Ukrainians ask to cancel payments of “thousands from Zelensky”: petition gains necessary votes

29 November 2024 14:06

A petition calling for the abolition or revision of the program to pay thousands of hryvnias to Ukrainians has received more than 25,000 votes. Now President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is obliged to consider it. The relevant information is published in the petitions section on the website of the Office of the President of Ukraine, reports "Komersant Ukrainian"

The petition was published on November 14.

Its author noted that the winter program “e-Support” has a number of drawbacks. One of them is the lack of targeting.

“This is the most important point. After all, the purpose of this program is to support the population in winter, which is obviously necessary for a certain number of citizens. However, this is necessary only for a certain list of citizens: pensioners, low-income families, large families, internally displaced persons, etc. For a household with an average salary, these funds will not be so important,” the petition says.

As the author emphasizes, the Ministry of Economy reports that the funds received from Western partners, which cannot be used to finance defense needs, are planned to be used to implement this initiative.

This raises the question of the expediency and effectiveness of using these resources for mass payments to all citizens instead of targeting more urgent needs or supporting vulnerable categories of the population.

It is noted that one of the goals of the program is to support national business by stimulating consumer demand, as its decline is one of the key problems of the economy. The author of the petition believes that this cannot be a sufficient reason to implement the program in its current form.

The author asks the president to allocate funds to other government programs, such as eHouse.

“There are government programs that have run out of funding. For example, eOselya, which makes it possible to get housing at preferential loan rates. The end of funding shows the importance and demand for this program. Therefore, it would be advisable to allocate free funds to this and similar programs that have run out of funding,” the petition says.

The author of the petition appeals to the president to redirect these funds exclusively to people who really need them.

“Nevertheless, if the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine believe that in the current conditions the implementation of the program to distribute UAH 1,000 per citizen is more important and have finally decided to implement it, then based on the above, I ask you to direct the funds under this program to those who really need it,” the text says.

As a reminder, the government approved the presidential program to pay out Zelensky’s “thousand.” [ Komersant explains how to get financial assistance from the state.

Citizens residing in Ukraine, regardless of age, can receive assistance. The payments will last from December 2024 to February 2025. The amount must be spent by the end of 2025.

The balance of unused funds will be returned to bank accounts, and they, in turn, will return the funds to the Ministry of Economy.

What you can spend the aid on:

services (utilities, medical, transportation)
medicines
books
charity;
donations to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

How to get help

Through the mobile application “Diia”

You need to open a “National Cashback” card in one of the partner banks. After that, activate the card in the Diia administrative services application. Only then can you apply for UAH 1 thousand in the same application.

Through Ukrposhta

Pensioners and people with disabilities can receive state aid when paying a pension or social assistance at a branch of the national postal operator. The money can be spent until the end of March 2025.

Through a bank

Guardians of children, people over the age of 65 who do not have a Diia account, and people who do not have a RNOKPP due to religious beliefs can apply for the Zelenskyi Thousand payment at a partner bank.