New child benefits: Rada adopts bill to increase benefits
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted draft law No. 13532, which provides for a significant increase in state assistance to families with children. From January 1, 2026, the one-time payment at the birth of a child will be 50 thousand hryvnias, and new monthly payments and targeted support programs are also being introduced.
This is reported by Suspilne.
294 people’s deputies voted for the document.
The law establishes a number of new social guarantees that will come into effect in early 2026.
Main payments and programs:
Upon the birth of a child: a one-time benefit of UAH 50,000 for the first and each subsequent child.
Care up to 1 year: 7,000 UAH per month, and for a child with a disability – 10,500 UAH/month.
“e-Nursery” program (from 1 to 3 years): 8,000 UAH per month of targeted support, which can be used to pay for kindergarten, clubs or other care services. For children with disabilities — 12,000 UAH/month.
“Student Package”: 5,000 UAH one-time payment for first-grade students.
Pregnancy allowance for unemployed women: UAH 7,000, which will be paid 70 days before childbirth.
“Baby Package”: will be provided, as before, in kind or in cash, starting from the 36th week of pregnancy.
A transitional period is also provided: if the child is not yet one year old on January 1, 2026, parents will continue to receive the current benefit of UAH 860, as well as a new payment of UAH 7,000 per month until the child turns one year old.
As reported, on August 19 , the Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading draft law No. 13532, which provides for a radical update of the approach to state assistance to families with children. 290 deputies voted in favor of the relevant decision.
As a reminder, the program “Caring for the Future — 2025” has been launched in the front-line Krasnorychensk community of Luhansk region, which provides for one-time financial assistance to families with children. Each minor child can receive 10,000 hryvnias to support development and create proper living conditions.
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