The expert explained what opportunities have arisen for pensioners.

Increase in pension spending in Ukraine

In December 2024, pension expenditures in Ukraine increased to UAH 63.3 billion, which is 9% more compared to December of last year. This was reported by pension provision expert Serhiy Korobkin.

Despite a massive cyber attack on state registries on December 19, the Pension Fund of Ukraine continues to operate as usual. 'The attack on the Ministry of Justice registry will not affect the payment of benefits to citizens. Part of the payments has already been made, the rest will be made on Time according to the schedule,' said the expert.

A significant achievement of the month was the introduction of an electronic pension certificate in the 'Dii' application. 'The e-pension certificate is an electronic document that confirms the fact of pension assignment and does not require additional presentation of the pension certificate in paper form,' explains the chairman of the Pension Fund of Ukraine Yevhen Kapinus.

Pension reform project in Ukraine

Meanwhile, a project of pension reform has been published regarding the introduction of a points system. According to Korobkin, the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine criticized the project due to unclear wording and lack of financial justification. 'When determining the cost of a point, a corrective coefficient for financial stability will be applied, and the increase will be carried out gradually until 2030,' pointed out the expert.