From the end of 2024, the government has announced plans to change grant criteria, which may affect the number of recipients in 2025. Focus I learned from whom these funds will be rejected.
In 2025, Ukraine plans to allocate subsidies for the period until the end of the heating season. The amount of subsidy will be calculated based on the month in which the documents are submitted. In January, the following people can apply for subsidies: registered residents, tenants with a valid rental agreement, internally displaced persons (IDPs) or individual developers. Lawyer Konstantin Sklyar, “Subsidies in Ukraine: Who will receive subsidies in 2025 and who may be denied?” He explained this issue in detail in the material called.
“Despite the changes, the government noted that supporting the population will remain the main goal of government policy. Accordingly, new mechanisms will be created to ensure the fair distribution of subsidies in Ukraine, aimed at helping those who need subsidies the most. “Ukrainians remain an important instrument of social policy, after the New Year Ukrainians can expect changes in the subsidy system, but it is important to note that the main goal is to provide support to certain categories of citizens of the country,” explained the expert.
As Prime Minister Denis Shmygal stated, subsidy policy in the country is not changing in any way.
While asking questions to the government in the Verkhovna Rada, the Prime Minister said, “Everyone who needs subsidies receives them and we will receive them. We, as the state, fulfill these obligations. There are sufficient funds in the budget.”
According to him, a proactive approach was introduced in Ukraine to provide subsidies for the payment of housing and communal services, the purchase of liquefied gas, solid and liquid heating household fuel. This means people who qualify for these payments will automatically receive messages.
“Today, this service has been digitalized. People who qualify for subsidies are given a message about it and an invitation to come and apply for assistance,” the head of the Cabinet of Ministers added.
Aid will be canceled: Who will not receive subsidies in 2025?
Ukrainians whose electricity costs account for more than 15% of the total family income are entitled to subsidies for their electricity bills. This is calculated individually for each family.
The subsidy may be canceled if the applicant does not report changes in property or social status. We are especially talking about one of the household members going abroad. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in the Nikolaev region.
The subsidy may be canceled if the applicant does not report changes in property or social status. We are specifically talking about the departure of one of the household members abroad
According to these rules, when applying for housing assistance, the applicant must indicate that one of the household members has been abroad for more than 60 days at the time of application. Such a person is not counted as part of the household in calculating the subsidy. Accordingly, social housing standards and social standards for housing and communal services are not calculated for this, and income is not taken into account when granting housing assistance.
The Pension Fund said, “Thus, housing aid is allocated to a household without taking into account the person who is abroad for more than 60 days.”
7 questions for receiving utility payments
Potential beneficiaries of government aid must fill out a declaration and answer the questions on the list.
- Do you have a bank deposit with a minimum living amount of more than 25?
- Have you purchased any foreign currency or precious metals?
- Do you have a new personal car (less than 5 years old)?
- Have you purchased items worth more than 50 thousand UAH?
- Is it possible to rent real estate and not include it in the income tax return?
- Was there any inheritance in the form of an apartment, car or land in the year before the move?
- Alimony, housing and communal services, fines, etc. Is there any debt for
If at least one family member responded positively to any of these points, Payments from the state for housing and communal services will be rejected.
Important
And if a family includes the owner of more than one residential property (with the exception of housing in temporarily occupied territories or housing owned by one person in common or by right of common ownership and located in rural areas), subsidies are not provided. People whose total area of the apartment exceeds 130 m² and the area of a private house exceeds 230 m² will also not receive this right. Moreover, if there is someone in the family who has not paid alimony (more than three months), the reason for refusing to issue a subsidy will be the fact of debt.
Let us remind you that you can find out whether the subsidy has been accrued for 2025 from your personal account on the PFU website.
Source: Focus
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