The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on the Matters of Pensioners, Veterans and the Disabled has adopted as a basis the bill on amendments to the item 36 of The Law "On compulsory state retirement insurance" (regarding the social protection of children that are studying in secondary common educational institutions according to the loss of the bread-winner)

15 September 2008, 15:34

As it has been declared on the Committee meeting the bill (Re.№ 2597) is aimed at inclusion into the disabled section of family the children that are studying at the full-time form of studying in educational institutions of compulsory system of secondary educational system, until they finish studying in educational institutions, but not more than the age of 23.

The People´s Deputy have supported the Bill, but at the same time have expressed some remarks In particular, regarding the inexpediency of norm adoption that determines right on receiving the pension by children  that are studying in "other educational institutions of compulsory secondary education", as extra-scholastic educational institutions, inter-school educational-industrial complexes also belong to it and are functioning in order to meet the demands of children in extra education due to their interests.