Key points
- Residents of mountainous settlements in Ukraine are entitled to a 20% increase in social payments, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have lived in the community for more than six months.
- The allowance applies to pensions, scholarships, and all types of state social and material assistance.
- The status of a settlement can be checked in the List of Mountainous Settlements of Ukraine (Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 647).
- To receive the allowance, individuals should contact the social protection authorities at their place of actual residence or the administrative service centres.
- Any refusal to grant the allowance without legal justification can be appealed to the Office of the Ombudsman.
Citizens who live, work, or study in settlements with mountainous status are entitled to a 20% increase in social payments. This right also applies to internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have actually resided in such a community for more than six months. This was reported by the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets.
The allowance applies to pensions, scholarships, and all types of state social and material assistance.
To check whether a settlement is classified as mountainous, individuals can refer to the List of Mountainous Settlements of Ukraine, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 647.
To receive the allowance, citizens should contact the social protection authorities at their place of actual residence, the local territorial community, or administrative service centres. Further actions depend on the recipient’s status:
- Pensioners should apply to the territorial offices of the Pension Fund at their place of residence for the allowance to be granted.
- Employed individuals should contact the accounting department of their workplace.
- Students should contact the educational institution where they are enrolled.
If the allowance is not granted or is refused without proper legal justification, this may indicate a violation of human rights.
In such cases, citizens can contact the Office of the Ombudsman in Kyiv at 21/8 Instytutska Street, by email at hotline@ombudsman.gov.ua, or by phone at 0 800 501 720 and 044 299 74 08.
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