The government will increase pensions for 10 million Ukrainians: details of the budget-2026.

According to inkorr.com: The state budget of Ukraine for 2026 includes a significant increase in expenditures for social protection and pension provision. This information was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, and Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

Increase in pensions and social support

According to Zheleznyak, the government plans to index pensions for 10.3 million pensioners starting from March 1, 2026. The transfer to the Pension Fund will amount to 251.3 billion hryvnias.

The total expenditures on pension provision in 2026 will reach 1 trillion 27 billion hryvnias, which is 123.4 billion hryvnias more than in the current year, Svyrydenko reported.

Increase in social sphere funding

The Member of Parliament noted that in total, a lot has been added to the social sphere due to an increase in funding by 161.2 billion hryvnias across all areas. Social protection will receive 467.1 billion hryvnias, which is 45.3 billion more compared to 2025.

Support for the population and veterans

Additionally, it is planned to allocate 24.5 billion hryvnias for demographic development support, assistance to internally displaced persons, support for veterans, and medicine. Veteran policy and integration into society will receive 17.9 billion hryvnias, while healthcare will be allocated 258 billion hryvnias.

Therefore, the government of Ukraine intends to significantly increase expenditures for social protection and pension provision in 2026, which includes indexing pensions and expanding social support for the population, veterans, and other vulnerable groups.