On 27 December 2024, the Government of Ukraine amended the Procedure for Providing Accommodation Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These changes will come into force on 29 January 2025.
From now on, income received from the one-time sale of a single vehicle or a single dwelling located in the territories where hostilities are or have been conducted will not be taken into account. When calculating the average monthly total family income.
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These changes will allow IDPs who are forced to sell their property due to the war to continue receiving their housing allowance. For example, if a family has sold their only car or home in a war zone (e.g. Kharkiv, Sumy or Kramatorsk), this income will not affect their eligibility for state support. To confirm the fact of the sale, you must provide the relevant documents.
The changes do not apply to other residential premises that are not the only ones for the family, as well as to real estate in the temporarily occupied territories where the date of liberation has not yet been determined.
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