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Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. How and when are retirement benefits indexed?

Indexation of pensions   held by the state   annually:

• February 1, pension benefits rise insurance coverage.
• April 1 increase state pension payments   and social pensions.

The increase in pension payments to Russian citizens depends on inflation rate, which is determined by the results of the previous year and established by the Government.

Depending on the growth of income of the Pension Fund itself and according to the economic situation in the country, the law provides for the possibility of April 1 additional indexing   insurance pension by increasing pension coefficient value   and fixed payout (clause 7, Article 16   Law of December 28, 2013 No. 400-FZ).

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Pension indexation percentage in 2017

Until 2016, in accordance with the law, the increase in pensions occurred at the level of price growth over the past year. According to the same principle in 2016, given inflation at the end of 2015, pension benefits should have increased by 12.9%. However, in connection with the difficult financial situation in the country, the Government adopted a number of decisions:

• From January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2017, certain legislative provisions were suspended establishing the procedure for the annual increase in pension payments to citizens on the price growth index and based on the income of the FIU.
• Indexation of insurance and social pensions conducted only for a fixed amount 4% , which is significantly lower than the level of real inflation in 2015.
• Old-age insurance pensions indexed only non-working pensioners .
• Additional increase in insurance payments on April 1 not carried out.

However, already in 2017, the usual indexation procedure was returned, thus, insurance pensions and social benefits were indexed in full.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Increase in insurance (labor) pensions

Change in the size of insurance pensions in the direction of their increase in accordance with the law dated 12.28.2013 N 400-ФЗ “About insurance pensions”occurs through the annual (February 1) increase in the cost of the pension coefficient (IPC) and the size of the fixed payment.

In 2017, there was an increase in insurance pensions by an amount equal to the level of price growth in the past 20176 - 5.4% (according to Rosstat).

Thus, from February 1, 2017iPK value rose to78,28 , the size of a fixed payment is up to4 805.11 rubles. As a result of indexation, the average size of insurance pensions increased:

• old age   - about 400 rubles;
• by disability   - about 160 rubles;
• on the occasion of the loss of a breadwinner   - by 315 rubles.

Additionally, on April 1, 2017, the cost of a pension point and a fixed payment was increased by 0.38%, which, coupled with the February indexation will be 5.8%. Moreover, now SIPK is 78.58 rubles, and the PV value is 4823.37 rubles. This size of the components of the insurance pension will remain right up to until February 1, 2018.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Raising State Pensions

The procedure for increasing the amount of pension benefits for state security, including social benefits, is provided for by the Federal Law dated December 15, 2001 No. 166-FZ “On state pension provision in the Russian Federation”. Legislatively introduced restrictions on the increase in pension payments in 2016 affected these benefits, as a result of from April 1, 2016:

• the size of social pensions, indexed by 4%, on average increased to 8 562 rubles;
• monthly cash payments   (EDV) for recipients of state pension benefits increased by 7%.

At the same time, in April of this year it was planned to increase social pension provision by 2.6%, but it was actually carried out only 1.5%   - This is due to the decreasing growth rate of the pensioner's living wage. EDV indexed on February 1 by 5.4%.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Will there be a second indexation in 2017?

Back in 2016, there was a question of the possibility of re-indexing pensions, which was discussed for a very long time, and in May 2016 during his visit to Crimea Dmitry Medvedev   noted that in the budget for an additional increase in pension payments no money left. In deciding to conduct partial indexation in 2016, the Government legislatively provided for an additional increase in insurance pension payments, but taking into account the current economic and social situation in the country according to the results of the first half of the year   current year. Thus, on August 23, 2016, the fate of further indexation of pension payments was decided: instead of increasing pension provision to the inflation level of last year (12.9%), a decision was made to one-off payment in January 2017   the amount partially offsetting the indexation equal to   5 thousand rubles.

Already in 2017, they planned indexation by the level of actual inflation (5.4%), which Rosstat determined in the first half of January. However earlier YES. Medvedev   reported that indexing "Will be 5.8%"after which the amount of the cost of the pension coefficient as of April 1 was 78.58 rubles to the PFR budget, which would constitute an increase in pensions in the previously estimated 1,054 times.

According to Maxim Topilin, in April can be held additional indexing   up to a total value of 5.8%.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Problems of indexing pensions for working citizens

Until 2016, pension payments were indexed to all pensioners regardless of their continued employment. Since this year, the procedure for increasing state and social pensions has remained the same, which cannot be said about insurance payments.

