In 2024, the expenses for the pension provision of retired judges amounted to approximately 5 billion hryvnias. Currently, the state supports 3,908 judges, of whom 238 retired last year. According to TSN. This information was reported by Kontrakty.UA.
This was stated by the Pension Fund of Ukraine and the High Council of Justice in response to a request from journalists at “Slidstvo.Info”.
In previous years, the amount of payments was also significant:
- 2023 – 4.4 billion UAH;
- 2022 – 4.1 billion UAH;
- January-April 2024 – 1.1 billion UAH.
The size of judges' pensions directly depends on their salary and ranges from 50% to 90% of their salary depending on their length of service. This is stipulated by Ukrainian legislation, which guarantees retired judges a lifetime pension.
We remind you that 9% will be deducted from citizens' salaries to increase the pension amount in the future.