Rumors that the second pension for military personnel will be canceled from January 1, 2019 arose after the Ministry of Finance carried out an analysis of this benefit. It was decided to freeze the pensions of retired defenders of the homeland until the end of 2018. The measures, according to the Government, are related to the deterioration of the economy due to a new wave of sanctions.
Military personnel expect indexation of their second pensions at the beginning of 2019. The government has postponed the decision on indexing basic military benefits until the beginning of the second half of the economic half of 2019. It is known that only certain categories of military personnel will be able to receive the second pension benefit.
Many military personnel, after entering civilian life at the age of 45, find employment. A military pensioner participates in the compulsory pension system, transfers contributions to the Pension Fund through the official employer, and therefore has the right to a second pension, in addition to deductions from the Ministry of Defense. This is enshrined in Federal Law No. 400.
Military personnel who fulfill a number of conditions can count on the second benefit.
If a citizen receives a disability or long-service allowance from the Ministry of Defense and earns a “civilian” pension, then the amount of financial income will double. Beneficial conditions are provided for military personnel who have been exposed to man-made harmful effects or have become disabled in service. Such people will receive subsidies before the age of 55 and 60.
The second pension has been accrued since 2015, after the release of the law “On Insurance Pensions”. To calculate the benefit, the formula is used:
The cost of one point in 2018 was 81.49 rubles. The more points accumulated by a former military man, the higher the amount of pension benefits will be. To increase the amount of points, you can extend your insurance period or strive for a salary increase.
The military insurance pension differs from the civilian benefit: it does not include a fixed payment ( 4 982,90 rub.). The system is not entirely fair, since with an equal amount of points, a civilian will receive a larger insurance pension than a former military man due to the presence of a fixed increase.
Despite this, many citizens express dissatisfaction with the double benefits provided to military pensioners. However, it must be remembered that military personnel protected in war and peacetime. In fact, the payment turns out to be small and deserved by length of service and work activity.
Officials have postponed the resolution of the issue until the beginning of the second half of the economic half of 2019. But it is known that they plan to change the accrual principle: instead of "length of service" introduce "social package"
. This is perceived negatively by citizens. After the introduction of the social package, they promise to pay severance pay to military personnel who retired while young.
Under the current system, a pension is due after 20 years of service. The introduction of a social package will allow those citizens who, due to health or circumstances, were forced to end their military career to receive a pension.
The abolition of pensions threatens that retired military personnel will have to look for civilian work. Adaptation to ordinary life after several years of service is difficult. Citizens will receive a one-time payment, but this will not solve the problem. Some of them will find work at universities and undergo professional retraining.
Officials planned an increase in military pensions based on length of service from 2012 to 2023.
For example, it was planned to increase the pension of a regiment commander to 35,769 rubles, a lieutenant colonel to 24,897 rubles, and a warrant officer to 14,079 rubles. This calculation was made with stable GDP growth.
Now sanctions have come into effect, the cost of energy resources is not growing. According to economists, GDP growth in 2019 will fall short of forecasts and amount to only 1.4%. Foreign investors who want to invest in opening production in Russia do not have the opportunity to do so. Thus, the government loses the opportunity to fulfill promises.
Thus, military personnel will have to be content with the assigned benefit, since workers in other fields will receive a pension only upon reaching a specified age.
Before the elections, the president emphasized that people defending their Motherland should receive special support from the state so as not to need anything. Vladimir Putin spoke about representatives of security forces in general. But, despite the promises, the planned annual indexation of benefits paid to the military was suspended. The basic coefficient, which has been used to calculate pensions since 2017, remains at 72.23%.
The relevant Duma committee responsible for defense actively opposed the freeze. To maintain correct payments, it was necessary to index by 5.2% within the framework of real indicators. Some committee members openly stated that the government completely ignored the decree on increasing payments to military personnel.
But the bill still made it to the Duma. The discussion was active, the project was sent for revision several times. The number of votes required for adoption was reached after 3 readings. The document came into force.
