As of July 1, 2025, a new rule concerning the compensation of utility expenses for enterprises providing housing to internally displaced persons has come into effect. The Pension Fund of Ukraine has clarified the conditions for receiving state support for tenants of premises.
The Cabinet of Ministers' resolution from May 27 of this year under number 616 introduced a mechanism for compensating utility expenses for business entities. The innovation applies to enterprises that lease residential premises and selflessly accommodate displaced persons in them.
Conditions for Receiving State Support
State support is provided under key requirements. IDPs must reside in the provided housing on a permanent basis without any payment for housing. At the same time, compensation does not apply to the rent that the enterprise pays to the property owner.
Compensation concerns only the actual utility resources consumed by the displaced persons. The list includes expenses for water supply, heating, electricity, and other utility services. The calculation of compensation is carried out within the established social norms and consumption standards.
The clarification of the new norm of compensation for utility expenses for enterprises that provide housing for displaced persons has occurred with the aim of supporting enterprises in ensuring living conditions for displaced persons who find themselves in difficult life circumstances. The new norm anticipates situations when enterprises cannot independently cover the costs of maintaining individuals who have been provided with shelter.