Ukrainians continue to receive pensions and social benefits. In addition, citizens can contact the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU) to obtain various certificates. The PFU told us why OK-5 and OK-7 certificates are needed and how to get them.

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What is the difference between OK-5 certificate and OK-7 certificate?.

The PFU explained that certificates OK-5 and OK-7 represent individual information about the insured person from the register of insured persons of the State Register of Compulsory State Social Insurance.

“Both certificates are generated on the basis of one state register and contain information about the length of service, wages and payment of insurance premiums,” the message says..

The PFU also explained the difference between the OK-5 and OK-7 certificates:.

OK-5 certificate is generated for periods of employment since 2000 (in some cases - since 1998). It reflects information about the accumulated insurance experience and wages, which will be taken into account when assigning a pension..

Certificate OK-7 contains information on the amounts of actually accrued wages/income and the insurance period for periods since 2011. Most often, this certificate is used to determine the length of insurance coverage when calculating sick pay and calculating unemployment benefits..

How to get certificates.

The Foundation noted that you can obtain OK-5 and OK-7 certificates in the following ways:.

at any service center of the Pension Fund of Ukraine;

online - through the PFU electronic services web portal or the “Diya” portal.

Certificates OK-5 and OK-7 can be obtained by:.

the insured person personally;

legal representative;

representative whose powers are formalized in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Let us remind you whether the period of being registered with the employment center is counted in the insurance period.