Draft bill #10063 of September 18, 2023 

Cosponsors: Head of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on State Building, Local Governance, Regional and Urban Development Olena Shuliak from the Servant of the People faction 

Status: adopted, awaits to be signed by the Speaker and the President 

Who is affected: persons whose property was destroyed or damaged due to the Russian aggression and the Ministry for Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure Development 

Summary of the bill: 

more formats of compensation for housing damaged due to Russian aggression will be introduced: 

  • it will be allowed to transfer the compensation money to a special account. Money from such accounts can be used exclusively for construction work and purchase of building materials 
  • it will be allowed to get reimbursement for the cost of construction work and building materials purchased before receiving compensation. 

What is right: 

  • there will be more flexibility for recipients of compensation regarding how the compensation can be used 
  • victims of the aggression will have the option to get compensation for the cost of housing restoration they paid for with their own money. 

Background information: on March 17, 2023, the President signed a law on compensation for damaged and destroyed housing. We described the shortcomings of this law here. On May 10, the procedure for providing compensation for damaged housing under the e-Recovery program started. 

Additional information 

Position of the Centre of United Actions on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine 

Post-war reconstruction of communities and compensations: how it will work and why local authorities will remain silent 

Do not reconstruct blindly: what should the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine be like and what are authorities doing wrong? 

Why does the Government need deputies for reconstruction? Ok, So What? podcast, episode 114