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title: "Verkhovna Rada registers bill on guaranteed payments for student IDPs under 23"
description: "The Verkhovna Rada has registered bill No. 15560: student IDPs under 23 are to be guaranteed a monthly housing allowance without a needs check, and the verification of education is to be automated through EDEBO."
date: 2026-09-02T05:20:06.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/bill-guaranteed-payments-student-idps-under-23
tags: [ukraine, idp-benefits, education, verkhovna-rada, social-protection, bill-15560]
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# Verkhovna Rada registers bill on guaranteed payments for student IDPs under 23

![Students in a university lecture hall in the context of the bill on guaranteed payments for student refugees under 23](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/02/zakonoproekt-vyp-aty-studentam-vpo-do-23-let/zakonoproekt-vyp-aty-studentam-vpo-do-23-let-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- Bill No. 15560 proposes a guaranteed monthly housing allowance for IDPs under 23 receiving education, regardless of the needs assessment
- The amount of the payment will be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers; the right terminates upon expulsion, completion of education, or reaching the age of 23
- Automatic verification of student status through EDEBO is provided, without submitting paper certificates
- The guarantee is in effect during martial law plus six months after its cancellation

Bill No. 15560 has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. It proposes to establish a guaranteed monthly housing allowance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the age of 23 who are receiving education — regardless of the results of their needs assessment. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the text of the document entered into the parliamentary register.

### The essence of the initiative: removing the link to the needs check

The authors of the bill emphasize that continuing education for young IDPs is associated with substantial additional expenses: housing rent, food, transport, and study materials. At the same time, persons under 23, as a rule, do not have a stable independent income or a realistic opportunity to be fully employed. That is why the document proposes to supplement the law on the rights of IDPs with a new provision, according to which student IDPs under 23 receiving vocational, vocational higher, or higher education will be paid targeted housing assistance on a monthly basis — without any link to the results of the needs assessment. The exact amount of the payment is not fixed in the text: its determination is assigned to the competence of the Cabinet of Ministers.

### Automatic verification through EDEBO

A separate novelty of the bill concerns the simplification of administrative procedures. The Cabinet of Ministers is proposed to be obliged to ensure, within one month, electronic interaction between the Unified State Electronic Database on Education (EDEBO) and the systems used to assign IDP payments. If information about education — the fact, the form of education, the date of enrollment or expulsion — is already contained in EDEBO, the person will not have to submit additional paper certificates. This should reduce the bureaucratic burden on the IDPs themselves and on the bodies that assign the benefits.

### Duration and conditions for terminating the payments

The right to guaranteed assistance will be in effect during the period of martial law and for six months after its completion or cancellation. The payment is terminated in two cases: if the person completes their education or is expelled from the educational institution, as well as upon reaching the age of 23. Thus, the right to the benefit is directly linked to student status and the age limit. The provisions of the law enter into force one month after official publication, but no earlier than the entry into force of Law of Ukraine No. 4924-IX of July 1, 2026 — a document that is currently already in effect.

### Context: how IDP payments currently work

Recall that the current system provides for the transfer of housing funds twice a month — on the 15th and the 28th. A delay in payment most often does not mean the loss of the right to the benefit. Previously, the Pension Fund of Ukraine named seven grounds on which IDPs may be deprived of the monthly assistance: among them — the acquisition of expensive property, the presence of a large deposit, prolonged stay abroad, and other factors identified during the needs assessment. Bill No. 15560, if adopted, will effectively remove the category of young student IDPs from this check, securing for them an unconditional right to the targeted payment.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [One category of IDPs is to be guaranteed payments regardless of the needs check](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/odniy-kategoriy-vpo-hochut-garantuvati-viplati-1788325052.html) - РБК-Украина сообщает о регистрации законопроекта №15560 в Верховной Раде, приводит содержание инициативы, условия прекращения выплат, механизм верификации через ЕДЕБО и сроки вступления в силу. Ссылка на текст документа подтверждает все ключевые тезисы.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who is entitled to the guaranteed payment under bill No. 15560?
**A:** Internally displaced persons under the age of 23 who are receiving vocational, vocational higher, or higher education. The payment is assigned monthly and does not depend on the results of the needs assessment.

### Q: How much will the payment be?
**A:** The exact amount is not established in the text of the bill. Its determination is assigned to the competence of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

### Q: When does the payment terminate?
**A:** In three cases: upon completion of education, upon expulsion from the educational institution, or upon reaching the age of 23.

### Q: Does an IDP student need to submit certificates of education?
**A:** By the authors' design, no. The Cabinet of Ministers must ensure electronic interaction between EDEBO and the payment assignment systems. If the education data is already in the database, additional certificates are not required.

### Q: How long does the guarantee last?
**A:** During the period of martial law and for six months after its completion or cancellation. The law enters into force one month after publication, but no earlier than the entry into force of Law No. 4924-IX of July 1, 2026.