European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC)
Ukraine
Policies
UKRAINE
Due to war and emigration, the amount of large families cannot be determined at this time.
1. Regarding policies for large families at a national level, please mark the measure you have in your country:
- Direct monetary benefits
- Reduced prices on basic supplies (energy, water, etc.)
- Housing subsidies
- Reduced prices in public transportation
- Tax deductions
- Large families cards
- Longer maternity/paternity leave for large families
- Support to buy a car
- Other benefits
2. Which specific monetary allowances for large families are in your country.
When the child is born, the family receives a larger amount as support, and then 860 hryvnias per month for diapers. This child is 3 years old. In addition, there is even 2,100 hryvnias of social assistance until the child is 6 years old, in the case of large families.
3. Which specific fiscal deductions for large families are in your country.
One parent can use it if their gross salary does not exceed the amount of the applicable minimum wage increased by a factor of 1.4, multiplied by the number of children.
4. Which specific reduced prices on basic supplies for large families are in your country
Discount on certain medicines.
5. Which specific benefits are provided by the large families card in your country
With the large family card, you can get a discount on certain medicines. In addition, tuition at the music school is discounted or free if the child goes there.
6. Which specific maternity or paternity benefits for large families are in your country
Unknown.
7. Which specific benefits for large families buying a car are in your country
In Ukraine, there are currently no discounts for large families when buying a car.
8. Which specific public transportation benefits for large families are in your country
In the case of large families, the public transport discount can be used for train and bus travel.
9. Please write any other specific deductions or benefits for large families that are in your country
For large families, a 50% discount is available for communal services (electricity, gas). However, this discount is subject to various conditions.
10. Are any of the benefits for large families in your country connected to income? If yes, please explain.
Unknown.
11. Regarding policies for large families at European level, please mark the measures you have in your country
- Reduced VAT for diapers and basic goods for children
- Unpaid care of children in the household and for other dependent family members is recognized as work when calculating the national GDP
- Permit for large families with 7 and more children to drive the family van without professional driving license
- Basic consumptions tariff: water, electricity, gas, etc. is calculated taking into consideration the number of children
12. If you marked at least one of the measures mentioned above as applicable in your country, please provide details
For large families, a 50% discount is available for communal services (electricity, gas). However, this discount is subject to various conditions. For example, the invoices must be issued to the heads of the family, and can be used in full if the income of the heads of the family does not reach the subsistence minimum.
(Answers provided by Transcarpathian Association of Hungarian Large Families)