What documents must be provided to apply for a pension?
The list of documents required to assign a pension depends on the type of pension being assigned. The main list of required documents usually includes:
- Passport (original and copy 1,2,4,5 pages and registration) or address certificate;
- Identification code (original and copy);
- Work book (original and copy);
- Diploma of completion of the full-time department of the educational institution (original and copy);
- Marriage certificate - for women (original and copy);
- Military ID (original and copy);
- Birth certificates of children - for women, if at the time of being on maternity leave up to 3 years of age the woman was not in an employment relationship (original and copy);
- For preferential pensions under Lists No. 1, No. 2 - a certificate from the enterprise clarifying the preferential nature of the work, extracts from orders on the results of certification of workplaces at the enterprise, if the preferential work took place in the period after August 1992;
To count the period of work as a private entrepreneur as part of your experience, you must submit:
- Certificate of registration of a private enterprise or patent (original and copy);
- a certificate of payment of insurance contributions to the Pension Fund at the place of registration of the entrepreneur;
- Certificate of salary (on a form) monthly for the entire period of work from July 1, 2000 to the month of filing the application for a pension in the prescribed form or information from the personalized accounting department;
If desired, a salary certificate (on a form) is provided for any 60 full months of consecutive work for the period before July 1, 2000.
All copies are certified by the Pension Fund authority when submitting documents.
Disabled persons additionally provide an MSEC conclusion on establishing a disability group
HOW TO APPLY FOR A PENSION?
The editors of our newspaper receive many questions regarding the registration of pensions. For clarification, we turned to the head of the Pension Fund (PF) of the DPR in the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, Natalya Petrova.
Natalya Evgenievna, when do residents of the DPR have the right to apply for an old-age pension?
Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the DPR dated January 10, 2015 No. 1-12 “On some issues of assignment (recalculation) of pensions in the Donetsk People’s Republic during the transition period” stipulates that the Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance” dated July 9, 2003 No. 1058 (as amended before October 2011 in terms of determining the retirement age for women), namely: women have the right to an old-age pension after reaching 55 years of age and with at least 15 years of insurance experience. The retirement age for men is 60 years.
If a person who has issued a pension continues to work, can he count on receiving the pension and salary in full or will some kind of deduction be made from the pension?
Pensions are paid to persons who continue to work in full, regardless of income. At the same time, I would like to appeal to citizens who get a job after receiving a pension, with a request for timely provision of employment information to the territorial bodies of the Pension Fund, since the pension payment includes bonuses and increases, the right to receive and the method of calculation of which are determined depending on from the fact of work.
How long does the process of applying for a pension take and when should a person submit documents to the Pension Fund: after reaching retirement age or, for example, a month before this date?
The decision to grant a pension, if all the necessary documents are available, is made no later than ten days after submitting the application to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of the DPR. Article 44 of the Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance” (used for the transition period) defines the right of citizens to apply for an old-age pension no earlier than a month before reaching retirement age.
During what period of time from the date of registration of a pension will a person begin to receive it?
To a citizen who has received a pension, it is issued in the next payment period. This means that if the decision to assign a pension is made before the 25th day of the current month (or before the formation of statements for the payment of pensions for the next month), the payment will be made in the month following the month the decision to assign a pension was made.
If for some reason a person is late in submitting documents, for example, his retirement age came in March, and he submitted the documents in June, will he receive a pension for this period or will accrual be made only from the moment of registration?
By law, an old-age pension is assigned from the day following the day of reaching retirement age, if the application for a pension follows no later than three months from the date of reaching retirement age. If the applicant applied for an old-age pension after three months from the date of reaching retirement age, the pension will be assigned from the date of submission of the application to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Republic.
How is the pension amount calculated and what is taken into account? Does military service and parental leave count towards length of service?
The procedure for calculating the insurance period is regulated by Article 24 of the Law “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance”. The period of military service and the period of receiving child care benefits under the age of three years are subject to inclusion in the insurance period.
The procedure for determining wages for calculating pensions is regulated by Article 40 of the law. To calculate the pension, wages for the entire period of insurance coverage, starting from July 1, 2000, are taken into account. That is, when applying for a pension in May 2020, we will take into account wages for all periods of the applicant’s work from July 1, 2000 to April 2020. At the request of the pensioner and subject to confirmation by the primary documents of the enterprise, wages for any 60 consecutive months for the period before 07/01/2000 can be additionally taken into account.
The size of the pension depends on the length of the insurance period and on the individual wage coefficient, the amount of which is calculated based on the ratio of the citizen’s salary and the average salary in the country in the period under consideration. The higher these indicators, the larger the pension.
What supplements are provided for pensions?