An important feature of the indexation of insurance pensions in 2016 was that its payment extends to insurance benefits only non-working pensioners (art. 26.1   the law “About insurance pensions”) At the same time, the legislation provides for conditions under which a pensioner will again be able to receive an increased pension:

• retirement benefit recipient quit or stop other activities income generating;
• since the 2nd quarter of 2016, an increase in benefits occurs in no form, that is, now you no longer need to apply to the pension fund, the calculation will be based on employer reports.

After the retirement is fired, his old-age pension will be increased with all indexingwhich he missed. At the same time, he will be able to receive an increased payment in the month following the month in which the pension authority became aware of the pensioner's termination of work.

Retrieving Indexed Retirement Benefits does not prohibit   her recipient to get a job again, while the amount of payments will not be reduced.

At the same time, working pensioners also received a one-time payment of 5 thousand rubles, which should serve as compensation for lost retirement income in 2016 for both non-working and working recipients   old age pensions.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Pension cancellation for working retirees in 2017

For quite some time now, the Government has been talking about reducing the rights of working pensioners, linking this to their total monthly income (pension + salary). Therefore, back in 2015, a bill was created according to which, with an annual income of more than 1 million rubles, the payment of pensions would be canceled.

He was not accepted, but now the issue of other restrictions regarding working pensioners is already quite heatedly being discussed. Based on the results of the meetings held in the Government at the beginning of 2016, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation prepared a plan for the next change in the pension system in a crisis, some of which contains suggestions:

• To cancel working pensioners paying pensions, or at least a fixed part thereof.
• Stop pension payments to workers in hazardous and hazardous industries who continue to work under the same conditions that they were entitled to receive early retirement.

The measures proposed by the Ministry of Finance were discussed at the level of ministries, and it is not yet known whether they will be accepted for implementation, but they already have a number of negative reviews. To implement such a plan, it is necessary to properly calculate and predict the possible consequences of its application.

However, in 2017, working citizens will not be canceled the payment of pensions.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Latest News and Changes

Recently, more and more worried citizens and more often discussed issues related to the future indexation of pensions.

• Dmitry Medvedev has already said that in 2017, the government plans to return the provision of the legislation regarding the indexation of pensions to last year’s inflation and to increase it in the prescribed amount (inflation is planned for 2016 in the amount of 5,4% ).
• Given the abolition in 2016 of an increase in insurance pensions for working pensioners, they are concerned about the issue of whether their pension will be indexed in 2017. However, until 2019, such citizens were extended the decision to cancel the indexation of pensions.

Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now. Conclusion

The urgency of the problem of indexing pensions for Russian citizens continues to persist and makes the Government think about finding its possible solutions. Given the imbalance pension system, as well as the economic situation in the country, evaluating the effectiveness of the pension reform, the state continues to consider options that make it possible to change the current crisis situation in pensions.

Ministries are developing and discussing a plan for further changes in the pension system in order to save pension funds. In 2017, the issue of indexing old-age pensions was most acute in connection with recent changes   in pension legislation in the previous year - the abolition of annual indexation working pensioners, a low percentage of its increase (only 4% with inflation of 12.9%) for those who are no longer working, and the replacement of the planned second indexation lump sum payment of 5000 rubles, which was paid only in January 2017.

An increase in the size of pension payments is carried out by the state in order to compensate their recipients for a decrease in the purchasing power of benefits in connection with inflation. Its size for 2016 was determined as 5.4% - this value is laid with the increase of pensions in February.

Indexation - an increase in the insurance part of the old-age labor pension and the size of the labor disability pension and survivor's pension (including the fixed base amount of the insurance part of the old-age, disability and survivor's pension), the funded part of the old-age labor pension , social pension, as well as a lump sum cash payment.

The size of the increase is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation based on the level of growth in prices for goods and services for the corresponding period. Social pensions are indexed annually from April 1, taking into account the growth rate of the pensioner's living wage in the Russian Federation over the past year. The index index of social pensions is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

All types of pensions paid by the Pension Fund, including labor, are annually indexed by year according to the legislation in connection with rising prices and average monthly wages in the Russian Federation. Therefore, the indexation of pensions in 2019 will also be. Follow our website for the latest news on pension indexation.

How much will pensions be indexed in 2019?

