Payment of monetary compensation to persons who defended Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity for renting residential premises
16 October 2025
Women and men who are war veterans and have lost their homes, are forced to live temporarily in other regions or receive outpatient rehabilitation assistance can obtain compensation for renting residential premises.
Compensation can be received by women and men who defended Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and:
- have lost their homes or have homes damaged as a result of hostilities;
- are undergoing rehabilitation far from their declared place of residence, more than 15 km away;
- are IDPs who have no housing of their own at all or lived in homes they did not own.
Former police officers and rescuers who have been discharged from service but have not yet received official combatant status or status as persons with a disability resulting from war,
The payment amount depends on the location of the rented housing:
- Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv and Odesa: 2 subsistence minimums, currently UAH 6,056
- regional centres: 1.5 subsistence minimums, UAH 4,542
- other settlements: 1 subsistence minimum, UAH 3,028
Thus, if the rental cost exceeds the monetary compensation amount, the veteran pays the additional amount and the full contractual payment independently and subsequently receives compensation in the amounts specified above.
If a person rents housing for less than a month, compensation is paid in proportion to the number of days of residence.
Funds are paid into the bank account, in IBAN format, specified in the payment application.
Where should the application be submitted, and which documents are required?
- Through the structural unit responsible for veterans' policy at the location of the rented housing;
- Through an Administrative Services Centre at the location of the rented housing (service 02606).
An application for compensation can be submitted in person or the documents can be sent by registered post.
Defenders submit a paper application to the structural unit responsible for veterans' policy in accordance with the annex to Procedure No. 252.
The following documents (copies) must be submitted with the application:
- an identity document or an eDocument with a unique electronic identifier (QR code);
- a taxpayer card;
- a certificate on the absence or presence of a criminal record and other restrictions related to crimes against Ukraine;
- a housing rental agreement concluded in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Code of Ukraine;
- an information certificate from the State Register of Rights to Immovable Property;
- an inspection report for a property damaged by hostilities caused by the Russian Federation's aggression;
- a military registration document;
- documents confirming entitlement to the payment, such as a certificate of registration as an internally displaced person, confirmation of combatant status, a certificate of direct participation in measures necessary to ensure the defence of Ukraine, and others.
An internally displaced defender must include in the set of documents a certificate of registration as an internally displaced person or, where technically possible, an electronic certificate displaying the information contained in the certificate confirming the fact of internal displacement and registration of that person.
Former police officers and rescuers who have been discharged from service but have not yet received official combatant status or status as persons with a disability resulting from war should attach copies of their military registration document and an extract from the order on discharge from police service or removal from the State Emergency Service personnel rolls.
Persons undergoing rehabilitation far from their declared place of residence, more than 15 km away, who have not acquired war veteran status attach copies of primary records form No. 044-1 “Results of discussions by the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team regarding a person in need of rehabilitation”, approved by Ministry of Health Order of 14.02.2012 No. 110, or other documents confirming rehabilitation, a military registration document and a certificate of direct participation in measures necessary to ensure the defence of Ukraine.
If necessary, the structural unit assists the applicant in preparing documents, checks the submitted documents and determines the compensation amount.
A specialist supporting war veterans and demobilised persons can also help prepare the documents.
A decision on compensation payment is made within 10 working days.
If monetary compensation is refused, defenders have the right to reapply after eliminating the reasons for the refusal.
More information:
IDP hotline 1548
Hotline of the Ukrainian Veterans Fund of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs: 0 800 33 20 29
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