When will the pension increase in a year? Latest news about indexation of old-age pensions. When indexation was canceled for working pensioners

For a large number of Russian citizens, a pension is the only source of income, so determining the amount of payments, as well as the indexing process, is of interest to many. In 2020, the government announced a two-time indexation and a general increase in pensions by 5,4% And 0,38% respectively.

Procedure and terms for recalculating pension payments

Indexation or recalculation of pensions is a change in the amount of the total payment of funds to those categories of citizens who receive these payments due to changes in legislation, or the provision of documents by citizens implying an increase or decrease in pensions.

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Recalculation is carried out in two cases:

When contacting the Pension Fund of Russia with an application for indexation, as well as providing additional documents confirming the possibility of indexing.
Due to changes in pension legislation in Russia.

If the citizen provides the appropriate papers, the pension increase is made from the next calendar month on a fixed basis.

When legislation changes, it is carried out in accordance with regulations that approve not only the amount or percentage of the increase, but also the time frame during which these norms must be applied.

Pension indexation percentage in 2020

During the period of 2020, a two-time period was announced due to the crisis and the deterioration of the general social status of the most vulnerable segments of the population - pensioners and beneficiaries.

It is legally established that the amount of old-age pension payments should not be below the subsistence level, established for pensioners - approximately 8,540 rubles. For those citizens whose pension payments constitute any part of the subsistence minimum, the Pension Fund is established in the form of a benefit.

The recalculation of pension payments for the specified period was:

Increase in labor payments

The increase in labor pension for each pensioner is established in accordance with his life circumstances and the documents provided by him, with the exception of cases state program indexing.

According to , State indexation of pension payments is carried out every year:

from February 1 based on inflation results over the past year;
Happy April, 1 additional increase if possible from the state budget.

In 2020, the fixed payment amount was 4,805 rubles, this amount is automatically added to the insurance part of the pension and paid in the total amount.

A pensioner receiving may apply to the Pension Fund for recalculation under the following circumstances:

achievement ;
receiving or changing a group;
change of place of residence, where the coefficient due payments higher.

Increasing state provision

A social pension is a payment of funds to various legally established categories of citizens, including pensioners, who have no pension as such throughout their entire lives. The size of the social pension is set by the state and indexed only by it.

Since April 2020, this type of pension payments has been increased only by 1.5% in accordance with the Government Decree of March 16 this year is approximately 8,774 rubles depending on the region. Previously government officials announced a 2.6% increase in pensions, but that did not happen.

Was there a second indexation of old-age benefits in Russia?

It is difficult to call the second increase in pension payments full indexation, since the amount of indexation amounted to only 0.38% of pension payments and in monetary terms is determined within 42-150 rubles.

This was done in connection with the real possibility of the state, and the total percentage increase in pensions was approximately 5,8% from the previously established payment amount.

Suspension of indexation of pensions for working citizens

According to the innovations in the legislation, the indexation of pensions has indeed been suspended, but any citizen receiving such payments can apply to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation with an application for indexation of the insurance part of pension savings.

The increase in pension in this way occurs due to the fact that the Social Insurance Fund also pays monthly and, accordingly, increases the amount of the employee’s insurance capital.

Will pensions be canceled for working pensioners?

The legislator has not yet given a clear answer to this question, however, there have been no statements about the possible termination of pension payments for working pensioners.

After the cessation of indexation of pensions for this category of citizens, the Government announced that in the event of the dismissal of a retired employee for any reason, the recalculation of payments will take place for all previous years when the citizen was in the work process.

Also there is a program, according to which an employee whose age has approached the threshold for receiving pension payments may not apply to the Pension Fund for the pension due to him until a special need arises. If such a decision is made a citizen can receive up to 38% indexation, which compared to payments for non-working pensioners will be much higher, due to the increase length of service.

Old-age pension in 2018: size and latest changes as of today, 08/28/2018.

The main purpose of the social pension is to provide material support to the most vulnerable members of society: children, disabled people and elderly citizens. Moreover, this type of security applies to those people who, for some reason, were unable to accumulate enough experience to qualify for an insurance pension. About what the social pension will be in 2018 for different types recipients, read our article.

