IDP status: getting the certificate and the living allowance

What IDP status gives you

Internally displaced person status is confirmed by an IDP certificate and unlocks state support: the living allowance, social and medical services, employment help and housing programmes. The legal basis is Law No. 1706-VII.

How to get the certificate

The fastest way is online via Diia: Services → Obtain IDP status, enter your actual address and confirm it by geolocation. You will need an ID card or biometric passport and an IBAN account. The service is free, and the certificate is issued in roughly 1 day.

Offline — via an administrative-service centre (ЦНАП), a social-protection body, the local council's executive body, or a Pension Fund service centre.

Living allowance (2026)

The monthly allowance amounts are unchanged:

• UAH 2,000 — for adults;
• UAH 3,000 — for children and persons with disabilities.

The payment is governed by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 332. It is first granted for 6 months; for certain categories the total support period is extended up to 30 months. The allowance is means-tested: the average monthly household income per person must not exceed four subsistence minimums for those unable to work — in 2026 that is UAH 10,380.

Applications to grant/extend are filed via the Pension Fund portal (a qualified e-signature is needed), at a Pension Fund service centre, an ЦНАП, or through an authorized community representative. To keep payments uninterrupted, watch the deadlines for the review application.

Legal basis

• Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons" No. 1706-VII;
• Procedure for the IDP living allowance, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 332 of 20.03.2022.