Assessing the Current Level of Alignment Between Humanitarian and Social Protection Programmes in Ukraine in November 20222023

Thomas Byrnes
Jan 31, 2022
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For both the humanitarian and development communities, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine is an unprecedented scenario. The large-scale, intrastate war is causing frequent, unanticipated, and uneven shocks to people throughout Ukraine.

Unlike many other settings in which humanitarian and development actors respond to conflict-related needs on a large scale, Ukraine has a highly digitalised and industrialised economy. The government has a comprehensive set of social protection institutions that have been coping with the conflict displacement crisis since 2014. However, due to the ongoing conflict and the magnitude of people’s needs, the government's capacity to meet all lifesaving needs remains constrained.

As a result of the conflict, Ukraine's humanitarian sector has expanded dramatically to assist displaced persons and host communities around the country. In locations where it is practicable and suitable, multipurpose cash has been deployed as a default response mechanism for lifesaving basic needs assistance in close conjunction with the Ukrainian government's social protection programmes.

The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the existing situation regarding the establishment of links between humanitarian cash initiatives and government social protection systems. It does so via providing an overview of the social protection systems of the government of Ukraine, identifying who is being covered and who is not, and then assessing the current alignment of humanitarian and social protection programmes.

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This paper is part of a series, which also provides a detailed assessment of the Housing and Utilities Subsidy (HUS) programme and the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) programme,

STAAR Overview of the Ukraine Government's Housing and Utilities Subsidy Programme and the
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IDP Social Assistance programmes

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and the Unified Information System of the Social Sphere (UISSS) and eDopomoga systems of the Ministry of Social Protection (MOSP).

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This paper draws on ‘Strengthening shock-responsiveness of social protection systems in the Ukraine crisis’ produced by Sarah Blin for STAAR in July 2022.1

Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA)
Ukraine
Beneficiary Registration
Lessons Learnt and Best Practices
Strengthening Social Protection
Research and Analysis