In January 2023, UAH 36.7 billion was allocated from the State Budget for social payments, including:

• UAH 22.7 billion to finance the payment of pensions, allowances, and increases to pensions granted under pension programs, as well as to cover the Pension Fund’s deficit (out of UAH 271.8 billion budgeted for 2023);
• UAH 7.5 billion for social protection of citizens in difficult life circumstances (out of UAH 86.1 billion budgeted for 2023);
• UAH 4.6 billion to support low-income families and provide benefits and housing subsidies to citizens (out of UAH 53.5 billion budgeted for 2023);
• UAH 1.9 billion for social protection of children and families (out of UAH 26.9 billion budgeted for 2023);
• UAH 8.4 million for social protection of people with disabilities and children with disabilities (out of UAH 3.6 billion budgeted for 2023).

“This year, the State continues to fulfill all of its social obligations to Ukrainians. In the context of a full-scale war, the number of citizens in need of assistance and social protection has increased significantly. That is why one of the main tasks of the Government is to protect the most vulnerable segments of the population, to index pensions and to develop new approaches to targeting and supporting low-income families,” Deputy Minister of Finance Roman Yermolychev commented.