![]() ![]() Lack of access to housing and predictable income are the main reasons many, especially the elderly, are forced to return to the NGCA while preserving their IDP status to be able to receive pensions and other social payments in GCA.Īccording to International Organization for Migration (IOM), the economic situation of vulnerable IDPs from eastern Ukraine remained dire, with half of the people surveyed during the first quarter of 2021 noting that they have “enough money only for food” or they have “to limit even food expenses”. These challenges include higher unemployment rates compared with people in host communities and across the country, physical and bureaucratic hurdles to access social and administrative services, lack of access to adequate housing and livelihood opportunities, including predictable income. IDPs residing in GCA often face similar challenges regardless of their place of displacement, some of which have improved over time, while others have become more acute due to COVID-19. Aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, the situation is especially challenging for at least 340,000 IDPs residing in Donetska and Luhanska oblasts and elsewhere in GCA, who also require humanitarian assistance. In 2021, there are almost 1.5 million registered internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine, with approximately 745,000 IDPs residing more permanently in the Government-controlled areas (GCA) of Ukraine, while the rest – in the non-Government-controlled areas (NGCA).
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