Pension legislation Russia requires an annual indexation of pensions in accordance with the inflation rate achieved in the previous year. But in 2016, this rule was grossly violated. Instead of increasing insurance pensions by 12.9% (this was the official inflation in 2015), they were indexed only once: from February 1, by 4%, and only for non-working pensioners.
The second indexation seemed to be promised in the second half of the year, but there was no money for it. Indexation, which would increase the monthly pension of each pensioner, but by different amounts, was replaced by a one-time lump sum payment of 5 thousand rubles for all pensioners living in Russia (both non-working and working) in January 2017. Now the money is being paid out.
The decree signed by the head of government on January 19, which was made public on January 23, means a return to the usual rules for indexing pensions: the figure of 5.4% is fully consistent, according to Rosstat, with the inflation rate for 2016.
The certificate attached to the document states that “the increase in the size of insurance pensions from February 1 will affect all non-working recipients of insurance pensions (about 30 million people), as well as about 450 thousand non-working military pensioners who receive insurance insurance along with state pension provision. old age pension.
The average insurance pension after recalculation will increase by 384 rubles, for which about 130 billion rubles will be spent by the end of 2017.
Recall: after indexation by 4% in February 2016, the average insurance pension in Russia was 13,200 rubles per month ...
Together with the insurance pension, from February 1, 2017, the fixed payment will also increase by 5.4%, and again only for the unemployed (this is stated in another government decree of January 19).
Now the base amount of this addendum to the insurance pension or to the disability pension is approximately 4,559 rubles, which will be, respectively, 4,805 rubles.
For some categories, a fixed pension payment is set at an increased rate: those who have reached the age of 80, orphans, pensioners with disabled family members who have worked for at least 15 years in the Far North ...
And some categories, according to the law, are paid extra for a pension in a reduced amount: for disabled people of group III, for example, a fixed payment is 50% of the base amount. The Pension Fund's expenses for the growth of the fixed payment in 2017 will amount to about 99 billion rubles.
This is not the last indexation of insurance pensions in 2017. From April 1, as Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said, they are planned to be recalculated upward by another 0.4%: the fact is that the budget of the Pension Fund included money for indexation in the amount of 5.8% (this was the predicted level inflation at the end of 2016), and it was also decided to spend these funds.
There will be no autumn indexation, and pensions in November 2017 will be paid in the same amount. But already on the first day of the new year, Russians will receive 400 rubles more. According to the Penfond of Russia, the average amount of social benefits for old age this year amounted to 13,657 rubles. In 2018 - 14,045 rubles, which is almost four hundred rubles more.
The expected pension increase will take place at the very beginning of January, while the payment schedule will remain the same. The planned recalculation of the pension will be 3.7%. The bill has already been approved by the Government and is currently being considered in the State Duma.
Anton Drozdov, the head of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, announced an increase in pensions by 11% in the next two years. The increase will affect unemployed pensioners. Experts say that such forecasts are quite natural and the fact that the indexation of pensions is ahead of inflation is a positive sign.
« The state repays debts. I suppose that<…>indexation will outstrip inflation, and pensioners will be in the black”, says Dr. of Economics. Sergei Smirnov.
He is also confident in a stable economy in the coming years, which will allow for timely recalculations without replacing them with lump sum payments.
Recipients of social pensions - for disability, survivors or care for the elderly - will receive increased payments in the spring, since this category will only be recalculated from April 1, 2018. Social pensions are expected to increase by 4.1%. This growth is due to calculations based on the subsistence minimum for a pensioner.
The value of the lived minimum of a pensioner in the country over the past seven years
| Year | Living wage for a pensioner, in rubles |
| 2010 | 4’780 |
| 2011 | 4’938 |
| 2012 | 5’564 |
| 2013 | 6’131 |
| 2014 | 6’354 |
| 2015 | 7’161 |
| 2016 | 8’803 |
| 2017 | 8’540 |
As for the recalculation of military pensioners and citizens who continue to work, these issues have not yet been resolved. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has repeatedly stated that last year's regime is maintained for working pensioners (the law on the abolition of indexation for this category of recipients).
Recalculation of pensions is made on the basis of an application and without it. In the first case, it is made from the first day of the next month and can be carried out in the following cases:
In other cases, the recalculation is made without a written application of the recipient.
Meanwhile, the latest news reports on the postponement of the reform to increase retirement age. Experts are confident in the inevitability of this event, but not in the short term. Most likely, this topic will be raised after the presidential elections in the country and will take a lot of time, as there are long discussions at all levels of government. In the meantime, Russians retire at 55 and 60, women and men, respectively.
The Pension Fund offers another way to increase the size of the pension - to postpone the exit to a well-deserved rest. The department explains that when applying for a pension not in the year of release, but later, the recipient is credited with an increased pension.
Important! You can postpone retirement for up to 10 years.
