Here are some of the most frequently asked questions received by the Main Directorate of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast in June, along with answers from experts:
❓ Can I retire earlier than at 60 if I have worked for more than 10 years at a peat extraction enterprise?
✅ Yes, you can, but under certain conditions.
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❓I quit my job because I moved. I plan to find a new job in the future. Do I have the right to make voluntary contributions between leaving my job and finding a new one?
✅ Yes, you do.
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❓An employee at our company suffered a domestic injury, and the sick leave certificate indicated “alcohol intoxication,” so no payments were made. Two months after returning to work, he fell ill again. Can the insurer exclude the days of the previous sick leave from the calculation period of the new one?
✅ Yes, they can.
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❓The company where my mother works is suspending its activities, and she will be laid off. Can she retire early if she has 34 years of service but will turn 60 in a year?
✅ Yes, she can.
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❓ Our family rents a home for which we have been granted a housing subsidy for 6 months. According to the lease agreement, we plan to live here longer. Do we need to reapply to the Pension Fund of Ukraine in six months?
✅ No, you don't.
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❓My husband needs care during his illness. Can I take sick leave to care for him?
✅ Yes, you can.
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❓My husband, a military serviceman and combatant who used to receive a discount on housing and utility services, is currently missing in action. Do I have the right to transfer the discount to my name?
✅ Yes, you do.
▫ For more details, see the link 👉 https://t1p.de/bt4sc.
❓ As a legal entity, I plan to make a charitable pension donation to a former employee. How much will the pensioner receive?
🔰 If the charitable donation is targeted, 70 percent of the amount is paid to the pensioner, and 30 percent of the amount goes to the budget of the Pension Fund of Ukraine and is used as a financial resource for the payment of pensions (Article 72-1 of the Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance”).
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