Can I receive a pension if I have not reached retirement age, but I have...?

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.