There was no information about changes in tariffs for working military pensioners. Today they receive government benefits and wages. But, according to Dmitry Medvedev, the state will not be able to pay pensions to citizens receiving income. Therefore, working military personnel may soon have to choose either benefits or wages.
Benefits will not be canceled for current pensioners; even if the planned law is adopted, it will not affect them. Of course, the state will not deprive citizens who have reached the age of 65 of benefits and then send them to work.
In case of cancellation, all concerns about the employment of former military personnel will be entrusted to the state. There are no jobs available for this category of citizens. The education of most military personnel is specific. At the same time, they lack skills in pedagogy, economics, finance and other areas. Professional retraining and obtaining new education will become very problematic if there is a shortage of places in educational institutions.
Reducing the amount of state support for military personnel lowers the authority of the Russian army and reduces the attractiveness of military professions.
Military pensions are paid to employees of the Ministry of Defense, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the FSB and other “siloviki”. If early pensions are cancelled, the proposed “severance” pay may be enough for 1-2 years, but most likely less. During this time, you will have to adapt to life in civilian life and find another job.
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The possible abolition of pensions is a pressing issue.
For example, in India only civil servants receive pensions. In Russia, one should not expect the abolition of military pensions, so the Government proposes to carry out indexation by increasing length of service.
The option of increasing the length of service of military personnel from 20 to 25 years may help solve the problem of increasing benefits. Extending the mandatory service life will cover the costs of indexation. There will be an increase in the average benefit amount with a decrease in the number of individual payments. In addition, increasing the length of service will reduce the overall need for personnel.
They plan to leave a term of 20 years for military personnel with disabilities, serving with an age limit for service. This pension reform is planned for 2019.
The government will not cancel the second pension for military personnel, but the conditions for receiving it will become more stringent. From 2019, the mandatory length of service will increase from 9 to 10 years, and by 2024 it will be 15 years. The required amount of individual pension points for obtaining a second pension will also increase. In 2019, the score bar will increase from 13.8 to 16.2 points. Until 2025, the required number will be 30 points.
Article navigationLike other citizens of the Russian Federation, after working for a certain time, a former military man receives the right to establish a salary for him. This type of pension can be assigned if a citizen:
The old-age insurance pension is paid to military pensioners in full, but without taking into account the fixed payment to it.
In the Russian Federation, military personnel can receive payments under state pension provision or. If a citizen has the right to two pensions at once, then by law he can choose only one pension. But there is also one, which can be assigned if there is a right to it.
Not so long ago, old-age insurance payments were indexed to all pensioners, regardless of their work activity, but since 2016, Federal Law No. 400 came into force in the Russian Federation. According to its provisions, from January 1, 2016, the insurance pension indexed only for non-working pensioners. Those who work receive cash support in the same amount without taking into account planned indexations.
It is worth noting that at the moment, if a pensioner has stopped working, There is no need to apply to the Pension Fund!
From now on, the periods of work of citizens will be determined automatically by the Pension Fund on the basis of reports that the employer will transmit to the Pension Fund.
Indexation of pensions for working citizens will be suspended (as already specified in the federal budget law) until 2020.
Unlike insurance payments, state pension benefits are indexed both working and non-working pensioners, including military personnel. Indexation is carried out by the state in accordance with Article 25 of Federal Law No. 166 every year on the first of April.
However, according to the same article, the increase in monetary support for military personnel and members of their families is regulated by Law of the Russian Federation No. 4468-1, due to changes in the size or indexation of the military personnel’s monetary allowance.
In January 2018, military pensions were increased by 4% as a result of indexation of monetary allowances. The reduction factor remained unchanged - 72.23%.
Not so long ago, former military personnel received an old-age pension couldn't apply. This caused outrage among this category of the population.
But currently military pensioners have the right to receive two pensions at the same time- on state pension provision and. And in some cases, even three, if in parallel the formation of a funded pension in the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation or in a non-state pension fund was in progress.
How much will military pensions increase from January 1, 2019, the latest news on indexation of pensions for military pensioners for today.