From January 1 to 7,05% index pensions. On average, the amount of payment will increase by 1000 rubles, to 15.4 thousand rubles. Affects indexing only non-working pensioners. According to the Pension Fund of Russia, there are about 40 million of them.

Social pensions (for disability, survivor and others) are indexed happy April, 1   this year, taking into account the growth rate of the living wage of a pensioner in the Russian Federation over the past year.

In addition, from 2019, pensioners in the amount of 2,400 rubles will receive pensioners living in villages for at least 30 years. According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, an increase is waiting for 945-950 thousand people. According to the head of the department Maxim Topilin, only those pensioners who have worked in agriculture and are currently not employed can count on an additional 2,400 rubles.

In 2019, pensions of military pensioners will be indexed by 6%. From October 1, after indexation, the monetary allowance of military personnel will increase by 4.3%. In addition, military pensions will be further indexed by 2.3%. According to the First Deputy Minister of Finance Leonid Gornin, from October 1, 2019, the average military pension in Russia will be 26,200 rubles per month.

How to increase pensions in Russia from January 1, 2019

Pensions to investigators and prosecutors will increase by 30%

The State Duma adopted a law on increasing pensions to prosecutors and employees of the Investigative Committee. In 2018, 2.5 billion rubles will be spent from the budget for these purposes; in 2019 and 2020 - 3.1 billion rubles each, and the pensions themselves will grow by 30%

The average insurance pension in 2019 will amount to 12,892 rubles.

Note: That means for an ordinary person the pension will be 10-12 tr.

Pensions for non-working pensioners will be indexed from January 1, 2018 to 3,7% , the Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin told reporters following a meeting of the Government of Russia.

The Minister recalled that insurance pensions for non-working pensioners are indexed annually from February 1 on inflation for the previous year, and until recently, inflation for 2017 was projected at 3.7%.

“Due to the fact that our forecast has changed - 3.2% will be inflation this year, the Government decided to index pensions by 3.7% from January 1 of next year," said Maxim Topilin. “That is, to do this earlier in order to ensure the growth of real pensions next year.”

The Minister also said that indexation of social pensions is planned at the level of 4,1 % from April 1, 2018, this is a forecast value, since the indexation of social pensions is carried out taking into account the growth rate of the living wage of a pensioner in the Russian Federation for the previous year.

Starting August 1, as usual, working pensioners will be adjusted for pensions based on insurance premiums for the previous year, but still no more than three pension points (about 200 rubles - thanks for the generous care!).

Russia recognized as one of the worst countries for pensioners

Russia entered the top five worst countries in the world for retirees, ranking 40th out of 43. Only Brazil, Greece and India turned out to be worse.

According to Natixis Global Asset Management annually, the leaders are Norway (86%), Switzerland (84%) and Iceland (82%). In Russia, for the year, the index fell from 46% to 45%.

The index measures the comfort level of retirement in a given country. Four key parameters are used in the calculations: financial situation, material well-being, quality of life and health. Each of these parameters can be rated on a scale of 0% to 100%.

Retirement pension indexation table by year

Type of pension	2010 year	2011 year	2012 year	2013 year	2014 year	2015 year	2016 year	2017 year	2018 year	2019 year
Insurance pension	6,3%	8,8%	10,65%	10,12%	8,31%	11,4%	4%	5.8%	3.7%	7.05%
Social pensions	12,51%	10,27%	14,1%	1,81%	17,1%	10,3%	4%	1.5%	2.9%	2.0%

What is an insurance pension?

Insurance pension - a monthly cash payment to compensate citizens for wages or other income that they received during the period of work, as well as compensation for income lost by disabled members of the family of the insured person in connection with his death:

• Old-age insurance pension
• Disability insurance pension

A fixed payment in fixed amount is established for the insurance pension, which depends on the type of insurance pension. The amount of payment is annually indexed to the inflation rate for the previous year.

Pension indexation in 2016 will be carried out in two stages. From February 1, pensions will be indexed at a target of 4%, and not at the rate of real inflation, as in 2015. The average pensioner in the country will give an increase in pension of 490 rubles. Retinuement of pensions will be made (possibly) in the fall of 2016. Implementation of additional, autumn indexation will depend on the situation in the country's economy as well as on the inflation rate for 2015 (according to experts, it will be 12-12.5%).

