Overview
- Lawmakers passed initiative No. 13532 with 294 votes, establishing a new framework for state support to families with children.
- The reform replaces the current 41,280-hryvnia birth-benefit structure with a single 50,000-hryvnia payment per child.
- Benefits are scheduled to start in 2026, with exact amounts confirmed annually in the State Budget and the law not operative until signed by the president.
- Monthly support includes 7,000 hryvnias for pregnancy and childbirth for uninsured persons, 7,000 for care to age one (also available to infants born in 2025 who are under one at implementation), and up to 8,000 for 'YeYasla' and 'YeSadok' when a parent returns to full‑time work; amounts rise for children with disabilities.
- The 'baby box' can be provided in kind or as cash of over 7,500 hryvnias within a window from 36 weeks of pregnancy to three months after birth, first‑graders are set to receive a 5,000‑hryvnia school starter grant, benefits apply per child in multiple births, and no payment is provided for stillborn children.