Lived without pensions. A merited social worker compared the social protection of the USSR and Independent Ukraine.

In Soviet Ukraine, there was no social assistance like there is now. Even citizens with ten years of service did not receive a pension. This was stated by Tetyana Zinchenko, Deputy Head of the Social Protection Department of the Shevchenkivsky District Administration.

The pension law at that time did not provide for home service. The Soviet government also did not provide subsidies and social workers to those who needed help.

Zinchenko emphasized that people's lives have become better now. Previously, people received a pension only if they had the necessary work experience and documents, but many did not have such an opportunity.

For example, Zinchenko's relative worked 18 years in Kyiv and 19 years in a village, but did not receive a pension due to a lack of the necessary service period. Such cases were common.

Also, the amount of pension payments was insignificant then. In the early 80s, pensioners received 21 karbovanets, and before that - 8 or 12 rubles.