After the increase in electricity tariffs in Ukraine, citizens will continue to receive subsidies that will cover this increased cost.

This was stated by Deputy Minister of Social Policy Daryna Marchak on the air of the telethon "United News".

The Deputy Minister said that today 2.2 million households receive subsidies, another 1.3 million receive benefits. After the increase in electricity tariffs, new appeals for state aid are expected.

"There will be new appeals, and new citizens who feel that their income is not enough to cover housing and communal services will apply. We are working to simplify the mechanism for issuing subsidies both offline and online," Marchak said.

She assured that the state has money for subsidies. Thus, the budget provided UAH 37 billion for subsidies and benefits. This assistance will cover the increased cost of electricity.

"All those citizens who already receive subsidies, they will actually not have to do anything at all, because subsidies for them will increase automatically," the deputy minister said.

Recall that in Ukraine from June 1, the electricity tariff for the population increased and now it is UAH 2.64/kWh instead of UAH 1.44/kWh and UAH 1.68/kWh, as before.

According to the forecast of the Director of the Center for Energy Research Oleksandr Kharchenko, the amount in electricity bills will increase by UAH 150-250.

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