Main activity and source of living
Demographics and HH composition Among the households surveyed, 59.1% were internally displaced people (IDPs), 38.7% were residents, and 2.2% were returnees. Among respondents, 8.5% had been displaced within the past 1–3 months, while 9.9% had arrived less than a month ago. In this cycle, 28.7% of households surveyed included at least one child, while 57.8% had more than one adult member. Only 3 (1 in Donetsk oblast and 2 in Mykolaiv oblast) school aged children aren’t enrolled to educational system, due to security challenges. Nearly 64.3% of those surveyed reported at least one member of HH with a functional difficulty, such as hearing, mobility, or vision impairments. Chronic health conditions were reported in 57.4% of households, while 27.2% included members with officially recognized disabilities. IDPs respondents 59.1% PwD respondents 27.2% Elderly (60+) 60.4% Households 230 Male 26.1% Female 73.9% Among respondents, 69.6% reported plans to remain in their current location for the next three months, while 17% were uncertain about future movements. Currently, 18.7% of respondents are employed, compared to 29.3% before displacement reflecting a decline of almost 10.6 percentage points. Among people of working age (18–59) (n=90), employment dropped over 18 percentage points. In the last three months, respondents reported that their main source of living was retirement benefits (32.1%), followed by the IDP allowance (19.7%) and humanitarian assistance (15.3%). Only a smaller share of whole sample relied on full-time employment (9.9%), while other sources such as state social protection benefits (7.1%), savings (4.2%), and income from non-contractual work (3.1%) were reported less frequently.