Today the legislation provides for the following pension supplements:
– non-working pensioners who have dependent children under the age of 18;
– allowance for care for disabled people of group I, single disabled people of group II who have reached retirement age;
– allowance for care for single disabled people of group III who have reached retirement age and need outside care.
– allowance for persons holding an “Honorary Donor” certificate.
What documents must be provided to apply for a pension?
The list of documents required to assign a pension depends on the type of pension being assigned. The main list of required documents usually includes:
1. Passport (original and copy of 1, 2, 4, 5 pages and pages with registration (registration) or address certificate).
1. Identification code (original and copy).
1. Work book (original and copy).
1. Diploma of completion of the full-time department of the educational institution (original and copy).
1. Marriage certificate – for women (original and copy).
1. Military ID (original and copy).
1. Birth certificates of children (original and copy) - for women, if the woman was not in an employment relationship while on maternity leave until the age of three.
9. For preferential pensions under Lists No. 1 and No. 2 - a certificate from the enterprise clarifying the preferential nature of the work, extracts from orders on the results of certification of workplaces at the enterprise, if the preferential work took place in the period after August 1992.
9. To count the period of work as a private entrepreneur as part of your experience, you must submit:
– certificate of registration of a private enterprise or patent (original and copy);
– a certificate of payment of insurance contributions to the Pension Fund at the place of registration of the entrepreneur.
9. Certificate of salary (on a form) monthly for the entire period of work from July 1, 2000 to the month of filing the application for a pension in the prescribed form or information from the personalized accounting department.
9. If desired, a salary certificate (on a form) is provided for any 60 full months of consecutive work for the period before July 1, 2000.
All copies are certified by the Pension Fund authority when submitting documents. Disabled persons additionally provide an MSEC conclusion on establishing a disability group
What is the procedure for paying pensions in the Donetsk People's Republic?
The procedure for payment and delivery of pensions in the Republic was approved by Decree of the Head of the DPR dated April 24, 2015 No. 158 (as amended on July 8, 2015 No. 278). I will focus on the main points. Payment of pensions in the Republic is made by organizations that pay and deliver pensions, namely the Central Republican Bank and the State Enterprise “Donbass Post”, from the 4th to the 25th of the month for which the pension is paid.
If the established pension is not received for two consecutive months, the payment of the pension is suspended. Subsequent renewal of payments is made from the month following the month of the pensioner’s personal application to the territorial body of the Pension Fund with an application for renewal of the pension.
Is it possible to receive a pension by proxy?
Yes, it is possible to receive a pension by proxy. Please note that the validity period of such a power of attorney is one month. A power of attorney to receive a pension is issued in the following cases:
– stay of a pensioner for inpatient treatment in medical institutions of the DPR, LPR, and the Russian Federation. The head physician of a medical institution can help in registering a power of attorney;
– being treated in a hospital or other military medical institution. In this case, you should apply for a power of attorney from the head of the military medical institution;
– stay at the points of deployment of military units. Then you should contact the commander of the military unit;
- being in a pre-trial detention center. The head of the pre-trial detention center is authorized to certify the power of attorney.
What questions do Donetsk residents most often address to the PF?
There are many requests, and they are very diverse. The most pressing questions today are the procedure for renewing pension payments to residents of the Republic, the possible increase in pension amounts and the right to recalculate them.
When we had already typed up the issue, the official website of the DPR published questions from residents of the Republic about the procedure for assigning pensions, which were asked during the direct line conducted by the Pension Fund. We invite our readers to familiarize themselves with the answers voiced by the Deputy Chairman of the Pension Fund, Galina Lysyuk.
Is a pension awarded for special merits on the territory of the Republic?
According to paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the DPR “On the application of Laws on the territory of the DPR during the transition period” dated June 2, 2014 No. 9-1, laws and other legal acts that were in force on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic before the entry into force of the DPR Constitution are applied to the extent not contradicting the Constitution of the Donetsk People's Republic. Currently, the process of lawmaking is underway in the Republic, and the standards for payment of pensions for special merits have not been temporarily determined.
What documents can confirm the fact of dismissal of a pensioner for recalculation if the work book is located at an enterprise not registered in the Republic, which currently does not have a legal address and its location is unknown?
According to paragraph 28 of the Procedure for the provision and execution of documents for the assignment (recalculation) of a pension in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance”, approved by Resolution of the Board of the Pension Fund of Ukraine dated November 25, 2005 No. 22-1, for a document confirming that the person is not works, the following are accepted: a work book and a free-form certificate from the state tax service authorities stating that the person is not registered with this state tax service authority as an individual entrepreneur. In the absence of a work book - a certificate from the state tax service authorities stating that the person is not registered with this state tax service body as an individual entrepreneur, and a statement from the person indicating the reason for the lack of a work book. The current legislation does not provide otherwise.
