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By the end of the year most Ukrainian families will be unable to pay for housing and utility services on their own
Of 15 million Ukrainian families, by the end of 2016 the number of those needing subsidies will rise from 9 million to 9 million. The reason was the recent increase in the price of gas, which led to higher tariffs for heating and hot water.
The number of Ukrainian households needing subsidies will increase in 2016 by 50%, to 9 million families, due to the establishment of a single gas price for all consumer categories from 1 May, Minister of Social Policy Andriy Reva said during Question Time to the government in parliament, Ukrinform reports.
"When making decisions, the expected increase in households eligible for subsidies was taken into account, to 8–9 million households from nearly 15 million households that are currently in Ukraine," Reva said. Today in Ukraine about 5,5 million households receive subsidies.
The minister noted that the government has already submitted to parliament a bill to raise social standards, which also proposes to increase funding for the housing subsidy program by 5,3 billion hryvnias.
On 1 May 2016 the Ministry of Social Policy reported that the number of families needing subsidies to pay for housing and utility services will grow to 8 million from 5,5 million after the establishment of a single gas price for all consumer categories from 1 May.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 27 April set a single gas price for all consumers from 1 May at 6 879 hryvnias per thousand cubic meters, which corresponds to the market price of the fuel. Presenting this decision, First Vice Prime Minister Stepan Kubiv and Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk noted that setting such a price will put an end to speculation in the country’s gas market.
After the increase in the gas price for the population from 1 May, the cost of thermal energy for the population increases by 60% — to 1041 hryvnia / Gcal from 652 hryvnia / Gcal.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine additionally proposed to allocate 5,3 billion hryvnias for subsidies in the current year to cover the gas price increase for subsidy recipients due to the establishment of a single price. Thus, in 2016 year more than 40 billion hryvnias will be allocated in total for subsidies. According to the government, this amount will be enough to cover gas costs for low-income citizens of Ukraine.
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