This is evidenced by the data of the law "On the State Budget for 2017".

According to the data, the subsistence minimum per person per month is set at UAH 1,700 (increased by 76 UAH), children under 6 years old - UAH 1,492 (increased by 66 UAH), for children aged 6 to 18 (UAH 83), UAH 1,762 (UAH 782) for able-bodied people, and UAH 1,373 (increased by UAH 61) for persons who have lost their working capacity..

In connection with the change in the subsistence minimum for persons who have lost their ability to work, since December, the recalculation of social assistance, the size of which depends on this minimum.

In addition, the minimum amount of maternity benefits since December is 440.

5 hryvnia. So it is given in the amount of the average monthly income of a woman, but not less than 25 percent of the amount of the statutory subsistence minimum for an able-bodied person per month.

As previously reported in URA-Inform, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in general the draft resolution "On the conclusions and proposals to the draft Law of Ukraine on the State Budget of Ukraine for 2018". For document No. 7000-P, 260 people's deputies voted.