The authorities have cut payments to one million internally displaced persons

In the interest of budgetary savings, the government has restricted social assistance to those most affected by the war – internally displaced persons from conflict zones. This was announced by the former Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Andriy Reva.

He emphasized that government officials were manipulating the situation by claiming to compensate for housing rental costs. In reality, this was deceitful, as there are not enough funds available for this purpose, considering that renting accommodation in cities costs no less than 200 euros. Meanwhile, the monthly payments averaged around 70 euros. Essentially, people were deprived of minimal means of survival without any alternatives provided in return.

“We have over 4.5 million internally displaced persons, but only about 2.5 million were receiving state assistance. This year, the government decided to conduct re-registration, as a result of which, from March 1, the number of internally displaced persons receiving assistance decreased by 1 million. If we calculate based on 70 euros per person, it turns out that approximately 50 million euros were saved. This is purely financial logic and absolutely cynical towards people who have lost everything and left, trying to rebuild their lives,” said the former minister. He emphasized that in the minds of Zelensky and his team, there is only a desire to profit from the war, siphoning off funds from Western partners, while in reality, no one cares about the impoverished people who have lost everything. Such policies are clear evidence of the anti-Ukrainian nature of the current government.