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However, lifetime pensions are guaranteed only to certain categories of the population when there are clear grounds. The department reminded of the key rules for assigning such payments, the factors that influence their size, and also the difference between state and non-state pension programs.
Who is eligible for a lifetime pension and what grounds exist
According to the Pension Fund of Ukraine’s explanations, lifetime payments are awarded depending on a number of factors, including reaching pension age, having the required insurance experience, specific service or work conditions, and also the establishment of an unlimited disability group.
Main nuances regarding the grounds for assignment:
If a person is assigned a disability group for an unlimited period, the pension will be paid regardless of their age — i.e., for life.
If a citizen has several legal grounds for eligibility for a lifetime pension, they can independently choose only one, the most advantageous form of payment for themselves.
In the state system, such payments are personal: upon the death of the pensioner, the right to a lifetime pension does not pass to heirs and payments stop. By contrast, in non-state pension funds, the transfer of lifetime payments to heirs is possible if this is explicitly provided for in the contract.
What determines the amount of lifetime payments
The pension amount is never fixed for everyone and is formed individually. The size of payments is influenced by the amount of insured experience, official earnings, the date of pension assignment, grounds for accrual, and special coefficients.
The following factors most often influence the pension amount:
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