If you simultaneously meet all (!) of the following criteria:
- is a recipient of a housing and communal subsidy or benefit,
- were a recipient of a subsidy or benefit as of the beginning of the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022,
- lived (or are living) in a temporarily occupied territory or in a zone of active hostilities;
- since the beginning of the full-scale aggression, they have not applied to the social protection bodies or the Pension Fund of Ukraine for the reassignment of subsidies or benefits,
then you need to do this by July 1, 2024.
You can submit an application and necessary documents to the Fund's body in one of the following ways:
- in person - through service centers of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, authorized officials of the executive body of the village, settlement, city council of the relevant territorial communities, centers for the provision of administrative services;
- by mail - to the address of the Fund's body; online - through the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, the mobile application "Pension Fund" or through the portal "Diya".
For reference
In accordance with the Government Resolution No. 521 dated May 8, 2024, citizens who in 2022 lived in temporarily occupied territories or territories of active hostilities, where structural units for social protection of the population were unable to exercise their powers, and to whom benefits and housing subsidies were paid in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 7, 2022 No. 215 “On the Peculiarities of Accrual and Payment of Cash Benefits, Benefits and Housing Subsidies for the Period of Martial Law”, must apply to the Pension Fund of Ukraine by July 1, 2024 with applications for the assignment of a housing subsidy or benefit in order to continue receiving payments.
Features of the calculation and payment of benefits and housing subsidies to certain categories of citizens
The Government adopted the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 08.05.2024 No. 521 «Some issues of providing, accruing and paying housing subsidies and benefits to reimburse the costs of paying for housing and communal services, purchasing liquefied gas, solid and liquid household fuel, taking into account the energy crisis that has developed in the city of Kharkiv and settlements of the Kharkiv region», which amended the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 7, 2022 No. 215 „On the features of accruing and paying cash benefits, benefits and housing subsidies for the period of martial law” (hereinafter referred to as Resolution No. 215), and the Resolution of April 19, 2022 No. 462 “Some issues of providing benefits and housing subsidies under martial law” (hereinafter referred to as Resolution No. 462).
Amendments to the current legislation regarding the specifics of accrual and payment of cash benefits, benefits and housing subsidies for the period of martial law in Ukraine have been adopted relate to certain categories of the population, who in 2022 lived in temporarily occupied territories or territories of active hostilities, where structural units for social protection of the population were unable to exercise their powers, and to whom benefits and housing subsidies were paid in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 07.03.2022 No. 215 „On the Peculiarities of Accrual and Payment of Cash Benefits, Benefits and Housing Subsidies for the Period of Martial Law”.
In connection with the termination of payments and accruals of benefits and housing subsidies provided in accordance with Resolution No. 215 from June 2024 citizens who were:
– recipients of housing subsidies or benefits as of the beginning of the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022,
– lived/are living in a temporarily occupied territory or in a combat zone,
– since the beginning of the full-scale aggression, they have not applied to the social protection bodies or the Pension Fund of Ukraine for the reassignment of subsidies or benefits,
it is necessary to contact the authorized territorial body of the Pension Fund by July 1, 2024 in accordance with the established procedure and submit an application and/or other documents necessary to establish the right/continuation of payment of benefits and housing subsidies, in paper or electronic form.
In the event of a timely application by the recipient of benefits/housing subsidies, the accrual and payment of state assistance is resumed in accordance with the legislation regulating the procedure for its provision.
In the event of receiving a notification from a branch of the organization that pays and delivers pensions and cash assistance regarding the absence of any available connection with the recipient of benefits/housing subsidies, an official of the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine shall take measures to inform such persons about the termination of the accrual and payment of benefits and housing subsidies from June 1, 2024 in accordance with Resolution No. 215 and shall provide instructions on the procedure and term for their renewal in accordance with the legislation.
The resolution determines that the amount of excessively transferred (paid) housing subsidy/benefit funds provided in accordance with resolutions No. 215, No. 462, until their full return, is withheld by the authorized body during the payment of monthly amounts of subsidies and benefits by reducing them by no more than 20 percent in the order of their provision in accordance with the legislation.
Also, if, based on the results of the verification conducted by the Ministry of Finance, it is revealed that the recipient no longer has the right to receive a housing subsidy/benefit provided in accordance with Resolutions No. 215, No. 462, and if there is a fact of overpayment, the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine shall inform the person in accordance with the established procedure for the duration of the legal regime of martial law in Ukraine about the need to return the amount of overpayment, in accordance with current legislation, as well as the procedure for appealing the decision on collection.
The resolution establishes that additional accrual of housing subsidies/benefits not paid during February 2022 - June 2024 in accordance with resolutions No. 215, No. 462 is carried out by the territorial bodies of the Pension Fund of Ukraine upon application by the recipient of the housing subsidy and benefit.