In Ukraine, a certain list of people of retirement age can receive a 100% discount on housing and communal services.
< p>Some pensioners living in rural areas are provided with benefits for utility services, including the possibility of complete exemption from paying for housing and communal services.
This is stated in the press service of the PFU.
In particular, pensioners who took up certain professions in rural areas and remained to live there after retirement can receive a full discount on utility bills, the purchase of fuel and liquefied gas within the established standards.
K These professions include:
- teaching workers
- medical and pharmaceutical workers
- plant protection specialists
- workers museums, libraries
- employees of state and municipal cultural institutions, educational institutions in the cultural sector
To receive benefits, you must have at least three years of work experience in the relevant profession at the time of entering pension.
It should also be taken into account that the benefit is provided if the average monthly family income for the last six months, divided by the number of family members, does not exceed the amount that determines the right to tax social benefits, which is 4,240 hryvnia.
The benefit is provided for 12 months from the date of application, however, it is valid only until the end of the current year and is available only to the pensioner himself.
Remember tariffsprices for utilities in Ukraine continue to grow. The largest increase affected electricity, which rose in price by 69.7%. Since the beginning of June this year, the cost has been 4.32 hryvnia per kilowatt-hour. This tariff will be valid until May 1, 2025.
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