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title: "Working pensioners in Ukraine can receive a higher payout: lawyer explains how the recalculation works"
description: "Lawyer Liubomyr Kozhukhov explained that working pensioners in Ukraine can receive a higher payout upon recalculation, but the right to it is not tied to September and arises in any month once the required record is present."
date: 2026-08-29T03:34:01.000Z
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# Working pensioners in Ukraine can receive a higher payout: lawyer explains how the recalculation works

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## 🎯 Key Points

- The right to a pension recalculation for working pensioners in Ukraine is not tied to September and can arise in any month once the required insurance record is present (lawyer Liubomyr Kozhukhov).
- The Pension Fund of Ukraine is obliged to apply the recalculation option that is most advantageous for the pensioner, comparing both possible accrual options.
- If a recalculation has not been carried out or the record/earnings have been accounted for incorrectly, the decision can be appealed.
- Charitable aid from the UN and international funds is not considered income for pension purposes only when both the donor and the recipient have an official status.

In Ukraine, working pensioners can receive a higher payout as early as September, however a lawyer emphasizes: the right to a recalculation is not tied exclusively to this month. This was stated in a comment to RBC-Ukraine by pension recalculation lawyer Liubomyr Kozhukhov of the law firm "Prykhidko and Partners." According to him, the mechanism is regulated by Part Four of Article 42 of the Law of Ukraine "On Mandatory State Pension Insurance."

### When the right to a recalculation arises

"The right to a recalculation is not tied exclusively to September — it can arise in any month if the pensioner has acquired the required insurance record," explains Liubomyr Kozhukhov. If a person continued to work after their pension was assigned or preliminarily recalculated, they may be entitled to a higher payout provided the established conditions are met. That is precisely why, according to the lawyer, working pensioners should independently and periodically check whether they have acquired the right to a recalculation, rather than relying on a specific month of the year.

### Two recalculation options and the fund's obligation

In practice, there are two ways in which the payout may be issued after a recalculation. "The Pension Fund must apply the recalculation option that is most advantageous for the pensioner," notes Kozhukhov. According to him, it is important for the pensioner that the Pension Fund of Ukraine compares both options and determines the one that yields the larger payout. This means that choosing the more favorable calculation is not a right but an obligation of the fund, which can be cited during an audit.

### How to appeal an error

The lawyer also reminded that if a recalculation has not been carried out, or if the insurance record or earnings have been accounted for incorrectly, such a decision can be appealed. This gives the working pensioner a tool for protection: upon discovering unrecorded service or an incorrect calculation, they can initiate an audit and challenge the fund's decision. It was also previously reported that pensioners who are entitled to several types of pension at once can independently choose the more favorable type of payout — in person at a Pension Fund service center or online via the electronic services web portal.

### Does charitable aid affect the pension amount

Separately, the lawyer explained whether charitable aid from the UN or other international funds affects the pension amount. According to her, such payments are not considered income for the purposes of pension calculation only when both the donor and the recipient have an official status. This means that unofficial aid may be accounted for differently, and pensioners should take this nuance into account when assessing their income.

### Contradictory data

Open sources feature two different emphases on the same mechanism. On the one hand, a number of publications describe the recalculation as "automatic," which working pensioners "will be able to receive" without any active action. On the other hand, Ukrainian lawyer Liubomyr Kozhukhov explicitly states that the right to a recalculation is not tied to September and arises in any month provided the required record is present, and pensioners are advised to independently check for its presence. Thus, regarding "automaticity" and the tie to a specific month, the sources' versions diverge: in the Ukrainian legal context, the emphasis is placed on the pensioner's independent control and the fund's obligation to apply the most favorable option, rather than on a guaranteed automatic accrual in a fixed month.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Pension recalculation for working pensioners: how to receive a higher payout in September](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/pererahunok-pensiy-pratsyuyuchim-pensioneram-1787912041.html) - Прямой источник: комментарий юриста Любомира Кожухова (ЮК «Приходько и партнеры») о ч.4 ст.42 Закона Украины, двух вариантах пересчёта, обязанности фонда и праве на обжалование.
- [Expert Hukosova: working pensioners will be able to receive an automatic pension recalculation](https://1prime.ru/20260425/ranhigs-869434648.html) - Описывает «автоматический» перерасчёт; домен относится к российской юрисдикции, что не совпадает с украинским механизмом из основного текста.
- [Working pensioners may lose their payouts: who is affected](https://focus.ua/economics/765131-pensii-v-ukraine-kto-iz-rabotayushchih-pensionerov-mozhet-lishitsya-vyplat) - Украинский контекст, смежная тема (риски по выплатам работающим пенсионерам), не подтверждает напрямую механизм перерасчёта из основного текста.
- [Financier explained who is entitled to an automatic pension recalculation](https://www.m24.ru/news/25042026/894763) - Концепция «автоматического перерасчёта» из российской юрисдикции; не подтверждает украинский факт и противоречит акценту на самостоятельной проверке.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Is the pension recalculation for a working pensioner in Ukraine tied to September?
**A:** No. According to lawyer Liubomyr Kozhukhov, the right to a recalculation is not tied exclusively to September and can arise in any month if the pensioner has acquired the required insurance record.

### Q: What must the Pension Fund do during a recalculation?
**A:** The Pension Fund of Ukraine is obliged to apply the recalculation option that is most advantageous for the pensioner, comparing both possible accrual options and selecting the one that yields the larger payout.

### Q: What should be done if a recalculation has not been carried out or the record has been accounted for incorrectly?
**A:** Such a decision can be appealed. Pensioners are advised to independently and periodically check for the presence of the right to a recalculation, rather than relying on a specific month.

### Q: Is charitable aid from the UN or funds counted as income for pension purposes?
**A:** Such payments are not considered income for the purposes of pension calculation only when both the donor and the recipient have an official status.