Ukrainians can receive 3,600 hryvnia per person: how to apply for payment to the UN?

The UN is providing assistance to Ukrainians who meet certain criteria for vulnerability. From October 1, the most vulnerable groups of the population will receive UAH 3,600 for each family member instead of UAH 2,200 previously. This is stated on the organization’s website.

The international agency is accepting applications for payment. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has increased financial assistance to Ukrainians affected by the conflict to help them meet their urgent needs, including temporary shelter, food and personal hygiene items.

Aid from the UN: who is eligible for financial support?

In 2023, financial support from the UN is provided to individuals and families who meet certain categories of vulnerability:

1. An individual or family falling into one of the following categories:

• Internally displaced persons (IDPs) on 24 February 2022;
• The population affected by military operations in regions such as Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Zaporozhye, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy, Nikolaev, Kherson on February 24, 2022;
• Persons who returned to their permanent place of residence after having to move to another region/country due to conflicts on February 24, 2022.

2. Individuals who meet one or more of the following vulnerability criteria:

• a family with a single parent (or father or mother), one or more children under the age of 18, or elderly persons (55 years or older);
• a family headed by one/several single elderly (aged 55 or older) or elderly with one child or more than one child under the age of 18;
• a family with one or more people with special needs (disabled, chronic diseases, etc.);
• foster families caring for unaccompanied children and children separated from their parents (documented).

3. Persons who have not previously registered with a UN program and have not received financial assistance from other organizations.

People who meet the vulnerability criteria must also meet the socio-economic criteria and have a monthly income of less than UAH 5,400 per family member.

How to get help from the UN?

To receive financial assistance from the UN, you should contact the nearest specialized center.

The Right to Protection Assistance Foundation’s partner organization is collecting information for UNHCR. You can find the addresses of the application reception points in different regions of Ukraine in the link below.

You can find the addresses and working hours of the registration points from the link.

Let us remind you that Ukrainian pensioners over the age of 70, who receive payments below UAH 10,340.35, will receive an additional increase in their pensions from May 1. Pensioners will receive additional funds monthly upon reaching the appropriate age. Recalculation will occur automatically.