Svitlana Bilonozhko calls her pension a disgrace and expresses dissatisfaction on behalf of colleagues

Artist expresses dissatisfaction with payment size

People's Artist of Ukraine Svitlana Bilonozhko publicly shared her disappointment over the size of the pension she receives. The singer expressed her anger in the comments to a video by the project "Alone with Glamour".

Although by general standards her payments, which exceed 3,000 hryvnia, may be considered high, the artist herself does not share this view. She emphasises that for a person who has dedicated their life to the stage, such an amount is unacceptable.

«Якщо порівнювати з тим, що у людей пенсії по 3 і по тисячі гривень, то я, напевно, могла б бути задоволена. Але я вважаю, що це ганьба. Як можна так ставитися до людей? У мене така пенсія, що кажуть, ніби це багато, а я вважаю, що це зовсім невелика сума! Навіть не хочу про це говорити, але, на мою думку, така пенсія негідна» (If compared to the fact that people have pensions of 3,000 and 1,000 hryvnia, I could probably be satisfied. But I think it is a disgrace. How can you treat people like that? I have a pension that people say is a lot, but I think it is a very small amount! I don't even want to talk about it, but in my opinion, such a pension is unworthy), Svitlana Bilonozhko noted.

Criticism of the pension system for creative people

In addition to her own situation, the People's Artist drew attention to the problems of other colleagues. She believes that current pension payments do not match the dignity of artists who worked on stage for years, sacrificed their health, and paid taxes.

Bilonozhko criticises the fact that her colleagues are ashamed to openly admit the unworthiness of their pensions and instead publicly declare their satisfaction, although, in her conviction, reality is different.

«Ми стільки пропрацювали, стільки віддали свого здоров’я, пройшли такий творчий шлях. Ми сплачували податки. Як взагалі можна призначати таку пенсію? Я вважаю, що недостойні пенсії не тільки у мене, але й у всіх моїх колег. Але їм соромно сказати, що пенсія недостойна. Вони кажуть: «Я задоволений». А я незадоволена і за себе, і за них» (We have worked so much, given so much of our health, and gone through such a creative path. We paid taxes. How can such a pension be assigned at all? I think that unworthy pensions are not only with me but also with all my colleagues. But they are ashamed to say that the pension is unworthy. They say: "I am satisfied". But I am dissatisfied for myself and for them), the singer concluded.