From May 1, Ukrainians will face new rules on electricity, gas, subsidies, IDPs, deferments, and tickets

Subsidies will be automatically recalculated for the summer season until September 30

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01 May 2026

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From May 1 updated rules on utility tariffs, social payments and a number of state programs come into force in Ukraine. UNIAN reports on the key changes: UNIAN.

A single electricity tariff for households remains at 4.32 UAH per kWh. At the same time, the preferential regime for owners of electric heating has been canceled: the first 2,000 kWh are now paid at the general tariff.

The gas price for household consumers of the company “Нафтогаз” is fixed at 7.96 UAH per cubic meter. This tariff is to remain in effect at least until April 2027.

There is no single nationwide water tariff in Ukraine. Decisions on prices are made by local councils or NEURC, so residents need to check the current amounts with their local water utility.

Subsidies for the summer period are recalculated automatically and will be valid until September 30. However, new applications must be submitted by internally displaced persons, tenants, families whose actual household composition is smaller than the registered one, and households that did not receive a subsidy in winter.

IDP child payments have been extended. Applications are accepted until June 1, and payments are credited from February. Children up to 6 years receive assistance regardless of their parents’ income, and for children from 6 to 18 years the place of residence and schooling will be taken into account.

You can now apply for a postponement of mobilization through the CNAP or online in the “Reserv+” app. The application is reviewed within 7 to 14 days. During this period, the person liable for military service cannot be mobilized.

The “Affordable Medicines” program also has new requirements. To receive hormonal therapy drugs for breast cancer, an individual treatment plan formed in the ESOZ system is required.

“Ukrzaliznytsia” is introducing dynamic pricing for tickets in SV and 1st class cars of “Intercity” trains. It is cheapest to travel on Tuesday and Wednesday, and more expensive on Friday and Sunday.

Also from May 1 the network of women-only carriages is being expanded. They will appear on routes No. 7 Kharkiv – Odesa, No. 12 Lviv – Odesa and No. 92 Lviv – Kyiv.