The Cabinet of Ministers approved resolution No. 1364 dated 30 October 2026 and additionally directed more than 1 billion UAH to pay pensions recalculated following court rulings. Funding in the pay-as-you-go (solidarity) system was increased from 500 million UAH to approximately 1.577 billion UAH - an additional approximately 1.077 billion UAH.
Who can expect additional payments
The funds are primarily intended for pensioners who, through the courts, obtained the assignment or recalculation of a pension and have not yet received the full amounts due. This concerns cases where a court has ordered the Pension Fund to recalculate an already assigned pension, take the appropriate indicators into account, or assign a pension after recognising a prior refusal as unlawful.
Under resolution No. 1046 of 19 August 2026, budget funds are distributed proportionally among all recipients whose payments under court rulings are entered in the relevant electronic register. For distribution, the data as of the first day of the month preceding the payment month are taken into account, and the sum for each person depends on the amount of funding allocated and the size of the accrued arrears.
Why payments may not arrive in full
The resolution provides for a special funding procedure under which the Pension Fund may pay amounts smaller than those specified in the court decision. The reason is limited budgetary resources and the proportional distribution of funds among all pensioners included in the register.
Additional funding increases the capacity for payments but does not guarantee the immediate settlement of all arrears. The document also notes that it is possible to check the status of the enforcement of a decision via the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.
Funding for arrears to internally displaced persons (IDPs) reduced
Expenditures to repay pension arrears owed to internally displaced persons (IDPs) who did not go to court were reduced by 352.04 million UAH - from 1 billion UAH to approximately 647.96 million UAH. These funds were reallocated, in particular, to payments under court rulings.
The resolution states that this concerns the repayment of arrears for past periods, not the suspension of regular pension payments or a general increase in pensions for all citizens.
