OREANDA-NEWS. September 14, 2011. According to the State Statistics Service, as of August 1, 2011 housing subsidies in Ukraine are receiving 619.6 thousand families that twice (by 312.0 thousand households) more than for similar date 2010. 

In particular, the subsidies for housing and communal services are receiving 480.2 thousand families, and for reimbursement for the purchase of liquefied natural gas, solid and liquid household fuel stove - 139.4 thousand families.  Such data released today at a press briefing, by the First Deputy Minister of Social Policy Vasyl Nadraga.

As he said, 1 099.0 thousand families have addressed for appointment of subsidies to August, 1st, 2011 of that almost in 2 times more than for the same period of 2010 (January-July, 2010 – 565.6 thousand families). 1 017.4 thousand families are appointed subsidies as of this date. The subsidy assigned 94.3% of the total number of families that applied for grants.

"Our efforts in the direction of maximum simplification procedures for obtaining housing subsidies have proven effective in practice. After all, thanks to it and entering of electronic data exchange between departments the number of receivers of housing subsidies constantly grows. For today the Program of housing subsidies is not only social, but also strategic. Already in immediate prospects the Program should create appropriate conditions for painless transition from addressless granting of privileges on payment of municipal services to effective system of social support of low-income families," Vasyl Nadraga emphasized.