Pensions in 2025 lag behind inflation: why payments are insufficient for living.

Growth of pensions in Ukraine in the third quarter of 2025

According to inkorr.com: In the third quarter of 2025, pensions in Ukraine increased slightly – by only 26.6 hryvnias, reaching 6436.8 hryvnias. However, this increase does not match inflation rates. Over the year, inflation amounted to almost 12%, and exceeded 13% in the first nine months. This indicates that pensions are not keeping up with the rising prices of goods and services.

“The situation is particularly critical for most retirees: more than half of them receive less than five thousand hryvnias per month, while the subsistence minimum for non-working citizens is around seven thousand hryvnias. People face a difficult choice between necessary expenses.”

Need for reform of the pension system

Experts emphasize the importance of reforming the pension payment system. They propose recalculating pensions based on earnings from the last year and taking inflation into account to restore the real value of payments. The budget for the next year plans to increase the minimum pension by only 234 hryvnias, but specialists believe it should be around four and a half thousand hryvnias.

Although pensions in Ukraine increased in the third quarter of 2025, it does not compensate for rising prices. Many retirees receive amounts that no longer meet even the minimum needs, and experts are calling for reforms in the pension system.

The current situation with pensions in Ukraine requires urgent changes to ensure retirees a decent standard of living. Economic indicators indicate the need to adapt payments to real conditions, as rising prices affect all areas of life for Ukrainians, especially for the most vulnerable categories of the population.