Displaced persons in Mykolaiv region were allocated ₴1.3 billion for the purchase of housing

Internally displaced persons in Mykolaiv Oblast received ₴1.3 billion for the purchase of housing. Archive photo: NikVesti

In Mykolaiv region, internally displaced persons were granted 671 housing vouchers totalling ₴1.3 billion.

This was announced on Wednesday, 11 March, by Oksana Yelchiieva, director of the social protection department of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, according to NikVesti.

According to her, the amount of the housing voucher is 2 million hryvnias.

«One of the areas of focus is the provision of housing vouchers to internally displaced persons who have left the temporarily occupied territories or lost their homes due to destruction. In particular, a voucher worth 2 million hryvnias is provided for the purchase of housing. I would like to note that currently in the Mykolaiv region, 671 applications have already been processed and approved for a total amount of 1.3 billion hryvnias. The work is ongoing, so anyone who has the opportunity and desire to receive such compensation can contact their local communities,» said Oksana Yelchiieva.

She added that since 2022, more than 100 people have received preferential loans for the purchase of housing.

«The «eOselia» project is also being implemented with the support of state banks. Since 2022, more than 100 people have already received preferential loans for the purchase of housing. In addition, there are a number of support programmes for internally displaced persons, particularly with regard to their employment. Therefore, we urge you to contact employment centres. They run various projects aimed at vocational training, retraining and starting your own business,» said Oksana Yelchiieva.

As a reminder, there are currently about 120,000 internally displaced persons living in the Mykolaiv region, including 50,000 people of retirement age and about 20,000 children.

Mykolaiv wants to change the procedure for allocating housing to displaced persons: what is known

In Mykolaiv, the executive committee plans to transfer the functions of housing allocation for IDPs. Currently, such housing funds and their distribution are approved by a session decision. The decision was supported by the commission on human rights, children, family, legality and transparency. Serhii Voitovych, head of the housing registration and distribution department of the Mykolaiv City Council, explained that with the changes in legislation, the city council must officially determine which body will form and distribute temporary housing for people who have been forced to leave their homes.

We would like to add that there are 65 modular houses for internally displaced persons in the Mykolaiv region. In addition, the first two families of displaced persons received farm-type houses, which were built in the village of Domanivka in the Mykolaiv region at the expense of the Kingdom of Denmark.

At the same time, in Voznesensk, 1.5 million hryvnias were allocated from the city budget to purchase apartments for internally displaced persons. After the purchase, the housing is planned to be renovated with funds from donors. It should also be noted that organisations providing shelter to displaced persons will be able to rent state and municipal premises for a symbolic fee: from one hryvnia per year or 0.01 of the calculated rate.

Over three years, more than 75,000 people have left Mykolaiv

The population of Mykolaiv has decreased by more than 75,000 people in three years. While in February 2022, about 469,000 people lived in the city, as of the beginning of 2025, only 394,300 people were registered in the community registry. Thus, in three years, the city has lost more than 75,000 people. This is evidenced by data from the city council's economic development department in the community budget forecast for 2026–2028.

At the same time, the number of officially registered unemployed in the city in 2026 is forecast to be 804 people, and in 2028 — 756. Mykolaiv also remains a city that accepts internally displaced persons. While there were 63,600 such persons at the beginning of 2025, more than 73,000 are expected in 2028.

Key economic and social development indicators for Mykolaiv. Source: information from the Economic Development Department of the Mykolaiv City Council

Despite the demographic decline, the situation on the labour market is improving. According to the regional employment centre, the number of unemployed in the Mykolaiv district decreased by 34.5% — from 8,751 people at the beginning of 2024 to 5,729 at the beginning of 2025. As part of the state programme «eRobota», 10 city residents even started their own businesses.

Income levels will also grow. The average salary in the city is forecast to rise from 18,000 hryvnias in 2024 to 25,000 hryvnias in 2028.