With new changes to the legislation regarding IDP payments, namely Resolution No. 709 of July 11, 2023 on “Some Issues of Support for Internally Displaced Persons” , many are interested in the question of whether the Pension Fund of Ukraine will take into account the financial support of the spouse of a military veteran when determining the IDP payment and whether the income of the defender will affect family assistance?
The answer to this question was provided by the Pension Fund of Ukraine itself in the form of an official explanation on its page. So in this article below we will analyze this issue in detail and explain how the PFU will calculate the official income of a man who is narrowing down to assign IDP payments to his family according to the norms of current legislation, and whether this can significantly affect your family’s budget.
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Who is part of an IDP’s family by law?
According to the Procedure for Providing Accommodation Assistance to IDPs, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 332 , the husband, wife and children are automatically included in the family of IDPs. This rule applies regardless of whether they are included in the Unified Information Database on IDPs.
However, when it comes to defenders of Ukraine, there are important exceptions that every family needs to know so as not to lose money that serves as support for the entire family of internally displaced persons.
When military income is NOT taken into account: a key condition
Many families with IDP status who receive cash assistance from the state worry that the high financial support of a military family member may “overcome” the income limit for receiving IDP assistance for other family members. However, the law is on the side of the defenders.
The family does not include persons who:
- conscripted into military service during mobilization;
- They are (or were) directly involved in measures to ensure national security and defense, and to repel armed aggression by the Russian Federation.
An important nuance: if your husband is serving and actively participating in the defense of the state (and is not undergoing treatment or rehabilitation), he is not considered a family member when the Pension Fund of Ukraine determines the right to IDP payments.
This means that his income is not taken into account at all when calculating the average monthly total family income. This greatly facilitates the process of obtaining assistance for a wife and children who have IDP status and do not have significant income.
Cases when cash benefits will still be taken into account
There are situations when a service member’s income will be taken into account. This happens if the service member:
- He is undergoing long-term treatment.
- He is undergoing rehabilitation.
- Does not directly participate in measures to ensure national security (according to specific legal circumstances).
In such cases, income is taken into account, but not in full, but in the amount remaining after withholding personal income tax (PIT) .
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Result
For families of IDP recipients, it is important to remember: while your husband, a mobilized military serviceman, is serving in the army or on the front lines, his salary cannot be an obstacle to your receiving IDP cash benefits. This right is enshrined by the state to support internally displaced persons whose family members are protecting the security and territorial integrity of Ukraine during the war.
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