2027 State Budget: resources for community development, housing programmes and support for IDPs

The Government has approved the draft 2027 State Budget of Ukraine. It was developed with the main security challenges in mind, while support for regions and communities, local self-government, internally displaced persons and the implementation of individual housing programmes was identified as one of the most important civilian priorities.

The main areas in brief:

17.4 billion hryvnias is allocated to important regional and community projects, including:

▪️ 14.5 billion hryvnias for projects under the Emergency Credit Programme for Ukraine’s Recovery, the Ukraine Recovery Programme and the Ukraine Recovery Programme III, implemented jointly with the European Investment Bank.

▪️ 2 billion hryvnias for the State Regional Development Fund (SRDF);

▪️ 0.9 billion hryvnias for public investment projects of the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine (creating accessible routes in settlements).

24.9 billion hryvnias for housing policy, including housing programmes and compensation:

▪️ 14.5 billion hryvnias for projects under the Emergency Credit Programme for Ukraine’s Recovery, the Ukraine Recovery Programme and the Ukraine Recovery Programme III, implemented jointly with the European Investment Bank.

▪️ 2.7 billion hryvnias for the “Housing Repair for People’s Empowerment (HOPE)” project

▪️ 1.1 billion hryvnias to create social housing in Ukraine;

▪️ 0.7 billion hryvnias in funding through the Energy Efficiency Fund for the restoration and thermal modernisation of apartment buildings.

1.8 billion hryvnias for measures providing social and legal protection for persons recognised as having been deprived of personal liberty as a result of armed aggression against Ukraine and for their families

4.2 billion hryvnias for energy efficiency in public buildings.

0.19 billion hryvnias for certain expenditures of district councils to enable them to exercise their powers