800 thousand utility debts: 60% of cases are impossible to collect.

According to ТСН: As of early November 2025, Ukraine has about 800 thousand active debts for utilities, but 60% of them remain uncollected due to enforcement difficulties. According to analytical resources, the total number of active debts amounts to 794,604. This is a significant figure; however, the majority of enforcement proceedings, namely 60% (more than 476 thousand), ended without results.

These debts remain in the registry, but executors were unable to collect the funds. In 2025, 194 thousand new proceedings were opened, of which about two-thirds (132,578) are still unresolved.

The biggest problems with debts

The highest amount of debts for utilities is observed in two regions:

• Kharkiv – 47.9 thousand proceedings

• Dnipropetrovsk – 45.4 thousand proceedings.

In other regions, the debts are significantly lower, particularly: Mykolaiv (11.9 thousand), Poltava (11.3 thousand) and Sumy (8.5 thousand).

Main reasons for Ukrainians' debts

Debt analysis shows that the largest number of proceedings were opened for non-payment of heating – this accounts for 40% of all cases in 2025. The following categories are significant;

1. Water supply (18%).

2. Gas supply (15%).

3. Housing services (10%).

4. Garbage collection and electricity account for 8% and 6% respectively.

Among age categories, the most proceedings were opened against individuals aged 46-60, accounting for almost 36% of all cases. Every fourth debt belongs to pensioners. It is important to note that more than half of the new proceedings (55%) this year have been opened against women.

“The anti-record belongs to a 71-year-old pensioner from Mykolaiv region, against whom 28 proceedings were opened this year for debts for electricity. All of them ended due to the impossibility of collection,” reports “OpenDataBot”.

The increase in utility debts in Ukraine indicates a complex economic situation that affects the population's ability to pay for housing and utility services. The issue of unpaid debts remains relevant, as many people cannot find ways to resolve their financial difficulties, and enforcement agencies face enormous challenges in collecting debts.