As a result of indexation, direct insurance pensions will be indexed, as well as a fixed payment to the insurance pension. Starting February 1, 2016, a fixed payment for an insurance pension is set at 4,558.93 rubles.

The cost of one pension point (coefficient) from February 1, 2016 will be 74 rubles 27 kopecks.

Until January 1, 2015 for appointment retirement pension   it was enough to have 5 years of insurance experience. The introduction of new requirements provides for a long transition period. The required length of service will increase gradually. So, if in 2015 it was required to have 6 years of experience, then in 2016 it was already 7 years, and so on until in 2024 the required experience would not reach 15 years.

To retire in 2015, you had to have 6.6 points, in 2016 - 9, and then the number of points will increase by 2.4 annually until it reaches 30 by 2024. The higher the salary, the more deductions to the Pension Fund the employer does, the more points you can earn. A person who officially receives, for a year gains only 1 point.

What is a social pension?

A social pension is granted to disabled citizens permanently residing in the Russian Federation. Who is eligible for state pension?

• Social disability pension is established:
  - Disabled people of I, II and III groups, including persons with disabilities from childhood;
  - Children with disabilities.
• The survivor's social pension is established:
  Children under the age of 18 years, as well as older than this age, studying full-time under the main educational programs in organizations engaged in educational activities, until they graduate from such training, but no longer than until they reach the age of 23 years who have lost one or both parents , and the children of a deceased single mother.
• An old-age social pension is established:
  - Citizens of the small ethnic groups of the North who have reached the age of 55 and 50 years old (men and women, respectively), permanently residing in the areas where the small ethnic groups of the North live on the day the pension is granted;
  - Citizens of the Russian Federation who have reached the age of 65 and 60 (respectively, men and women) as well as foreign citizens and stateless persons who have been resident in the Russian Federation for at least 15 years and have reached the specified age

The minimum level of pension provision for Russians will always be. If the size of the pension, together with other payments due to the non-working pensioner, is below the subsistence minimum, then a social supplement will be established for him.

Since 2015, insurance pensions have been indexed through indexation. Since 2017, its cost has increased from 74 rubles. 27 kopecks to 78 rubles. 58 kopecks.

Pension indexation for working retirees in 2016

Pensions in 2016 will be indexed from February 1 by 4%. But this measure will not affect working pensioners - the draft budget for 2016 does not provide for the indexation of their pensions. Neither the insurance pension itself, nor the fixed payment to the insurance pension will be indexed by it. This measure, according to the government, will allow the federal treasury to save 87.14 billion rubles.

The corresponding bill under the number 911767-6 "On the suspension of the provisions of certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation, amendments to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation and the features of increasing the insurance pension, fixed payment to the insurance pension and social pensions" was adopted by the State Duma in the first reading on November 13, 2015. In the event of the final adoption of this law, the current rules will be suspended until January 1, 2017.

In accordance with the explanatory note to the bill, "working pensioners have a source to cover inflation costs in the form of wages." The Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spoke no less unequivocally on this subject: “If a person does work, we can conclude that he has not completely lost his labor function, and, therefore, he will meet some of his additional needs for account of work. "

In order to quickly identify working pensioners, the draft law provides for changes according to which employers will be required to submit to the FIU monthly from 2016 a simplified report containing the name and surname of employees.

It is not clear from the text of the bill how much the pension will be paid to the resigned - taking into account all the adjustments and indexations that occurred during the period of work of the pensioner or which took place only after the termination of work. It is assumed that these "flaws" will be corrected by the second reading.

Moreover, the bill stipulates a person’s work period, 6 months to identify him as a worker. It is not indicated - 6 consecutive months or not. As a result of this approach, a person can stop working in early July, and after six months they will still consider him working, which can hardly be called fair.

Well, the most important injustice laid down in the bill is that when you leave work at least next year, at least two or three years later, at least five years later, the citizen’s pension will be the same as it would be if the citizen had not worked all these years at all.

The authorities will double index pensions in 2016

from February 1, 2016, insurance pensions will be increased by 4% by increasing the cost of one pension coefficient to 74.27 rubles, as well as increasing the fixed payment to the old-age insurance pension to 4,558.93 rubles. The ministry reports that as a result of this, the average size of the insurance pension will increase from February 1 by 293 rubles (the average amount of the insurance pension of non-working pensioners will increase by 480 rubles).

