The EU will allocate EUR 19.5 million for Lviv to build social housing for internally displaced persons with special needs, as part of the UNBROKEN programme

Internally displaced persons with special needs from all over Ukraine who suffered from the war and need long-term rehabilitation will be temporarily accommodated in social housing. The EU will allocate EUR 19,5 million to build social housing in Lviv. The construction of two eight-storey buildings next to the social rehabilitation centre is planned to be completed by the beginning of winter 2023.

The corresponding Grant Agreement was signed between the European Commission and Lviv City Council today, on December 19th, in Brussels.

“The EU will provide significant support to build housing for internally displaced persons fleeing the war-affected regions. Together, we will build a new layer of the UNBROKEN program in Lviv to support rehabilitation of the victims of the Russian agression”, said Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director General for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and Head of the Support Group for Ukraine.

For its part, the city must allocate a land plot for social housing, connect all utilities, and arrange landscaping and a bomb shelter.

“On December 23rd, the international tender for architectural design for construction of this housing will be completed. The architects are expected to offer high-quality project to be implemented promptly, since this is an emergency program that must be implemented as quickly as possible”, said Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv.

This grant agreement was signed as part of the EU’s emergency support package to address the consequences of the Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.