Parents are obligated to support their child until they reach adulthood. If parents live separately and fail to fulfill this obligation, children whose parents evade child support payments, whose whereabouts are unknown, or who are unable to provide maintenance, are eligible for temporary state assistance.
📄 Temporary assistance is provided for children under 18 if one of the parents:
▫️ does not pay child support;
▫️ is unable to support the child;
▫️ or their place of residence is unknown.
🔹 The assistance is granted to the parent with whom the child lives.
✅ Grounds for eligibility (one is sufficient):
▫️ there is outstanding child support debt;
▫️ the parent is in prison, undergoing treatment, in military service, or wanted;
▫️ the parent’s whereabouts are unknown.
📊 Amount of assistance:
▫️ depends on the family’s income;
▫️ however, it is not less than 50% of the subsistence minimum for a child of the relevant age (in 2026: for children under 6 — UAH 2,817; for children aged 6 to 18 — UAH 3,512).
📂 Required documents:
▫️ application form;
▫️ copy of the child’s birth certificate;
▫️ applicant’s passport;
▫️ income certificate;
▫️ if necessary — additional documents (court decisions, certificates, official notices, etc.).
📝 How to apply:
▫️ at a Pension Fund service center or an Administrative Service Center (CNAP);
▫️ through the local council;
▫️ by mail or online (via the “Diia” portal).
⏳ Duration:
The assistance is granted for 6 months.
📌 Learn more via the link: https://t1p.de/ljk47.