"According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Pension Fund of Ukraine will recalculate pensions based on the amount of the subsistence minimum established by law for 2005 for persons who have lost their ability to work," noted the Minister of Labor and Social Policy.
According to the minister, "a payment will also be made of the difference between the amounts of pensions established before and after the recalculation as of January 2005." "In April, a supplement will be made for January 2005, in May a supplement will be made for February 2005, and in June — for March 2005.
According to Viacheslav Kyrylenko, "the corresponding resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers was adopted at a Government meeting on Saturday, April 2."