Parents of future first-graders can already apply for a one-time cash benefit "Student Package" in the amount of 5,000 hryvnias for each child enrolled in first grade.
If there are two first-born children in a family, the payment is made for each of them.
Who is entitled to payment?
Parents, adoptive parents, or other legal representatives of children who are in first grade in the controlled territory of Ukraine in the 2026-2027 school year are entitled to the payment.
How to apply for payment?
Online in the application Action according to the following algorithm:
- Log in to the Diya app.
- Open the “State Assistance” service.
- Select “Student Package”.
- Select data about a child who is in first grade.
- Proceed to submit an application.
- Choose a Diya.Card with an open special account “Child Care” to transfer the assistance. If you don’t have one yet, open a Diya.Card at one of the authorized banks.
- Check the data and sign the statement Action.Signature.
Offline at the service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine:
In the absence of the Diya mobile application or if desired, an application for assistance can be submitted to any service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.
The application shall specify, in particular, the details of a current account with a special use regime opened at an authorized bank.
When applying, one of the parents or the child's legal representative also presents:
- passport (or other identity document);
- registration number of the taxpayer's registration card - RNOKPP (if available);
- documents confirming the authority of the legal representative (if necessary).
If the Pension Fund of Ukraine is unable to obtain other documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, court decision, etc.) through electronic information interaction, they are submitted in paper form.
Applications can be submitted until November 1, 2026.
How to use the payment?
One-time cash assistance is provided exclusively in non-cash form to an account with a special use regime. It can be used to purchase books, stationery, school clothes, shoes, or supplies.
Importantly!
All previously opened accounts with a special usage regime continue to operate in full - they do not need to be re-issued.