Pension system Russian Federation has been undergoing changes over the past few years. The amendments being made are aimed at improving the material security of pensioners. Against the backdrop of economic instability, the topic of increasing pension payments is always in the spotlight.

The difference between a social old-age pension and an insurance pension

In 2018, not much is required to receive an old-age insurance pension in Russia. To those who have achieved retirement age this year (these are women born in 1963 and men born in 1958), you must also have:

minimum 9 years insurance period,
minimum 13.8 pension points.

In addition to work experience, the insurance period also includes some other periods of a person’s life, including military service, being in maternity leave and so on.

A social old-age pension is received by those who have not reached the above minimum by a certain age in terms of length of service and the number of pension points earned.

It is worth keeping in mind that the retirement age for those receiving a social pension is five years higher than for everyone else. In 2018 this is:

60 years - for women,
65 years old - for men.

Since the citizen, by the time he reaches the generally accepted retirement age, has not contributed enough funds to the budget Pension Fund country, the state agrees to begin paying him a pension only after five years. During this time, a person also has the opportunity to earn the required minimum length of service and pension points. If the minimum is reached within these five years, the citizen will have a basis for receiving an insurance pension.

Another nuance that you need to know about is that since the beginning of 2015, the rules for assigning social old-age pensions in Russia have changed slightly. Now foreign citizens and stateless persons can receive Russian social pensions only if they prove that they have lived in Russia for at least 15 years.

Amount of social old-age pension in 2018

The size of the social old-age pension in Russia established for 2018 is 5,180 rubles 24 kopecks.

However, the actual pension amount is higher. The fact is that, according to Russian laws, an old-age pension should be no lower than the cost of living of a pensioner in the region where he lives. A person, even if he has never worked or worked very little, should not vegetate in poverty. This is also unprofitable for the state itself, including because people will have no choice but to break the law in order to feed themselves.

The living wage for a pensioner is set by the authorities of each Russian region, and it depends on the price level for basic products in a given region. Most often we are talking about an amount of about 8.5 thousand rubles. In some regions it is more, in others it is less.

Thus, the above figure of just over five thousand rubles means nothing in practice. We are talking about domestic accounting. This money is the part of the pension that comes from the Pension Fund budget. The supplement to the subsistence level is financed by the general budget of the country.

Minimum old-age and disability pension in 2018

The issue of the minimum pension is very relevant for many citizens. Its size is regulated by the federal law “On pension provision of the Russian Federation”. It should be noted that such a term does not appear in the legislation of our country, but the state has promised a minimum pension, the amount of which is no less than the subsistence level. Accordingly, in each region the size of the “minimum wage” varies along with the level of subsistence minimum.

Last year, the average minimum pension throughout the country was 8,803 rubles. However, this level is determined individually by regions. The highest “minimum wage” was recorded in Moscow, where pensioners receive security in the amount of at least 14,500 rubles. As you know, a pension in Russia consists of two parts: insurance and funded.

There are three types:

Due to old age. This pension insurance accrual is assigned to men from 60 years of age and women from 55.
Due to disability. They pay to citizens with all disability groups, regardless of their age and length of service.
For the loss of a breadwinner. Charged to persons under the age of majority and students educational institutions, undergoing full-time training, provided that their age has not reached 23 years.

Subject to the possibility of obtaining insurance pension provision for several types at once, only one benefit is paid, which is chosen by the pensioner himself.

To receive an insurance pension payment, the amount of pension points that a citizen has earned must not be less than 9, and the minimum insurance period must be 7 years. The number of points, in turn, directly depends on the size of the official salary. When calculating disability insurance premiums, the disability group is taken into account.

The insurance payment is calculated using a certain formula, in which the summed number of points is multiplied by the cost of one point. The resulting figure is added to the base payment, which is indexed annually. On this moment it is 4558.93 rubles.

So, let's consider the minimum number of pension payments due in two cases:

The citizen has no work experience at all.
The minimum length of service required to calculate pension payments has been completed.

In the first case, the pension is paid in the form of a fixed amount, currently amounting to 4959 rubles. 85kop. This payment can be received 5 years later than they usually retire, i.e. men upon reaching 65 years of age, and women, respectively, upon reaching 60.

