Military retiree returned to service: will his pension continue to be paid - Судово-юридична газета

Military retirees in Ukraine who return to service may be able to receive their pensions at the same time as they serve, depending on the reason for their return and the terms of their service. The Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Donetsk region reported that the outcome turns on these two factors.

Pensions continue without interruption for retirees who were mobilized during the special period, called up as reservists, or accepted into military or civil protection service under contract during the special period. In these cases, payments are maintained for the entire period of service.

Retirees who complete repeated service are entitled to a pension recalculation that accounts for the additional years worked. To initiate it, the retiree must contact the personnel service of the authorized structural unit at the last place of service, which prepares the documents needed for recalculation. Under the law, the previously established pension amount is protected: if the recalculated figure is lower than what the person received before the repeated call-up or contract acceptance, the earlier amount continues to be paid.

For other cases of repeated return to service, separate rules apply. Retirees who re-enter service without falling under the statutory exceptions have their pension payments suspended for the duration of that service. This covers repeated entry into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Police, the State Bureau of Investigation, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, the Judicial Protection Service, and civil protection bodies.