To support incapacitated (rendered unable to work) family members in the event of the death of their breadwinner (supporting person), the state grants a survivor's’ pension. This pension may be received by the following persons:
- children of the deceased who are under 18 years of age, as well as children of any age
,if they became disabled before the age of 18; - siblings and grandchildren of the deceased person who are under 18 years of age, if they do not have able-bodied parents, as well as those of any age
,if they became disabled before the age of 18 and do not have able-bodied parents.
The pension may also be received after 18 years of age, provided that the above-mentioned family members are full-time pupils or students enrolled in general or , vocational education institutions, colleges, or universities, and are under 24 years of age.
The survivor's’ pension is granted to the children of the deceased person, regardless of whether they were dependents on the deceased. For other eligible family members, the pension is granted only if they were dependent on the deceased.
A family member is considered a dependent if the deceased supported them or provided assistance that was their main and permanent source of income.
Adopted children have the same rights to a survivor's’ pension as the deceased person's biological children.
If the above-mentioned family members previously lived in separate households, each person receives their share of the pension, calculated as a portion of the total pension amount.
The survivor's’ pension is calculated based on the deceased person's potential old-age pension, as follows:
- one child 50% of the potential pension amount;
- two children – 75% of the potential pension amount;
- three and more children –
Documents may be submitted to any SSIA department, and an identity document must be presented at the time of submission..
The pension is granted from the date of the breadwinner's death, provided that the required documents are submitted within 6 months of the date of death
For children who have lost both of their parents, the survivor's’ pension is calculated based on the combined potential old-age pensions of both parents.
To claim the survivors’ pension, the following documents must be submitted to the State Social Insurance Agency (SSIA):
an application for granting the pension; the death certificate; the child's birth certificate; documents confirming the deceased person’s insurance periods accrued until 31 December 1995; a statement from the educational institution if the child is 18 or older and studying abroad.
From 1 January 2026, the minimum survivor's’ pension amount for each child is:
213.00 EUR – for children up to 6 years of age (inclusive); 255.00 EUR – for children 7 years of age and older.