Impact of Utility Debt on the Appointment of Housing Subsidies for Family-Type Children’s Homes: New Regulations and Clarifications from the Pension Fund
Ukrainian citizens applying for housing subsidies must adhere to established rules and criteria to receive financial support for utility payments.
According to official information from the Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU), debts for utilities can influence the process of granting subsidies for family-type children's homes, but with recent changes and updated regulations.
The procedure for assigning housing subsidies is governed by the Regulation on the Procedure for Granting Housing Subsidies, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers’ Resolution No.
848 of October 21, 1995.
Recent amendments introduced by the Cabinet’s Resolution No.
663 of May 30, 2025, specify new rules for granting subsidies to these categories, including a revised debt threshold.
For family-type children's homes and foster families, the maximum allowable debt has been increased to 4,000 UAH, which is half of the minimum wage.
This means that debts up to this amount will no longer serve as grounds for denial of the subsidy.
Even if a family-type home has a lease agreement and owes more than 4,000 UAH, this does not automatically preclude them from receiving a subsidy, provided the debt is documented in the lease agreement.
Additionally, expenses such as purchasing housing, land plots, or costs for children’s goods—clothing, food, household appliances—are not a barrier to receiving subsidies if they are supported by relevant documents.
It is also noteworthy that persons registered or declared at an address but not included in the income declaration are not considered part of the household for subsidy purposes.
This clarifies that children’s family members working abroad for over 60 days do not automatically lose their eligibility for subsidies.