A person from Kharkiv was canceled the disability group, so the PFU demands the return of 62,113 hryvnias – what the court decided

The PFU demands the return of excessively paid pension funds from the husband in the amount of 62,113 hryvnias, as he was canceled the second group of disability

The man was terminated accrual of pension in connection with cancellation of the second group of disability. As a result, pension funds in the amount of 62,113 hryvnias were overpaid, which the Pension Fund seeks to return. This is stated in the decision of the Saltiv District Court of the city of Kharkiv, published on October 29, 2025.

The man was registered and received a group II disability pension from 15.05.2023, appointed in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Mandatory State Pension Security” dated 07.09.2003 No. 1058-IV based on the application dated 13.06.2023 for No. 46946, an extract from the act of inspection by the medical and social expert commission from 05/15/2023, issued by the Slobid district medical and social expert commission of the city of Kharkiv. The accrual of the pension was stopped on the basis of the certificate of the Kharkiv Regional Administration of the Department of Health Care of the Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise No. 21 of 12/24/2024 on non-recognition of him as a person with a disability from 05/15/2023. In a letter dated March 11, 2025, he was informed that the accrual of the pension has been stopped due to the annulment of the II group of disabilities (certificate dated December 24, 2024 No. 21 of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration of the Department of Health Care of the Regional Medical and Social Expertise Center on non-recognition as a person with a disability from May 15, 2023). In connection with the cancellation of the disability group, a pension in the amount of 62,113 hryvnias was overpaid.

What decision did the court make? The court rejected the claim of PFU. No evidence was provided to confirm the facts of the husband’s submission to the PFU authorities of deliberately false documents, which became the basis for the appointment of a pension, as well as abuse on the part of the defendant, or his dishonesty.

“In the statement of claim, the plaintiff stated that the payment of the pension was suspended on the basis of the certificate of the Kharkiv Regional Administration of the Department of Health of the KZOZ Regional Center of Medical and Social Expertise No. 21 dated 24.12.2024 on the non-recognition of the husband as a person with a disability from 15.05.2023. The amount of the excess pension paid to the defendant for the period from 15.05.2023 to 28.02.2025 is 62,113 hryvnias. At the same time, the plaintiff did not provide adequate and admissible evidence to confirm the fact that the defendant submitted to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, which became the basis for the appointment of a pension, as well as abuse on the part of the defendant, or his dishonesty withholding of excessively paid pension amounts, the authority authorized to assign pensions should have accurately established the fact of pension overpayment in connection with the provision of false data, which is taken into account during its calculation, and due to whose fault the amounts of social benefits were calculated in an amount that contradicts the requirements of the Law. The case materials do not contain information, and the plaintiff did not provide adequate and admissible evidence to confirm that the decision to assign a pension and the fact of implementation the excess of the paid pension was carried out as a result of the defendant’s behavior, which would contain signs of abuse or was in bad faith, and therefore the paid pension payments are not subject to return. Taking into account the above, the court came to the conclusion that there are no grounds for satisfying the claims,” the court emphasized.

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