Three people's deputies of Ukraine, elected from the Odessa region, despite the declared millions of income, received more than 230 thousand hryvnias of compensation for renting housing in the capital from the state budget. This was reported by the press service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
It is about Nikolai Skoryk, Alexander Tkachenko and Oleg Kolev. According to the submitted declarations for 2024, the largest income declared Skoryk - UAH 3.2 million. His colleagues Tkachenko and Kolev reported income at UAH 1.7 million each.
Nevertheless, during the first four months of 2025, these three deputies received compensation from the budget for renting a housing in Kiev for a total amount of UAH 232.7 thousand.
The law allows the deputies to apply for such compensation if they do not have their own housing in Kiev and are registered more than 30 km from the capital. However, in society, a logical question arises: is it ethical to receive funds from a budget for housing, while having millions of profits?
In addition to Skoryk, Tkachenko and Kolev, the rental compensation was also received by People's Deputy Sergey Koleboshin and Alexei Leonov. Thus, in January-March 2025, five deputies from Odesa region received more than 230 thousand hryvnias of compensation. Moreover, the same politicians received the same compensation and over the last year.
These data appeared against the backdrop of continuing discussions reduction of public expenditures during the war. Public activists are urging to review the mechanisms of compensation to those who have sufficient money to rent a home.
