The Pension Fund will provide assistance to children whose parents do not pay alimony.

The Pension Fund of Ukraine will provide temporary state assistance to children whose parents do not pay alimony. This was reported by the press service of the PFU.

According to inkorr.com: The Pension Fund of Ukraine has received new powers that allow it to provide temporary financial support to children who find themselves in difficult life circumstances. This assistance will be available in cases where one of the parents does not fulfill their obligations to support the child. This may apply to situations where the mother or father does not pay alimony, is undergoing treatment, is in prison, is on military service, has been declared incapacitated, or their whereabouts are unknown.

• One of the parents is an alimony debtor;
• A criminal case has been initiated against the father/mother, or he/she is undergoing treatment, is in places of deprivation of liberty, or is on military service;
• The residence of one of the parents is unknown.

The amount of assistance will be determined based on the financial situation of the family. It will be the difference between the child’s subsistence minimum and the average monthly income of the family per person.

Conditions for payment

The maximum amount of assistance for children under 6 years old will be 2,563 hryvnias, and for teenagers aged 6 to 18 – 3,196 hryvnias. Minimum payments will be set at half the subsistence minimum, which equals 1,281.5 hryvnias and 1,598 hryvnias, respectively.

To receive assistance, it is necessary to submit the following documents:

• application;
• copy of the child's birth certificate;
• income and property declaration;
• proof of income (if the information is not contained in state registries).

The Pension Fund of Ukraine will begin paying assistance to children whose parents do not pay alimony, providing additional support in difficult times for them. Receiving assistance will require certain documents, and its amount will depend on the family’s income and the child's age.