The subsidies to reimburse expenses the families have to bear paying for housing and utility services in Ukraine in January-March 2015 amounted to UAH 127.7 million, showing an increase of UAH 102.7 mln, or 5.1 times higher compared to January-March 2014, according to the Ministry of Finance.
The aggregate figures from the National Statistics Service display subsidies paid to the citizens of Ukraine except the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, Sevastopol city, and the zone of the antiterrorist operation in the east. Data on Donetsk and Lugansk regions can be reviewed.
Thus, in January-March 2015 subsidies were paid to 392 thousand families representing 99.1% of all those who applied for, what is 2.3 times higher compared to January-March 2014. 60.6% of all families that received subsidies in January-March 2015 consist of one person.
The size of average utility subsidy per family in March 2015 increased threefold, up to UAH 273.9, compared to March 2014.
The largest subsidies in March 2015 were paid in Donetsk region - UAH 457.4, the smallest - in Zakarpatie and Kirovohrad regions (UAH 45.7 and UAH 87.4, respectively).
