Today, the Executive Committee of the Lviv City Council approved the next lists of children of fallen defenders of Ukraine and children of servicemen with a Group 1 disability (acquired due to the war) who will receive assistance in the amount of UAH 50,000 for education and rehabilitation.
This time, 86 children whose parents/guardians have applied for such assistance to the Lviv Centre for Services to Combatants will receive the payment. The total amount of payments will be more than UAH 6.3 million (40 children will receive funds for the previous year, as they were able to obtain the status only this year).
In total, UAH 36.7 million has already been allocated from the Lviv city budget for this assistance in 2023-2024 (UAH 13.9 million in 2023 and almost UAH 22.8 million in 2024).
It should be noted that this is an annual targeted one-time assistance to each child in the amount of UAH 50 thousand for education and health improvement (until they reach the age of majority). To receive this assistance, one of the parents or a legal representative (guardian) submits an application to the Lviv Centre for Services to Combatants at 41 Pekarska Street. A sample application for such assistance is available in the Regulation.
Contacts of the Lviv Centre for Provision of Services to Combatants: 41 Pekarska St. and 85 Generala Chuprynky St., Lviv. E-mail: 0739628325. Facebook page.
Background.
Supporting war veterans and their families is a priority in Lviv. From 2016 to 2022, children of ATO/JFO participants who were killed (missing) or died, as well as the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, received financial assistance on St Nicholas Day in the amount of UAH 10,000. During this time, 912 children (under the age of 18 or under 23 if they are studying full-time at a university) received the aid.
In addition, from 2015 to 2022, children of ATO/JFO participants, injured participants of the Revolution of Dignity and the Heavenly Hundred Heroes received one-time financial assistance for healthcare. During this time, 3178 children of defenders received such payments (under the age of 18 in the amount of UAH 3, 4, 6 and 7 thousand per child, depending on the category). Applications for these programmes were accepted by the Lviv Centre for Services to Combatants, located at 41 Pekarska Street.
At the end of 2023, Lviv approved a new comprehensive support programme for war veterans and relatives of families of fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine to help and support them as much as possible. It includes many different areas: financial benefits, social and psychological assistance, medical treatment and rehabilitation, financial vouchers for business development, employment and training assistance, recreation and leisure, etc. The city has allocated over UAH 480 million to implement the programme in 2024.