Vladimir Putin announced an increase in military pensions by more than 6% in 2019. On October 1, 2019, thanks to the decision on indexation, the pay of military personnel and persons equivalent to them will increase by 4.3%, and military pensions will be additionally indexed by another 2%. In total, the overall increase in military pensions will be 6.3%
Innovations in the legislative framework raise the question: will the military pension increase from January 1, 2019? The reduction factor has not been cancelled, and is subject to indexation by at least 2%. This usually happened on January 1st.
The law changing the amount of military pay is based on the same date. Thus, the increase in military pensions in 2018 occurred in January. However, the Deputy Minister of Defense mentioned the date October 1 in his speech.
Therefore, today it is difficult to say unambiguously when the salary allowance, and, consequently, the military pension will be increased in 2019. More accurate information will appear at the time of publication of the bill on the next indexing. While he is gone, the retired military personnel should focus on the dates: October 1, 2019 and October 1, 2020.
Pensions for military personnel are calculated somewhat differently than for civilians. For this purpose, there are several regulations that indicate how to determine the amount, what premiums are required, in which cases it can be increased, and how to index the amount annually. These include:
Article 49 of Law No. 4468-1 determines the one-time procedure for indexing monetary allowances for active military personnel and retired citizens. This operation lasted 9 years, until 2012, but after that, in accordance with Part 9 of Art. 2 acts dated November 7, 2011 No. 306-FZ indexing All types of payments for military personnel were frozen for 6 years. The situation changed only in 2018.
The increase in military pensions in 2018 was due to the signing of Government Resolution No. 1598 dated December 21, 2017. According to it military pensions from January 1, 2018 grew by 4%.
Some military pensioners have additional social statuses that allow them to receive additional cash allowance (EDS). These include:
The procedure for calculating and the amount of the EDV is established by regulations that apply to the civilian population of the country. The payment is financed from the Pension Fund. So on February 1, 2018, the EDV was increased by 2.5%. Specific sizes for individuals are shown in the table.
| Pensioner status | Amount of EDV, in rub. | Base |
| War disabled | 5180,46 | Law of January 12, 1995 No. 5-FZ “On Veterans” |
| Military bodies of the Department of Internal Affairs, State Border Guard Service, Penitentiary Department, State Security Service, who became disabled due to wounds, concussions, injuries, if received in the line of duty | 5180,46 | |
| Combat veteran | 2850,26 | |
| Family members of fallen (deceased) war invalids, combat veterans and military personnel of the Armed Forces, Department of Internal Affairs, State Border Guard Service, Penitentiary Service, State Security Service, who died in the line of duty | 1555,13 | |
| Family members of military personnel killed in captivity or missing in action | 1555,13 | |
| Group I disabled person | 3626,98 | Law of November 24, 1995 No. 181-FZ “On social protection of disabled people in the Russian Federation” |
| Disabled person of group II | 2590,24 | |
| Group III disabled person | 2073,51 |
Since April 1, 2018, military pensions have increased by 2,9 % through indexation of the size of the social pension. The increase did not affect all payments, but those where the social size of the civil pension is used. This applies to allowances for disabled military personnel in the reserve.
According to Government Decree No. 238 dated March 7, 2018, the amount of one-time benefits for military personnel dismissed due to unsuitability was increased. This condition must be caused by war trauma. Although the law was adopted in March, its effect applies to cases that arose since the beginning of 2018. Amount of compensation including 4 % growth amounted to:
From May 1, 2018 The minimum wage was increased to 11,163 rubles, but this did not have any effect on the size of military pensions.
The latest news from the Minister of Defense on military pensions was announced at a meeting with journalists at the end of 2017 - December 29. News sources TASS, Interfax, and the Zvezda media group report that Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova reported on a gradual increase in pay for all categories of military personnel and military pensioners. It is planned that this will happen in the period 2018 - 2020. The first indexation from the plan has already taken place on 01/01/18. Military pensions in 2018 increased by 4 % . The remaining two indexations will take place 1.10.19 And 1.10.2020 by the same 4%.
