The adoption of this year's budget and the new subsistence minimum has caused considerable changes in the amounts of social assistance. We were informed about them by the regional main department of labor and social protection of the population. First of all, this concerns an increase in the amount of the one-time sum received by mothers insured in the system of state social insurance after the birth of a child: from 724.64 to 764 hryvnias. The "child money" for uninsured mothers (for caring for a child until it reaches the age of three) is increasing significantly: from 45.22 UAH to 90 UAH. From January 1, the amount of assistance for children to single mothers increases and together with indexation will be: in January for a child up to 6 years old – 38.76 UAH, for a child from 6 to 18 years old – 48.83 UAH, in February for a child aged up to 6 years – 39.7 UAH, from 6 to 18 years – 50.01 UAH. In addition, the amount of monthly assistance has been increased for low-income persons who care for a disabled person of group I or II as a result of a mental disorder (40.9 UAH). *** The changes also concern the establishment of targeted social assistance to low-income families. The state budget increased the level of the subsistence minimum for granting assistance to low-income families for persons unable to work from 110 to 120 UAH, for disabled persons – from 115 to 130 UAH, for children – from 121 to 132 UAH. For children whose parents are disabled persons of group I or II or have 3 or more children, the level of support increases by 20 percent for each child (from 132 to 144 hryvnias). To clarify the essence of these changes, let us give an example. A family consists of 4 persons: husband, wife and two children. The average monthly income of the family is 317 hryvnias, the level of subsistence minimum support before January 1, 2005 is 402 hryvnias (80 UAH each for the wife and husband and 121 UAH each for the children). The amount of assistance equals 402 (level of support) – 317 UAH (total income) = 85 hryvnias. Let us assume that from January 1 the family's income remained the same. The new level of support is 424 UAH (80 UAH each for the man and woman and 132 UAH each for the two children). The amount of assistance from January 1 will be: 424 UAH (new level of support) – 317 UAH (total income) = 107 UAH. For a mother (father) who raises a child and is not married, the level of support when granting this assistance increases by another 25 percent.