In 2024, UNICEF launched two cash assistance projects for Ukrainian families with children affected by the war. These The programs are aimed at helping families meet basic needs and prepare for winter.
Both projects are being implemented jointly with the Ukrainian government, namely the Ministry of Social Policy and the Ministry of reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
ICTV Facts found out on the organization's hotline whether it is possible to receive assistance from UNICEF now and how to do it.
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Assistance from UNICEF: who can receive
UNICEF's first program focuses on families with children who live in the regions most affected by the war: Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions (some settlements).
These families receive financial assistance to meet their most important needs. Each family member can receive 10,800 UAH, and the total number of recipients in a family is limited to five people. You can get 3,600 UAH per person per month.
— Families receiving assistance from UNICEF must have children under 18. If it is a mother with a child, the organization will pay UAH 21,600 at a rate of UAH 3,600 per person per month, — the hotline reports.
How to get cash assistance from UNICEF for the winter
There is also assistance for the winter. This UNICEF program is aimed at families living in settlements located near the front line (up to 30 km). This concerns families from the following regions:
- Dnipropetrovsk
- Donetsk
- Kharkiv
- Kherson
- Sumy
- Zaporizhzhya
UNICEF is preparing a large financial aid for these families — 21 800 UAH. These funds should help families prepare for winter, in particular to provide heating.
Applications are accepted only until the end of October.
However, if the family applied for winter assistance from other charitable foundations, then, most likely, they will not be able to receive assistance from UNICEF.
How to apply for assistance from UNICEF
We asked the organization's Hotline how to apply for assistance. In general, the organization works with local authorities, which submit the relevant lists of vulnerable categories of the population. But you can call the organization's hotline and submit an application yourself.
— Information about the person is checked, the vulnerability category is recorded. If it meets all the requirements, then the person will be able to receive assistance, — note on the hotline.
For questions related to financial assistance from UNICEF, you can call the hotline at 0 800 600 017 from 8:00 to 22:00.