Compensation for accommodation of IDPs: The Cabinet of Ministers approved new rules for business
15 July 2025 11:23
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for compensation for housing and utility services and energy consumed during the free accommodation of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The new rules apply to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs who provided free housing. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the message of the Department of Communications of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Who is entitled to compensation
The right is granted to
- legal entities (regardless of ownership);
- individual entrepreneurs.
Compensation is provided if the accommodated IDPs
- have left the occupied or frontline territories and have no other housing;
- have destroyed or unusable housing (confirmed in the register of damaged property).
What the state compensates legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for
The state compensates legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for
- the cost of housing and communal services – within social standards;
- the cost of liquefied gas, solid or liquid heating oil – within the limits of the norms.
When compensation is not provided
Compensation for consumed housing and communal services is not provided if:
- The IDP already receives other compensation, benefits or subsidies;
- The IDP receives state support for rent under another program;
- The IDP has been abroad for more than 30 days;
- the person has not lived at the specified address for more than 30 days;
- the application contains inaccurate information.
How to apply for compensation for free housing for IDPs: instructions from July 1
Starting from July 1, 2025, it became possible to apply for compensation for the accommodation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) through a personal account on the portal of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.
To submit an application, you must have an electronic signature or other means of electronic identification. In the application, it is important to indicate the address of the actual residence of the internally displaced person – it must coincide with the one indicated in the IDP registration certificate.