According to the results of the first half of 2016, the cost of one pension coefficient and the size of a fixed payment to an insurance pension will be increased taking into account the situation in the economy and social sphere. From April 1, 2016, social pensions will be increased by 4%. As a result, the average size of the social pension will increase by 333 rubles and after the increase will amount to 8,646 rubles.

According to the results of the first half of 2016, additional indexation will be carried out.

Pensions in 2017 will be fully indexed. The cost of this will exceed 270 billion rubles. Dmitry Medvedev announced this following a meeting with vice prime ministers and ministers.

As for the second indexation of 2016 - it will be replaced by a lump sum payment to all pensioners - 5 thousand rubles each. The government has been instructed to find 200 billion rubles for these purposes.

Payments will receive 43 million Russian pensioners with a January pension of 2017. Representatives of the social bloc of the State Duma and the Federation Council supported the decision of the government, explaining that this payment is "better than nothing." Experts have estimated that budget savings will amount to 550 billion rubles, pensioners have not received the money for that amount. A single payment does not take into account the size of the pension, which varies greatly. Pensioners with low government benefits will benefit from lump-sum payments.

Pensioners will receive a lump-sum payment together with the January 2017 pension

Compensation payments in the amount of 5,000 rubles, which replaced the next indexation, pensioners will be able to receive along with their pension for January 2017. Moreover, it is not necessary to specifically apply to the Pension Fund for receiving this payment. Also, pensioners will not have to write any statement to receive it.

Compensation payments are due to pensioners who receive pensions from the PFR and who permanently reside in Russia.

Note: The Government of the Russian Federation decided to return to the usual pension indexation from 2017.

The FIU spoke about the indexation of pensions in 2017

From February 1, 2017, the insurance pension of non-working pensioners, as well as the fixed payment to it, will be increased by the inflation rate for 2016. The forecast inflation rate was 5.8% (see table above). These funds are included in the budget of the FIU. The amount of the fixed payment after indexation will be 4,823.35 rubles per month, the average size of the old-age insurance pension is 12,289.73 rubles. In addition, from February 1, 2017, the monthly cash payment (EDV) received by federal beneficiaries will be indexed by 5.8%.

Increase in 2017 and. It will be equal to 78.58 rubles (in 2016 - 74.27 rubles).

From April 1, 2017, there will be an increase in pensions for state pensions, including social pensions, for both working and non-working pensioners by 2.6%. As a result, in 2017, the average size of a social pension will be 8040 rubles. The average size of a social pension for children with disabilities and people with disabilities from childhood of group I will be 12,213 rubles.

As before, in 2017 in Russia there will be no pensioners with lower monthly income. All non-working pensioners will be paid a social supplement to the pension up to the cost of living in the region of residence.

In 2017, the issue of indexing old-age pensions was most acute in connection with the latest changes in pension legislation in the previous year - the abolition of the annual indexation for working pensioners, a low percentage increase (only 4% with inflation of 12.9%) for those who are no longer works, and replacing the planned second indexation with a lump sum payment of 5,000 rubles, which was paid only in January 2017. An increase in the size of pension payments is carried out by the state in order to compensate their recipients for a decrease in the purchasing power of benefits due to inflation. Its size for 2016 was determined as 5.4% - this value is laid with the increase of pensions in February. Pension indexation in 2017 in Russia by old age: the latest news now.

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By the way, in 2019 and 2020, they plan to add an old-age pension of 4% per year.

   Authorities promise indexation of 3.7 percent. Earlier, a decision is made to increase this year so that pensioners can feel the premium.

Important

If you make a calculation, then this is an amount in the region of 400 rubles.

They plan to increase social pensions in 2019 by 3.9%, and in 2020 - by 3.5%.
The authorities promised to carry out the indexation of pensions in 2017 in full, that is, to the inflation rate of 2016.
According to official data from Rosstat, inflation in Russia in 2016 amounted to 5.6 percent.

As a result, in February 2017, the insurance pension was raised by 5.4 percent, and in April by another 0.38 percent.

"For working retirees, we envisage maintaining the regime that was in force this year: that is, we do not provide for any indexation in terms of working retirees," Siluanov said.

Pension indexation in 2017

What are you leaders! So you didn’t want to accept the personal income tax regressive scale (since it will hit your pockets), but you found a way to save on pensioners.

Right! They are tenacious - they will endure everything. You would have made lower salaries for deputies and introduced a regressive scale.

