The digitalisation of social services today gives future pensioners the opportunity to apply for a pension through the Pension Fund of Ukraine's web portal without leaving their homes.

Remote pension application can save time and money, as a person does not need to come to the Pension Fund service centre in person, it is necessary just to understand the digital interface of the Pension Fund web portal and have the Diia application on their smartphone, which is easy to do using the algorithm below.

This method of applying for a pension, in particular, can help a person who was forced to leave his or her home due to russia's full-scale war against Ukraine and reached retirement age while abroad.

Previously, a qualified electronic signature (QES) was required to log in to the personal account on the Pension Fund's web portal, but now you can also use Diia.Signature.

In order to use the online pension application service, you need to have a smartphone with the Diia application installed and activate Diia.Signature. The smartphone will be used in parallel with a computer.

All necessary documents should be prepared in advance.

For more details, please, visit the Ministry of Social Policy’s official website.