The pension system is an important part of social security, and it provides funds to people that are going in the retirement.. The subject of this paper is the pension system with an emphasis on pension funds. Pension funds are divided into mandatory and voluntary and invest money from their members in order to generate a return Voluntary pension funds are the personal choice of each individual to invest in them and provide additional insurance. Due to problem of pension system in providing sufficient pensions for pensioners and due to increasing number of pension beneficiaries, the burden is on the individual to independently secure a larger pension. Therefore, an increasing development of voluntary pension funds is expected in the future. This paper will analyse the perception of young people about investing in voluntary pension funds. The analysis will be conducted through interviews. The goal is to show the benefits of such investments and show how important the pension system is in overall social security. It will also emphasize the fact that every insured person can ensure himself a better standard of living when he retires by investing in such funds very early. Through interviews, the younger population in the age range of 18 to 25 will be examined and their general knowledge of the pension system, as well as their thinking about future pensions and their savings in more detail. Their investments in voluntary pension funds and knowledge of their benefits will also be analysed. The results of the survey showed that young people are not too familiar with the work of the pension system and that they do not invest in voluntary pension funds due to lack of information, mistrust and insufficient finances. Also, most were not familiar with the benefits of such investments.