Parents of future first-graders can already apply for a one-time payment “Student Package” in the amount of 5,000 hryvnia for each child. You can get help not only through the Diya application, but also in person at the service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) by submitting an application offline.

The Ministry of Social Policy reports this. The state has provided an alternative option for receiving funds - you can submit an application in person, without a smartphone and without installing an application.

Parents, adoptive parents and other legal representatives of children who will go to first grade in educational institutions in Ukrainian-controlled territory in the 2026–2027 academic year are entitled to the payment.. If two or more children from the same family go to school at the same time, the benefit is paid separately for each child. That is, a family can receive not one payment, but several at once. You can apply for funds until November 1, 2026. For those who use digital services, the procedure takes only a few minutes. To register you need:.

To submit an application, you must have an ID card or foreign passport in the application, as well as a confirmed tax number.

It is important that the absence of the Diya application does not deprive the right to government assistance. Ukrainians who do not use digital services or do not have the appropriate documents in their smartphones can contact any PFU service center and submit an application in person. To do this you need to take with you:.

In this way, even those families who do not have access to modern digital services or do not use the Diya application can receive payments..

Funds under the “Student Package” program are received exclusively in non-cash form to a special account.

The 5,000 hryvnia received have a designated purpose and cannot be used arbitrarily. Money is allowed to be spent on:.

The payment must be used within 12 months from the date it is credited to the account.

The Schoolchild Package program was launched in 2025 to support Ukrainian families in preparing children for the school year. According to government data, last year alone, about 191 thousand Ukrainians opened special accounts to receive payments..