Also, a working pensioner may temporarily refuse to receive insurance payments, subject to employment for a period of at least one year. The increase will occur due to bonus coefficients, as well as planned indexations that will be made during the period the pensioner is working.
Otherwise, the payment of pensions takes place according to the approved schedule. Payouts start next month from November 1, Not earlier. If the recipient changes his place of residence, he must notify the territorial body of the PFR in writing.
On October 17, 2017, the President of the Republic of Belarus signed Decree No. 377 “On increasing pensions”. According to the Decree, from November 1, 2017, the average wages of workers in the republic, applied during the previous recalculation of pensions, will be adjusted, with an increase in its value by 5.5 percent, and a corresponding recalculation of labor pensions will be carried out.
The average wage applied in the previous recalculation of labor pensions amounted to 626.11 rubles. This average wage, indexed by 5.5 percent, is 660.55 rubles. This value will be applied when recalculating labor pensions from November 1, 2017.
The decree on the recalculation of pensions will affect more than 2.5 million recipients of labor pensions.
As a result of the recalculation, from November 2017, labor pensions are estimated to increase by an average of 5 percent. The average pension in nominal terms will be estimated at 315.74 rubles. As for the size (percentage) of the pension increase for each pensioner, it will depend on the individual parameters of his length of service and the amount of earnings before applying for a pension, as well as the allowances, increases and additional payments accrued to the pension, which are not subject to recalculation on the specified basis.
Financing of expenses for increasing pensions will be made from the state extra-budgetary fund for social protection of the population of the Republic of Belarus. Additional expenses will amount to 42.76 million rubles. per month.
Not always the amount of allocated social security funds allows citizens who are no longer able to work to guarantee a normal standard of living. In this regard, many people have a question: what are the allowances for pensions for non-working pensioners in 2017 and 2018.
The proposed material discusses the procedure for calculating pension supplements for non-working pensioners in 2017, the rules for recalculation and other related issues.
In connection with the growth of inflationary processes related to pricing policy, indexation of pensions for non-working pensioners is carried out annually, including in 2017. Its value is determined by the increase in prices over the past year.
The increase in pensions for non-working pensioners in 2017 took place in stages:
Not only the insurance component is subject to increase, but also the size of the fixed part.
Despite the fact that the total number of citizens dependent on the state is more than a third of all able-bodied persons, state structures are looking for the possibility of regularly increasing the amount of accrued amounts, due to which an increase in the funds paid to the category of the population that is most in need has been made.
At the same time, the total number of contributions made to the PF does not allow for the full implementation of the noted activities, therefore, additional subsidies to the budget are required to ensure that the funds paid correspond to the price of basic products and mandatory payments, which is carried out at the state level.
Note! Payments made by working citizens are not enough to index the amount of accruals, additional funds are attracted from the state budget.
For the recalculation of pensions for non-working pensioners in 2017. personal appeal to the relevant structures is not required. The PF does this on its own, using the available data, so the increase in benefits is made without the personal participation of citizens, for this it is not necessary to provide additional documents.
However, do not forget that the indexation of pensions in 2017. does not affect working pensioners. But if they complete their employment, benefits will be recalculated accordingly.
Note! Pensions for working pensioners in 2017 are not subject to indexation.
There was no increase in pensions for working pensioners in 2017, however, this support measure is planned to be implemented in the future, as part of the ongoing pension reform.
In addition to the indicated indexation, the appointment of some more allowances is supposed, taking into account the amount of the established subsistence minimum.
The fact is that, in accordance with the law, the amount of social payments cannot be lower than the indicated indicator, because in this case the necessary standard of living is not provided.
If a citizen has a similar situation after the calculation of payments, it is necessary to assign additional transfers that raise the allowance to the specified mark.
It belongs:
Such allowances are assigned in accordance with:
The following types of compensation have been established:
If we consider the size of the minimum consumer basket, on the basis of which the smallest possible amount of benefits is determined, then it differs depending on the region. Therefore, this criterion may differ in different regions. In addition, regional rates for utility bills and other obligatory payments that must be made by citizens are taken into account.
If this indicator changes, the amount of compensation is subject to an appropriate recalculation.
The need to charge such additional payments is determined by local authorities and regulated by regional bills.
In accordance with the requirements of the legislation, such social allowances can be assigned to the following categories of the population:
Another factor influencing the increase in pension accruals is the amount of work experience. If a person continues to work after reaching retirement age, additional points are awarded for this, affecting the amount of subsequent accruals. The main points that increase the amount of additional payments for processed experience include:
Given the above indicators, the number of points earned and, accordingly, the amount of future payments increases.
As we can see from the presented material, the state takes care of the least protected category of the population, conducting regular indexation of pension benefits and compensating their amount if it is calculated in the amount below the subsistence level.
But it should be borne in mind that this applies only to the category of citizens who have already finished working, and there was no increase in pensions for working pensioners in 2017, since they have additional sources of income.
