Combatants have to apply to various authorities to solve problems they face in civilian life. This system needs to be simplified and made more efficient. This opinion was voiced by Serhiy Hryvko, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Veterans' Rights, in a commentary to UNN.
According to the MP, to this end, Ukraine has decided to introduce the institution of a "veteran's assistant.
In principle, every veteran faces different problems, different problems. That's why we came up with the idea of the "veteran's assistant" institute. To coordinate them (veterans - ed.) and resolve issues as quickly as possible, to ensure the most effective approach. That is, if a single window is now being set up, for example, in the ASCs, the veteran comes to the window and closes all social issues: benefits, privileges, and so on. There are hotlines that are created to explain and guide veterans
The MP added that, in his opinion, the main problems that veterans are currently concerned about are medical rehabilitation and psychological assistance. According to Hryvko, combatants should be more active in pointing out to the authorities those issues that need to be resolved as soon as possible.
Also, according to the MP, local authorities should be more active in this direction.
"It all depends on the activity of local governments themselves. As the fourth power, they are the most independent, self-reliant, and their influence is indirect, but they are willing to meet the needs of veterans. There are certain communities in Ukraine that provide veterans with comfortable conditions as much as possible, because they have the capabilities and resources," summarized Serhiy Hryvko.
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Myzaylo Tsymbalyuk, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Protection of Veterans' Rights, said that the funds allocated by the state to solve the housing problems of veterans are not enough. At the same time, the issue of prosthetics for people with disabilities has been almost resolved.
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On the eve of the opening of a veterans' hub in the Brovary community, Brovary Mayor Ihor Sapozhko said that the city council has a clear understanding that veterans' policy is, in fact, a key area of its work.
"Now in our community there are up to two thousand veterans, 278 of whom are people with disabilities. And no matter how much we want it, the number of these people will unfortunately grow as the war continues. They need psychological and physical rehabilitation, some need help with work and housing. We face these issues here on the ground every day. And, of course, in order to solve them, we need to have relevant government programs in place and adequate funding. For our part, we also allocate certain funds to support veterans and simplify the procedures for solving urgent issues. After all, these people defended our land with weapons in their hands, and they should be given due respect," Sapozhko said.