Ukrainians who provide their housing free of charge to internally displaced persons (IDPs) are entitled to a monthly state compensation. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The mechanism is designed to support those who host displaced people in their homes, while also encouraging the legal placement of IDPs in the private sector. The payment is granted to individuals — the owners of the housing — who host displaced persons free of charge, and is provided for six months, after which it is automatically extended for the same period, subject to passing a re-verification of the right to receive the funds.
Who is entitled to the compensation
The right to the payment is granted to housing owners who accept internally displaced persons without charging for accommodation. The key condition is that the housing is provided completely free of charge: the owner may not charge the displaced persons any money for staying in the apartment or house. At the same time, the IDPs themselves must actually reside at the address stated in the application, and not merely be registered there on paper. A separate prohibition is established on close family ties: the owner and the hosted displaced person may not be spouses, parents or children, that is, first-degree close relatives.
How to apply for the payment for the first time
To receive the compensation for the first time, the housing owner, together with a representative of the IDP family, must submit an application and a notification in the prescribed form to the Pension Fund of Ukraine. This can be done in two ways: online through the Pension Fund's electronic services portal, or offline at the nearest service center. After the documents are submitted, the fund verifies the right to the payment, and upon a positive decision, the accruals are launched for the first six-month period. Upon its completion, the payment is extended automatically, but only after a re-verification of compliance with the conditions.
Monitoring by the Pension Fund
The Pension Fund continuously checks the applicants' data and the actual location of the displaced persons. If violations or inaccurate information are detected during monitoring, the accruals are stopped immediately. This means that the right to the compensation is not indefinite or unconditional: it is preserved only while all the stated placement conditions are actually met.
Grounds for refusal and termination of payments
Among the grounds for refusal or termination of the compensation are: the absence of the displaced person at the stated address for more than a month, the IDP's stay abroad for more than 30 consecutive days, the presence of a first-degree family tie between the owner and the guest, the provision of false data, as well as an attempt to receive both the compensation for providing housing and a subsidy for renting the very same housing simultaneously. These two support mechanisms are separate and cannot be applied to the same premises at the same time.
Payment frequency and frequently asked questions
The money for accommodation is transferred twice a month — on the 15th and the 28th. As previously explained, a delay in the transfer usually does not mean the loss of the right to the benefit and is typically related to technical or verification procedures. Separately, the Pension Fund pointed to a number of reasons for which the displaced persons themselves may be deprived of the monthly assistance — among them significant purchases, the presence of a large deposit, or a prolonged stay abroad. Thus, the compensation mechanism for housing for IDPs works in conjunction with the overall system of social support for displaced persons and requires both parties — the host and the guest — to continuously meet the established criteria.