What is the procedure for paying pensions in the Donetsk People's Republic?
By Decree of the Head of the Republic dated April 24, 2015. No. 158 (as amended on July 8, 2015 No. 278) approved the Procedure for payment and delivery of pensions.
I would like to dwell on the main points. Payment of pensions in the Republic is made by organizations that pay and deliver pensions (Central Republican Bank and State Enterprise “Donbass Post”) from the 4th to the 25th of the month for which the pension is paid.
If the established pension is not received for two consecutive months, the payment of the pension is suspended.
Subsequent renewal of payments is made from the month following the month of the pensioner’s personal application to the Pension Fund with an application for renewal of the pension.
The DPR pension fund will check pensioners
The Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance”, to calculate the amount of the pension, wages for the entire period of insurance service are taken into account, from 07/01/2000, and in the period until 01/01/2016, at the request of the pensioner, and subject to confirmation of a salary certificate primary documents, to calculate the amount of the pension, wages (income) for any 60 calendar months of consecutive insurance service until 01.07 are taken into account.
2000 g, regardless of breaks. However, the lack of access to a unified database of insured persons in Ukraine does not make it possible to take into account all available individual information on length of service and wages necessary for calculating pensions. At the same time, citizens have the opportunity in the territory of the DPR and LPR to obtain information on wages from enterprises and archives for periods of insurance coverage up to 07/01/2000.
Retirement before the established age (if there is appropriate length of service) is provided for the following categories of citizens:
- Workers engaged in underground and above-ground mining and metallurgy.
- Workers in medical professions associated with hazardous working conditions.
- Women with 5 or more children.
- Citizens who have become disabled.
Working pensioners receive payments in full. After termination of employment, the pension is recalculated in accordance with the length of service and the amount of insurance payments. The pension amount is calculated in hryvnias, payments are made in rubles in a ratio of 1:2. For example, the amount of the accrued pension was 2000 UAH. The pensioner receives 4,000 rubles.
Is it possible to receive a pension by proxy?
Yes, it is possible to receive a pension by proxy. Please note that the validity period of such a power of attorney is 1 month. A power of attorney to receive a pension is issued in the following cases:
- stay of a pensioner for inpatient treatment in medical institutions of the Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Russian Federation (contact the head physician of the medical institution);
- being treated in a hospital or other military medical institution (contact the head of the military medical institution);
- stay at the points of deployment of military units (contact the commander of the military unit);
- stay in a pre-trial detention center (contact the head of the pre-trial detention center).
Pension provision for military personnel of the DPR
Ukraine will adopt a separate law on pensions for migrants and residents of the LDPR. The Ministry of Social Policy, in response to complaints from displaced persons, admitted that it had received a decision from the National Reform Council regarding the need to develop a separate bill to resolve the issues of pension provision for internally displaced persons, as well as citizens who live in the territory of Donbass not controlled by Ukraine and in the territory of Crimea.
In its response, the ministry admits that it has received a decision on the need for a separate law on pensions for displaced people and residents of uncontrolled territories. They promise to involve the public in the development of the bill. Representatives of the Pension Fund, the Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as representatives of other ministries and departments of the Donetsk People's Republic also took part in the joint meeting of the three committees.
Parliamentarians gave a number of examples from the practice of communicating with citizens during public receptions. Chairman of the DPR People's Council Committee on Security and Defense Anatoly Koval emphasized that the bill must be developed and adopted as soon as possible. “Military personnel, employees of other law enforcement agencies, especially those who took and are directly involved in hostilities to protect sovereignty, security and territorial integrity Donetsk People's Republic are in dire need of resolving this issue.
We are in a situation where fighting is going on every day, when every day people in uniform risk their lives, get wounded and injured.
The procedure for processing the payment of lost pension in the event of the death of a pensioner
In accordance with clause 2.7.5 of the Procedure for the payment and delivery of pensions, approved by the Decree of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic dated 06/01/2016 No. 161-1 “On amendments to the Procedure for the payment and delivery of pensions”, payment of pension amounts not received by the pensioner due to death is provided , which is carried out in relation to persons who have died, starting from 06/01/2016,
The amount of the pension for persons who died starting from 06/01/2016, indicated in the payment document and not received by the pensioner in the month of his death, is paid:
- disabled family members who were supported by him, regardless of the fact of cohabitation with the deceased pensioner at the time of his death;
- family members of the pensioner (parents, one spouse, children, brother/sister, grandfather/grandmother) who lived with the pensioner on the day of his death, regardless of whether he was supported by him.
