Does caring for an elderly person count towards seniority?

According to Ukrainian legislation, care for a person with a disability can be included in the insurance period, but certain conditions must be met for this.

In accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Mandatory State Pension Insurance", enrollment in the insurance record of periods of care for a person with a disability of group I, for a child with a disability or a person who has reached retirement age and needs third-party care, if the person who provided such care :

• is able to work;

• did not work during this period;

• received assistance or compensation in accordance with the legislation from the social protection authorities.

If a person with a disability is cared for by an old-age pensioner, that is, a person who is legally disabled, this period is not included in the insurance length of service and, accordingly, does not affect the amount of the pension.

To complete such a procedure, you need to contact the territorial bodies of the Pension Fund of Ukraine and provide the following documents:

• Act of examination of the actual circumstances of caregiving - drawn up by the bodies of the Pension Fund on the basis of information received from housing fund management bodies, village and settlement Councils of People's Deputies, surveys of persons for whom care is provided and their neighbors, and other data.

• Documents confirming disability status can be extracts from the examination report of the medical and social expert commission, medical reports, pension certificate, certificate of the recipient of assistance or certificates of labor and social protection of the population or the Pension Fund and other documents.

• Documents that confirm age can be a birth certificate or an extract from a passport or a certificate from the housing fund management authorities and others.