“The social protection body demands the return of the payments received from the husband for the life support of the IDP in the amount of 45 thousand hryvnias. The man received financial support for living as a person who was forced to leave his home, in the amount of 6 thousand hryvnias. However, it later turned out that he had left the country, so the Social Security Administration insists on returning 45,000 hryvnias. About this […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
The social protection body demands the return of the payments received from the husband for the life support of the IDP in the amount of 45 thousand hryvnias.
The man received financial support for living as a person who was forced to leave his home, in the amount of 6 thousand hryvnias. However, it later turned out that he had left the country, so the Social Security Administration insists on returning 45,000 hryvnias. This is reported in the decision of the Dnipro district court of the city of Zaporizhia, published on November 10, 2025.
The Department of Social Protection of the Population and Veterinary Policy of the Zaporizhia District State Administration of the Zaporizhia Region was investigating a man who received cash assistance for housing for internally displaced persons. On January 11, 2024, he applied for housing assistance for internally displaced persons. In the petition, he asked for support for him, his wife and daughter. According to the Unified Information Database of Internally Displaced Persons, the wife was registered in the city of Volodymyr, Volyn Region on November 21, 2023 and removed from the register on December 18, 2023 due to the submission of unreliable data. On the basis of the submitted petition and the attached documents in accordance with procedure No. 332, the Office adopted a resolution dated January 21, 2024 on the appointment of assistance to him and his daughter in the period from January 1, 2024 in the amount of 6 thousand hryvnias. With his signature, the citizen assured and certified that he was informed that assistance is not provided if the criteria specified in clauses 7 and 8 of Order No. 332 are met. According to the administration of the State Border Service of Ukraine, he crossed the border through the Ustylug checkpoint on November 21, 2023. On October 11, 2024, by the decision of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the payment of IDP aid to him and his daughter was stopped. According to the results of the verification of his personal file in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Verification and Monitoring of State Payments”, he was not entitled to receive assistance from January 2024. The administration carried out a recalculation of the excess of paid funds, namely the overpayment of state funds for the period from January 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 in the amount of 45 thousand hryvnias.
A representative of the Department of Social Protection of the Population and Veteran Policy of the Zaporizhia District State Administration of the Zaporizhia Region supported the claims during the court hearing. He emphasized that the man received funds on his personal account, which he has not yet returned. Regarding his arguments that the application on his behalf to receive IDP aid was not signed by him, criminal proceedings have been opened based on this fact.
The man, although he was informed about the date, time and place of the case hearing, did not appear at the court session. During the court session, his representative disagreed with the possibility of satisfying the claims. He noted that he did not apply for registration as an IDP on January 11, 2024, as he left Ukraine on November 21, 2023 and did not return until then. Refund of overpaid assistance funds may be possible if such payment was due to the fault of the person who received this assistance. In this case, there is no fault of the citizen in the possible receipt of assistance. Dismiss the claims.
What decision did the court make? The court satisfied the claim. The man will be charged state aid for accommodation of internally displaced persons in the amount of 45,000 hryvnias for the benefit of the Department of Social Protection of the Population and Veteran Policy of the Zaporizhia District State Administration of the Zaporizhia Region.
“According to the results of the verification of the husband’s personal file in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Verification and Monitoring of State Payments”, from January 2024, the defendant did not have a legal right to receive assistance. The administration carried out a recalculation of the excess of paid funds, in particular, an overpayment of state funds for the period from January 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 in the amount of 45 thousand hryvnias. The transfer of funds is confirmed by the information of JSC “Universalbank” regarding In a letter dated November 6, 2024, the Office informed the defendant of the overpayment. The Office also emphasized that, in the event of non-repayment, it will be forced to file a lawsuit for the enforcement of the debt. Thus, taking into account the above, the defendant received unjustified assistance for the period from January 1, 2024. until September 30, 2024 in the amount of 45 thousand hryvnias and at the same time did not voluntarily return the paid amounts of assistance, the demands of the Office are completely legitimate and therefore subject to satisfaction in full. The statement of the defendant’s representative that the defendant was outside Ukraine and could not apply to the Social Security Administration on January 11, 2024 for the provision of housing assistance to internally displaced persons is confirmed by the data The State Security Service of Ukraine on the crossing of the border by the defendant on November 21, 2023. However, under these circumstances, the defendant received assistance as an internally displaced person without legal grounds and did not inform the defendant of the specified circumstances,” the court emphasized.
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