Pension Fund of Ukraine
The state will allocate UAH 200,000 to doctors who completed their internship this year and will work in rural areas or in frontline territories. To receive the payment, documents must be submitted by October 10.
The Ministry of Social Policy proposes to extend the identification period for recipients of certain types of state aid until November 1, 2025. The draft resolution provides for the postponement of identification deadlines for several categories of social payments.
The former Deputy Minister and head of the department of the Ministry of Social Policy were assigned bail and procedural obligations.
Since September 10, the eOselia program mechanism has been updated, which provides for compensation from the state for IDPs and residents of frontline regions. The state will subsidize 70% of the first installment and 70% of the interest rate in the first year, as well as a one-time bank commission of UAH 40,000.
Starting from September 10, the state will cover up to 70% of the down payment and monthly mortgage payment. The program is available to IDPs and residents of frontline territories who meet certain criteria.
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine has launched an online map with over 25,000 retail outlets for the "Schoolchild's Package" program. Parents will be able to find stores with children's clothing, footwear, and school supplies, and soon with books.
The state program "Schoolchild's Pack" is planned to be expanded, allowing funds to be spent on books. Currently, 128,000 families have submitted applications, most of whom used the Diia application.
From September 1, TCC employees are obliged to use body cameras for video recording. Basic general military training for students will begin in September 2025.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has increased monthly monetary compensation for individuals who suffered industrial accidents and require constant care, as well as medical devices or medications. The payment amounts have been increased from 800 to 4000 hryvnias depending on needs.
Payments under the "Schoolchild's Package" program have begun in Ukraine, with over 86,000 families already receiving 430 million hryvnias. Each first-grader can receive 5,000 hryvnias in aid, regardless of the form of education and type of institution.
The Cyberpolice and the Pension Fund of Ukraine warn about fake messages regarding changes in pension accrual rules. Users are urged not to follow suspicious links and to trust only official sources of information.
The Pension Fund of Ukraine recorded a decrease in the average salary in July to 20,455. 65 hryvnias. This is 1,981.41 hryvnias less than in June, but 17.9% more than last year.
Almost 98,000 Ukrainian families have submitted applications for the "Schoolchild's Package," which accounts for over half of registered first-graders. Most applications, namely 94,000, were processed through the "Diia" application.
The National Bank of Ukraine set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 4300/USD, which depreciated it by 15 kopecks. Euro and zloty exchange rates were also set.
Minister of Social Policy Denys Uliutin stated the need to change approaches to the solidarity pension system in Ukraine, excluding special and increased pensions from it. He also emphasized the importance of protecting personal pension contributions and converting special pensions into professional ones.
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.