There are the following types of pensions:
Old-age pensions
Disability pensions
Pensions in connection with the loss of a breadwinner
Allowances, increases, pension supplements
Long-term pensions, preferential pensions
Pensions according to separate laws
Pension certificate
Pension provision of internally displaced persons
You can learn more about each type of pension on the official website of the Pension Fund of Ukraine - https://www.pfu.gov.ua/poslugi/vydy-pensij/.
Yes, you can apply for a disability pension even if you have not reached retirement age. Disability pension is awarded as a result of general illness or disability not related to work, disability from childhood.
However, for this, it is necessary to have insurance experience at the time of the onset of disability or on the day of applying for a pension. So, for persons with disabilities of the I group, it is necessary to have from 1 to 10 years of insurance experience, depending on their age. In particular, before reaching the age of 25 inclusive, it is necessary to have 1 year of insurance experience, and for persons from 54 to 59 years inclusive - 10 years. For persons with disabilities of II and III groups, the law provides for the acquisition of 1 to 14 years of insurance experience.
The application for the appointment of a disability pension and the necessary documents must be submitted to any office of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, regardless of the place of residence. The application can also be submitted through a representative who acts on the basis of a notarized power of attorney issued to him.
The following are attached to the application for the appointment of a disability pension:
Passport, ID card or other document certifying identity, place of residence (registration) and age.
ID number.
Documents confirming the insurance experience (employment book, documents on training, military service, etc.).
An extract from the review report of the Medical and Social Expert Commission on the establishment of the group, reasons and term of disability.
Certificate of salary for the period of insurance experience until July 1, 2000 (if the insurance experience, starting from July 1, 2000, is less than 60 months, a certificate of salary (income) is submitted for any 60 calendar months of insurance experience in a row until June 30. 2000).
Two color photos measuring 4×6 cm.
The Law of Ukraine "On Pension Security" guarantees the social security of pensioners by setting pensions at a level based on the subsistence minimum, as well as regularly reviewing their amounts in connection with the increase in the size of the minimum consumer budget and the improvement of the efficiency of the republic's economy.
Law of Ukraine "On the basic principles of social protection of labor veterans and other senior citizens in Ukraine" - defines the basic principles of state policy regarding labor veterans and other senior citizens and is aimed at forming a humane, respectful attitude towards them in society and ensuring their active longevity. The law guarantees labor veterans and senior citizens equal opportunities with other citizens in the economic, social, and political spheres, favorable conditions for a full-fledged lifestyle. The state guarantees every labor veteran and senior citizen an appropriate standard of living, satisfaction of various life needs, provision of various types of assistance through:
implementation of the right to work in accordance with professional training, work skills and taking into account the state of health;
provision of pensions and benefits;
provision of housing;
creation of conditions for maintaining health and active longevity in accordance with modern achievements of science;
organization of social and household services, development of a network of material and technical bases for stationary institutions and home forms of service for elderly citizens, as well as training of relevant specialists.
The Law of Ukraine "On Mandatory State Pension Insurance" defines the principles, principles and mechanisms of the functioning of the system of mandatory state pension insurance, the appointment, calculation and payment of pensions, the provision of social services from the funds of the Pension Fund, which are formed at the expense of insurance contributions from employers, budgetary and other sources provided for by this Law, and also regulates the procedure for the formation of the Accumulated Pension Fund and financing from its funds expenses for the payment of life pension insurance contracts or one-time payments to insured persons, members of their families and other persons provided for by this Law.