The number of subsidianes in Ukraine will be reduced, officials predict. Incomes of Ukrainians grow, and the sharp rise in rates is behind us. This year without the “discount” has left families who have accumulated debts for utilities at least two months. In addition, tougher requirements for recipients “discounts”. The website “Today” figured out how many Ukrainians are left without help from the state and there will be enough money in the budget at all.
Why and how to reduce the number of subsidianes
This year’s grants addressed more than six million families, according to the data of the state statistics. Most of them get a discount, and in 2016, their statements extended automatically after the end of the heating season. Last year the main reason for refusal of the grant has been major purchase ($50 thousand). In the same year, after the change of the subsidy program, one of the most common reasons for refusal – the debts for communal.
As stated in the Kyiv city state administration, only in the capital 280 thousand families with subsidies and 35% of them have debts. “Discount” they will not renew as long as they do not extinguish or restructurizing debt. As has informed earlier “Today”, the national average subsidy this year lost 5% of families in the capital this number several times higher.
Officials predict that the number of recipients of grants in Ukraine will be reduced. First, the period of sharp growth of tariffs for communal is behind us, and secondly, incomes of Ukrainians grow, says Director of the Department of public social assistance Minsotspolitiki Vitaly muzichenko. Last year, the Department said: 40% of formally employed receive the minimum wage. And they all had the right to apply for “public promotion”. During this time the minimum salary was doubled. The subsidy for the next heating season will be considered, taking into account the increased income. A proportional increase in the wage will reduce the size of “discount”.
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For example, a family of two people and a kid with two minimum wages for communal subsidy could pay 158 USD. This year, the same family with two minimum salary needs to pay for utilities no more 630 hryvnia – the rest is compensated by the state. In fact, the subsidy was reduced several times, and the size of obligatory payment – on the contrary.
In the summer of 630 hryvnia enough to pay for communal, subsidy a family will receive only after the beginning of the heating season. To do this you will have to pay. However, it should be taken into account, the income period taken into account when calculating discounts. If grant is appointed to April, is considered the median family income for the previous nine months, and if later – the median income in the past 12 months.
By the way, the website “Today” has developed a subsidy calculator that helps to determine the approximate amount of the subsidy for the heating season.
How much you should pay for communal subsidy
How many people in your family:
What is the total income of your family (UAH):
How do you heat the house:
There is Central heating
Heated with gas
What area of your home (m2):
How many can pay for communal*:–
* If the specified amount is sufficient for the payment of utilities with no subsidy, “discount” is not entitled to
What is covered by the subsidy:–
The calculator shows a sample calculation. The final decision on the appointment of subsidies are received by the local authority of social protection, which also can calculate the exact amount of the grant.
As the program changed to subsidies, and there will be enough money
The main innovation in the program of grants this year – used the subsidy will have to return for those who “forgot” to declare additional income or hiding the real size of the salary. Prior to that errors in the declarations Ukrainians forgive.
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It should be noted that when calculating the subsidy for each unemployed calculated an income 3248 hryvnia. This is more than the minimum wage. As stated in the Cabinet, this decision was made for the “equalization of social justice”: those who pay taxes to the government, should receive assistance more than those who hide their income.
“Informal income receives a huge amount of Ukrainian households. Without paying anything to the State budget of the country unscrupulous citizens want to get help from the state for housing and communal services, the subsidy – at maximum size. And such assistance until recently they were. It’s unfair to those people who work officially, honestly paying taxes to the state,” – said in the Cabinet.
“Informal income receives a huge amount of Ukrainian households. Without paying anything to the State budget of the country unscrupulous citizens want to get help from the state for housing and communal services, the subsidy – at maximum size. And such assistance until recently they were. It’s unfair to those people who work officially, honestly paying taxes to the state,” – said in the Cabinet.
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However, if the Commission for local authority of social security determines that the person does not work for “good reason”, for example, in the labour market no suitable vacancies, the calculation of subsidies to take into account the income of the unemployed in the amount of one subsistence minimum – 1624 hryvnia.
We will remind that in the beginning of this year it turned out that the budgeted 47 billion in subsidies is not enough. The government had to make changes to the budget, “discount” an additional $ 14,1 billion. Also, subsidianes blamed unused, but accrued subsidies. For those who use Central heating, off all. If grantee uses gas heating, the cost of 100 cubic meters of blue fuel (currently about 690 Euro) left in the account. The money promise to “monetize” – transfer to a Bank card as a reward for saving. If the family uses for heating, electricity, they will refund the amount equivalent to 150 kWh of electricity. At current rates it’s only 174 of the hryvnia. During the heating season, says the Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman, the problems with subsidies will not.
