The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted as a basis the draft law on amendments to article 36 of the Law “On Pension Provision of Persons Discharged from Military Service and Some Others” (re pension in case of a loss of a breadwinner)

Information Department
06 May 2014, 15:24

The bill suggests grant members of families of military men, as well as senior and junior officers that died in the course of performing military service duties (official duties), a pension in connection with the loss of a breadwinner in the amount of 70 per cent of financial support (salary) of the deceased breadwinner.

The bill stipulates also that persons that were earlier granted pensions in connection with loss of a breadwinner in line with the Law “On Pension Provision of Persons Discharged from Military Service and Some Others” have the right to recalculation of pensions with consideration of provisions of this Law.

If, in case of recalculation in line with the provisions of this law, the amount of pension or its payable part decreases, the pension shall be paid in the previously established amount.

The respective bill was registered under No. 2124.