The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 18, 2026 No. 390 "On Amendments to the Procedure for Providing Housing Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons" has been published on the government portal.
The maximum number of payment periods has been increased!
In accordance with the above-mentioned resolution, the maximum number of periods of payment of housing assistance to IDPs has been increased from four six-month periods to five.
Child benefits are provided regardless of the parents' income!
The right of families with IDP children to assistance has been restored: payments for children are provided regardless of the parents' income, provided that the family meets the criteria regarding the family's property status, actual place of residence, and children's education.
The period from which the payment for children is assigned:
- if the application to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine is submitted before May 1, 2026, the payment will be assigned from February 1, 2026;
- If the payment is applied for after May 1, 2026, it will be assigned from the month of application.
The rules for assigning benefits for pensioners and families that include disabled persons have been updated: persons whose benefits have been terminated due to exceeding the average monthly total family income (four subsistence minimum amounts for persons who have lost their ability to work per family member as of January 1 of the year in which the decision to assign benefits is made) may re-submit documents for payment taking into account the changed subsistence minimum amount for persons who have lost their ability to work (from 01.01.2026 - UAH 2595 x 4 = UAH 10380).
The period from which the payment is assigned:
- if the application to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine is submitted before May 1, 2026, the payment will be assigned from January 1, 2026;
- If the payment is applied for after May 1, 2026, it will be assigned from the month of application.
Application and documents!
To assign a payment, an application is submitted, accompanied by:
ID document; birth certificate (for children under 14 years old);
documents on the powers of the legal representative/guardian, trustee, authorized person of the guardianship and trusteeship body (if necessary); written consent in any form to pay the authorized person assistance from other recipients in the family; other documents that may affect the purpose and amount of assistance.
Ways to submit an application:
- in person at the selected service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine through the Central Administrative Service Center;
- by mail to the address of the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine;
- online – through the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine with the imposition of a qualified electronic signature – QES (after the implementation of this option).
The materials were prepared based on a letter from the General Directorate of the PFU in the Kharkiv region.