The government is preparing a large-scale reform of Chernobyl payments: what will change for liquidators and victims

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine plans to completely revise the system of pensions, allowances and social payments for citizens who suffered as a result of the Chernobyl disaster. They want to combine the current disparate regulatory acts into a single comprehensive system within the framework of a large-scale pension reform.

This was reported by the Ministry of Social Policy.

Chernobyl payments will be integrated into the pension reform

The Minister of Social Policy, Denys Ulyutin, spoke about the upcoming changes during a working visit to the Zhytomyr region.

According to him, the government plans to include all Chernobyl payments into a separate large block of the new pension legislation.

This includes, in particular,:

increases in pensions;

additional payments for work in the exclusion zone;

compensation to liquidators;

other types of state assistance to victims of the Chernobyl accident.

The Ministry of Social Policy emphasizes that the main goal of the reform is to create a transparent, understandable and financially balanced system of calculating payments.

Government wants to end litigation

The ministry notes that the new unified law should eliminate many years of legal conflicts and contradictions in the field of Chernobyl pensions.

It is expected that the reform will allow:

to end numerous litigations regarding accruals;
to unify payment rules;
to make the system predictable for the state budget;
to ensure a fair approach to social protection of Chernobyl survivors.

Government officials emphasize that the new model should be both stable for the budget and understandable for the liquidators and victims themselves.

Additional assistance provided to victims by the anniversary of the accident

The Ministry of Social Policy also recalled that by the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Kyiv, affected citizens and displaced persons who actually live in the capital were paid one-time targeted assistance.

Meanwhile, French experts have completed an assessment of the damage to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after the drone attack that occurred a year ago.