The President of Ukraine signed Law of Ukraine No. 4924-IX, which comprehensively updates the legislation on ensuring the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons and harmonizes it with international standards.
Law No. 4924-IX enters into force on Oct 22, 2026, with paragraph 5* of Section VIII "Final and Transitional Provisions", which entered into force on the day following the day of publication of the Law, i.e. from Jul 23, 2026.
The document will replace current Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Rights and Freedoms of Internally Displaced Persons" No. 1706-VII and takes into account the current challenges associated with a full-scale war. From Oct 22, 2026, Law No. 1706-VII will expire.
The document establishes unified approaches to state support for IDPs and defines guarantees at all stages of displacement — from adaptation to possible return home or reintegration.
Among the key innovations are new guarantees for pensions, housing, digital services, and the organization of state policy in the field of protecting the rights of IDPs.
One of the most important changes was the legislative consolidation of the principle of equality of pension rights.
The law provides for the creation of an electronic cabinet for an internally displaced person. A separate block of the new law is devoted to housing issues. For the first time, the new Law defines the legal status of places of temporary residence of internally displaced persons.
The Law also defines the main functions of the central executive body, which will be responsible for the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of ensuring the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons.
This approach should ensure the continuity of state policy to support IDPs, regardless of personnel or structural changes in the government.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 957 of Jul 15, 2026, which comprehensively revised the rules for public and defense procurement during martial law.
The document makes large-scale changes to Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1178 and No. 1275. In fact, the government did not limit itself to individual amendments — a significant part of the Specifics of Public Procurement was set out in a new edition, and certain procurement mechanisms were fundamentally changed.
Most of the innovations come into force on Sep 1, 2026. The changes are designed to prepare the public procurement system for the transition to a new version of the Law of Ukraine "On Public Procurement", which will come into force in the spring of 2027.
A new mechanism of direct contracts is being introduced. By the end of 2026, individual customers will have the right to conclude contracts without open bidding and without using an electronic catalog for the purchase of critical equipment.
At the same time, transparency is enhanced. Despite the expansion of opportunities for direct procurement, the resolution establishes additional requirements for the openness of information.
The Resolution returns the threshold amounts to those provided for by the Law of Ukraine "On Public Procurement".
Among the features, the requirement to purchase most food products through the Prozorro Market electronic catalog is excluded.
A single minimum deadline for submitting tender proposals is 15 calendar days.
For the first time, the Resolution establishes a mechanism for appealing against the negotiation procurement procedure after the publication of the notice of intention to conclude the contract. Thus, control over such purchases is significantly strengthened.
If the cost of the construction contract exceeds UAH 10 million, the customer will have to additionally disclose:
- acts of acceptance of work performed;
- certificates of the cost of work performed;
- documents regarding the expenses incurred.
This should strengthen public control over the use of budget funds. Similar changes have been made to defense procurement.
Resolution No. 957 is one of the largest updates to public procurement rules during martial law. At the same time, it expands the capabilities of operational procurement in critical areas and significantly strengthens the requirements for transparency, justification and public control. It is these changes that will determine the rules for the work of customers from Sep 1, 2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by Resolution No. 954 of Jul 15, 2026 amended the Rules for crossing the state border by citizens of Ukraine (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 57 of Jan 27, 1995) and approved the Procedure for acquiring and depriving the status of a verified humanitarian organization.
The changes are valid for the period of martial law and concern, in particular, male citizens of Ukraine aged 23-60 who leave to transport humanitarian goods on behalf of verified humanitarian organizations.
Resolution No. 954 introduces a separate status of "verified humanitarian organization".
Such a status can be obtained, in particular: public associations – legal entities; charitable organizations; religious organizations – legal entities and the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and its local organizations.
An organization is considered verified if:
- included in the list of verified humanitarian organizations in the automated system of registration of humanitarian aid;
- meets the requirements for:
- minimum amount of costs/financing (at least UAH 2 million for the previous year);
- availability of employees;
- non-profit status;
- internal standards of activity (ethics, anti-corruption, procurement, etc.);
- public reports and web pages.
