The Cabinet of Ministers has completed payments under the state program “Winter is Support” for applications submitted through the “Diya” application and partner banks. At the last stage, 703 million hryvnias of aid were paid to Ukrainians for applications submitted between February 13 and 28, inclusive. About this reported press service of the Ministry of Economy.
“This program achieved its goal — it supported Ukrainians in a difficult period. 14.4 million citizens benefited from the aid. Ukrainians spent about 60% of the funds on communal services. They also bought Ukrainian-made medicines, supported Ukrainian book publishing, and donated to the Armed Forces. The funds can be used until the end of 2025, in particular to support the army.”, — noted Minister of Economy Yuliya Svyridenko.
Applications were accepted until February 28, 2025. Those appeals received through “Ukrposhta” are planned to be processed by the end of April. The received aid can be used to pay for communal and medical services, education, transport, insurance, as well as to purchase books and other printed products, medicines, medicinal products and medical products of Ukrainian production. In addition, 1,000 hryvnias can be directed to charity or transferred to support the Armed Forces.
We will remind that on November 22, the government approved the terms of the “Winter is Support” program initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, which provided for a one-time payment of 1,000 hryvnias to each citizen.
