Pensions in

Ukraine

will be transferred in March 2023.

She reported about it

Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovich on the air of the telethon.

She reminded that on January 2, in accordance with the approved schedule, the Pension Fund began payments for January.

UAH 0.5 billion has been allocated for this.

Regarding the indexation of pensions, Zholnovich explained that the amount of the transfer will depend on the inflation rate, which will become known at the end of January 2023.

"Then (in January - ed.) the inflation level will be calculated. So, closer to February, we will understand by what percentage of inflation we will index pensions in March," Zholnovich explained. 

The minister assured that despite the war, the Cabinet will finance the March indexation of pensions.

As a reminder, from January 1,

the minimum and maximum old

-age pensions increased to UAH 2,093 and UAH 20,930, respectively.

In turn, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal assured that in 2023, despite the war, the

Cabinet of Ministers will carry out indexation of pensions.

 According to the head of the government, despite the full-scale war with Russia, almost 11 million Ukrainian pensioners receive their payments on time.

Previously, we explained how the age of relief for a combatant's pension is calculated.

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