Over 800,000 Ukrainians have issued a Diia. Card just over a week after its launch. The card allows receiving state payments and combining personal funds with targeted ones.
The former head of the Central Medical-Social Expert Commission of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and seven of his accomplices are suspected of abuse of power and document forgery. They illegally issued disability to at least 14 citizens, which led to payments of over UAH 2.8 million from the state budget.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading a bill to increase the one-time assistance upon childbirth to UAH 50,000. Additional support is also envisaged for pregnant women without work experience and parents returning to work.
The video on TikTok contains links to fake websites of "Diia" and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine presented the Draft Action Program for 2026, which includes 12 strategic goals. Among the key priorities are defense, European integration, and anti-corruption.
With less than a month until the new academic year, UNN decided to compile estimated prices for a basic stationery set for a schoolchild in 2025.
The updated "Reserve+" application allows conscripts who care for a spouse with a disability of group I or II to apply for a deferment. This requires disability data in the Unified State Electronic Register of Social Services (EISS) or the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) and a marriage record in the State Registration of Acts of Civil Status (DRACS).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine improved the mechanism of mandatory identification of pensioners in the temporarily occupied territories. Now they must undergo identification annually, otherwise payments will stop.
From August 1, the full amount of penalties for violating the use of RRO/PRRO has been reinstated in Ukraine. An open banking system has also been launched, which will contribute to the development of fintech.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 7824/USD, which means a devaluation of one kopeck. The euro exchange rate is UAH 48.98/EUR, and the zloty is UAH 11.51/PLN.
In June 2025, the Pension Fund of Ukraine recorded a record increase in the average salary for calculating pensions to 22,336 UAH. This is the largest monthly increase recently, which will affect future pension accruals.
Volodymyr Reznikov, former deputy head of the State Automobile Inspectorate of Ukraine, accused of illegal arms trafficking, managed to get his pension recalculated with surcharges for "especially important tasks" through court. The court decision came into force, as the Pension Fund missed the appeal deadline.
In late July - early August, deferrals will appear in Reserve+ for scientific, scientific-pedagogical, and pedagogical workers, as well as for citizens who have a spouse with a disability of group 1 or 2. The next categories will be families raising a child with a disability.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine timely and fully financed social payments in the first half of 2024. UAH 191.5 billion was allocated from the state budget for these purposes, of which over 59% went to pensions.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to transfer pension funds of internally displaced persons who have not used their accounts or undergone identification for more than a year to the Pension Fund of Ukraine for storage. The right to these funds fully remains with the pensioners, who can receive them after undergoing identification.
The Ministry of Social Policy has begun testing a new basic social assistance, which combines several types of payments for convenience. It is calculated individually, depending on the family composition and its income, with a basic amount of UAH 4500.
The Ministry of Social Policy states that all social assistance payments will be made within the terms defined by law. The administration of social payments has been transferred to the Pension Fund of Ukraine since July 1.
Parents of schoolchildren will be able to receive financial assistance on a virtual card in "Diia" after their child is enrolled in school. The funds can be spent only on children's goods in officially designated stores.
The Dnipro City Council spent almost half of its funds, UAH 56. 8 million, on debt repayment. Other city councils have different spending priorities, for example, Kryvyi Rih on court fees, and Kharkiv on scholarships.
Law enforcement officers have notified former officials of the Kyiv branch of the Pension Fund of Ukraine and representatives of private companies of suspicion. They are accused of embezzling over UAH 3.6 million in budget funds during the renovation of PFU buildings and the procurement of fire-fighting equipment.
From July, Ukraine is changing the voltage standard in the power grid to the European one, and salary indexation is returning. New rules for issuing IDP certificates and fines for tobacco traders are also being introduced.
From June 1, 2026, the rules for calculating and paying a single social contribution for persons deprived of their personal freedom due to Russian aggression will change in Ukraine. These changes provide a mechanism for the Pension Fund of Ukraine to calculate and submit reports on the SSC for such persons.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has amended the Procedure for Payment and Delivery of Pensions and Cash Assistance at the Place of Actual Residence. The updates concern adding a new column to the statements, replacing non-budget accounts, and clarifying financing mechanisms.
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine reported that UN payments for pensioners, persons without pension rights, and people with disabilities have been extended until the end of July. Thanks to the joint program of the Ministry of Social Policy, the Pension Fund, and the WFP UN, which began in August 2023, over 315,000 Ukrainians receive financial support monthly.
The government has simplified the process of obtaining subsidies for family-type orphanages, foster families and large families. The purchase of housing, deposits and expenses for children are no longer an obstacle.
The Pension Fund announced the accrual of subsidies for May and the results of the re-appointment of benefits until the end of 2025. You can check the information online through the PFU web portal.
A pension certificate can be renewed online through the PFU web portal or the Pension Fund application, as well as offline - at the nearest PFU service center.
