In autumn 2025, some Ukrainian pensioners will be able to receive additional payments to their main pension. This applies to those whose insurance experience exceeds the minimum required. According to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, the amount of the supplement can reach about 700 hryvnias. More details about this are reported by 24 Channel.
How the amount of the pension supplement is calculated
The supplement is calculated using the formula: 1% of the pension amount for each year of excess experience, but no more than 1% of the minimum living wage. In 2025, it amounts to 2,361 hryvnias. Thus, if a pensioner has 30 additional years of experience, they will receive about 708 hryvnias (2,361 × 30% = 708).
It is worth considering the following conditions:
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if the pension was assigned before October 2011, the excess experience is considered to be more than 25 years for men and more than 20 years for women;
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if the pension was issued after October 2011, the excess experience is over 35 years for men and over 30 years for women.
Minimum experience required to retire
The law «On Mandatory State Pension Insurance» defines the minimum experience required to retire. In 2025, these requirements will increase:
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at the age of 60, a minimum of 32 years of experience is required;
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at the age of 63 — from 22 years;
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at the age of 65 — 15 years is enough.
Those who lack experience can «buy» the necessary years. This is provided for by current legislation and allows for receiving a pension without delays.
Against the backdrop of rising living wages and experience, the situation with pensions in Ukraine remains complicated. According to PFU data, more than a third of pensioners in October 2025 will receive less than 4,000 hryvnias per month. The average pension in the country has risen to 6,436.8 hryvnias, and among working pensioners — to 7,069.4 hryvnias, which is 13% more than last year.
Previously, we wrote that, according to the draft state budget for next year, the minimum pension amount will increase by 9.4% compared to the current 2,361 hryvnias. A lawyer emphasized that this technical increase corresponds to the inflation rate for 2025.