In the Social Platform publication ,

they write

that Ukrainians can contribute funds to increase the insurance period or salary, which will then be taken into account for calculating the future pension, online not only for themselves, but also for another person.

Can a pensioner purchase additional insurance experience online?

How to buy seniority before retirement online?

Remember these simple steps:

  • Log in to

    the personal account

    of the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) using a qualified electronic signature.

  • In the right part of the screen, you will see the item "Voluntary payment of insurance premiums for mandatory pension insurance", then click on the item "Joining contract".

  • Next, fill in the data about the person for whose benefit you want to deposit funds (name, tax number, passport series and number, date of birth).

  • Check the printed form of the contract.

  • You consent to the transfer and processing of personal data, sign the contract.

    After that, you will be automatically transferred to the payment interface.

  • It is worth noting that it is possible to buy additional insurance experience, even if you did not work officially in certain periods from January 1, 2004 or are not listed in the lists of insured persons.

    It is impossible to purchase insurance experience before January 2004.

    In order to purchase an insurance period, you will also need to pay the Social Insurance Contribution (Unified Social Contribution).

    Charitable pensions in Ukraine: what is it

    We would like to remind you that from March 14, 2023, Ukrainians can make so-called "voluntary pension contributions".

    As Deputy Minister of Social Policy Daria Marchak

    noted

    , every citizen living in Ukraine or abroad can make a charitable donation of any amount to the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

    This will help increase the amount of the pension for:

    • grandmother;

    • grandfather;

    • caring person;

    • parents

    How to make a contribution to a charitable pension within the framework of mandatory state pension insurance?

    To do this, you need to go to

    your personal account

    on the PFU electronic services web portal.

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