In the second case, you can retire, as expected, from the age of 60 for men and 55 for women. In this situation, the accumulated number of pension points is added to the base amount, which, with a minimum work experience of 15 years and work in “harmless” industries, will be equal to 33. One point today is equal to 78.58 rubles. We multiply this figure by 33 and get 2593 rubles. 14 kopecks We add this amount to the base part, resulting in a pension of almost 7,553 rubles. As you can see, the figure does not even reach the subsistence level, but now the government is taking all measures to bring the level of minimum monthly pension payments to the minimum wage level.

If future pensioner decides not to receive a pension immediately, its amount will increase annually. So, if you apply for a pension, for example, 5 years later than the established period, then your pension amount will be higher by as much as 36%, which, of course, will be a huge advantage for pensioners.

The size of the disability pension, depending on the region, is usually from one and a half to three times higher than the old-age pension.

By 2018, the government plans to index both the basic part of the pension and the cost of one pension point. The first will become a little more than 5,000 rubles, and the second will increase to 80 rubles. Using simple mathematical operations, we calculate the amount of the minimum old-age pension in 2018: 5000 + 80*33 = 7640 rubles. The plans of the pension fund of the Russian Federation include equalizing the amounts of the minimum pension and the subsistence level by 2020, but the government has decided to gradually increase the retirement age to 65 years for men and 63 years for women for civil servants (officials).

Latest changes to the old-age social pension

With the increase in the retirement age from next year in Russia, the age for receiving a social old-age pension will correspondingly increase. The five-year difference between the standard retirement age and the retirement age for those who do not have sufficient service and pension points will remain during the transition period.

As a result, it is planned to increase the retirement age for recipients of social old-age pensions to the following values:

70 years - for men (to be reached in 2028),
65 years - for women (to be reached by 2034).

The retirement age will be raised gradually, by an average of six months each year. For convenience, you can refer to the following table:

How men will retire on social pensions in the next 10 years
Year of birth	Retirement age	Year of retirement
1954	66 years old	2020
1955	67 years old	2022
1956	68 years old	2024
1957	69 years old	2026
1958	70 years old	2028
How women will retire on social pensions in the next 16 years
Year of birth	Retirement age	Year of retirement
1959	61 years old	2020
1960	62 years old	2022
1961	63 years old	2024
1962	64 years old	2026
1963	65 years old	2028
1964	66 years old	2030
1965	67 years old	2032
1966	68 years old	2034

This table is preliminary, it is compiled on the basis of the draft reform proposed by the government on June 14, 2018.

Most likely, given the expected discontent among Russians, the government’s reform project deliberately contains more draconian measures than the state plans to implement in reality. If people's discontent turns out to be strong, the president will come out in their defense, but for now he is pretending that he has nothing to do with it. The reform will be slightly edited, and, most likely, the retirement age will not be raised as much as is being said now.

However, for now we need to rely on the above transition period schedule as the only official draft law for today.

As for the amount of the pension in future years, recipients of social pensions should, in principle, focus on the minimum payment in the amount of the subsistence level. It is clear that the state, which seeks to save money and therefore raises the retirement age, will not pamper them with larger payments. But it will not pay less, since this is unprofitable for itself.

What pension will old-age pensioners have in 2018?

Social pension is calculated by the Pension Fund. Although its amount is fixed by the legislation of the country, payments are made from federal budget:

the amount of the benefit is strictly established;
payments are indexed annually, taking into account inflation over the past year;
is compared with the subsistence level in the region and adjusted to it.

Every year the social pension undergoes indexation. The last time it was held was in April 2017. As a result, the amount of cash payments increased. At the moment, the benefit amount is 5,035 rubles.

It is worth noting that in some cases the established pension amount increases. Namely:

the increased coefficient in the calculation increases for residents of the Far North;
if a person received a disability pension, but he has reached the age limit (women 60 years old, men 65 years old), he is assigned a social benefit. Its size cannot be less than previous payments;
a social supplement can be assigned to a person whose monthly income is below the established minimum.

Registration procedure

Applying for a social pension is not so difficult if you follow all the rules:

collect the necessary package of documents and correctly fill out the application;
come to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation or the Multifunctional Center to submit documents;
within 10 days the commission will review the papers and make its decision. The person will be notified of this via a notification;
A person will receive their first pension the next month after submitting an application.

A person can apply for a social pension independently or through a representative.

