You can apply online for a one-time payment for Ukraine's Independence Day

Citizens who are entitled to a one-time cash payment for Ukraine’s Independence Day and obtain the relevant status by 24 August 2026 can submit an application through the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region.

Most recipients do not need to contact the Pension Fund — the payment will be made automatically.

Citizens who are not pensioners, do not receive a housing subsidy or benefits for paying housing and communal services, and are not serving in the military must submit the application themselves.

To arrange the payment online you must:

• log in to the Pension Fund of Ukraine’s web portal using a qualified electronic signature;
• fill out the electronic application;
• attach scanned copies of documents that confirm the right to the payment;
• sign and submit the application.

The status of the application review can be checked in the section “My requests” on the Pension Fund of Ukraine’s web portal.

As reported on the official website of the Pension Fund

“The amounts of payments for Ukraine’s Independence Day in 2026 were determined by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 13 May 2026 No. 602. 

The procedure for implementing the one-time cash payment for Ukraine’s Independence Day was approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 27 December 2023 No. 1396 “Some issues of social protection of persons who have special labor merits to the Motherland, war veterans and persons who work in special conditions”.

Earlier we wrote:

• Digitization of employment record books: what will happen to work experience if you fail to do it in time
• UAH 1,038 per month for single people aged 80+: the payment is not automatic
• 13 million Ukrainians will receive UAH 1,500 in April: the first 540 thousand have already been credited
• UAH 1,500 from the state: who will receive it and who may be “cut off” due to pension limits
• The Cabinet approved a one-time payment of UAH 1,500 in April for pensioners and vulnerable Ukrainians