Eligibility applies to employees engaged in hazardous working conditions
Specialists from the Pension Fund have clarified legislation regarding the calculation of age-related pensions under preferential conditions. To receive payments, employees must have the required insurance record and experience working in hazardous or difficult production environments. This is reported by the portal PromPolitInform, citing information from Main Office of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Donetsk region.
The legislative framework governing the assignment of such pensions is based on the Law “On Mandatory State Pension Insurance”. A key factor is employment under List No. 1, which covers the most hazardous and difficult working conditions. Men may claim this pension from the age of 50, provided they have a total insurance record of at least 25 years, of which at least 10 years were spent in hazardous conditions. For women, the retirement age is gradually increasing to 50, depending on their date of birth, with requirements of 20 years of total experience and 7.5 years in preferential roles.
Experience requirements under List No. 2
For employees engaged in hazardous and difficult conditions under List No. 2, the assignment conditions differ. Men need 30 years of total insurance record to retire at 55, including 12.5 years of relevant preferential labor. For women, the total insurance record requirement is 25 years, of which 10 must have been worked under hazardous conditions. The retirement age for women under this list is gradually increasing to 55.
Verification of preferential seniority
A mandatory requirement for assigning a preferential pension is the certification of workplaces, which must be conducted at least once every five years. If an employer misses this deadline, the period of employment exceeding the five-year interval is not credited towards the preferential seniority required for benefits. Special seniority acquired before August 21, 1992, does not require workplace certification verification.
In the event that an enterprise is liquidated or located in occupied territories, verification of special labor seniority is carried out through the registry of insured persons or special commissions under the Pension Fund. The applicant must provide clarifying certificates, which must specify the positions held, the nature of the work, the relevant lists of production types, and references to the primary documents based on which the certificate was issued.
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