Pension indexation in 2026: why the increase will not please millions of Ukrainians

The draft state budget for 2026 provides for pension indexation, namely an increase in the subsistence minimum by 9.9%. The head of the Finance Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Danilo Getmantsev, expressed doubts about the effectiveness of these changes for pensioners. According to him, the increase seems to be a formal agreement of figures in reporting, rather than real support for the elderly.

The main difficulty is that the planned increase does not correspond to real economic indicators. In all countries of the world, including Ukraine, inflation raises questions about the effectiveness of indexation. More than 400,000 pensioners receive amounts below the established subsistence minimum, which threatens their decent existence.

Ukrainian pensioners hope for an increase in their pensions in 2026, but some experts doubt the real benefits of this measure. The problem lies in the insufficient correspondence of the planned pension increases to real economic conditions, which may threaten the decent existence of pensioners who already receive low amounts from pension funds.