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Immediately in the budget surplus is formed. According to the Pension Fund, insurance pensions are indexed every year based on the growth of consumer prices over the past year and the cost of the individual pension coefficient (IPC); According to him, the department provides for maintaining the previous regime, according to which the pensions of working pensioners are not indexed.

This law has been in effect in our country since January 2016, despite the frequent proposals made in parliament and the Federation Council to repeal this act in relation to pensioners with low salaries.

Pension indexation for non-working pensioners in Russia in 2018

Indexation of survivor pensions The Cabinet of Ministers decided to index the survivor's pensions from April 1, 2017 in full, as required by law.

From April 1, 2017, pensions for the loss of the breadwinner will be increased, and from February 1, 2017, social payments and the cost of preferential services will be indexed.

How much will pensions increase for families who have lost the breadwinner? The indexation index of survivors' pensions will amount to 5.4 percent, this figure was named in the Cabinet.

The government promised to index pensions twice in 2017, from February 1, social payments will increase for all categories of pensioners, and from April 1, pensions for the loss of the breadwinner will be increased.

Pensions will be increased for actual inflation, there will be no one-time payments as in 2016.

The increase in pensions will pass as before.

About retirement

For several years now, pension reform has undergone constant changes.

All the amendments that were proposed are aimed only at improving the material well-being of pensioners.

Recently, the topic of raising pension payments has been in the spotlight.

The increase in payments made last year could not meet the expectations of pensioners.

In addition, experts argue that the size of these payments could not even cover real inflation. Now everyone is interested in the same question - what pension will pensioners have in 2018? Pension indexation in 2018 in Russia by old age: the latest news Pensions are divided into three types: 1) Labor. They are paid only to those people who have seniority, as well as to those who worked.

Will there be a second indexation in 2017? Back in 2016, there was a question of the possibility of re-indexing pensions, which was discussed for a very long time, and in May 2016, during his visit to Crimea, Dmitry Medvedev noted that there was no money in the budget for an additional increase in pension payments.

When deciding to conduct partial indexation in 2016, the Government legislatively provided for an additional increase in insurance pension payments, but taking into account the current economic and social situation in the country according to the results of the first half of this year. Thus, on August 23, 2016, the fate of further indexation of pension payments was decided: instead of raising the pension provision to the inflation level of the previous year (12.9%), a decision was made to pay a single payment in January 2017 of an amount partially compensating the indexation of 5 thousand rubles .

What indexation of pensions was in 2017 for non-working pensioners

Disabled persons who were assigned the 3rd group 4279.14 4403.24 Disabled persons who were assigned the 1st group 10,068.53 10,360.52 Disabled persons of the 1st category recognized as such from childhood, as well as minor children with disabilities 12,082.06 12432, 44 Increase in state material payments by the military The procedure for indexing pension provision for the military depends on their category: For citizens who served as conscripts, sergeants or foremen In the same manner as for social pensions, and by the same coefficient For the Ministry of Internal Affairs, GPS and employees of other law enforcement agencies According to Law No. 4468-1 Details: Conscripts may receive a disability pension, the amount of which depends on what caused it (military injury or illness) According to Art.

The cost of a retirement point will be increased

Pension went up. From February 1, it will increase by 5.4%, that is, by the official inflation rate of last year. Moreover, indexation will affect pensioners both by old age and disability, by loss of breadwinner, with the exception of working pensioners. In total, 31.4 million people will receive an increase. As a result, the average pension in 2017 will be 13,620 rubles. However, according to experts, an indexation of 5.4% will not cover inflation: the consumer basket of pensioners rises in price faster.

Pension in Russia is one of the most burning topics of recent years. According to the legislation, it should increase by the inflation rate of the past year. However, in 2016 it was increased only by 4%, although prices rose by 12.9%. The difference is obvious. The government had to abandon full indexation due to a lack of funds in the treasury. In addition, the authorities deprived indexation of working retirees, believing that they already earn good money.

However, the government did not dare to leave elderly Russians completely without compensation. Full indexation was replaced with a lump sum payment of five thousand rubles for all pensioners, including employees. According to the Pension Fund, currently the process of paying these 5 thousand rubles is fully completed. As a result, over 43.5 million pensioners received money, and a total of 221.7 billion rubles were spent on these purposes.

