The Government of Ukraine intends to take a decision on monetizing the amount of the saved subsidy for 1.5 million families and in the coming months to pay them up to UAH 700. This was reported by Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman.

"According to our calculations, about 1.5 million Ukrainian families that managed to save gas and electricity, heat, will soon receive up to 700 UAH in cash," the prime minister said at a government meeting today..

According to him, the relevant decision will be made, payments will be made in the coming months.

Let's remind, by January, 2018 the number of recipients of subsidies in Ukraine can be reduced to 5 million households. This was stated by the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andrei Reva in an interview with ZN. UA.

In early March, Andrei Reva said that housing subsidies now receive 6.6 million Ukrainian families, and throughout the heating season 2016-2017 biennium. 7.4 million households benefited from state support.

Read the interview of Andrey Reva ZN. UA in the weekly Mirror of the Week. Ukraine".