Only employees of such verified organizations can apply for departure for the transportation of humanitarian aid under the conditions determined by Resolution No. 954.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine by Order No 131 of Jun 29, 2026, amended the annex to the Methodology for determining the belonging of budget programs, tasks, projects and works to the field of informatization of the National Informatization Program. The order was registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on Jul 14, 2026 under No. 1045/46439.
The document does not change the Methodology itself, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine No. 34 of Mar 29, 2023, but sets out in a new edition the annex with the list of codes DK 021:2015 and clarifies the rules for approving individual procurements in the field of informatization.
The main changes relate to the notes to certain codes of the classifier DK 021:2015, which determine the procedure for approving tasks, projects and works on informatization depending on their expected cost.
The Order establishes two different approaches to approval depending on the type of procurement subject.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, by its Resolution No. 945 of Jul 15, 2026, approved the Regulation on the Digital Integrated Information and Analytical System for the Preparation and Monitoring of Public Investment Projects and Public Investment Programs (DREAM). The document defines the legal, organizational and functional principles of the system, which will become one of the key components of the Unified Digital Ecosystem for Public Investment Management.
The DREAM system will function as a state information and communication system that will provide digital support for the entire life cycle of public investment projects — from preparation and evaluation to monitoring of implementation and post-investment assessment.
In particular, the system will provide:
- registration of public investment projects and programs;
- standardization of indicators and data validation;
- sectoral and expert assessment of projects;
- formation of public investment portfolios;
- monitoring the implementation of projects;
- final and post-investment assessment of large-scale projects.
The regulation provides for a wide range of functionality of the DREAM system. Among them:
- maintenance of users' electronic cabinets;
- formation of statistical, analytical and reporting information;
- the use of interactive analytical dashboards;
- automated classification and visualization of data;
- assigning unique identifiers to projects;
- open public access to public information through the DREAM portal;
- use of artificial intelligence technologies to automate information processing and user support.
In fact, the DREAM system is becoming a single digital platform for the preparation, evaluation, implementation and monitoring of public investment projects at the state, regional and local levels. At the same time, a significant part of the information about such projects will be open and available to the public through the DREAM portal.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has published a draft order proposing to amend the Procedure for Preparation of Budget Reporting by Managers and Recipients of Budget Funds, Reporting by Funds of Compulsory State Social and Pension Insurance, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance No. 44 of Jan 24, 2012. The draft was developed in order to update the current Procedure and bring it in line with the modern requirements of budget legislation.
The Procedure proposes to include transactions related not only to loans and loans from international financial organizations, but also to:
- assistance programs of the European Union;
- EU grants;
- assistance programs of foreign governments;
- grants from international organizations;
- donor programs.
It is proposed to make appropriate changes to Sections II and III of the Procedure, as well as to form No. 4-3д.1 (4-3м.1) "Report on the receipt and use of other revenues of the special fund".
The form of the report on the receipts and use of other revenues of the special fund is planned to be supplemented with indicators on transactions carried out within the framework of international assistance programs and grants through accounts in bank institutions.
The draft defines in detail the procedure for compiling and submitting a Certificate on the distribution of state budget expenditures to ensure the administration of justice by local and appellate courts, as well as bodies and institutions of the justice system.
It is envisaged that:
- courts of appeal, bodies and institutions of the justice system will submit a certificate to the Treasury and the State Judicial Administration;
- territorial departments of the SCA will draw up certificates separately for local courts;
- the State Judicial Administration will generate consolidated information for the Treasury.
It is also clarified which indicators should be contained in the certificate on budget allocations and their implementation.
The draft provides for a new version of the following:
- Annex 12;
- Annex 18.
In addition, the form of the Certificate of Balances of Funds in Foreign Currency on Current Accounts Opened in Bank Institutions will be updated.
The draft also brings the Procedure in line with the current legislation, replacing the reference to the Law of Ukraine "On Electronic Trust Services" with the Law of Ukraine "On Electronic Identification and Electronic Trust Services".
