Work does not deprive the right: how students receive a pension for loss of a breadwinner in 2026
🎓 **Work does not deprive of pension:** PFU clarified payment rules for students in 2026.
📉 **Main point:** Official employment is NOT grounds for cancelling a pension for loss of a breadwinner. Students can work and receive payments simultaneously.
📝 **Conditions:**
✅ Payments until age 23.
✅ Full-time study only.
✅ Holidays do not interrupt payments.
📲 **No certificates:** During martial law, certificates from universities are not needed — PFU checks data via registries.
💰 **Allowances:** Veterans and champions receive an additional 596–908 UAH. The "patron" pension works (70% reaches the recipient).
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