PFU refused the Kiev pension in connection with the loss of the breadwinner because of different registration address with the late man – which was decided by the court

The woman who depended financially on the deceased man, the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) rejected in the provision of pension payments due to the loss of the breadwinner.

Citizen after The death of a man filed a PFU for a pension in connection with the death of the holder. However, she was denied because their official registration did not coincide at the time of death. This information is listed in the decision of the Dniprovsky District Court of Kyiv of July 3, 2025.

A woman from November 2021 to November 2023 actually lived with her husband without official marriage registration. The man was registered at a different address, but during this period the couple kept a joint life. Changing the place of registration was not necessary because it did not interfere with their joint residence. The marriage between the spouses was officially registered on November 29, 2023 by the Dniprovsky Draft Department. The couple owned, shared their household responsibilities. The deceased man was the liquidator of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, which requires constant care, monitoring of food and medication that the wife provided fully. He also worked in the law enforcement agencies, released in the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the time of his death, his pension amounted to 19 522 UAH. The pension payments of women amounted to only 5 911 UAH, it did not have other income since August 2021. The absence of additional sources of financing is confirmed by the help of the OK-7 form of 15.04.2024. Having retired in June 2022, a woman since August of the same year due to the inability to work completely depended on her husband’s financial support, since her pension was much lower.

After the death of her husband in January 2024, she appealed to the PFU to impose a pension due to the loss of a breadwinner, but received a departure. The motivated answer states that different registration addresses at the time of death are the basis for refusal. The decision also noted that the fact of financial dependence can be confirmed by a court decision to recognize the maintenance of a disabled family member. This is a necessary step for further pension payments.

Did the court satisfy the claim? The court rejected the plaintiff’s claims. She did not provide sufficient evidence that the man’s pension was the only and main source of maintenance, as well as full financial dependence on him.

“The plaintiff did not provide permissible evidence that the pension payments of a man were a permanent main source of existence for a woman. According to the case, the plaintiff did not receive any income from 2012 to 2022, which is supported by the State Register. The existence of a pension or salary from the applicant is not an obstacle to recognition if the court found that the main source of existence was financial assistance from another person. When considering such cases, it is taken into account that the right to a pension after the death of a breadwinner is given to disabled family members who were maintained, ”the court said.

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