Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed the law of Ukraine "On Amending Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Amounts of Assistance." By this law, assistance at the birth of a child is increased to three times the amount of the subsistence minimum, report "Podrobnosti." \n \n \nThe law takes effect on January 1, 2006. \n \nRecall that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law on February 3, 2005. The law amends the law of Ukraine "On State Assistance to Families with Children," according to which one-time assistance at the birth of a child for persons not insured in the system of compulsory state social insurance is set at three times the amount of the subsistence minimum per person calculated per month; the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is permitted annually starting from January 1, 2006 to set the amounts of assistance for caring for a child until it reaches the age of three and assistance for children who are in care or under guardianship, as a percentage of the subsistence minimum, but not lower than 50 percent of the established subsistence minimum. \n \nBy the law, amendments were made to the law of Ukraine "On Compulsory State Social Insurance in Connection with Temporary Loss of Working Capacity and Expenses Caused by Birth and Burial." They provide for raising the minimum amount of assistance at the birth of a child for an insured person to three times the amount of the subsistence minimum per person established by law, calculated per month. \n \nIn 2004, one-time assistance at the birth of a child to uninsured persons was provided in the amount of 360 hryvnias. \n \nAccording to the Law of Ukraine "On Approval of the Subsistence Minimum for 2005," the subsistence minimum per person is 423 hryvnias per month, for children under 6 years of age - 376 hryvnias, for children aged 6 to 18 years - 468 hryvnias, for able-bodied persons - 453 hryvnias, for persons who have lost working capacity - 332 hryvnias.