Thus, officials somewhat sweetened the pill for senior citizens. In addition, they promised that in 2017 indexation will be carried out according to the usual rules - that is, on the actual inflation of the previous year. And from February 1, the authorities intend to keep their word. According to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, in order to index all old-age pensions by 5.4%, the government will need a total of about 230 billion rubles.

But this is not all the good news that should be expected in the second month of the year. The cost of one pension point (individual coefficient) will also increase - by 4.1 rubles. From February 1, its price will be fixed at 78.28 rubles. Recall that it is in the points (depending on the length of service, salary, and retirement period) that the amount of the insurance pension is now calculated.

In addition, on February 1, all social benefits will increase - benefits for the disabled, payments to war veterans, benefits for giving birth to children, care for a child up to one and a half years old, benefits for women registered in the early stages of pregnancy. But the amount of maternity capital will remain the same - 453,026 rubles. Moreover, it will not be indexed until 2020.

Meanwhile, the government plans in April to conduct a second increase in pensions. True, pensions are indexed depending on the income of the Pension Fund for the previous year. Thus, as a result of two indexations, pensions should grow by 5.8%, which, in essence, is more than inflation in 2016.

According to experts, there is enough money in the Pension Fund for indexation. However, it is unlikely to fully cover the price increase. “The fact is that pensioners use a much narrower set of goods. Here inflation is growing more rapidly than the average for the economy. It all depends on which consumer basket to take for calculation, ”explains Mikhail Belyaev, chief economist at the Institute for Stock Market and Management, at MK.

It is no accident that the Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin said that the real size of pensions in Russia will decrease over the next three years. A similar decrease in the Ministry of Labor is explained by the fact that pensions for working pensioners have not been indexed since 2016. However, this is not so bad. After the authorities refused to increase pensions for people who work while already on a well-deserved rest, their number fell sharply. If earlier there were about 14 million working pensioners, then after the decision of the government, more than 5 million people quit their jobs in six months. “Saving indexes to working pensioners, we lose in consumer demand, forcing people to leave legal work in the gray zone,” Belyaev notes.

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In 2017, the issue of indexing old-age pensions was most acute in connection with recent changes   in the previous year’s pension legislation, the abolition of annual indexation, a low percentage increase (only 4% with inflation of 12.9%) for those who no longer work, and the replacement of the planned second indexation, which was paid only in January 2017.

An increase in the size of pension payments is carried out by the state in order to compensate their recipients for a decrease in the purchasing power of benefits in connection with inflation. Its size for 2016 was determined as 5.4% - this value is laid with the increase of pensions in February.

How and when are retirement benefits indexed?

Conducted by the state   annually:

• On February 1, pension benefits increase.
• April 1 and increase.

The increase in pension payments to Russian citizens depends on inflation rate, which is determined by the results of the previous year and established by the Government.

Depending on the growth of income of the Pension Fund itself and according to the economic situation in the country, the law provides for the possibility of April 1 additional indexing   insurance pension due to an increase in and (Clause 7, Article 16 of the Law of December 28, 2013 No. 400-ФЗ).

Pension indexation percentage in 2017

Until 2016, in accordance with the law, the increase in pensions occurred at the level of price growth over the past year. According to the same principle in 2016, given inflation at the end of 2015, pension benefits should have increased by 12.9%. However, in connection with the difficult financial situation in the country, the Government adopted a number of decisions:

• From January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2017, certain legislative provisions were suspended establishing the procedure for the annual increase in pension payments to citizens on the price growth index and based on the income of the FIU.
• Indexation of insurance and social pensions conducted only for a fixed amount 4% , which is significantly lower than the level of real inflation in 2015.
• Old-age insurance pensions are indexed.
• Additional increase in insurance payments on April 1 not carried out.

However, already in 2017, the usual indexation procedure was returned, thus, insurance pensions and social benefits were indexed in full.

Increase in insurance (labor) pensions

Change in the size of insurance pensions in the direction of their increase in accordance with the law of December 28, 2013 N 400-ФЗ “About insurance pensions”   occurs through the annual (February 1) increase in the cost of the pension coefficient (IPC) and the size of the fixed payment.

In 2017, there was an increase in insurance pensions by an amount equal to the level of price growth in the past 20176 - 5.4% (according to Rosstat).

Thus, from February 1, 2017   IPK value rose to 78,28 , the size of a fixed payment is up to 4 805.11 rubles. As a result of indexation, the average size of insurance pensions increased:

•   - about 400 rubles;
•   - about 160 rubles;
•   - by 315 rubles.

