The Pension Fund of Ukraine explained the cases in which the pension may not arrive in January 2026 and how to restore payments. This primarily concerns pensioners who are abroad, living in temporarily occupied territories, or have left them. The Pension Fund of Ukraine reports.
The Fund emphasizes that pension payments in 2026 for these categories will only be made if certain legal conditions are met. These are stipulated by the Law of Ukraine on Mandatory State Pension Insurance and the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 299.
Pension in January 2026: main reasons for delay
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the pensioner did not pass physical identification by December 31, 2025
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no notice of non-receipt of pension from the Russian Federation was submitted
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there are no current data in the Pension Fund regarding the person's location
If physical identification is not passed, the pension payment is stopped from January 1, 2026. It is restored immediately after confirming the person's identity in one of the prescribed ways.
Restoration of pension payments: what needs to be done
To check whether the identification is recorded, one can use the personal cabinet on the web portal or in the mobile application of the Pension Fund of Ukraine through the My Identification service. Online identification can also be passed using the Diya.Signature.
If payment is suspended due to the non-submission of a notice of non-receipt of pension from the Russian Federation, it can be submitted remotely through the electronic cabinet in the Distance Informing section or during a video conference with a Fund employee. Persons abroad can send the relevant application by mail to the Pension Fund authority at the place of accounting.
The Fund emphasizes that after fulfilling the necessary requirements, the pension is restored without reappointment.
Reminder, the Supreme Court obliged the Pension Fund to correct errors in the pensioners' details.