The Ministry of Social Policy launched a map for the School Package: how to find stores

The Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Youth of Ukraine, together with the State Service for Children's Affairs, presented a new online dashboard that will help parents find retail points faster where they can spend funds under the 'School Package' program. This tool has become a true helper for recipients of assistance, helping them find stores by regions and territorial communities.The interactive map contains data on more than 25 thousand retail points across the country. Minister of Social Policy Denys Uliutin emphasized that this is an important step in implementing the program, which will help families find places to use the funds received without extra worries.'It is important for us that every family can quickly and easily use government assistance,' emphasized the head of the State Service for Children's Affairs, Petro Dobromilskyi.Users can pay attention to changes in stores and report them through a special Google form. The 'School Package' program allows spending funds on the purchase of children's clothing, clothing for the whole family, footwear, and stationery items in stores with the corresponding MCC codes of payment terminals. Parents can apply for assistance until November 15, 2025, through the 'DiiA' app or at the nearest Pension Fund service center of Ukraine. Such initiatives truly ease the lives of many families across Ukraine.