Additionally, on April 1, 2017, the cost of a pension point and a fixed payment was increased by 0.38%, which, coupled with the February indexation will be 5.8%. Moreover, now SIPK is 78.58 rubles, and the PV value is 4823.37 rubles. This size of the components of the insurance pension will remain right up to until February 1, 2018.

Raising State Pensions

The procedure for increasing the amount of pension benefits for state security, including social benefits, is provided for by the Federal Law of December 15, 2001 No. 166-FZ “On state pension provision in the Russian Federation”. Legislatively introduced restrictions on the increase in pension payments in 2016 affected these benefits, as a result of from April 1, 2016:

• the size of social pensions, indexed by 4%, on average increased to 8 562 rubles;
•   (EDV) for recipients of state pension benefits increased by 7%.

At the same time, in April of this year it was planned to increase social pension provision by 2.6%, but it was actually carried out only 1.5%   - This is due to the decreasing growth rate of the pensioner's living wage. EDV indexed on February 1 by 5.4%.

Will there be a second indexation in 2017?

Back in 2016, there was a question of the possibility of re-indexing pensions, which was discussed for a very long time, and in May 2016 during his visit to Crimea Dmitry Medvedev noted that there is no money in the budget for an additional increase in pension payments. In deciding to conduct partial indexation in 2016, the Government legislatively provided for an additional increase in insurance pension payments, but taking into account the current economic and social situation in the country according to the results of the first half of the year   current year. Thus, on August 23, 2016, the fate of further indexation of pension payments was decided: instead of raising the pension provision to the inflation level of the previous year (12.9%), a decision was made on the amount partially compensating the indexation equal to   5 thousand rubles.

Already in 2017, they planned indexation by the level of actual inflation (5.4%), which Rosstat determined in the first half of January. However earlier YES. Medvedev   reported that indexing "Will be 5.8%"after which the amount of the cost of the pension coefficient as of April 1 was 78.58 rubles to the PFR budget, which would constitute an increase in pensions in the previously estimated 1,054 times.

According to Maxim Topilin, in April can be held additional indexing   up to a total value of 5.8%.

Problems of indexing pensions for working citizens

Until 2016, pension payments were indexed to all pensioners regardless of their continued employment. Since this year, the procedure for increasing state and social pensions has remained the same, which cannot be said about insurance payments.

An important feature of the indexation of insurance pensions in 2016 was that its payment extends to insurance benefits only non-working pensioners   (Article 26.1 of the Law “About insurance pensions”) At the same time, the legislation provides for conditions under which a pensioner will again be able to receive an increased pension:

• the recipient of a retirement benefit needs income-generating;
• since the 2nd quarter of 2016, an increase in benefits occurs in no form, that is, it is no longer necessary to apply to the pension fund, the calculation will be based on.

After the retirement is fired, his old-age pension will be increased with all indexingwhich he missed. At the same time, he will be able to receive an increased payment in the month following the month in which the pension authority became aware of the pensioner's termination of work.

Retrieving Indexed Retirement Benefits does not prohibit   her recipient to get a job again, while the amount of payments will not be reduced.

At the same time, working pensioners also received a one-time payment of 5 thousand rubles, which should serve as compensation for lost retirement income in 2016 for both non-working and old-age pensions.

Pension cancellation for working retirees in 2017

For quite some time now, the Government has been talking about reducing the rights of working pensioners, linking this to their total monthly income (pension + salary). Therefore, back in 2015, a bill was created according to which, with an annual income of more than 1 million rubles, the payment of pensions would be canceled.

He was not accepted, but now the issue of other restrictions regarding working pensioners is already quite heatedly being discussed. Based on the results of the meetings held in the Government at the beginning of 2016, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation prepared a plan for the next change in the pension system in a crisis, some of which contains suggestions:

• To cancel working pensioners paying pensions, or at least a fixed part thereof.
• Stop pension payments to workers in hazardous and hazardous industries who continue to work under the same conditions that they were entitled to receive.

The measures proposed by the Ministry of Finance were discussed at the level of ministries, and it is not yet known whether they will be accepted for implementation, but they already have a number of negative reviews. To implement such a plan, it is necessary to properly calculate and predict the possible consequences of its application.

However, in 2017, working citizens will not be canceled the payment of pensions.