Pensioners from the Chernobyl zones can receive a supplement of 2,595 hryvnias: what is needed for this

In July 2026, certain categories of Ukrainian pensioners may receive a monthly pension supplement of UAH 2,595. Non-working pensioners who lived in areas contaminated as a result of the Chernobyl accident are entitled to the payment, under the conditions specified by law.

This was reported by the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

The right to a supplement is provided for by the Law “On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026” No. 4695-IX. The amount of the monthly supplement in 2026 is 2,595 hryvnias, since it is tied to the subsistence minimum for persons who have lost their ability to work.

The payment can be received by non-working pensioners who lived in the zone of unconditional (mandatory) or guaranteed voluntary resettlement:

• as of April 26, 1986;
• or resided there before January 1, 1993.

At the same time, the allowance is not assigned:

• citizens who left the guaranteed voluntary resettlement zone after the accident and later returned;
• persons who first moved to this area after April 26, 1986;
• working pensioners.

At the same time, changing your place of residence within the same radioactively contaminated territory does not deprive you of the right to receive a supplement.

A new mechanism for confirming the right to a supplement was also introduced in 2026. If information about living in a contaminated area is missing from state registers, pensioners can contact a special commission at the regional military administration.

This mechanism is used if the necessary information is missing from the citizen’s passport, the Unified State Demographic Register, or the database of the State Migration Service. Documents must be submitted by September 30, 2026. Currently, 8 such commissions operate in Ukraine.

In addition, the Pension Fund reminded that in Ukraine there are also monthly age-related pension supplements. After reaching the age of 70, pensioners are automatically assigned a supplement of 300 hryvnias, after 75 years – 456 hryvnias, and after 80 years – 570 hryvnias. For the first month, the payment is calculated in proportion to the number of days after the birthday.

It was previously reported that Ukrainian pensioners can count on an increase in pension payments through the appointment of various allowances and additional payments upon reaching the appropriate age.

It is worth adding that in Ukraine, monthly pension supplements are provided for women who have raised 5 or more children in 2026. The amount of the supplement may exceed 1,000 hryvnias, but it is not calculated automatically.

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