The Parliament passed in the first reading a draft law on defining persons who cannot be adoptive parents.
The Ministry of Social Policy is preparing a draft law on basic social assistance in the amount of UAH 4,500 for low-income families. The amount of the payment will depend on the number of family members and their social status.
The Cabinet of Ministers has supported a bill to reform the social insurance system starting in 2025. The new system will provide comprehensive support for people with injuries and illnesses without a mandatory disability status.
The State Service for Special Communications warns of a new fraud scheme using artificial intelligence to clone voices. Attackers hack into messenger accounts and ask to borrow money using fake voice messages.
The government has approved an action plan to implement the strategy of demographic development of Ukraine until 2040. The plan envisages support for the birth rate, the return of Ukrainians from abroad and the creation of conditions for a quality life for the population.
The Ministry of Social Policy will develop a mechanism to preserve subsidies for Ukrainians installing alternative energy sources. The right to a subsidy will be preserved if the cost of the equipment does not exceed UAH 150 thousand.
The Government will maintain subsidies for owners of alternative energy sources worth up to UAH 150 thousand. The Ministry of Social Policy will develop a mechanism to preserve the amount of subsidies in case of power outages.
The government has simplified the procedure for temporary registration of vehicles received by the military as humanitarian aid. The registration will be valid until the end of martial law plus three months.
Veterans have received a lifetime referral for the replacement of prostheses and components without additional certificates. Now it is enough to contact a prosthetic company if the cost of replacement does not exceed 15% of the maximum price.
Two men extorted UAH 50 thousand from the civilian wife of an AFU serviceman, threatening her with death. The woman gave part of the money, after which the extortionists were detained.
The Ministry of Social Policy warns about fraudulent resources that promise to pay UAH 1000 from the state. Real payments will be made through the official Diia app.
The Ministry of Social Policy is introducing a new social insurance system, ePotential, with a multidisciplinary assessment of disability status. The system provides for the extension of paid treatment for up to a year and support during rehabilitation.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a project to provide rental subsidies to IDPs in 9 regions of Ukraine. The social standard for the area is 13.65 square meters per person, and the basic rate of mandatory payment is 30% of income.
The Accounting Chamber conducted the first historical audit of the Pension Fund according to international standards. The audit revealed problems with the identification of pensioners and an additional burden on the budget due to increased payments.
A meeting was held to discuss legislative changes to implement the Presidential Decree on the MSEC. The goal is to prevent abuse, simplify processes and ensure that violators are punished inevitably.
Deputy Head of the Prosecutor General's Office Iryna Vereshchuk announced that officials will be checked immediately for false disability diagnoses. The government has a month to amend the legislation on the MSEC.
The government is to draft a bill to revise the calculation of pension payments to government officials. The NSDC decision enacted by President Zelenskyy is aimed at ensuring fairness in this area.
In 2024, 102,000 Ukrainians received financial compensation for a “baby box” worth UAH 784. 2 million. In addition, 33.9 thousand children were provided with in-kind baby boxes, said the head of the State Service for Children.
The closure of baby homes will not be immediate; their funding will continue until 2025. This will allow the development of family-based forms of care, adoption and services for children and families.
A 32-year-old man will be tried in Kyiv for hooliganism in the reception of the Ministry of Social Policy. He explained his aggression by saying that he could not find a wife and start a family, accusing state institutions of not helping him.
Over the past 5 years, the number of inclusive classes in Ukrainian schools has doubled. A state standard of social support services for inclusive education is being introduced, which provides assistants for children with special needs.
The strategy identifies demographic threats and ways to overcome them in Ukraine. The goal is to ensure demographic growth, preserve human capital, and create conditions for the return of Ukrainians who have been forced to leave the country.
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine is creating a digital system called “Children” to simplify the adoption process through the Diia portal. The system will use artificial intelligence to match children and adoptive parents based on psycho-emotional characteristics.
The Ministry of Social Policy is implementing a new model of social insurance through the ePotential program. The program is aimed at digitalizing the process of rehabilitation and social support, providing support for all necessary services.
Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych announced the launch of a new pay-as-you-go pension system starting in July 2025. The system will be based on points that will be converted into a percentage of the average salary in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Social Policy presented a new online resource - the Social Portal. It allows citizens to obtain information on available types of social support and review their benefits and services.
The Ministry of Social Policy needs UAH 15 billion to launch the pension reform on July 1, 2025. The state already has these funds thanks to an increase in unified social tax revenues due to the payment of “white” salaries to the military, the minister said.
Former MP Mosiychuk is confident that the petition to dismiss Olena Duma as head of the ARMA will receive the required 25,000 votes. He cited her cooperation with pro-Russian politicians and ineffective asset management as the main reasons for her dismissal.
Ukraine plans to return about 2,000 orphans evacuated abroad at the beginning of the war. The priority will be given to family-based forms of care, and monitoring visits are being conducted to assess the needs of each child.
Sergii Marchenko assured that no interruptions in social payments are expected in 2025. The Minister emphasized that the social sphere is a priority of the state budget.
