Single pensioners will receive an additional payment of almost UAH 1,000 every month: how to apply for assistance

Financial assistance to pensioners in Ukraine / UNIAN collage, photo ua.depositphotos.comIn Ukraine, various payments and benefits are provided for pensioners, especially if these people do not have any financial support from relatives. Find out what pensioners are entitled to when they are found to be single.

Pension supplement for single pensioners – who can applyIn accordance with Articles 4 and 7 of the Law of Ukraine “On State Social Assistance to Persons Ineligible for Pensions and Persons with Disabilities”, the CMU introduced a resolution on the basis of which new payments to pensioners became possible.

Additional payment to the pension occurs on a regular basis – monthly – and depends on the subsistence minimum. As of the end of 2024, the supplement to pensioners after the age of 65 is equal to 40% of UAH 2,361, i.e. UAH 944.

Financial assistance is provided only to Ukrainians who meet the following requirements:

• by age – 80 years or older;
• by cohabitation – single;
• according to the availability of a pension – only according to old age;
• according to the state of health – the need for regular care.

Supplemental payments to single pensioners over 80 years old are not possible in the presence of a disability pension – a citizen of Ukraine should not receive any other payments, except for an old-age pension. In addition, the need for care must be documented with the help of medical reports.

How to issue monthly payments to pensionersEach pensioner who wants to receive such a pension supplement must apply to the PFU with a package of documents that will include:

• doctors’ conclusions about the state of health and the need for care;
• passport and personal identification number;
• a statement stating that an elderly Ukrainian does not receive any other payments, except for a pension.

It is important to understand that this is not a one-time aid to pensioners – if the decision of the PFU is positive, every month a Ukrainian of retirement age will receive UAH 944 more than usual.

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