OREANDA-NEWS. From May 1, 2013 year 13 million 300 thousand people receive higher pensions. This is provided by the resolution "On improving the level of social protection", adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at a session.

The resolution was adopted pursuant to the social initiatives of the President and provided due to financial changes in the State budget for 2012, which came into force.

According to the decision of the Government, the size of the increase will amount to not less than 100 UAH.

Thus, the Government carries modernizing pensions and increase the level of social protection and welfare of vulnerable groups.

Along with this, alas, it is impossible to raise pensions for people who have no work experience in their lifetime did not make contributions to the Pension Fund of Ukraine. These categories of pensioners receive a so-called "social pension", which is increasing with the change in the minimum pension, which will be done in a planned manner.