Payment, on the other hand, is now fixed at the legislative level.
UAH to the families of fallen heroes – fake. Pay remains at the same level. This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar.
The other day, information spread in the media about the adoption of the Law, which supposedly removes such payments.
“This is not true . On February 28, the government approved the decision that the payment to the families of the fallen defenders of Ukraine amounts to UAH 15 million. No one is canceling this decision and is not going to cancel it,” Malyar wrote on her Facebook page.
According to her, the families of the victims who submitted the required package of documents are already receiving the stipulated payments.
p>At the same time, on August 25, 2022, the Law of Ukraine adopted by the Council of July 29, 2022 No. 2489-IX On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Social and Legal Protection of Servicemen and Members of Their Families” entered into force , which regulates a number of points regarding one-time payments.
Yes, from now on the circle of persons entitled to one-time monetary assistance in the event of the death of a serviceman is clearly defined: these are parents, one of the spouses who did not remarry, children who have not reached the age of majority, as well as dependants of the deceased.
Additional payment of a one-time cash benefit in case of a change in the disability group or percentage of disability is now carried out independently from the period that has passed after the initial establishment of disability or partial loss of working capacity. Previously, this period was limited to two years.
In addition, the issue of payment of a one-time cash benefit in the event of the death of a serviceman during the period of martial law is now regulated at the legislative level, and not only at the level of a resolution The Cabinet of Ministers.
As reported, since March, Ukrainian conscript soldiers during the period of martial law in the country receive monthly additional payments in the amount of UAH 30,000, in case of participation in hostilities from repulse of Russian aggression – 100 thousand hryvnias.
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Since 2014, the amount of a one-time payment in the event of the death of a soldier was 609 thousand hryvnias.
