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.