However, for this, his actions must be notarized, the Rosregister website informs. If a person lives far from the Pension Fund and the Multifunctional Center, he can use postal or Internet services.

However, he will still need to appear once government agency. Everyone chooses which method to use on their own, since everyone has different physical abilities.

What documents are needed

The social pension is paid from the federal budget, and this action requires serious reasons. Such grounds are a person’s personal documents:

an application completed in accordance with the established procedure;
a certificate confirming the right to government payments;
passport, regardless of citizenship;
foreigners living in the Russian Federation must provide a residence permit;
if a person belongs to the peoples of the Far North, documentary evidence of this fact is necessary;
if the registration is carried out by a trusted person, then a notarized power of attorney is required;
employment history.

A person has the right to apply for a social pension only after reaching a certain age, which is prescribed by law. To apply for benefits, the commission may require additional paperwork.

How are payments made?

There are several ways to receive a social pension. A person can independently choose one option that is most convenient for him.

The state provides the following payment methods:

through the post office. A person can receive money at the post office or the postman will bring him a home allowance;
through the bank. You can receive monthly payments through the cash desk of a bank branch. However, you can go another way. To do this, you need to issue a bank card where the funds will be transferred;
through a special financial organization with which the Pension Fund entered into an agreement.

What additional payments are possible?

The additional payment to the basic amount of the social pension depends on several factors:

the total cost of living in the country and separately in the region;
place of residence of the pensioner and duration;
total amount of material support.

According to bill No. 178-FZ “On social assistance“If the amount of the social pension is below the established minimum subsistence level, then the person has the right to an additional payment.

According to the innovations, in 2018 the Russian government approved the average subsistence level of 8,726 rubles. Consequently, the social pension will also increase, its amount will reach approximately this level.

These changes will apply to approximately 11 million citizens of the Russian Federation. This will make people feel more financially confident.

In 2018 Russian pensioners pensions will be raised four times. Indexation will affect different categories of citizens receiving payments from the state, and they will also increase in different ways. The information publication iReactor has compiled a kind of calendar for increasing pensions in 2018, so that it can be clearly seen in which months Russians will have their payments increased.

Calendar of pension increases for Russians in 2018

January 1, 2018 - insurance pension for non-working pensioners increased by 3.7%

February 1, 2018- indexing will occur monthly payments federal beneficiaries by 3.2%

August 1, 2018- The Pension Fund will recalculate pensions for working pensioners in a new way, taking into account their size wages for 2017 and an increase in the cost of one pension point.

How much will the pension increase be in 2018?

The average increase in January for non-working pensioners will be about 400 rubles. Thus, the average amount of payments for this category of citizens will reach 14,045 rubles.

The average social pension in April will increase to 9,045 rubles, disabled children and people with disabilities from childhood of the first group will receive 13,699 rubles.

For Russians who continue to work in retirement, the price of a pension point will be higher in August. Last year, 1 point was equal to 78 rubles 68 kopecks, in 2018 - 81 rubles 49 kopecks. There is a condition that no more than 3 pension points can be accrued, that is, in 2018, a working pensioner will receive 244 rubles 47 kopecks more.

The legislation provides for an annual increase in pensions and other social benefits for citizens. In 2018, pension indexation will be carried out in three stages, separately for each specific category of citizens receiving such benefits.

But contrary to the law, indexing, unfortunately, is not always carried out. So, for example, in 2017, an increase in the size of such social benefits was replaced by a one-time payment of 5,000 rubles. Accordingly, in 2018, this lump sum payment will not be made, because... Pension indexation will be carried out in full.

The upcoming indexation of pensions in 2018 is carried out taking into account the increase in the cost of living, determined by the relevant regulations. On January 1, 2018, pensions in Russia were indexed by 3.7%. But at the same time, indexation will be carried out sequentially in three stages for each individual category of citizens who have reached retirement age.

Expected that in 2018, in addition to the January increase, pensioners will receive more help. Thus, on April 1, 2018, social pensions will be indexed by 2.9%. True, this “increase” will not affect ordinary pensioners who receive a labor pension or old-age pension. Pensions will increase for certain categories: disabled people, pensioners without sufficient work experience, those who have lost their breadwinners, etc.

