Housing in Ukraine is a complicated issue, with over 236,000 buildings destroyed or damaged over the past few years—roughly 10% of the total housing stock is not available to residents. Millions of people are displaced from their homes, creating shortages and higher rental costs, resulting in substantial financial burdens on families. There is limited availability of temporary shelters, and long-term rehabilitation strategies are complicated by a shortage of skilled labor and materials and the destruction of records, posing great uncertainties for many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including hundreds of Jewish families.
In total, more than 2 million living units (apartments and homes) have been impacted by the wide scale property damage, with losses estimated at more than $55 billion; the impact is most acute in Eastern Ukraine.
Roughly 3.5 to 3.7 million people are internally displaced, with more than 250,000 people living in temporary or emergency shelters. With the increase in rental costs, many people spend more than two-thirds of their income on housing; savings have been exhausted. And more than one-third lack long-term rental contracts or proper documentation, putting them at high risk of eviction.
Many elderly residents remain in damaged, unsafe buildings with limited electricity and heat, because they have nowhere else to go.
Our local leaders, staff, and volunteers work closely with members of the Jewish community in more than 250 cities, towns, and villages, to provide housing and other support to those in need. Together we save lives and restore hope.
Damages to Ukraine’s infrastructure due to the war have risen to $170 billion — KSE Institute estimate as of November 2024 - Kyiv School of Economics
