The relevant resolution was adopted so that families at risk of poverty could more actively use assistance to the poor. This was reported by the Government portal.
The changes apply to internally displaced persons and Ukrainian asylum seekers who will be returning from abroad and have not yet found employment in Ukraine and do not have their own sources of income.
The assistance will be granted for 6 months:
- for families who have returned to Ukraine after a long (more than 90 consecutive days) stay abroad, even if such families have able-bodied unemployed persons who have not paid the unified social tax (UST);
- for IDP families who did not work or pay the unified social contribution as a result of displacement.
To help people return to an economically independent and self-sufficient life, the payment of low-income assistance is combined with employment incentives.
These are the families of IDPs or citizens returning to Ukraine who have unemployed able-bodied persons. They have to find a job or register with the State Employment Centre within 2 months of receiving the allowance.