Parliament approves law increasing payments to families of fallen heroes

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, 259 MPs passed the legislative initiative, No. 13164, at a parliament meeting on Wednesday.

The law stipulates that if two or more members of a family of a fallen (deceased) citizen who has special merits before the motherland are eligible for payments under the Law of Ukraine "On Monthly Cash Payments to Certain Categories of Citizens," the monthly benefit will be allocated and paid in equal parts among them.

In addition, the law increases the amount of the monthly payment to family members of fallen (deceased) citizens with special merits before the motherland – from one to one-and-a-half minimum wages.

The adoption of the law is expected to regulate the issue of monthly payments to family members of deceased citizens recognized as having special merits before the state.

Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry