The Russian government is submitting a draft budget for next year. What should military retirees and active security forces expect over the next 14 months?
The Russian budget is experiencing significant difficulties in fulfilling previously accepted obligations in the social sphere. Following civilian pensioners, for whom the government was unable to ensure that their pensions increased by the real percentage of inflation, military pensioners also found themselves in a disadvantaged position.
Firstly, you should not expect an increase in salaries for active military personnel until January 1, 2018. It is no secret that the size of military pensions depends on the salaries of active security forces. However, the government submitted for consideration to the Russian parliament a draft law that amends the previously adopted federal law, suspending the validity of legislative acts regulating the procedure for indexing military personnel and persons equivalent to them. The changes concern the duration of the suspension of these indexations; they now apply to 2016 and 2017. Thus, the freeze on increasing military salaries, and, accordingly, military pensions through indexation, is once again canceled. It is worth noting that the indexation of military salaries has been postponed for five years after a sharp increase almost four years ago, although the state does not refuse targeted incentives for the military, but only through the introduction of additional payments.
Secondly, there remained hope for an increase in the real size of military pensions by changing the reduction factor. Let me remind you that the Russian government, after a sharp increase in military pay from January 1, 2012, did not even provide a real increase for retirees and introduced a reduction factor for military pensioners in the amount of 54%, which it pledged to reduce by no less than 2% from January 1 annually. While not indexation, the change in the reduction coefficient actually increased the size of pension payments, however, here too the government put an end to the hopes of pensioners.
The government submitted for consideration to the State Duma a draft law suspending the effect of Art. 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation, which regulates pension provision for persons who served in military service, service in internal affairs bodies, the State Border Service, the Federal Penitentiary Service, etc. It is proposed to cancel the annual change in the reduction factor from January 1, 2016. Thus, if there are no surprises in parliament, then the current security forces will have to tighten their belts for at least two more years, and retirees will have to tighten their belts in 2016.
We can only rejoice at the fact that military pensions were increased quite recently, from October 1, 2015. The reduction coefficient was increased to 66.78%, which actually increased the amount of cash payments to retirees by 7-8%.
Introduced by the Government Russian Federation
THE FEDERAL LAW
On suspension of the second part of Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On pension provision persons who served in military service, service in internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, authorities for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, institutions and bodies of the penal system, and their families"
In connection with the Federal Law "On the Federal Budget for 2016"
1. Suspend until January 1, 2017 the effect of part two of Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation of February 12, 1993 No. 4468-1
2. Establish that the amount of monetary allowance taken into account when calculating the pension in accordance with Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation of February 12, 1993 No. 4468-1 from February 1, 2016 is 69.45 percent of the amount of the specified monetary allowance.
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Federal Law of December 14, 2015 N 367-FZ
"On suspension of the second part of Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On pension provision for persons who served in military service, service in internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, authorities for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, institutions and bodies of the penal system, and their families" in connection with the Federal Law "On the Federal Budget for 2016"
Until January 1, 2017, the provision of the law on indexation of monetary allowances taken into account when calculating pensions was suspended
We are talking about monetary allowances for military personnel, private and commanding officers of internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, authorities for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and persons serving in institutions and bodies of the penal system.
According to the norm, the effect of which is suspended, the specified monetary allowance is taken into account when calculating the pension from January 1, 2012 in the amount of 54 percent and, starting from January 1, 2013, increases annually by 2 percent until it reaches 100 percent of its amount.
The suspension of these provisions of the law is due to the fact that the total amount of expenditures provided for by the law on the federal budget for 2016 is insufficient to financially support the established expenditure obligations of the Russian Federation.
At the same time, it is established that from February 1, 2016, the amount of monetary allowance taken into account when calculating pensions is 69.45 percent.
1. Suspend until January 1, 2017 the effect of part two of Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation of February 12, 1993 N 4468-I “On pensions for persons who served in military service, service in internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, turnover control bodies narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, institutions and bodies of the penal system, and their families" (Vedomosti of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, 1993,
N 9, art. 328; Collection of Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1995, No. 49, Art. 4693; 1998, N 30, art. 3613; 2002, N 27, art. 2620; N 30, art. 3033; 2003, N 27, art. 2700; 2007, N 49, art. 6072; 2011, N 46, art. 6407).
2. Establish that the amount of monetary allowance taken into account when calculating pensions in accordance with Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation of February 12, 1993 N 4468-I “On pension provision for persons who served in military service, service in internal affairs bodies, the State Fire Service, authorities for control over the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, institutions and bodies of the penal system, and their families”, from February 1, 2016 is 69.45 percent of the amount of the specified monetary allowance.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: pensions of Russian military personnel will increase by 4%
The amount of monetary allowance for Russian military personnel, which is taken into account when calculating pensions, will be increased and will amount to 69.45%, noted Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Tatyana Shevtsova.
MOSCOW, January 19 – RIA Novosti. Pensions of Russian military personnel will increase by another 4% in February 2016, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova told reporters on Tuesday.
She recalled that in 2015 pensions were increased by 7.5%. From October 1, the amount of monetary allowance, which is taken into account when calculating pensions, was increased, and today it is 66.78%.
“From February 1, 2016, the amount of monetary allowance, which is taken into account when calculating pensions, will be increased and will amount to 69.45%, which will increase pensions by 4%,” Shevtsova said.
She emphasized that in general, if we take February 2016 by February 2015, the increase in pensions will be about 12% per year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that military pensioners, like civilians, should be provided with a one-time cash payment of 5 thousand rubles, and instructed the government to make amendments to the corresponding bill.
“I ask the government to promptly make amendments to this bill so that this support measure applies to all categories of pensioners, including military personnel and categories equivalent to them,” he said at a meeting with members of the Security Council, the Kremlin press service reported.
The head of state noted that he had already discussed this issue with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He also recalled that a bill on a one-time payment to pensioners, which should be made in January 2017, has already been submitted to the State Duma.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Olga Golodets announced that only those pensioners who are entitled to an insurance pension will receive a one-time payment of 5 thousand rubles. As for the military, then, according to her, “their average pension today is 22 thousand rubles and their pension system is built on different principles.”
The legislator regularly makes appropriate changes and amendments to existing legal acts. Next year is no exception. According to the latest information, military pensions are expected to increase in 2016.
Of course, military personnel who have already retired and those who are just about to retire are concerned about what changes are expected in the near future. The government decided to increase the size of payments. It should be noted that indexation will not be carried out in full. The reason is the economic recession.
If we focus on the provisions of the legislative framework, then every year the government is obliged to increase the size of pension payments by the level of inflation. It is not possible to fulfill this obligation in 2016, since these actions will lead to a significant increase in the budget deficit.
For several months we have been looking for possible ways to solve the current situation. Now we can safely say that military pensions in Russia in 2016, adjusted for the latest news, will be indexed by 4%. This will happen in February. The indexation percentage of payments is 3 times less than inflation in the country.
It is also possible that another increase will occur during the year. But we can talk about this for sure only after the situation with the pace of development of the Russian economy is clear.
Most recently, military pensioners had their pensions indexed by 7.5%. This happened in October of this year. The solution to this issue was not without the participation of Vladimir Putin, who stated that it was necessary to find funds to increase payments. The task was solved, and military pensioners received indexation of their pensions. Unfortunately, it is not possible to find funds for a larger increase in the new year. So military pensioners can only be content with the recent increase and hope for better changes in the country’s economic situation. This is only possible after GDP growth. In this case, financial support for the social sphere can be provided in full. Let us recall that before the crisis, it was planned to carry out indexation by 20%.
It was previously assumed that in 2016 the increase in military pensions would be suspended. However, now another decision has been made that there will still be an increase, but not a high one. At the same time, the insurance part of the surcharge that is due to military pension those citizens who were in a civilian labor relationship.
In the new year, it was decided not to index the salaries of those military pensioners who continue to work in certain structural units. This applies to work in the Government, the State Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense. Similar innovations are expected for correctional officers, police officers, security forces, and firefighters.
Currently, the average pension for a military personnel exceeds the average level of pension payments for civilian pensioners. However, both categories of citizens can only wait and hope that the country’s economy will take off and the increases in their payments will be much higher.
Let's talk about increasing military pensions in 2019 - the latest news about changes from January 1. The latest decisions of the President in Russia, the Minister of Defense and an important government resolution: an increase for military personnel and a draft law (State Duma). Will there be a second pension after age 60, when will indexation take place and how will retirement be carried out now? Is it possible to cancel a pension? When will it be increased and by how much? How will length of service help, how will pensions for pensioners change in general? How is the insurance premium calculated and what is an increase in the reduction factor? You will also find out when pensions will be added, raised and indexed.
The budget of the Russian Federation approved by the State Duma for the next year includes both an increase in the pay of military personnel and an increase in the pensions of military pensioners. Moreover, the increase in pensions is planned to be greater than the increase in salaries. As a result, salaries will increase by 4.3%, and pensions in the same period will increase by 6.3%. Initially, it was planned to index military pensions at the same level as military salaries. However, in accordance with the final version of the budget, the growth of pensions will exceed the growth of wages.
Putin V.V. promises that the increase in military pensions will be more than 6% in 2019. This is about 1% higher than the official inflation target. As Putin said at the official ceremony on the occasion of the appointment of prosecutors and officers of the highest ranks and ranks, in October 2019 the military pay will be indexed by 4.3% (which, however, is lower than the planned inflation, that is, the real income of military personnel will decrease even theoretically), and pensions will be indexed by an additional 2%, which in total will give a total indexation of 6.3%.
To fulfill this promise, Putin V.V. instructed his government to include funds for this indexation in the budget for future years, and instructed parliament to approve the amendments made to the budget.
First of all, it should be noted that the pensions of military personnel and persons equivalent to them are formed not exactly in the same way as the pensions of ordinary citizens. Like pensions of ordinary citizens, pensions of former military personnel are financed from the federal budget, but the procedure for calculating them is different. The amount of military pensions is tied to the amount of money allowance for a serviceman in the rank in which the military pensioner retired. In addition, the amount depends on the length of service of the pensioner.
In 2012, Russia adopted a so-called “reduction factor” of 54% for calculating pensions. That is, from due to a pensioner Almost 50% of pensions were taken away. Subsequently, this ratio increased, and now pensions account for just over 72%. Naturally, over all the years the coefficient has been in effect, military pensioners have received significant amounts less.
Initially, it was assumed that a special procedure for calculating pensions for military personnel should contribute to larger size military pensions compared to civilian ones, however, as a result of the introduction of a reduction factor, military pensions lag behind civilian pensioners in “growth”.
An increase in pensions for military pensioners is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. During this period, salaries of active military personnel will be increased, and pensions will increase along with them. Salaries will be increased by 4.3%, and pensions of military pensioners will increase by the same amount. This value, however, is still greater than the value that was initially expected: the first versions of the budget spoke of indexation by 4%, but this turned out to be much lower than the planned inflation rate (at the end of 2019, the Central Bank expects inflation to be around 5.5%).
At the same time, military pensions should also grow due to an increase in the reduction coefficient, which, initially amounting to 54% in 2012, was supposed to grow by 2% per year, but in 2018 it did not increase, since in 2017 it had already increased by 4 %.
According to the State Duma Defense Committee, the real value of military pensions is currently 20% lower than the pre-crisis level, and military salaries are 50% lower, respectively, an increase of 4.3% almost does not bring them closer to the pre-crisis level. This occurs, in particular, due to the fact that the indexation of these payments in last years were not produced, and against the backdrop of rising inflation, this resulted in a decrease in their real value. It turns out that the growth of military pensions lags behind the growth of civilian ones, and this trend continues next year, because ordinary pensions were promised to be indexed by 7.05% in January next year, and military ones - only in October, that is, 9 months later, and only by 4.3%.
Military pensioners include former employees of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other paramilitary forces approved by the relevant laws of Russia and other republics of the former USSR. The current number of military pensioners in Russia is about three million. Pensions range from 34 thousand rubles for a private to 100 thousand for a battalion commander. The calculation of the pension depends on the following circumstances:
The total work experience must be at least 25 years, and 12.5 years of this experience must be military service. Military experience can include time spent studying in military educational institutions.
If the length of military service is 20 years or less, only 50% of the pension is paid, and if this length of service is exceeded, 3% is added every year, but not more than 85% in total.
Let's remember about the reducing pension coefficient introduced in 2012. Then it was equal to 54% of the pension amount, that is, military pensioners received a little more than half of the pension they were entitled to. Now it has grown to 72.23%, but still, apparently, does not reach 100%. At the same time, the reduction factor applies to military personnel and pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but does not apply to prosecutors, judges, FSB officers and investigators of the Investigative Committee, including prosecutors, judges and investigators of military courts and prosecutor's offices, despite the fact that their pensions are financed from the same sources, as well as the pensions of the rest of the military, that is, from the funds of the Ministry of Defense.
In addition, there are civilian government employees whose pensions are equal to those of the military, but the reduction factor does not apply to them. These are, of course, employees of the presidential administration and government, as well as deputies. Moreover, when calculating the pensions of civil government employees, their average earnings are used, and when calculating military pensions, only the salary part is used, and all allowances are not included in the pension. Also, the average size of a military pension cannot exceed the average size of a civilian pension by more than 1.7 times, but this does not apply to other government employees, their pension size is not limited.
For other categories of military pensioners, a reduction factor applies. In addition, all these years the indexation of pensions of military pensioners has been frozen, and their growth is carried out by increasing this coefficient, which is passed off as indexation, although, in fact, this is the return of part of the pension that was reduced in 2012.
Naturally, the increase in this coefficient lags behind the level of official inflation, but pensions by law must be indexed to the inflation level based on the results of last year. This is clearly seen in the example of 2016: the inflation rate in the previous year, 2015, was 12.91%, and military pensions were indexed by only 4%, just like everyone else.
The government was supposed to carry out a second indexation, but, quite expectedly, abandoned it, replacing it with a one-time payment of 5,000 rubles in January 2017. This maneuver allowed further savings at the expense of pensioners, since the size of the pension, naturally, did not increase after this payment.
As a result, the government spent significantly less on pensions than it should have, and retirees, both military and civilian, lost out on a much larger portion of their pensions in exchange for a lump sum payment. Around the same time, the government deprived the indexation of pensions of working pensioners, thereby further reducing pension costs.
It should be noted that, despite the introduction of a reduction factor, military pensions still increased as a result of an increase in the salaries of the military on which they depend, although they turned out to be significantly less than the promised values.
There are rumors among the military that the government will cancel the reduction factor, however, there are no prerequisites for this, so one can only hope for its gradual reduction to zero, which should happen in a few years.
This is all we can tell about the increase in military pensions in 2019 - the latest news from January 1 in Russia - the latest decisions of the President and Minister of Defense, as well as about the State Duma government resolution (draft law) for military personnel. If you have something to tell and you have already had an increase, a second pension after 60 years, share your opinion in the comments. Also tell us what you think, what will be the indexation of retirement for pensioners, and do you think that the pension will be abolished.
If there is any more news about when pensions will be increased and by how much, whether length of service will help, how pensions will change, what the insurance will be and whether there will be an increase in the reduction coefficient, we will definitely tell you about it here on this page. Stay tuned for updates when pensions are added, raised and indexed.
On December 14, Russian President V. Putin signed the Federal Laws “On the Federal Budget for 2016” and “On the suspension of the second part of Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation N 4468-I “On pension provision for persons who served in military service... " in connection with the Federal Law "On the Federal Budget for 2016" (N367-FZ).
So the situation with pensions in 2016 has become clearer and the first official conclusions can be drawn.
There will be no indexation of military pensions from January 1, 2016 (Law N 367-FZ suspended until January 1, 2017 the effect of part two of Article 43 of the Law of the Russian Federation of February 12, 1993 N 4468-I “On pension provision for persons who served in military service...” ).
From February 1, 2016, military pensions will be indexed by 3.99% due to an increase in monetary allowances taken into account when calculating military pensions from 66.78% to 69.45% (by 2.67%). That is, military pensions will be indexed at the same time and by the same amount as civilian pensions.
The second insurance pensions of military pensioners who continue to officially work in civilian life after military service will not be indexed. Just as the pensions of approximately 14 million working civil pensioners will not be indexed. Moreover, now this norm is permanent, not temporary.
The possibility of additional (second) indexation of military and civil pensions remains. The resolution of this issue has been postponed to the second half of 2016, when the results of Russia’s economic development in the first half of the year will become clear.
Military pensioners still have one more trump card to hope for the second indexation of pensions in 2016. This is Decree of the President of the Russian Federation N 604 of May 7, 2012, which determines the indexation of military pensions to a level not lower than the inflation included in the budget (6.4%) plus 2% (total, in accordance with Decree N 604 in 2016, the indexation of military pensions must be at least 8.4%). The government (Ministry of Finance) is actively working to repeal the corresponding clause of the Presidential Decree, but so far the results of this struggle are not known. We can only hope that, as in 2015, the President will not succumb to pressure from the Government and will not cancel the most important clause of his May decree for military pensioners.
For the authorities, of course, nothing is impossible if the majority of deputies in the State Duma are from United Russia. No one has canceled the administrative resource. Even if there is the slightest doubt about their unambiguous success in the State Duma elections on September 18, 2016, the authorities will make a decision and, no later than September 1, will index all pensions for the second time. And then tens of millions of pensioners in our country will unanimously vote for “their breadwinners.”
It’s a pity that elections to the State Duma are only held once every four years.
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Until recently, a second pension was awarded to military pensioners with only five years of service.
Currently, the situation is changing and with each subsequent year, in addition to the age requirements, annual increase in requirements for minimum length of service and number pension points . Therefore, the refusal to grant an insurance pension to military personnel is currently the most popular issue among the issues.
In order to find out how to get the right to a second pension for military pensioners, how it is calculated for military personnel and how not to get a refusal from the Pension Fund of Russia, you should have minimal knowledge in this area in advance.
Military pensioners are, first of all, former employees of some law enforcement agencies who are paid a pension for long service or disability through their law enforcement agencies.
Pension provision for military personnel is regulated by Law No. 4468-1 of February 12, 1993. It should be noted that in addition to the pension for long service and disability, there is another one - in the event of the loss of a breadwinner. It is assigned regardless of the length of service.
Retirement of military personnel does not mean abandonment labor activity. After all, many continue to work in civilian life after her appointment. And such work for former military personnel brings not only income in the form of a salary, but also points from accrued insurance premiums.
Therefore, upon reaching the appropriate age, they may receive the right to a second civil pension through the Pension Fund. This is an old-age insurance pension and it is regulated and it will definitely become an additional source of income.
The only limitation and significant difference from ordinary civil pensioners is receiving an insurance pension without.
Military pensioners are not entitled to a fixed payment and therefore the pension amount paid will be significantly less.
Official work is accompanied by mandatory deductions from wages to the tax office and the pension fund. The tax authorities issue a tax identification number (TIN) to each citizen, and the Pension Fund issues a SNILS (“green card”) to account for pension rights. 
Military pensioners need to have their number in the Pension Fund of Russia () in order to keep records of accumulated experience and points (individual pension coefficients). You can get such a number at any nearest fund at your place of registration or place of residence, having only your passport with you.
Perhaps you are already registered with the Pension Fund of Russia, which means that now everything and length of service are taken into account on your personal individual account. It is they who are gradually forming the right to second pensions for military pensioners.
To assign and calculate insurance pensions for military personnel through the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, it is necessary fulfillment of three mandatory conditions. They determine the possible refusal of its appointment.
The minimum length of service increases every year to 15 years by 2024.
| Year | Minimum insurance period |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 and later | 15 |
For example, for a serviceman born in 1957. In order to receive a second civil pension at the age of 60, at least 8 years of civil insurance experience is required.
However, this does not mean that it is now impossible for a soldier to keep up with the increase in the minimum length of service and is required to work continuously. It is important to know that the duration insurance period taken into account on the day of reaching retirement age.
If the same pensioner was born in 1957. in 2017, he was refused an insurance pension due to a lack of 8 years of experience, this does not mean that next year, 2018, he will need to complete 9 years of experience.
The length of service requirements for him will remain the same - 8 years for the year he reaches 60 years of age and will not change.
3. PENSION POINTS
(individual pension coefficients)
Since 2015 pension points are formed from the calculation of insurance premiums, and all purchased 
The rights existing before 2015 are also translated into individual pension coefficients.
The higher the salary in civilian life, the more points a pensioner can earn. It is from them that the second pension for military personnel is calculated. The sum of individual coefficients is multiplied by the value of the point - this is how the pension is calculated.
The requirement for a minimum number of accumulated points is also a prerequisite for the appointment of an insurance pension and, like length of service, increases annually (up to 30 points by 2025).
| Year | Minimum amount of pension points |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,6 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11,4 |
| 2018 | 13,8 |
| 2019 | 16,2 |
| 2020 | 18,6 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23,4 |
| 2023 | 25,8 |
| 2024 | 28,2 |
| 2025 and later | 30 |
This means that a military pensioner born in 1957, having not collected the required number of points on the date of appointment, can “rework” them at any time. If you apply, for example, in 2019 the requirements for the minimum number of pension points for him will remain the same – 11.4.
An application for an insurance pension for a military pensioner can be submitted no earlier than a month before eligibility.
There are currently many options available to apply and Required documents for the second pension:
You should take the following documents with you for your second pension:
- Passport;
– Certificate from the department that granted pensions to military personnel for length of service or disability (see sample above);
– Work record book, employer certificates, in general, those documents that can confirm your length of service in civilian life.
An increase in the second pension for military personnel after appointment is also possible. This can occur in the form of indexation and adjustment of the point value in February and April of each year.
Examples and rules for adjusting the insurance pension for workers can be found in.
Recalculation of pensions for working military pensioners in August will occur in the same way as for ordinary civilians. Therefore, if there are any pension points that were not taken into account when assigning the second pension, the calculation of pension points will also be recalculated in August.
Funded pension military personnel can also develop and therefore, when submitting documents for appointment, you should immediately ask customer service specialists about the availability of the right to a funded pension. In this case, you can make a choice to receive savings funds in the form of an urgent payment, or to receive a lump sum payment of your pension savings.
Pension provision for military personnel involves the payment of a pension for long service and disability in the service department according to Law No. 4468-1. At the same time, a serviceman can also apply for a second military pension in the Pension Fund system according to the Law.
To do this, a military pensioner only needs to meet three basic conditions:
– minimum age;
– minimum experience (not studied in the military department);
– minimum number of points.
The second pension will be refused if one of these requirements is not met.
In order to gain the necessary length of service and the required number of points for the assignment of an insurance pension, we recommend paying attention to the collective farm experience over the past years. Work on a collective farm (state farm) is also counted towards the insurance period when assigning an insurance pension.
If military personnel in the law enforcement department refuse a pension, they can additionally receive a fixed payment to their insurance pension through the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
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