Ukraine provides benefits for the most vulnerable categories of citizens. These include families with many children..

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The criteria according to which such families are determined is determined by the Law of Ukraine "

According to him, a family is considered to have many children when:.

the spouses are in a registered marriage, live together and raise 3 or more children, including each of the spouses;

or one parent/mother living with 3 or more children and raising them independently.

After reaching the age of 18 (but not longer than until graduation from an educational institution or reaching the age of 23), a large family also includes children studying in full-time or dual form in:.

institutions of general secondary education;

institutions of vocational (vocational) education;

institutions of professional higher education;

institutions of higher education.

To obtain the appropriate status, you need to confirm it - get a certificate of the parents of a large family / certificate of a child from a large family. For children from a large family, certificates are issued from the age of 6, and when the child reaches the age of 14, a new photo is pasted into the certificate.

To obtain a certificate, you can apply to one of the bodies of the applicant's choice (regardless of place of residence):.

to the social protection authorities;

in TsNAP;

to the executive bodies of rural, settlement, city councils.

The following documents are required to obtain a certificate:.

statement;

one photograph (color or black and white) size 30? 40 millimeters;

copies of children's birth certificates;

copy of marriage certificate (does not apply to unmarried parents);

copies of the pages of the passport of a citizen of Ukraine of each of the parents with data on the last name, first name, patronymic (if any), date of issue of the passport / copy of the permanent residence permit of the parents, if they are foreigners or stateless persons legally staying in Ukraine.

In case of the birth of a child outside of Ukraine, copies of the birth certificate of the child must be provided (upon its legalization and with a notarized translation into Ukrainian).

In the case of full-time education of a person aged 18 to 23 outside Ukraine - a copy of a certificate from an educational institution (subject to its legalization and with a notarized translation into Ukrainian).

To extend the validity of the certificate after 18 years (up to 23 years), if the child is a full-time student in general secondary, vocational (vocational), vocational higher, higher education - a certificate from the educational institution.

In case of registration of remarriage and residence with children from a previous marriage - documents confirming the fact that the child was raised by one of the parents (a copy of the court decision indicating the place of residence of the child with one of the parents; a copy of the court decision on deprivation of parental rights; a copy of the death certificate of one parent, etc..

Certificates of a large family in Ukraine are issued free of charge within 10 working days.

Recall whether parents with many children can apply for early retirement.