The Pensions in Ukraine

In Ukraine, a civil servant couple receives a pension of 48,000 hryvnias for both and complains that it is still not enough to live on because even this amount does not guarantee a peaceful old age. Is it possible to live normally on a pension of 48,000 hryvnias for a couple?

The average pension in the country is 6,400 hryvnias. Minimum - For working pensioners: 2,361 hryvnias. For non-working pensioners (general minimum): 3,038 hryvnias. Pensioners from 65 years of age with full service (30 years for women, 35 for men): 3,758 hryvnias. Pensioners up to 70 years of age with full service (30/35 years) and persons with disabilities: 3,323 hryvnias. Pensioners from 70 to 80 years of age with full service (30/35 years): 3,613 hryvnias. Pensioners from 75 to 80 years old with 20/25 years of experience (women/men): 3,613 UAH. Pensioners from 80 years old with 20/25 years of experience (women/men): 3,758 UAH. More than half (approximately 55%) of Ukrainian pensioners receive a pension of less than 4,000 UAH. Today: $1US = 41 hryvnias 1 Euro = 48 hryvnias