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has approved a new version of the Methodology for Verification of Pension Payments and Monthly Lifetime Allowance. The relevant changes were made by the Order of the Ministry of Finance No 347 of Jun 30, 2026.
The updated Methodology significantly expands the state's ability to verify the legality of the appointment and payment of pensions and individual social benefits. For this, more state registers will be used, and the verification mechanism itself will become more comprehensive.
The new version of the Methodology replaced the document approved by the Order of the Ministry of Finance No. 190 of Apr 13, 2023.
The main goal of the update is to improve the system of state financial control through more active use of electronic interaction between state information resources.
In addition to the laws on verification of state payments and mandatory state pension insurance, the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges" will now also be applied during inspections, which allows taking into account the peculiarities of the payment of lifetime allowance to judges.
One of the key innovations was a significant expansion of the sources of information that will be used during verification.
In addition to the existing state registers, the Ministry of Finance has provided for the use of information from the following systems:
- Unified information system of the social sphere: data on all types of state assistance to families with children, low-income families and social payments to persons with disabilities are obtained;
- information system of the Pension Fund of Ukraine: added verification of housing subsidies, benefits for housing and communal services and financial assistance for the care of persons with mental disorders;
- Unified register of convicts and persons taken into custody: this is a new control element that allows you to track the stay of recipients in places of detention;
- integrated interagency border control system (Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine): data on crossing the state border of Ukraine is now an integral part of the verification process.
Due to this, state bodies will be able to more quickly check the circumstances that may affect a person's right to receive pension and other social benefits.
The updated Methodology significantly strengthens automated control over the legality of receiving state payments.
Thanks to integration with the new state registers, the Ministry of Finance and the Pension Fund will be able to quickly detect cases of illegal receipt of pensions, lifetime allowance of judges and individual social benefits.
The National Bank of Ukraine has published Draft Resolution, which proposes to officially approve the list of signs of atypical behavior of users of payment services. It is according to these criteria that banks and other payment service providers will set up systems for monitoring transactions, detect suspicious activity, and assess the risks of using accounts for fraud, covert economic activity, or transit operations.
In fact, the NBU normatively enshrines the approaches that banks already use when checking customers, in particular individual entrepreneurs. The detection of one or more signs does not mean automatic blocking of the account, but it can become the basis for additional requests from the bank, conducting an in-depth check or even terminating business relations.
The purpose of the document is to establish uniform approaches to identifying atypical customer behavior.
The following criteria will help banks:
- detect fraudulent transactions;
- find transit accounts;
- establish the facts of hidden entrepreneurial activity;
- assess the risks of business splitting;
- prevent the banking system from being used for illegal schemes.
The new rules may have special attention for sole proprietors and individuals who actively use personal card accounts.
The new criteria are primarily intended for banks, but they will also directly affect customers.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine by Order No. 1860/5 of Jul 9, 2026, approved 42 sample forms of unified documents for legal entities. The list includes, in particular, templates: staff list, job descriptions, personnel orders (on acceptance, transfer, dismissal, etc.).
The purpose of these forms is to unify the most common management documents, simplify their preparation and reduce the risks of errors that can lead to labor disputes or claims of regulatory authorities.
For businesses and budgetary institutions, the use of such templates is advisable because it:
- provides guidance on mandatory details and structure of documents;
- helps to bring personnel and organizational documents in line with the requirements of the law;
- can be used as a basic model for developing your own forms, taking into account the specifics of the activity.
Sample forms do not prohibit enterprises from using their own templates, but actually set the standard of design, which will be guided by both employers and regulatory authorities. The changes were developed on the basis of the requirements of DSTU 4163:2020 and the Standard Instructions for Record Keeping, which provide for the use of a unified structure of documents and stencil texts. The new forms were created on the basis of the Collection of Unified Forms of Organizational and Administrative Documents, prepared by the Ukrainian Research Institute of Archival Affairs and Documentation Science and approved by the Scientific and Methodological Commission of the State Archives of Ukraine.
