Pensions indexed: who gets how much since March
25 March 2025 15:37
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that in March the government indexed pensions in Ukraine as planned. He said this during a government meeting,
“This month, as promised, pension payments were indexed. Pensions have increased by 11.5% for more than 10 million Ukrainians. Thus, the average pension is 6345 hryvnias,”
– the Prime Minister said.
He clarified that pensions for March have already been paid, and from April 1, payments for almost 630 thousand working pensioners will be automatically indexed according to their updated insurance record.
According to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the previous average pension in Ukraine was UAH 5,789, so the average pension in Ukraine has increased by UAH 556.
At the same time, the minimum pension increase due to indexation cannot be less than UAH 100, and the maximum cannot exceed UAH 1,500.
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Which payments were indexed
The Government has indexed:
- pensions granted in accordance with the Laws of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance”, “On Pensions for Persons Discharged from Military Service and Certain Other Persons”, “On Civil Service”, “On Service in Local Self-Government Bodies”, “On the Status of a Member of Parliament of Ukraine”, and “On Scientific and Scientific and Technical Activities”;
- minimum disability pensions as defined in paragraphs two and three of part one of Article 22 of the Law of Ukraine “On Pensions for Persons Discharged from Military Service and Certain Other Persons” and part three of Article 54 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Status and Social Protection of Citizens Affected by the Chornobyl Disaster”;
- allowances for special services to fighters for the independence of Ukraine in the XX century, as defined in the second paragraph of the first part of Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine “On Pensions for Special Services to Ukraine”;
- monthly insurance payments to victims of industrial accidents and occupational diseases that caused disability and to persons entitled to insurance payments in the event of the victim’s death.
In addition, the amount of the minimum pension for non-working pensioners over the age of 65 with full insurance coverage was increased, as well as the amount of minimum pension payments to persons with war-related disabilities, combatants and various age categories depending on their insurance coverage.
More than 17 thousand “special pensioners” will have their payments limited
The decision to introduce restrictive coefficients to pensions that exceed 10 subsistence minimums, i.e. UAH 23,610, is enshrined in Article 46 of the Law of Ukraine “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2025.”
The government decree stipulates that
- a coefficient of 0.5 will be applied to the part of the pension that exceeds 10 subsistence minimums (UAH 23,610) and does not exceed 11 subsistence minimums (UAH 25,971);
- to the part of the pension that exceeds 11 subsistence minimums (UAH 25,971) and does not exceed 13 subsistence minimums (UAH 30,693) – 0.4;
- to the part of the pension that exceeds 13 subsistence minimums (UAH 30,693) and does not exceed 17 subsistence minimums (UAH 40,137) – 0.3;
- to the part of the pension that exceeds 17 subsistence minimums (UAH 40,137) and does not exceed 21 subsistence minimums (UAH 49,581) – 0.2;
- to the part of the pension that exceeds 21 subsistence minimums (UAH 49,581) – 0.1.
Thus, the differentiation of pension amounts remains, but, as the Ministry of Social Policy emphasized, taking into account the realities of wartime, limited funding and, most importantly, the fairness and proportionality of pension calculation, the above restrictions will apply in 2025.
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