The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine is preparing a major reform that will affect the pension payments of Ukrainians, which over the years has become a trap for the most vulnerable citizens.
Previously, we wrote that Ukrainian pensioners will get a raise pensions in two stages.
As the Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovich said, we are talking about the recalculation of old pensions based on the salaries of the last century.
“If your pension was calculated at 40% of your salary in 2000 and it was 150-200 UAH in total numbers, today it is very little (150-200 UAH – ed.) . In fact, we had an annual index. But indexation was given at the level of 50%, and it did not allow to qualitatively update these old amounts. And today they are downgraded,” – mentioned Zholnovich on the air “We are Ukraine”.
Today, retired Ukrainians have to live on money that has become scarce because of its historical connection to old wages. Even with an annual index of 50%, the current number of pensions cannot be compared to the real costs of living. It is still an unfair situation when two pensioners with the same length of service and earnings receive completely different payments, just because of the difference in their retirement years.
We are committed to correcting this imbalance. The increase in pensions will be a concern for more people who have been receiving very little support for a long time. They all get promoted.” – assures Zholnovich.
It is expected that the new recalculation will be sufficient not only for the May index, but also for a major reform in July. At the same time, there is still no discussion about increasing the minimum pension.
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2024-10-20 14:26:00
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