The Ukrainian Veterans Fund of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs compensates up to 20,000 hryvnias for the purchase of items and goods for running a veteran business.
Compensation can be received by veterans, female veterans, their family members, and family members of deceased defenders who are entrepreneurs or engage in independent professional activities.
What documents must be submitted to receive compensation?
The following documents must be attached to the compensation application:
- a document certifying the identity of a Ukrainian citizen (a copy of the applicant's passport (all pages) or a copy of the ID card (both sides) and a copy of the extract from the register of residence);
- for sole proprietors — a document confirming the acquisition of entrepreneur status by a natural person (a copy of an extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs or another information resource containing current data on the sole proprietor at the time of application);
- for self-employed persons — a document confirming registration as a self-employed person;
- a document confirming one of the following statuses: war veteran, person with special merits to the Motherland, victim of the Revolution of Dignity, family member of a deceased war veteran, family member of a deceased Defender of Ukraine (mandatory);
- if the application is submitted by a family member of a veteran, documents confirming that they are a family member of a veteran must be submitted (for example, a marriage certificate, copies of birth certificates and documents confirming joint registration with the veteran at the same address (copies of the applicant's and veteran's passports or extracts from the register of residence, etc.);
- documents confirming actual expenses incurred in connection with entrepreneurial or independent professional activities by a self-employed person, which may be compensated.
Please note that compensation is paid only for goods that have already been purchased; funds for planned purchases within the program are not paid. In addition, duplicate compensation for expenses based on a certificate for which compensation has already been paid to a veteran or member of their family is not permitted.
You can learn more about the program and apply for compensation on the Ukrainian Veterans Fund website — https://veteranfund.com.ua/projects/20000-2/