Government in synergy with the UN will pay UAH 2,200 to vulnerable categories of IDPs, says Denys Shmyhal

Government in synergy with the United Nations, is launching two more payment programs, told the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal in his video address on April 15.

“The decision was made at today's meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. According to our agreements, IDPs who need additional protection will receive UAH 2,200 each month per each family member,” noted the Head of Government.

According to the Prime Minister, these resources will be paid by the

UN World Food Programme within 3 months. Moreover, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will also provide special assistance to our low-income IDP retirees. They will also be paid an additional UAH 2,200. We plan to cover with these payments from donors about 700,000 internally displaced persons.

“Programs for internally displaced persons also continue to operate. The Government allocates UAH 2,000 to each adult and UAH 3,000 to each child in a family that has been forced to relocate. A UAH 578 million resource has already been allocated for the payment of such assistance. These funds will allow to obtain assistance for about 155,000 internally displaced persons,” said the Head of Government.

At the same time, the Government prolongs encouraging the resumption of business activity and employment. The Cabinet of Ministers allots almost UAH 1.3 billion as an additional resource from the reserve fund for the Social Insurance Fund to ensure the payment of unemployment benefits, stressed Denys Shmyhal.

Besides, the priority objective is to rehabilitate the deoccupied territories. Denys Shmyhal noted Ukrenergo had restored 60% of the destroyed networks in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

“Gas supplies have been restored to almost 30,000 households. The Kyiv-Chop highway has been cleared by 90% and traffic on this section will be fully restored in the near future. The clearing of the Kyiv-Chernihiv road continues. Temporary crossings are being built on the sites of destroyed bridges - to Irpin, Bucha, Chernihiv,” noted the Head of Government.

Denys Shmyhal informs the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development has started to shape and implement a strategy for the demolition of uninhabitable buildings that are in a state of emergency. After their demolition, it will be possible to embark on immediate construction of new housing.