On June 10, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on modernizing the amount of monetary support for police officers and civil protection service employees (No. 6506-1). The press service of the parliament reported this.
269 people's deputies voted for the document.
According to the law, the official salary of police officers and ordinary and commanding personnel of the civil protection service will be set at a level of at least 10 subsistence minimums. For 2026 this is more than 33 thousand UAH.
Previously, the minimum level was approximately 17 thousand UAH, writes Suspilne.
Cash support will consist of:
- official salary, salary for a special rank;
- bonuses for length of service;
- bonuses;
- other types of monetary support (including permanent and one-time ones), determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Money will be accrued in a new way from January 1, 2027.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Igor Klimenko, thanked the people's deputies for accepting the document. “This is an important decision about respect for the service. For the people who are the first to come to the rescue every day and remain guarding security in the most difficult times for the country,” he said.