The decision on indexation in the Russian Federation is made in order to return the country to a normal state and improve the quality of life of such socially vulnerable categories of citizens. New pension reform assumes that the increase in payments will take place from the beginning of January 2018, whereas previously such changes occurred only in February.

The Government of the Russian Federation has decided that the main type of material support for this category of citizens is a social pension. According to statistics, now its recipients are more than 40,000,000 persons who have reached the age established by law. And for each of these citizens it will be necessary to index pensions in the manner determined by the relevant federal law.

How much and when will the pension be indexed?

The pension increase in 2018 will be carried out in accordance with the norms federal law, the funds will be paid from the budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

The size of pension payments transferred to non-working old-age pensioners will be increased by 3.7 percent. Accordingly, the average annual pension in the country will be just over 14,000 rubles. It is planned that from 2019, the pension of each pensioner who does not work after receiving such status will be indexed annually by 4 percent.

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A similar increase will be expected for persons receiving social pensions and disability benefits. In this case, the amount of payments in 2018 will be 9,000 rubles and 13,700 rubles, respectively. At the moment, more than 4 million citizens living in the Russian Federation are entitled to such social security.

In addition to indexation, the size of the pension in Russia directly depends on the cost of individual pension coefficient(IPK). The higher a person’s coefficient, the greater the amount of benefits he is paid.

What awaits retirees in 2018

The main innovation for the upcoming 2018 is the recalculation of pensions, or rather, its increase by 3.7 percent. Moreover, the increase in the size of pension payments will be made not as usual - in February, but starting from January 1.

However this fact does not mean at all that all persons receiving pension payments without exception will be able to receive benefits in the new amount from the first month of the coming year.

According to the norms of federal law, from the new year the pension will increase in three stages, for each individual category of pensioners, namely:

Stage 1 – increasing the amount of pension benefits for non-working persons with such status;
Stage 2 – indexation of pension payments for citizens receiving social pensions and disability payments;
The final stage is an increase in the size of pensions for citizens receiving other types of such social support.

Average pension in Russia

The average size of pension provision in the Russian Federation, contrary to existing opinion, does not depend in any way on the minimum subsistence level established at the legislative level.

According to Pension Fund calculations, in 2018 the old-age pension will average 14,000 rubles, despite the fact that the cost of living in Russia is set at around 8,500 rubles. That is, thanks to the indexation of payments, the legislator manages to significantly reduce the difference between these indicators, but cannot reduce it to zero.

As practice shows, part of the Russian population does not receive a pension that is sufficient to achieve the minimum subsistence level. In this case, such citizens are entitled to special additional payments, which are also regularly subject to indexation. The increase in labor pensions and such payments is carried out simultaneously.

Will there be a one-time payment of 5,000 rubles?

Last year, the Government failed to index pension payments for citizens, so as an alternative they were offered additional one-time transfers in the amount of 5,000 rubles. All pensioners who submitted a corresponding application in January had the right to receive such an additional payment.

Such a payment is not a procedure for citizens, but rather a necessity to improve their living conditions and well-being. The main reason for introducing this additional support measure last year was the high level of growth in living costs. In particular, at the end of 2016 there was an increase in prices for food and other goods necessary for human life.

Based on the results of studying price increases, the inflation rate will be 3.7 percent. Therefore no lump sum payments it will not, since the legislator is able to carry out indexation of pensions in 2018 in Russia, because he has enough budget to implement such measures.

Indexation of social pensions

At the moment, more than 4 million people have received a social pension in Russia. At the moment, the amount of social security paid to such categories of citizens is just over 8,700 rubles. On April 1, it is planned to increase the size of this payment by 4.1 percent.

Social pensions are also paid to disabled people, for whom an increase is also planned. At the moment, the maximum amount of such payment is 13,000 rubles, which can also be increased by 4.1%.

The increase in pensions will be made only in the spring of the coming year, since such pensioners are included in the second priority.

Will there be indexation of pensions for working pensioners?

Now there are 43,000,000 pensioners in the Russian Federation, and about a third of them continue to work even after receiving this status. According to the legislation, indexation of pensions for working citizens is not carried out.

However, a citizen who has reached retirement age has the opportunity to receive an increase in the amount of such payment. But this is possible only after his dismissal from his official place of work.

To index pension accruals, you must contact the Pension Fund with an application and work book.