The Pension Fund paid 67.3 billion hryvnias in September: what is happening with payments.

According to inkorr.com: The Pension Fund of Ukraine has completed the financing of pension payments for September, spending 67.3 billion hryvnias. This is 1.5 billion less than in August, when retirees received 68.8 billion hryvnias.

In the last three months, the volumes of pension financing remained stable at the level of 67.8 billion hryvnias, except for March, when payments amounted to 67.4 billion due to indexing. In January and February, the figures were lower: 61.7 billion and 62.2 billion hryvnias respectively.

According to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, as of July this year, there are 10 million 259.7 thousand retirees registered in Ukraine, which is 88.4 thousand less than in December 2024. Payments are made both through the post and to bank accounts.

An increase in the minimum wage to 8,647 hryvnias is expected from January 1, 2026, and the minimum pension to 2,595 hryvnias. The main increase in pensions is scheduled for March 1, 2026, during the next indexing.

Projected changes in pension payments

The largest number of retirees lives in Dnipropetrovsk region – 869.4 thousand, in Kyiv – 747.6 thousand, in Kharkiv region – 697.1 thousand, in Lviv region – 666.3 thousand, and in Donetsk region – 596.4 thousand.

Despite the stability of pension financing in Ukraine in recent months, the beginning of the new year will bring an increase in minimum pensions and wages, which should have a positive impact on the social protection of retirees in the country.