All these were discussed during a meeting on housing for IDPs chaired by Vice Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.
In particular, they discussed a project to improve the housing conditions of IDPs in eastern Ukraine. The project is being implemented by the Kredit Institution for Reconstruction (KfW) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The project envisages the construction/reconstruction of 43 facilities with a total of 2,000 apartments.
It is planned to accommodate almost 6,000 IDPs and vulnerable citizens. This idea is being implemented in Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Lviv and Chernivtsi regions.
Another initiative is being implemented jointly with the KfW and the Ukrainian Social Investment Fund (USIF). It involves the preparation of 220 apartments for 625 IDPs in Dnipro, Lviv, Kharkiv and Khmelnytskyi regions.
The third project that the Ministry of Reintegration is implementing with the State Agency for Youth and Housing is a grant-funded concessional mortgage loan for IDPs. It is provided by the German Government through the Kredit Institution for Reconstruction (KfW). Under the programme, IDP families can purchase housing on credit at the lowest interest rate in Ukraine of 3% per annum.
Loans are provided for up to 30 years with a down payment of 6% of the cost of the property. Under the programme, it is planned to provide 1,094 apartments to accommodate more than 2,500 IDPs. The geography of the project is the entire territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine.
Upon completion, these initiatives should provide almost 3,300 apartments to accommodate more than 9,000 IDPs. The total funding for these projects is about 140 million euros.
‘Within the framework of international technical assistance projects, the Ministry of Reintegration is implementing several housing projects aimed at providing housing for IDPs. They are really effective and efficient. I urge all ministries to actively look for opportunities that will provide housing for those who were forced to leave the dangerous areas,’ said Iryna Vereshchuk.