From September 2026, a number of Ukrainian women pensioners will begin receiving a special pension supplement, which in its maximum amount stands at 1,038 hryvnias per month. The right to this payment is granted to mothers with many children who raised at least five children to the age of six, as well as to women who adopted the same number of children. This provision is enshrined in the law "On Pensions for Special Merits to Ukraine," and the amount of the top-up is tied to the subsistence minimum for non-working persons, set in January 2026 at 2,595 hryvnias.

Who is entitled to the supplement

The main target group is mothers who raised five or more children to the age of six. The same right extends to adoptive mothers who established guardianship or adoption over the same number of children. It is precisely these categories that fall under the law on special merits to Ukraine, which serves as the legal basis for calculating the top-up.

Payment amount: from 908 to 1,038 hryvnias

The minimum supplement is 35 percent of the subsistence minimum for non-working persons, i.e. 908 hryvnias — this is the amount received by women who raised five children. For each additional child, the percentage rate increases by one percentage point, so the maximum top-up reaches 40 percent of the subsistence minimum, or 1,038 hryvnias per month. Since the payment is tied to the subsistence minimum, its amount may be reviewed annually in line with changes to this indicator.

How the top-up is granted: without applications

The Pension Fund of Ukraine explains that there is no need to apply for the supplement: the payment is calculated automatically on the basis of the data already contained in the recipient's pension file. This means that the woman does not need to gather additional documents or file a separate application — the supplement will be reflected in the pension payments on the basis of the relevant information being present.

What happens after the recipient's death

In the event of the death of a woman who was receiving the supplement, part of this payment may be granted to her close relatives within the limits of the survivor's pension. The amount of such a payment is 70 percent of the top-up for each non-working member of the family; if there are two or more such persons, the payment increases to 90 percent of the supplement.

Contradictory data

On the key figures of the supplement, the sources are consistent: the minimum amount of 908 hryvnias (35 percent) and the maximum of 1,038 hryvnias (40 percent) of the 2,595-hryvnia subsistence minimum are confirmed both in RBC-Ukraine's materials and in a TSN publication, which directly points to a range of "up to 40 percent." The discrepancy arises in the context of early retirement: the original text focuses on miners and workers in especially hazardous conditions, whose pension may be granted from the age of 50, whereas the klerk.ru outlet identifies mothers with many children, "northerners" and teachers as the categories eligible for early retirement. Thus, the issue is not a discrepancy in the top-up figures, but rather that different sources emphasize different categories of citizens claiming early pension provision.

Context: early retirement and other top-ups

In addition to the supplement for mothers with many children, a number of other pension benefits are being discussed in 2026. Certain categories of citizens — in particular some miners and workers in especially hazardous conditions with the required length of service — may be granted a pension before the general age threshold. Separately, RBC-Ukraine reported on a top-up of almost 2,600 hryvnias for certain non-working pensioners permanently residing in the resettlement zone after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident; this payment is a separate measure and is not linked to the supplement for the special merits of mothers with many children.