Pension inequality: how payouts differ for deputies and ordinary Ukrainians.

Higher payments to deputies, pension inequality
Higher payments to deputies, pension inequality

Ukrainian members of parliament receive pensions under the same conditions as other citizens.

According to data from OBOZ.UA, most retiree-parliamentarians receive about 20,000 hryvnias per month, but there are exceptions.

The highest pension among deputies is received by Vasyl Nimchenko from the "Opposition Bloc" - 186.9 thousand hryvnias monthly.

This is related to his previous status as a Constitutional Court judge, which ensures lifelong maintenance.

MP from the 'Opposition Platform – For Life' Vasyl Nimchenko

Other parliamentarians have much smaller pension payouts. For example, Oleksandr Feldman receives a pension of 16.5 thousand hryvnias with a salary of 36.8 thousand hryvnias. Anton Kisse declares a pension of 15.1 thousand hryvnias with a monthly income of 55.9 thousand hryvnias from the Verkhovna Rada.

Sergiy Magerya's pension is 18 thousand hryvnias with a salary of 53.4 thousand hryvnias per month. Sergiy Larin receives a pension of 20.4 thousand hryvnias.

As of early 2024, the average pension in Ukraine is 5,816 hryvnias, which increased over three months by 73 hryvnias. Pensions have increased by 45.7% since the start of the full-scale war - from 3,991 to 5,816 hryvnias, which exceeded the inflation rate (35.5%).

Meanwhile, the subsistence minimum for adults is 9,170.4 hryvnias. For children under 6 years, this figure is 6,341.21 hryvnias, and for children over 6 years - 7,925.62 hryvnias.

Also, a historic pension equalization has been announced in Ukraine.


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