The Kyiv City State Administration, together with representatives of district administrations, identified key social policy priorities for 2026. The main emphasis is to make assistance as accessible and understandable as possible for people, regardless of their region of residence.
About this reported the Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration for the Exercise of Local Government Powers, Marina Honda.
The most telling detail is the scale of the request for support. About 3 million people live in Kyiv, and virtually every second resident needs some form of social assistance. Among them are over 700 pensioners, 160 people with disabilities, over 400 internally displaced persons, and over 100 veterans.
The city authorities emphasize: the system should not be divided into "district" and "city". It should work as a single mechanism without gaps - when a person can go to any point and receive the necessary service without bureaucratic barriers. If one district cannot provide assistance, another should promptly provide it.
Special attention is paid to the protection of children's rights. The city plans to expand family forms of upbringing: to create foster families, family-type orphanages, and small group homes. This approach should gradually replace institutional institutions.
Also among the priorities is the expansion of the range of social services, especially in areas that were previously underdeveloped. The experience of recent years, in particular the heating seasons in wartime conditions, has shown the need for a more flexible and rapid response system.
The Kyiv City State Administration admits that today it is often difficult for people to find their way around where to turn for help. Therefore, one of the main tasks is to create clear navigation in the social services system so that no person is left alone with their problems.
