In 2026, Ukraine plans to increase the minimum pension from 2361 to 2564 UAH per month. These changes are outlined in the Budget Declaration for 2026-2028. This means that all pensioners receiving minimum payments will be able to expect an increase in their monthly income starting next year.
This is reported by Finway
Dynamics of Minimum Pension Growth Until 2028
The minimum pension will gradually increase. In 2026, it will amount to 2564 UAH, in 2027 – 2715 UAH, and in 2028 – 2859 UAH per month. However, even these amounts cannot fully meet the physiological needs of elderly individuals, as the actual subsistence minimum for this category of citizens exceeds 6700 UAH.
“As with the indexing of the minimum pension, this is insufficient even to ensure a level of physiological survival. The actual subsistence minimum for a Ukrainian of retirement age is over 6700 UAH.”
Pension Provision Structure in Ukraine
Currently, 10 million 331 thousand people receive pensions in Ukraine. Of this number, nearly 7.5 million citizens receive age pensions, while the rest are special pensioners, people with disabilities, recipients of pensions in case of loss of a breadwinner, and other categories.
The highest payments are received by judges who are on lifelong financial maintenance. Their average pension exceeds 108 thousand UAH per month. In comparison, the average age pension is 6085.74 UAH, disability pension – 5364.98 UAH, pension in case of loss of a breadwinner – 6493.20 UAH, pension for years of service – 12,315.12 UAH, and social pensions – 2826.49 UAH.
- By age: 7,490,320 persons, average pension – 6085.74 UAH
- By disability: 1,574,456 persons, average pension – 5364.98 UAH
- In case of loss of a breadwinner: 682,890 persons, average pension – 6493.20 UAH
- For years of service: 525,134 persons, average pension – 12,315.12 UAH
- Social pensions: 54,646 persons, average pension – 2826.49 UAH
- Lifelong maintenance for judges: 3929 persons, average pension – 108,321.63 UAH
This data demonstrates a significant disparity in pension payments among different categories of pensioners in Ukraine.