Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Ukraine Opens Applications for UAH 1,000 Winter Support Payment via Diia

Aid is delivered through digital or postal routes to cover essential expenses with 2025 budget funding secured.

Overview

  • Applications are open from November 15 to December 24 for people currently in Ukraine, with parents or guardians able to apply for children.
  • Diia submissions pay out to the National Cashback card for use on utilities, medicines, Ukrainian-made goods, postal services, books, charity, and donations to the Armed Forces.
  • Ukrposhta applications start November 18, including branch or postal-worker options across the country, with automatic disbursement on pay days for pensioners and social benefit recipients who use Ukrposhta.
  • The government set aside UAH 11 billion in the 2025 budget for the one-off payments, with additional needs to be covered by reallocations, and it expects about 11 million beneficiaries.
  • Funds remain usable through June 30, 2026, and a separate UAH 6,500 one-time payment targets more than 660,000 of the most vulnerable citizens.