As a single parent, am I entitled to additional benefits or ...?

According to * Art. 19 of the Law of Ukraine "On Vacations"*, a single father is granted annual additional paid vacation of 10 calendar days (excluding holidays and non-working days). Unused additional leave from previous years can be taken by a single parent at any time, or in the event of dismissal, it will be compensated with money. In addition, he is given annual leave at a time convenient for him.

According to para. "a" of paragraph 169.1.3 of the Tax Code of Ukraine, a single parent has the right to reduce the amount of the total monthly taxable income received from one employer in the form of wages by the amount of the tax social benefit, which is equal to 150% of the amount of the benefit (calculated for each child under the age of 18 years).

Taking into account the norms of art. 45 of the Housing Code, a single parent who needs to improve housing conditions is given the priority right to housing.

Also, single parents have the right to receive apartments or manor (single-apartment) houses from the social purpose housing fund (Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine "On Social Purpose Housing Fund").