The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, in cooperation with the UN World Food Program, is expanding support for socially vulnerable categories of the population, in particular persons with disabilities from childhood and children with disabilities, the government's press service reports.

"Within three months, monetary support will be provided to persons with disabilities from childhood and children with disabilities who receive less than UAH 3,250 in social benefits from the state, do not receive assistance from other international organizations and do not receive payments for IDPs (except for those who live in the territories of active or possible hostilities, defined by the Ministry of Reintegration)," the message says.

The program will provide monetary assistance as an additional payment for state social assistance in the amount that is not enough up to UAH 3,250 (but not less than UAH 100). That is, if the assistance from the state is, for example, UAH 2,361, the UN WFP will send an additional UAH 889 to a person/child with disabilities.

It is noted that since August 2023, about 400,000 pensioners living in the territories of active or possible hostilities have already received payments from the WFP every month. In total, almost $28 million has been transferred to them during this time.