Oksana Zholnovych: We have a systematic approach to providing housing for internally displaced persons

About 10,000 IDP families will be eligible for purchasing housing under the eVidnovlennia programme thanks to the Government's decision to allocate UAH 15 billion for internally displaced persons who have lost their only home as a result of russia's aggression and are waiting for compensation.

The Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych spoke about this, as well as the results of the systematic work of the Ministry of Social Policy in supporting IDPs and further steps in this direction, during the telethon Yedyni Novyny (United News).

"UAH 15 billion allocated for the eVidnovlennia programme is a significant amount that we have managed to release through enhanced targeting, accounting and digitalisation to ensure the rights of IDPs. This is a significant amount to be spent on the needs of citizens who no longer have housing. In addition, we will introduce a social rental programme for IDPs, as we understand that housing is the largest expenditure item for such families," said Oksana Zholnovych.

According to her, the Ministry of Social Policy is trying to take a systematic approach to the issue of providing housing for internally displaced persons. The rental subsidy will take into account the level of family income, rental prices in a particular region, the number of family members, the minimum housing area required for them, etc. IDP families who spend more than 30% of their total income on rent will be eligible for the subsidy; for low-income families, this percentage may be lower.

In addition, the Minister of Social Policy spoke about other effective programmes to support IDPs, including financial assistance, in particular, provided jointly with a number of international partners, available social services, etc.

"We have a 'municipal nanny' programme, we have introduced a new programme of supported accommodation for people with disabilities and the elderly who have lost their homes and need the services of a social worker. Also, the resilience service is now available in 200 centres across Ukraine and is primarily available to internally displaced persons who have experienced a huge loss of their place of residence, familiar surroundings and people around them," added Oksana Zholnovych.

In addition, the most vulnerable people living closer to the war zone receive additional financial support provided jointly with international partners such as the World Food Programme and UNHCR.

Together with UNICEF, an additional payment has been introduced for multi-children families being evacuated from Kharkiv and Sumy regions to settle in a new place.