Ukraine keeps on working to provide the internally displaced people (IDP) with proper living conditions and create a modern system of social and rented housing. The state, communities, and international partners are joining efforts to implement joint projects in this domain.

Tetiana Kiriienko, Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine, held a working meeting with people’s deputies and social sphere representatives that focused on using the UAH 1 billion subvention to repair and equip the places for temporary lodging of IDP. She stressed that these funds must be before end of the year as the winter period is coming and each accommodation should meet the needs of seniors, people with disabilities and with limited mobility.

Ministry of Social Policy has broadened the areas to use the subvention, i.e. the funds can be spent not only for construction or reconstruction but also to outfit temporary lodgings, purchase equipment and supplies. Notably, the state covers 100% of expenses for regions with ongoing hostilities or liberated from occupiers and 60% for other regions. More reading.

In parallel, the Ukrainian Government is developing international cooperation in the housing domain. Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister of Development of Communities and Territories has had an online meeting with Verena Hubertz, Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building of Germany, where they agreed to prepare a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of housing, urban development and landscaping. One of the matters in question is creating a system of social housing based on long-term rental when the housing remains property of the community and is for rent at a fixed price lower than the market prices.

Mr. Kuleba pointed out that over 4.6 m Ukrainians remain internally displaced and housing renovation needs exceed USD 80 billion. Owing to eRecovery program, more than 140 thousand families have received compensation for damaged or destroyed homes. The next step will be redoubling these efforts with the support of international partners, namely the German Government. More reading.

The issue of developing the housing policy has also been in the spotlight of LUN Conference 2025 that gathered over a thousand of participants in Kyiv, including developers, bankers, public officials, and investors. Nataliia Kozlovska, Deputy Minister of Development of Communities and Territories, emphasized that the state is forming a system of affordable rented and social housing that should become a real support to those who lost their homes. She said that the Ministry had prepared legislative amendments to legalize the rental market and was working out mechanisms of social responsibility of developers that would allow businesses to contribute to providing the IDP with housing in partnership with the state and people. More reading.

Oleksandr Nepomnyashchyy, President of ICEG, comments that providing the IDP with housing is not only a social challenge but also an index of the state’s maturity, its ability to act quickly, effectively, and in partnership with businesses and global community. He notes that “quickly” should mot mean “hastily.” The accommodation must meet the set requirements, and that should become a paragon for all sections in our complex industry. It is also important that such initiatives are not short-lived but grow into a resilient support system where everyone who lost home to the war has a chance to return to a normal life.