The Ministry of Finance financed social payments for 2024 in full and on time. Thus, last year UAH 447.9 billion was allocated from the state budget for social payments provided by the Ministry of Social Policy.
In particular:
– UAH 274.7 billion was allocated to finance the payment of pensions, allowances and increases to pensions granted under pension programmes and the Pension Fund’s deficit;
– UAH 88.0 billion – for social protection of citizens in difficult life circumstances, including payments: almost 462,000 recipients of assistance to persons with childhood disabilities and children with disabilities and almost 1.1 million families of recipients of housing allowances for internally displaced persons;
– UAH 17.0 billion was allocated to support low-income families, including payments: almost 190,000 recipients of assistance to low-income families;
– UAH 39.6 billion for the provision of benefits and housing subsidies to citizens, including cash payments: more than 3.2 million households receiving benefits and housing subsidies;
– UAH 23.4 billion – for social protection of children and families, including payments: almost 8,000 recipients of maternity benefits, more than 560,000 recipients of childbirth assistance, almost 2,000 recipients of child adoption assistance and almost 46,000 recipients of child benefit for single mothers;
– UAH 5.2 billion for social protection of people with disabilities.
“Thanks to the cooperation with international partners, the Government ensured the financing of key social expenditures in 2024. There are no arrears in social payments and pensions. This year, ensuring the social protection of citizens is also one of the Government’s top priorities. We are continuing to pay pensions, benefits and subsidies, as well as to provide social protection for people with disabilities and to support people in difficult life circumstances,” Deputy Minister of Finance Roman Yermolychev commented. (Government portal)