Some Ukrainians after retirement can receive not about a third of their salary, but 60% of their earnings. This right is provided for a specific category of civil servants who meet the requirements of legislation regarding experience, age, and insurance experience. This is reported by the Judicial and Legal Newspaper.
Who Has the Right to a Pension of 60% of Salary
A special pension for civil servants is not available to everyone. The right to it has only been retained for citizens who, as of May 1, 2016, met one of the legally defined conditions.
Such a pension can be granted to individuals who had at least 10 years of civil service experience as of that date and continued to work in civil service.
Citizens who have accumulated at least 20 years of civil service experience also have the right, regardless of whether they worked in civil service after May 1, 2016.
In addition, it is necessary to have sufficient insurance experience for retirement pension. In 2026, it will amount to at least 33 years. Men can apply for such a pension after reaching 62 years, while women can do so after reaching the retirement age established by law.
How the Special Pension for Civil Servants is Calculated
The amount of the civil servant's pension is 60% of the salary on which the single social contribution was paid.
If a person is no longer working in civil service at the time of application, the calculation is made based on the salary of an active civil servant who holds the same position and has the same rank as the applicant's last place of work.
When determining the amount of the pension, not only the official salary is considered, but also other payments from which insurance contributions were paid, including:
- salary supplement for rank;
- salary supplement for length of service;
- bonuses;
- additional payments for performing extra duties;
- health improvement aid;
- material assistance for solving social and domestic issues;
- other payments included in the base for the calculation of the single social contribution.