The number of IDPs reduced due to their verification

11:14 / 23 Dec. 2016 / 915

The number of IDPs has decreased by 22% after IDPs’ the actual place of residence verification and adoption of new rules of social benefits appointment.

The regional Department of Social Protection created 30 committees to inspect IDP’s residence. Hence, by the end of the year 566,800 IDPs were registered in Donetsk region, including almost 70,000 children, 20,700 people with disabilities and 334,200 pensioners.

190,700 IDPs addressed to department of social protection for appointment or renewal social benefits.

As the Department of Social Protection of Donetsk State Administration reported the worse situation with verification process in Volnovakha Nikolskoye, in Dobropiliye are not good in adoption decisions on social benefits resumption.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance said that they could save 10 billion hryvnias on the verification of social payments.

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