The budget for 2018 and the planned 2019 - 2020 contains sufficient financial resources and sources of replenishment for this. The total amount planned for the events is 81.8 billion rubles. By October 2020, the overall increase in pensions will be – 12 % .
When drawing up the federal budget in 2017, it was planned that the four percent increase would be proportionally divided into 2 stages: 2% each from January and October. However, Vladimir Putin gave instructions to carry out early indexation of payments to retired military personnel - from January 1, 2018, indicating that the funds should be brought to recipients at the end of the current year with the advance calculation of pensions for the coming January.
The President drew attention to the fact that the 2018 budget draft violated the synchronicity of indexing, which is provided for Law No. 4468-1. Since salaries were indexed from 01/01/18, and pensions - from 02/01/18.
2.6 million people received pension payments at the new levels in December 2017. Thus, the budget reserve was exhausted, so from October 1, 2018, there will be no increase in pensions.
The basis for calculating a military pension is cash allowance (MSA), which consists of many components. This is the main difficulty. VDD includes:
The size of the pension payment is determined by the formula:
P = (VDD * 50% + SDD * In * Kl) * Kp,
After the calculations have been made, the amount of the pension is compared with the minimum and maximum amounts established by law. So the lower limit should correspond to the size of the civil social pension, and the upper limit should not exceed the amount defined as 85% of the GDV. Let's look at the table.
If a retired military man receives a pension calculated based on length of service, then, in accordance with Article 17 of Law No. 4468-1, he receives an additional payment. Its specific size depends on one of the conditions:
A military pension comes early, when a citizen has not reached the age recognized for calculating a pension on a general basis - 55 or 60 years. Such persons have the opportunity to find employment in sectors of the economy not related to the Ministry of Defense and earn a second pension. The pension for reserve military personnel is calculated and transferred by the department where he served: the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, Russian Guard. Having a first military pension does not negate the right of a citizen to receive a civil insurance pension.
Second pension for military pensioners accrued by the Pension Fund subject to a number of conditions:
The formula for calculating the second pension is as follows:
P2 = Bp * Cb,
Where bp– the amount of accumulated pension points. This indicator is available for checking in your personal account on the portal of the Pension Fund, State Services. Information can also be obtained by personal application to the client department;
Central Bank– the price of 1 point, in 2018 – it is 81.49 rubles. Every year the value of one pension point is increased by the relevant Government resolution.
Preliminary calculations can be made using the online calculator located on the Pension Fund portal. For example, with 10 years of civilian experience and a salary of 25,000 rubles, 29.38 points will be accumulated, and the pension will be 7,377.33 rubles.
Pensions for working pensioners have not been indexed since May 1, 2018, because they are based on no minimum wage. Therefore, working military pensioners receive insurance payments in the same amount.
For retired military personnel belonging to the following categories, it is possible to use pension savings in a way convenient for them:
Persons can do this:
On January 1, 2012, the regulatory act of November 8, 2011 No. 309-FZ came into force. He installed a modified mechanism for calculating the value pensions for military pensioners. The formula includes an indicator equal to 54% of the GDV. In subsequent billing periods, this coefficient should be indexed by 2% until the total value is 100%.
The government decided to take this forced step, since the country was experiencing instability in economic development and there was a severe shortage of budget funds.
A simple calculation shows that this should happen in 2035. The document also stipulated that the coefficient could be increased due to inflation. In practice, this norm has come to be called a “reduction factor” or “pension tax”, since it does not allow the pensioner to receive the entire amount of the payment received under the standard calculation. Its abolition could significantly improve the situation of retirees. The positive thing is that the reduction rate has grown at an accelerated pace, and this year is equal to 72.23% of the GDV, instead of the 66% required by law.
Since the introduction of the reduction factor, all military and some party representatives have demanded its removal, claiming that it violates constitutional rights. However, a number of rulings of the Constitutional Court (17.07.12 No. 1433-O, 24.09.12 No. 1800-0) established the fact that the norm does not entail a decrease in the absolute value of the pension payment, since there is a procedure for gradual indexation of the indicator, which partially compensates for the level of inflation.
