In Ukraine, the rules for assistance to low-income families are changing: what will happen to payments from 2026.

According to ТСН: In Ukraine, important changes in the calculation of assistance for low-income families will come into force on January 1, 2026.

From this date, social assistance for these citizens will be transformed into basic social assistance.

The calculation principle will also change: assistance will be determined as the difference between the basic amount for the family and its average monthly income.

The basic amount, approved by the Cabinet, is currently 4,500 UAH.

The changes will affect citizens who are currently recipients of the following types of assistance:

• state social assistance to low-income families

• state assistance for children of single mothers

• assistance for children raised in large families

• temporary state assistance to children whose parents evade child support payments, cannot support the child or whose place of residence is unknown

• state social assistance to persons without pension rights and persons with disabilities

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These innovations are introduced with the aim of improving targeted social assistance for the most vulnerable segments of the population. They aim to raise the living standards of low-income families and ensure greater fairness in calculations. The transition to the new system will allow for better adaptation of assistance to the real needs of those who receive it.