Although the Pension Fund of Ukraine recently announced an increase in the average pension, in reality the situation with indexation and increases in payments is extremely deplorable. The increase in payments to pensioners is actually negligible, and indexation does not cover inflation, even officially.
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Such data was provided by the People's Deputy of Ukraine Danylo Hetmantsev , according to whom the average pension in the last quarter increased by only 26.6 UAH – to 6,436.8 UAH. If we look at it in annual terms, the growth is almost 10%.
“At the same time, inflation in the country increased by 11.9% (in September 2025 compared to September 2024). And the average inflation for 9 months of 2025 was already 13.9%. Obviously, the increase in the average pension of Ukrainians does not cover inflation,” the politician summarizes.
Moreover, the MP adds that in reality the situation is even more complicated, since 56% of pensioners generally receive less than UAH 5,000. This is much lower than the actual subsistence minimum for disabled Ukrainians, which, according to some estimates, is UAH 7,091 in June 2025 prices.
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According to Danylo Getmantsev, it is necessary to increase the formula for calculating benefits so that a person receives at least 40% of their average salary before retirement in the form of a pension. However, in 2026, they want to increase the minimum pension by 234 hryvnias – to 2,595 hryvnias, and index it in March.
As “FACTY” reported, if the new formula proposed by the politician is applied, the pension amount could increase by approximately 75%.
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