Law of Ukraine
"On Establishing the Minimum Subsistence Level and the Minimum Wage"
Date of entry into force:
November 4, 2009
Article 1 of the present Law establishes the minimum subsistence level per person per month starting from November 1, 2009 – 701 UAH, from January 1, 2010 – 825 UAH, from April 1 – 839 UAH, from July 1 – 843 UAH, from October 1 – 861 UAH, from December 1 – 875 UAH, and for persons included in the main social and demographic population groups:
- children under 6 years of age: starting from November 1, 2009 – 632 UAH, from January 1, 2010 – 755 UAH, from April 1 – 767 UAH, from July 1 – 771 UAH, from October 1 – 787 UAH, from December 1 – 799 UAH;
- children between 6 and 18 years of age: starting from November 1, 2009 – 776 UAH, from January 1, 2010 – 901 UAH, from April 1 – 917 UAH, from July 1 – 921 UAH, from October 1 – 941 UAH, from December 1 – 957 UAH;
- able-bodied persons: starting from November 1, 2009 – 744 UAH, from January 1, 2010 – 869 UAH, from April 1 – 885 UAH, from July 1 – 888 UAH, from October 1 – 907 UAH, from December 1 – 922 UAH;
- persons incapable of work: starting from November 1, 2009 – 573 UAH, from January 1, 2010 – 695 UAH, from April 1 – 706 UAH, from July 1 – 709 UAH, from October 1 – 723 UAH, from December 1 – 734 UAH.
According to Article 2 of the present Law, the minimum monthly wage shall be: starting from November 1, 2009 – 744 UAH, from January 1, 2010 – 869 UAH, from April 1 – 884 UAH, from July 1 – 888 UAH, from October 1 – 907 UAH, from December 1 – 922 UAH.