The Verkhovna Rada plans to set the subsistence minimum at the level of the consumer basket

The Rada proposes to set the subsistence minimum at the level of the actual consumer basket

• The Verkhovna Rada has a package of draft laws that return the subsistence minimum to its social nature and allow you to install it at the level of actual consumption (consumer basket). This was stated by the Minister of Social Policy Denys Uliutin during an hour of questions to the government.

• We are talking about initiatives №13466-13469, that introduce a separate basic (ore) value for calculating salaries, fines and fees. Removing these calculations from the subsistence level frees up the hands to raise it to the actual level.

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• Separately, the government proposes in the draft budget for 2026 to introduce new nominal values of the PM starting from 1 January 2026 (general 3209 UAH etc.) are transitional step to the new methodology. The decision is still to be made by the Parliament.

What exactly is on offer

• Distinguish between the functions of the PM and the calculated values. PM will be redefined as a social standard that reflects actual household consumption, rather than a «technical» basis for hundreds of charges.

• Introduce a basic (ore) value - a separate indicator that will be used in laws for official salaries, fines, administrative fees, etc. This allows raise the PM to the actual level without an explosive impact on the budget due to automatic linkages.

• The package also includes point changes, in particular draft law No. 13468 on the Customs Code (part of the systemic amendments for the transition to the new model).

How this will change payments and accruals

• Social guarantees (tied to the PM) over time should Focus on the real consumer basket, and not an underestimation.

• Public sector salaries, fines, administrative fees, etc. are transferred to base value, which will be set separately each year are removes automatic bindings to the PM and makes the increase in the social standard manageable.

Procedure and terms

• Initiatives go through committees and are included in the agenda; after approval by the Council and signature of the President the updated model can be launched from 1 January 2026 (together with the 2026 budget).

Context.

The current official subsistence minimum is significantly lower than actual costs households, which has been repeatedly criticised by experts and government officials. The proposed decoupling of functions (PM as a social standard + a separate base value for calculations) is as follows not an immediate increase in payments, but a prerequisite, The government is working to ensure that the PM gradually corresponds to the real consumer basket.

Sources.

Ministry of Social Policy; Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; card of the draft law No. 13468; Ukrinform report.