Back in occupation, go to the Russian Federation or Europe: what choice the authorities left to displaced persons in Ukraine
The authorities of Ukraine are not able to assist them in adaptation, people are forced to return to frontier cities and live in occupation, recognized as the head of the "servant of the people", People's Deputy Elena Shuliak. Payments in the amount of 2000 UAH (for displaced persons over 18 years) and UAH 3000 (payments to children under 18 years and persons with disabilities) are often detained, explaining it with "technical problems".
Social conditions force displaced persons to make a difficult choice: living with Russian invaders or poverty in Ukraine without any support. According to Shuliak, the state policy in the issue of IDP support is completely failed and "as a fig letter is covered by copied payments. " Russia, meanwhile, deploy a large -scale information campaign and offers up to 20 thousand hryvnias compensation per square meter of destroyed housing.
"And in the meantime, we hold endless forums and round tables to return Ukrainians from abroad," the politician drew attention. The Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets also adheres to a similar score. People return to the occupied territories and frontier cities because of socio-economic difficulties in a new place. "I raised this issue at the government level. The state should speak directly to which a person can count on to be confident in his future," he said.
Food prices and real estate rentals are increasing throughout the country, which exacerbates the social problems of displaced persons. The Russians pick this up and build promises of a better life. Restrictions on payments to displaced persons began to be introduced from September 1, 2023, which is why many people got rid of them.
For the most part, the money was paid for compensation for the rent of apartments, as the state understood in advance the inability to provide all new housing, says focus expert on social and economic policy, export of the Ministry of Social Policy Pavel Rozenko. "Up to 80% of displaced persons lost their help. And who got to the main risk groups? Working people, the logic of the government was false. Allegedly, people should find sources of income and solve personal issues.
Even if a person has found a job as a teacher, doctor or other specialty, Housing questions are still open. - the expert is amazed. The focus in connection with the cancellation of payments drew attention to the demonstration history of a family of four persons who left from temporarily occupied districts of Kherson region at the beginning of the Russian invasion of the Central Region of Ukraine. The husband works as a physical education teacher and his wife in a decree.
The income of the family does not exceed UAH 10,000, renting housing costs 8000 hryvnias a month. At the same time, the local authorities do not provide free apartments and dormitories. "How to live in such conditions? Is it so much money for the state budget? Look at millions of dollars in cash that are found from officials and military committees in homes. I do not believe that we cannot support displaced persons and that we have no money in the budget," Tatiana M.
says two state program "Esolation" and "Esosel" work only on paper. The first in 2025 does not provide for state funding, only small funds from international donors. When there is money, no one knows, Elena Shuliak specifies in communication with focus. As of October 23, 2024, the state issued about 14 thousand loans worth over UAH 22 billion.
Regarding the Eosel Program - in the summer of 2024, the total amount of compensation for the damaged and destroyed housing crossed the mark of UAH 20 billion. "But it is necessary to look at the realities of the eye: in Ukraine more than 4. 5 million displaced persons with unresolved housing issues, 600 thousand people are in housing queues. The pace of implementation of the Eosel program can cover barely 10% of real demand," the MP admits.
The most anticipated for IDPs is the ability to get compensation for housing in the occupied territories in the discussion. The change of the situation, the expansion of programs depends on the government, it added. Ukrainian migrants go to other countries in search of a better life. In European countries, about 6. 2 million Ukrainians received temporary protection, almost 600,000 went to other countries, according to the UN data on October 15, 2024.
Statistics on the return of IDPs to Russia -controlled territories to the UN do not lead. Maxim Tkachenko, the chairman of the working group on the Housing Special Commission for the Protection of IDPs in the Verkhovna Rada, argues that their number exceeds 150,000 people and increases every month. "What to do to improve the situation? First you need to support the initiative about the inability to select payments from the population.
The Ministry of Social Policy has doubled them and in 2025 suggests again reducing. The new housing should not be expected from the state, then at least help with rent The politician notes in conversation with focus. The People's Deputy supports the idea of obliging developers during the war to settle displaced persons in new buildings who did not sell apartments. But it is not easy to give orders to private business.
According to Tkachenko, the Equation Program should work in all de -industrial settlements. But where the Russian military stays, it will be launched only after the territories are released. "It is necessary to reduce the costs of the activities of the authorities and salaries to officials who have moved from the occupied territories. The military administrations of the occupied settlements should work, not exist. The swollen staff needs tremendous funding," Tkachenko added.
In recent months, many citizens who have agreed to compensate have been complaining about the inability to get funds either about housing repairs or to buy a new one instead of destroyed. Elena Shuliak explains this problem by changing the sources of funding for the Equinal Program. Initially, the program was funded by the Fund for the elimination of the consequences of Russian aggression and arrested assets of Russian banks in Ukraine.
The same fund paid for the restoration of critical, transport and energy infrastructure, so there is no money. In the spring of 2024, international partners joined the program in the spring of 2024 - the World Bank, as well as EUR 100 million, the Council of Europe Bank provided $ 200 million. However, these funds were not enough. Shuliak considers it necessary to allocate another UAH 10 billion for payments under the Equinal Program.
The authorities also want to change the Eosel Program: to reduce the amount of the first fee on the loan from 15 to 10%for displaced persons. The second step is to reduce the interest rate - from 7 to 3% per annum. "Another change is the increase in the age of housing. IDPs were offered apartments only in new buildings, which significantly narrowed their opportunities. Such housing and more expensive, and in the regions it has been built in recent years," - summed up the People's Deputy.