Chapter 2. Observing economic rights 57 Example Timely repairs to the house could protect its residents from tragedy. Securing the right of citizens to financial compensation for the destruction of housing in natural disasters During the review of the appeals of the citizens affected by the disasters, the Commissioner identified the failure of local self-government bodies to provide housing to citizens who had their houses destroyed or financial compensation for its repair due to lack of adequate funding in local budgets and no support from the national government. Example For a long time, the problem of monetary compensation to citizens in Chernihiv who were affected by the floods that took place in 2018 and again in 2019 is not addressed. Chernihiv State Oblast Administration has repeatedly requested the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for help to settle the problem of damages to the affected citizens. However, the requests did not produce a positive result, and funds from the State Budget were not allocated for these purposes. Pursuant to item 6 of part one of Article 21 of the Code of Civil Protection of Ukraine (CCP), citizens of Ukraine have the right to social protection and compensation in accordance with the law for damage to their life, health and property caused by emergencies or work on prevention and elimination of their consequences. According to Article 22 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, a person who suffered violation of his or her civil rights is entitled to compensation. In addition, Article 86 of the CCP of Ukraine stipulates that the housing for citizens whose housing became unfit for living as a result of an emergency should be provided by local state administrations, local self-government bodies and economic entities, and the construction or purchase of residential houses or apartments for victims who resided in private housing should be provided at the expense of state funds allocated for these purposes, minus the funds received by the affected citizens who had their housing insured. The Commissioner’s monitoring showed that the revenue of the local budgets was not sufficient to provide compensation for damage or loss of property due to natural disasters. CHAPTER 2 In 2019, the house on 101/1 Hrushevskogo St. in the city of Drohobych, Lviv oblast, suffered an emergency – the collapse of the part of the building from the first to the fourth floor. It resulted in the death of eight persons, including one child. According to the Technical report on the results of a detailed survey of a residential building to determine technical condition after the collapse of its part, provided by the Department of City Economy of Drohobych City Council, the collapse was caused by the destruction of the middle bearing wall of the basement. The destruction may have been due to the subsidence or destruction of the brickwork because of poor quality of brick and solution, considerable moisture and lack of waterproofing and concrete flooring.