Pension reform – how many pensioners are there in Ukraine – UNIAN

In Ukraine, starting next year, it is planned to introduce a pension reform, which provides for both mandatory funded and points-based pension systems.

Senior researcher at the Institute of Demography and Social Research Lydia Tkachenko reported this on Hromadske Radio. She predicts that the issue of pension reform will constantly accompany Ukrainians. “Firstly, there are about 10 million pensioners in Ukraine. Secondly, although the average pension in Ukraine is only about 5 thousand UAH, expenses for pensions remain one of the largest among other social expenses,” she noted and added that the Pension Budget fund, this is generally “mad money”.

“If we take the social system…