Pavlo Rozenko informs in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian authorities social payments to be reimbursed in full

As soon as in the territories controlled by the terrorists there will be resumed the effect of Ukrainian laws, social benefits will be restored. Minister of Social Policy Pavlo Rozenko announced at a session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

"I want to clearly note that today all pensions and social benefits are accrued to all people, even those who are in the ATO area, in full amount," he said.

"Unfortunately, the state authorities, including the Pension Fund, cannot physically make payments on the uncontrolled by the Ukrainian government areas. That is why the Government have provided an opportunity to receive these funds in any other territory," said Pavlo Rozenko.

According to the Minister, in the territory controlled by the Ukrainian Government there was about a million pensioners, of which over 900 thousand have an opportunity to receive payments in other areas.

"As soon as there will be restored effect of Ukrainian laws, as soon as there will be restored operation of the banking system, payment system, we are ready to resume all payments, as it was in Kramatorsk, Slovyansk, Mariupol", said Pavlo Rozenko.