I am applying for an old-age pension. Under what conditions is it necessary to provide a salary certificate for the period before July 2000?
🔰 When calculating a pension, a person’s earnings for all periods of insurance record from July 1, 2000, onward are taken into account, based on the data from the Register of Insured Persons (Law of Ukraine “On Mandatory State Pension Insurance”).
📄 A salary certificate for any 60 consecutive calendar months prior to July 1, 2000, may be submitted at the applicant’s request if they had a high salary during that period or worked part-time. In such a case, with the relevant certificates provided, earnings for the period before July 1, 2000, will also be considered.
✅ It is mandatory to provide such a certificate only if the person has acquired less than five years of insurance record after July 1, 2000.
➡ The relevant certificate is issued by the enterprise, institution, or organization where the person worked, based on personal accounts, payroll sheets, or other documents on accrued wages. The certificate may also be issued by the legal successor of the enterprise, institution, or organization, or by an archive institution.
❗ If earnings for the period before July 2000 are low compared to those after this date, they will be taken into account but will not affect the pension calculation.
🔻 Salary certificates for the period before July 1, 2000, are accepted only if confirmed by primary documents — meaning that the amounts stated in the certificate must be verified against the amounts indicated in the primary documents on which the certificate is based.
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