Publication date: 23.05.2024
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A military serviceman is a defender of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Military service is not only a responsibility to the state and the people, but also the right to decent financial support, including after discharge.
Every soldier has the right to decent social security.
One of the important aspects of the social protection of military personnel is the possibility to recalculate the pension, which is a guarantee of social protection from the state.
This article can answer the following questions:
1) who has the right to recalculate the pension?
2) on what grounds is the recalculation of pensions carried out?
3) what is the procedure for pension transfer?
4) possible sources of obtaining information regarding the exercise of the right of military pensioners?
1. Answering the question: "Who has the right to recalculate the pension?" it should be noted that currently, depending on the specifics, there are many groups of people who have the right to recalculate military pension (place of service, period of service, etc.).
Therefore, the following can transfer their pension:
- military personnel who continue their service (in the case of an increase in financial support, when a military rank is assigned, a change in the place of service, a promotion, when a disability is established during service, etc.);
- military personnel released from service (after reaching the appropriate age and with the necessary length of service, both preferential and insurance) - pension for years of service, in case of injury, injury during service or disease as a result of service - pension in case of disability, if a military pensioner - in case of loss of breadwinner).
2. There are several grounds on the basis of which pensions are recalculated:
- increase in the monetary support of a military serviceman (change in the scheme of determining monetary support, introduction of allowances, etc.);
- increase in years of service (recalculation is made depending on the number of years of insurance, which applies to working military pensioners);
- establishment of disability (the amount of the pension depends on the disability group)
- loss of a breadwinner (members of the families of the deceased whose pension is paid according to Law 2262 have the right to change the percentage of the military serviceman's pension).
Also, the pension is recalculated in connection with its indexation.
3. The procedure for transferring pensions includes, as a rule, active actions by a pensioner or a member of his family, which can include:
- apply to the body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine (at the place of residence or receipt of pension);
- provide additional documents (certificate about the amount of financial support, inclusion of additional payments that are taken into account when determining the amount of the pension);
- fill out an application for pension recalculation of the established model (writing an application in an arbitrary form may lead to a solution of the issue not in your favor);
- get a decision on pension recalculation (the pension authority has 10 days to consider the application on the merits).
It is also necessary to remember that the recalculation of the pension is carried out from the day following the day of submission of the relevant application with documents.
4. Sources of information regarding the right to pension recalculation include:
- website of the Pension Fund of Ukraine:
- public services portal "Diya";
- PFU hotline;
- PFU service centers (you need to apply physically).
As practice shows, in order to determine the right of a military person to recalculate his pension, the latter can turn to a specialist in pension legislation after receiving an answer (consultation).
