The government has changed the rules on the use of housing vouchers for internally displaced persons: who will lose their entitlement to assistance
This is set out in Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 723. The text of the document has been published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine:
Who will no longer be eligible for a housing voucher
The government has identified the categories of internally displaced persons who will lose their entitlement to a housing voucher.
This applies to IDPs who:
- ceased to hold title to their home after the start of the full-scale invasion;
- have already taken advantage of a preferential mortgage under the ‘eOselya’ programme;
- registered their place of residence in the temporarily occupied territory after its occupation.
Previously, regulations allowed housing vouchers to be used to repay mortgages under the ‘eOselya’ programme. However, it was effectively impossible to implement this mechanism due to a legislative conflict relating to mortgage collateral.
What will change for displaced persons
The government has introduced a new option for certain categories of IDPs.
A housing voucher may be used as a deposit under the ‘eOselya’ programme if the displaced person has arrived from the temporarily occupied territory and has the status of a combatant or a person with a war-related disability.
This scheme can be launched once Bill No. 15335, which is intended to resolve property rights issues, has been passed. After that, banks and property developers will be able to operate fully under the new rules.
What this means for IDPs
The new rules effectively distinguish between two forms of state support. If a person has already purchased a home under the ‘YeOselya’ preferential scheme, they will no longer be eligible to receive an additional housing voucher.
At the same time, for certain categories of displaced persons, the voucher could serve as a means of making the initial deposit on a mortgage, thereby making it easier to buy their own home.
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