Further details on the experiences of returnees are available from the source, including a report on returns to frontline areas in Sumska Oblast.