Pension for family members of those killed in war is one of the types of state care for military families.
Family members of military personnel who are killed, deceased or missing are entitled to a pension in the event of the loss of a breadwinner.
This is regulated by Art. 1 of the Law of Ukraine On pension provision for persons discharged from military service and certain other persons (hereinafter referred to as the Law).
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What you need to know about the pension for the families of those killed in the war, its size and calculation features, as well as what documents and where to apply, ICTV Facts was told by the Pension Fund of Ukraine.
Pension for the families of those killed in the war: what you need to know
The right to a pension in the event of the loss of a breadwinner (Article 30) is granted to disabled members of the families of deceased, deceased or missing military personnel, as well as persons supported by them.
Dependents according to Art. 31 are considered persons who were fully supported by the deceased breadwinner or for whom assistance from the deceased breadwinner was a constant and main source of livelihood.
Regardless of whether the breadwinner is supported, the pension is assigned:
- disabled children;
- disabled parents and wife (husband), if they have lost their source of livelihood after the death of the breadwinner);
- disabled parents and wife (husband) of military personnel, persons entitled to a pension under this Law, who died, died or went missing during service or later due to injury, concussion, injury or illness, received during service.
Disabled family members are considered:
- children, brothers, sisters and grandchildren under 18 years of age or older than this age if they became disabled before reaching 18 years of age (brothers, sisters and grandchildren are entitled to a pension if they do not have able-bodied parents);
- children studying full-time in general education, vocational, technical, and higher educational institutions until graduation, but not longer than 23 years. The pension is also paid in the period between admission to the next educational institution or in the event of a change in educational qualifications, provided that this period does not exceed four months. For orphans, such a pension is paid until the age of 23, regardless of whether they are studying or not;
- parents and spouse, if they have reached the age entitling them to receive an old-age pension, regardless of the length of their insurance period, or are persons with disabilities;
- grandfather and grandmother (if there are no persons who are legally obliged to support them);
- wife (spouse), one of the parents or grandfather, grandmother, brother or sister, regardless of age and ability to work, if she (he) is engaged in caring for children, brothers, sisters or grandchildren of the deceased breadwinner who have not reached eight years of age, and do not work.
- the wife (husband) of a deceased breadwinner who became disabled due to a wound, contusion, injury or disease received during service, regardless of whether she (he) works (is in military service) or not;
- parents and wife (spouse), if they have not remarried.
What pension will be paid to the family members of those killed in the war
The Pension Fund emphasizes: what pension will be paid to the family members of those killed in war depends on the cause of death of the serviceman.
- Death (death) is associated with the defense of the Motherland/fulfillment of military service duties
If the right to a pension is one disabled family member (one of the parents, spouse, another disabled family member of the deceased breadwinner , then the pension will be 70% of the salary (wages) of the deceased breadwinner for each disabled family member.
If two or more disabled family members have the right to a pension (except for parents, wife (husband), then the pension will be 50% of the salary (wages) of the deceased breadwinner for each disabled family member).
The same amounts, regardless of the cause of death of the breadwinner, are calculated for pensions for family members of deceased persons with disabilities as a result of war and for family members that include children who have lost both parents.
- Death due to injury due to an accident not related to the performance of military service duties (official duties), or due to a service-related illness
The pension in this case will be 30% of the breadwinner’s earnings for each disabled family member.
Regardless of the cause of death of the breadwinner, minimum (two subsistence minimums for disabled persons (4722 UAH) and maximum(10 subsistence minimums for disabled persons (23610 UAH) pension amounts in case of loss of a breadwinner are applied to each disabled family member separately.
What kind of pension do the parents of those killed in war receive
Parents of a person killed in war or who died after service due to a wound, concussion, injury received in service, or from an illness associated with being at the front, as well as a wife (spouse), if they did not join remarriage), as provided for in Art. 30 of the Law, can receive a pension in the event of the loss of a breadwinner no earlier than five years before reaching age, which gives the right to an old-age pension regardless of the length of the insurance period, and also if they have the right to:
- pension regardless of age (Part 3 of Article 114 of the Law of Ukraine On Compulsory State Pension Insurance);
- early retirement pension (Article 115 of the Law of Ukraine On Compulsory State Pension Insurance);
- age pension on preferential terms;
- pension with a reduction in retirement age in accordance with the law;
- if they are persons with disabilities.
Pension for family members of those killed in war: where to apply
To receive a pension, family members of those killed in war should contact the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine (or online through the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund or the Diya portal), if the serviceman received a pension according to the Law of Ukraine On pension provision for persons discharged from military service and certain other persons.
Family members of those killed in war (or their legal representatives) who receive the specified payments for the first time, must contact the authorized law enforcement agency to draw up documents for the assignment of a pension.
Pension for family members of those killed in war: what documents are needed
The list of documents, noted in the commentary to the ICTV Facts in the PFU, is defined in clause 3 of section II of the Procedure for the submission and execution of documents for the assignment (recalculation) of pensions in accordance with the Law of Ukraine On pension provision for persons discharged from military service , and some other persons No. 3-1.
In order to obtain a pension for family members of someone killed in war, you need:
- statement;
- copy of the death certificate of the breadwinner;
- extract from the order to exclude the breadwinner from the personnel lists due to death;
- documents on the circumstances of death or death as a result of injury, concussion, injury received during service or in the performance of military service duties;
- certificate from the authorized bodies from the place of residence about the presence of family members in the dependency of the deceased breadwinner or a court decision on being a dependent;
- monetary certificate or certificate of the amount of the breadwinner's allowance;
- MSEC certificate recognizing a person as disabled;
- a copy of the document certifying the registration of an individual in the State Register of Individual Taxpayers, issued by the revenue and duties authority (for an individual who, due to his religious beliefs, refuses to accept the registration number of the taxpayer’s registration card, has officially reported this to the relevant revenue and duties authority and has a mark in the passport of a citizen of Ukraine – a copy of the passport page with such a mark);
- copies of passport pages (1st, 2nd, 10th, 11th pages with a note about the last place of registration);
- copies of certificates giving the right to benefits (war veteran, victim of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, donor, etc.).
For children of fallen military personnel we need:
- copy of birth certificate;
- certificate from the educational institution about your studies indicating the date of completion, as well as about being (or not being) on full government support;
- certificate from the medical advisory commission recognizing the child as disabled or MSEC certificate recognizing the person as disabled since childhood;
- copies of death certificates of parents or other documents confirming the absence of parents (in case of granting a pension to brothers, sisters, grandchildren);
- copy of the court decision on adoption;
- copy of the decision on guardianship or trusteeship (in case of granting a pension to children who have lost both parents).
Parents, wife (spouse) additionally need to submit:
- copy of marriage certificate;
- MSEC certificate recognizing a person as disabled;
- a copy of the work book or a certificate from the state tax service about the registration of the taxpayer – a business entity (documents on work experience, determined by the Procedure for confirming existing work experience for the assignment of pensions in the absence of a work book or relevant entries in it, approved by the resolution Government dated August 12, 1993 No. 637).