The persons mentioned above must apply for payment of the pension amount of the deceased pensioner within six months from the date of his death to the Pension Fund authorities.
Documents required to receive a lost pension:
- passport (other identification document);
- death certificate;
- documents confirming their relationship with the deceased pensioner;
- a certificate from the authorized bodies from the place of residence confirming residence with the pensioner on the day of his death;
- in case of application by a guardian (trustee) - a document confirming the right of guardianship (trusteeship).
Payment of financial assistance to the DPR for October 2020
On September 28, funds for the payment of financial assistance for September 2020 were transferred to certain categories of citizens, in accordance with the Order of the Head of the DPR dated June 12, 2020 No. 164. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of the DPR.
It is noted that financial assistance for August will be paid from September 28 to October 15 to recipients who are included in the payrolls of September of the current year. Read more HERE.
about who is entitled to financial assistance and how to receive it HERE.
What supplements are provided for pensions?
Today, the legislation provides for supplements to the pension assigned in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Compulsory State Pension Insurance” dated 07/09/2003 No. 1058:
- non-working pensioners with dependent children under 18 years of age;
- allowance for care for disabled people of group 1, single disabled people of group 2 who have reached retirement age;
- allowance for care for single disabled people of group 3 who have reached retirement age and need outside care.
- bonus for persons with an “Honorary Donor” certificate.
Rules for the transition to pensions for miners in the DPR
There are systems with co-financing from the state,” the expert said. Retirement before the established age (if there is appropriate length of service) is provided for the following categories of citizens:
- Women with 5 or more children.
- Citizens who have become disabled.
- Workers engaged in underground and above-ground mining and metallurgy.
- Workers in medical professions associated with hazardous working conditions.
Working pensioners receive payments in full.
After termination of employment, the pension is recalculated in accordance with the length of service and the amount of insurance payments. The pension amount is calculated in hryvnias, payments are made in rubles in a ratio of 1:2.
For example, the amount of the accrued pension was 2000 UAH.
Do the new changes provide for the payment of lost pensions for deceased pensioners?
Yes, it is provided. The amount of pension due to persons who died during the period starting from 06/01/2016, included in the payment document and not received by the pensioner in the month of his death (hereinafter referred to as the lost pension), is paid:
- disabled family members who were supported by him, regardless of the fact of cohabitation with the deceased pensioner at the time of his death;
- family members of the pensioner (parents, one of the spouses, children, brother/sister, grandfather/grandmother) living with the pensioner on the day of his death, regardless of whether he was supported by him.
The above persons must apply for payment of the pension amount of the deceased pensioner within six months from the date of death.
If several family members who have the right to receive a lost pension apply, the amount of pension due to them in accordance with this subparagraph is divided equally between them.
In the absence of the above family members, the amount of the lost pension is included in the inheritance.
To receive the lost pension, the persons mentioned above must provide:
— passport or other identification document;
- death certificate;
- documents confirming their relationship with the deceased pensioner.
Additionally, disabled family members who were supported by a deceased pensioner, regardless of the fact of living together with the deceased at the time of his death, provide documents confirming that they were supported by the deceased pensioner.
Family members of a pensioner (parents, one of the spouses, children, brother/sister, grandfather/grandmother) who lived together with the pensioner on the day of his death, regardless of whether he was supported by him, must additionally provide certificates from authorized bodies (including local government) or other documents confirming residence with the pensioner on the day of his death.
If a guardian (trustee) applies, a document confirming the right of guardianship (trusteeship) is attached to the application.
Family members, in order to receive the lost pension, which was included in the inheritance, provide a certificate of right to inheritance. The deadline for filing an application for receiving a lost pension by heirs is one year from the date of death of the pensioner. (Subclause 2.7.5 of the Procedure)
Payment of lost pensions due to the death of a pensioner (including pensions for military personnel, commanding officers and enlisted personnel, as well as members of their families) is carried out by the postal service company on the basis of a one-time order. (Clause 7 of the Procedure)
Delays in payment - reasons
Recently, delays in pension payments have become extremely rare. However, at the beginning of the formation of the DPR, they occurred quite regularly. The main reason is the lack of funding or, simply put, the lack of money from the DPR Pension Fund. In addition, debt often arises due to technical errors. Thus, in 2020, Ukrainian hackers hacked the electronic pension system of the DPR, which made it difficult to calculate pensions.
Citizens of the DPR have the right to receive pensions if there are compelling reasons for doing so. The DPR Pension Fund assigns payments, but the amount of payments remains quite low, despite the plans of the republic’s leadership to significantly increase them.
