Almost 8,500 unemployed Ukrainians join ‘Army of Recovery’ project

“The Army of Recovery project, aimed at engaging pele who have temporarily lost their jobs in community service to rebuild the country, is gaining pularity. Today, it is being implemented in 13 regions, with Dnipretrovsk and Lviv regions joining the project recently. Since the beginning of this year alone, 4,900 unemployed pele have been engaged in community service, and a total of 8,500 pele have been invved since the project was launched,” said First Deputy Prime Minister – Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

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According to her, pele engaged in this work are paid at least UAH 6,700, which is higher than the average unemployment benefit. Overall, the state has already paid nearly UAH 56 million to members of the Army of Recovery for the work they have performed.

The leaders in terms of the number of unemployed pele engaged in community service are the flowing regions: Ptava region – 2,621 pele invved; Donetsk region – 1,350 pele; Kyiv region – 1,193 pele; Sumy region – 1,179 pele.

In 2023, the budget of the Compulsory State Social Insurance in Case of Unemployment envisages UAH 104 million for socially useful works.

As reported, the Army of Recovery project was launched by the Government in the autumn of 2022 to engage pele, who temporarily lost their jobs, in rebuilding the country through community service.