In addition to money for food from their home country, Ukrainians can also receive more substantial material assistance from international benefactors.
Journalist Iryna Polyakova told about this on the website of the publication “Na pensiyi”.
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According to her, these are pensioners, displaced persons, and families affected by the war.
The journalist also notes that with each month of the war, unfortunately, aid becomes less and less, because even philanthropists are exhausted, trying to support the most vulnerable segments of the population.
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In addition, the largest surges in cash assistance usually occur before the heating season begins and at the beginning of the year, when new programs are launched and annual budgets are approved for them.
It is also important to remember that for a certain period (usually three months, six months, a year), you can only receive financial assistance from one international organization.
Therefore, you need to carefully choose the fund to which you apply, because there may be better options.
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Typically, to apply, you need to fill out an online form and provide your details:
- last name, first name, patronymic,
- identification code,
- passport data,
- phone number and address where the person actually lives and is registered.
You will also need to provide your IBAN, which is the international bank account number for receiving your payment. It is easy to find out – you can do this in the mobile app or with your bank's support service.
Most often, such assistance is provided by:
- internally displaced persons,
- residents of temporarily occupied or deoccupied territories,
- as well as those who live in frontline areas or places of active hostilities.
The most vulnerable categories can also receive assistance. These may include:
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- people over 65 with income below a certain level,
- single elderly people and families of elderly people,
- people with disabilities of groups 1 and 2 or severe chronic diseases,
- people affected by hostilities,
- families with more than three children or a mother who is pregnant or breastfeeding a child under 2 years old,
- and single parents.
Another condition is that they usually help households with an income of no more than UAH 5,400 per person.
Almost all programs are provided specifically to households, which may consist of one or more people living together but not necessarily related.
At the same time, people have:
to live in one place,
share income and expenses, such as rent, food, or utilities, and recognize one person as the head of the household.
That is, a mother raising a child and, for example, her mother-in-law, who lives with them in the same house or apartment, are also a separate household.
When applying for assistance, you should only include those who are actually members of your household, otherwise support may simply be denied.
International Committee of the Red Cross and Ukrainian Red Cross Society
The Red Cross provides financial assistance to low-income families from affected communities. This is an important point – in order to receive a payment, the family must have official low-income status and be registered with the Ministry of Social Policy. That is why there is no need to apply for such assistance – the funds are sent automatically based on data from state registers. Usually, 3,600 hryvnias are paid monthly. But there are winter assistance programs for the heating season. Its size can be from 11.5 to 21 thousand hryvnias.
UN World Food Programme
According to the journalist, the UN provides a lot of support to Ukrainians. One of the types of payments is through the UN World Food Program. The project provides 3,600 hryvnias per month for each family member for 3 months. That is, 10,800 hryvnias per person are paid at once. To receive the money, you must have IDP status, payments are made either through the Western Union payment system or to a bank account.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Also assistance from the UN, but from a different unit — the Agency for Refugees. Here the conditions are almost similar to the previous case. The same 3,600 hryvnias per person for three months. But here not only the displaced, but also those who have returned to their permanent place of residence, including from abroad. As well as other categories of vulnerability, among them, in particular, are the elderly. To receive this assistance, you will have to go through an interview with the Agency's partners, usually these are certain charitable organizations and foundations, for example, one of the most famous — “Right to Protection.”
Norwegian Refugee Council NRC
The Norwegian Refugee Council also provides 3,600 hryvnias per month to each family member, also for three months. But a maximum of five people from one household. This assistance is granted to displaced persons and those who remain in combat zones. You can register for these payments via a special chatbot on WhatsApp.
Estonian Refugee Council ERC
The Estonian Refugee Council supports Ukrainians in the regions most affected by the war. The amount of assistance is 3,600 hryvnias per person per month. There were several vulnerability criteria, for example, loss of breadwinner or housing, disability or single parenthood. There are also various targeted assistance, for example, 32,200 hryvnias are provided for preparing livestock for wintering, that is, for purchasing feed and hay. It is worth noting that these organizations help Ukrainians not only with money. Some of them also supply medicines, food products and hygiene products. Others provide other social assistance, including legal and even psychological assistance, if needed.
The video also provides links to foundations that help Ukrainians:
- Red Cross, 800 332 656 (Monday – Friday from 8:00 to 18:00);
- UN World Food Programme, 800 600 122 (Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.);
- UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, 800 307 711 (Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.);
- “Right to protection”
- Norwegian Refugee Council NRC, 800 302 007 (Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.);
- Estonian Refugee Council, 738 617 998 (Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.).
Recall, “FACTY” wrote that some pensioners in Ukraine will receive more than 5 thousand UAH in addition to their pensions.
