The Pension Fund becomes responsible for providing social assistance

In order to simplify the administration of various types of social assistance provided for by the Ukrainian Government, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to transfer some of the functions of assigning and paying state social assistance from social protection institutions to the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU).

What types of social assistance are available for registration through the Pension Fund? 

Currently, the following types of social assistance can be applied for on the PFU portal: 

• Subsidies and benefits for housing and utilities services. 
• Subsidy for rent. 
• One-off payment on Independence Day. 
• Monthly payments to certain categories of citizens. 
• Compensation for the costs of accommodation of IDPs (Prykhystok). 
• Provision of social home care services. 

What has changed? 

Starting from 1 July 2025, the Pension Fund will officially assign and pay: 

• state social assistance to persons who are not entitled to a pension; 
• social assistance to people with disabilities; 
• social assistance for care; 
• social assistance to people with disabilities since childhood and children with disabilities; 
• funeral assistance. 

More opportunities for applying for benefits 

The Pension Fund provides more opportunities for applying with more than 500 service centres across the country. Thus, it will be possible to submit an application and documents: 

• in person — to any service centres of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, regardless of the place of registration; 
• by postal services — to the address of the relevant body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine; 
• through the authorized person of the executive body of the local council; 
• through the administrative service centres; 
• online — through the web portal of the Pension Fund of Ukraine or the Pension Fund mobile app (after 1 September 2025). 

Physical identification of the recipients of social benefits  

From 7 March 2022, the Government automatically continued to pay social assistance to persons who are not entitled to a pension and people with disabilities, state social assistance for care, state social assistance to people with disabilities since childhood and children with disabilities residing in areas experiencing active hostilities, as well as occupied areas. 

After 1 July 2025, the Pension Fund is obliged to conduct physical identification of such recipients of social benefits.  

Just like the physical identification of pensioners, the identification of social assistance recipients can be carried out: 

• via video conference; 
• by authorization in the personal electronic account on the web portal of the Pension Fund of Ukraine using “Diia.Signature”; 
• for people living abroad, by certifying the fact that the person is alive by a foreign diplomatic institution of Ukraine. 

If the identification is not completed by 1 October 2025, no payments of the relevant state social assistance will be made. 

 If you need legal advice or assistance regarding the appointment and payment of state social assistance, you can schedule an online consultation with a lawyer via this link.