URCS: Multipurpose assistance replaced by priority cash support program
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) continues to implement the program of monetary support for the population according to the new system of priorities.
"Since April 2026, multipurpose cash assistance is no longer used in Ukraine - it has been replaced by a program of priority cash support. The initiative is being implemented in cooperation with local authorities and in coordination with the working group on cash assistance," the Communications and Marketing Department of the National Committee of the Ukrainian Red Cross reported.
Assistance in frontline areas is intended for socially and economically vulnerable categories of the population, who live in danger every day and are forced to spend more on basic needs due to military operations. The goal of the program is to cover the costs of food, medicine, utilities, transportation, clothing, etc., to reduce financial pressure and the need to save on the most necessary things or take on debt.
Payments are made in the regions most affected by the war: Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.
The amount of one-time assistance is UAH 10,800 per person, calculated for six months.
Assistance for evacuees covers basic expenses in the first months after evacuation and helps with adaptation to a new place. Its amount is UAH 12,300 per person, a one-time payment, designed for three months. It can be received by those who were forced to leave their place of residence due to shelling or a threat to their lives and who registered at a transit center within 45 days after evacuation.
Assistance to victims of shelling amounts to UAH 12,300 per person, is provided once and is intended for three months. The program covers people whose housing was destroyed or damaged and uninhabitable, as well as families that include those injured or killed in shelling.
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) program is intended for those who have been unable to return home for more than six months and are not receiving government benefits due to bureaucratic reasons. This applies to people who live far from combat zones, are eligible for government assistance, but cannot apply for it due to lack of documents or limited access to institutions.
The amount of assistance is UAH 2,000 UAH for an adult, AH 3,000 for a child, and UAH 3,000 for a person with a disability. Payments are made over a period of three to nine months, depending on the family's circumstances and compliance with the program's criteria.
