A new category of the country's able-bodied population received the right to early retirement. This time, these are parents whose children are sick with serious, rare diseases, who have not been diagnosed with disabilities, and who raised them until they reach the age of six. The changes are provided for by the Law of Ukraine dated February 15, 2022 No. 2040-IX "

Let us clarify that “a seriously ill child who has not been diagnosed with a disability” is a child with a severe perinatal lesion of the nervous system, a severe congenital malformation, a rare orphan disease, an oncological, oncohematological disease, cerebral palsy, a severe mental disorder, diabetes mellitus I.

When does the right to such a pension appear

for mothers of seriously ill children, such a pension is assigned after reaching the age of 50 and with at least 15 years of insurance experience;

such a pension can be assigned to the father of the child at the choice of the mother or in the absence of her after he reaches 55 years of age and if he has at least 20 years of insurance experience.

What documents do I need to provide for the appointment of early retirement?

application for a pension;

child's birth document;

certificate of a medical institution on the illness of a child that occurred before the age of six.

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It was reported that the government will pay all its social obligations in full, despite the fact that the country has been at war for three months.