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Elderly woman reviewing documents about the 2026 pension reform with a 6000 UAH guarantee

Pension Reform 2026: Cabinet of Ministers Confirms Transition to New Payment System and 6000 UAH Guarantee

Economy 08/18/2026, 11:38
🇺🇦 The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new pension system for 2026-2028. ✅ The minimum pension is guaranteed not to be lower than 6000 UAH. 📉 The fixed amount was removed from the document, tying payments to the subsistence minimum. 👴 The Ministry of Social Policy assures: the level of support will not decrease. #Pensions #Ukraine #CabinetOfMinisters #SocialPolicy
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Father assists a child with disabilities at home, symbolizing support for vulnerable IDPs through direct payments

Money instead of institutions: Ukraine launches experiment on direct payments for vulnerable IDPs

Politics 08/12/2026, 10:03
💸 Ukraine launches an experiment on direct payments for vulnerable IDPs. 📌 Essence of the innovation: Budget funds for care and living will be transferred not to orphanages, but to personal accounts of the elderly and people with disabilities. 🔹 The project is supervised by the Ministry of Social Policy. 🔹 Payments will be made by the Fund for Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities. 🔹 Those who already receive assistance do not need to re-register. 🏠 In August, new rules regarding housing vouchers and mortgages are also in effect. Update your data in the registry!
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Person holding an open Ukrainian work book, symbolizing the search for lost work experience for pension

Ukraine's Pension Fund takes on the search for work experience: how the new law will save pensions for those who lost documents

Politics 08/07/2026, 08:44
🇺🇦 The Pension Fund of Ukraine is now obliged to search for work experience for citizens itself! A new law, which came into force in August 2026, changes the rules of the game: the state takes on the search for documents for those who lost them due to the war or worked at destroyed enterprises. 📄 ✅ If the employer submitted reporting but did not pay contributions — the work experience will be credited. ✅ PFU checks registries and helps gather documents. ✅ The "philanthropic pension" mechanism is working for direct assistance. This is real help for millions who have returned from occupied territories. #Pensions #Ukraine #SocialGuarantees
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Four girls holding hands and walking on a forest path, symbolizing the future of children and the importance of state child benefits in Ukraine.

Child benefits in Ukraine to increase 2.7 times: Cabinet of Ministers adopts comprehensive bill

Politics 07/23/2026, 15:24
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has registered a bill to increase child benefits by 2.7 times. 🇺🇦 Guardians and foster families are promised significant financial support, and a lump-sum payment of 36,000 hryvnias is being introduced. 📉 Additionally, brothers and sisters will no longer be separated when placed in families. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
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