Living Conditions оf the Internally Displaced Persons іn Ukraine

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Th e number of the registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine has reached 1.4 million. Since the beginning of the displacement, the housing problem has been one of the main (along with employment) for this category of internal migrants. Over the past six years, some steps have been taken by the Ukrainian state and the international organizations to accommodate and improve IDPs' living conditions in new settlements. However, this issue remains relevant today. It is appropriate to analyze the living conditions of the IDPs in Ukraine with the development of specifi c indicators. Th e purpose of the study is to assess the living conditions of the IDPs in Ukraine for the period from March 2016 to June 2019. Th e author analyzes the reports of the National Monitoring System on the Situation of IDPs, reports of the international organizations as well as the relevant legislative framework of Ukraine and state programs. Methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison method have allowed identifying the indicators that can be used as measures of the assessment of living conditions of the IDPs in Ukraine in the spheres of "Housing" and "Safety of living". Th e innovation character of the article is represented by fi ve indicators for assessing the living conditions of the IDPs in Ukraine: "Households of the IDPs living in their own housing", "Households of the IDPs living in separate housing", "Self-assessment of satisfaction with living conditions of the IDPs", "Self-assessment of safety of living conditions of the IDPs", "Self-assessment of safety of the environment and infrastructure of the settlement of the IDPs". Th e following positive trends are identifi ed: inclusion of this group into the state lending programs for home purchases; the construction of temporary social housing for the IDPs; an increase in the share of the IDPs living in their own housing; three-quarters of the IDPs can aff ord to rent separate housing; the IDPs highly value the quality of living conditions and the level of security of the living environment. It is established that the limited ability of the IDPs to acquire their own housing or to obtain social housing in ownership remain the main problems. Th e following government policy measures are proposed: continued raising of funds from the international donors for the construction of social housing

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