A number of changes await Russian citizens from the beginning of the second spring month of 2021. Some of the innovations will please Russians: for example, some categories of federal beneficiaries will have their pensions increased through planned indexation . Some changes are likely to be disappointing: as of April 1, a number of temporary benefits introduced to support citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic .
In addition, the issue of indexing pensions for working pensioners . Elena Drapeko told in her opinion column what conflicts legislators encountered when considering this law .
Also, an initiative has appeared in the Federation Council, which, having become law, will provide increased pensions to some older socially active citizens who have not recently been affected by indexation. Read more in the FAN .
What will change from April 1
FAN previously reported about the main changes that await Russians from April 1, 2021. Most of all, citizens are concerned about the issue of indexation of pensions. Indeed, from April 1, a planned indexation of payments by 3.4% awaits recipients of social pensions - both older citizens who, for various reasons, do not receive an insurance pension, and those who belong to certain categories of federal beneficiaries. These are, in particular, non-working disabled people; orphans; minors who have lost their breadwinner; full-time orphan students of universities up to 23 years old, etc.
After indexation, the average social pension in Russia will reach almost 10.3 thousand rubles per month.
Increase in pensions from April 1, 2021
As for old-age pensioners who receive their accruals due to reaching the working age limit, they will in any case receive an increase from April 1, 2018.
The main thing that citizens want to find out is what is the size of this supplement? There is information on the Pension Fund website that social old-age pensions will be raised by 4.1%.
But the authorities inform that the upcoming increase in pension payments from April 1, 2021 will be 2.9%.
This is, in particular, stated in the draft Government Resolution aimed at the annual indexation of social payments.
This figure was taken from the calculation of price growth over the past year, and as you know, last year’s inflation turned out to be extremely low and for the first time in many years of observations, Rosstat recorded it at 2.5%.
As is known, recipients of social pensions are from a variety of population groups:
- Old age pensioners;
- Family members of the deceased breadwinner;
- Disabled people.
From April 1, 2021, the Russian Pension Fund will make the expected annual indexation of pension payments to all these population groups.
After the increase from April 1, 2021, the average pension in Russia will be equal to:
- Disability insurance pension - 8,481 rubles;
- Old age insurance pension - 13,716 rubles;
- Insurance pension for the loss of a breadwinner - 8,613 rubles;
- Social pension RUB 8,791;
- Social pension for disabled children - 13,026 rubles.
We remind you that insurance pensions were indexed by 3.7% from January 1, 2021, and the value of the pension point in 2021 is 81.49 rubles.
Having heard about the possibility of increasing pensions, many senior citizens became interested in the question of who is entitled to this increase. It applies to pensioners who meet the following requirements:
- lack of work (we remind you that people who have retired and continued to work do not receive increases or additional payments, and they are indexed separately from everyone else in August, and the increase is made according to its own scheme and it depends, among other things, on the size of insurance premiums);
- We are talking about social pensions, plus the size of their pension is usually lower than the regional subsistence level for this category of citizens (if the figure is higher, then there will be no additional payment, but only indexation).
It is also possible that a person’s pension was indexed at the beginning of the year, but it still does not reach the minimum subsistence level established in the region. What will happen then? In general, such a situation is unlikely. However, these citizens will be able to receive an additional payment up to the subsistence level. But insurance pensions are not subject to indexation in April, since the increase applies to social pensions.
Let us remind you that now the additional payment will be paid to pensioners separately so that the assistance from the state is noticeable. Although previously it was included in the total amount.
By the way, to carry out indexation, pensioners themselves do not need to do anything - the Pension Fund will make all the calculations independently and assign the required accruals to everyone.
A one-time payment in 2021 is not due to all pensioners, but only to those who were born in a certain period of time:
- —men born between 1953 and 1966;
- -women born between 1957 and 1966.
Cancellation of coronavirus benefits
A number of benefits introduced in Russia in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic are valid only until the end of March. The most important innovation is that pensioners over 65 years of age who continue to work will no longer be able to issue paid sick leave not for illness, but only to comply with the self-isolation regime. Currently, the self-isolation regime for citizens over 65 years of age is advisory.
Also, only until March 31 can you apply for the New Year’s payment for children under eight years old, introduced in Russia by presidential decree. Naturally, the majority of citizens entitled to such a payment have long ago received this money without a declaration. Those who, for some reason, have not yet received payment should hurry up - after April 1, they will no longer be able to claim this money.
Read about other coronavirus benefits that will end in April in FAN's material.
Indexation of pensions for working pensioners
The return of indexation of pensions for working pensioners , abolished in 2015, is a very important topic. Politicians have repeatedly spoken about the need for this measure, which is also spelled out in the updated constitution. The President of the Russian Federation instructed the relevant ministries to develop options for such indexation. The proposals (and there are at least three of them) are already being considered by the presidential administration.
State Duma deputy Elena Drapeko, in her column for FAN, described in detail what indexing options can be considered today. In her opinion, the most realistic option, which can be adopted as early as this year, is to begin indexing the pensions of working citizens, starting with the lowest paid, gradually expanding the line. Read more in Elena Drapeko’s column.
What does the Federation Council offer?
Another interesting initiative, which will expand the number of those who can count on indexation, was born in the Federation Council. They suggested considering a proposal to exempt the heads of councils of apartment buildings from paying insurance premiums.
The idea belongs to the deputy chairman of the chamber of young legislators under the Federation Council Ilya Nozhechkin . He proposed making appropriate amendments to the tax code, which would allow the heads of councils of apartment buildings, who are most often citizens of retirement age, to receive an indexed pension. The fact is that if a pensioner pays insurance premiums, he automatically falls into the category of workers, which means that, according to the current rules, he is not entitled to indexation. It turns out that a pensioner who “loses” an average of a thousand rubles in money every month has no incentive to spend his time and energy on social work.
According to the legislator, introducing appropriate changes to the tax code will help avoid gray schemes for rewarding such social activists and will make payments to them legal and transparent, reports Parlamentskaya Gazeta.
It should be noted that from January 1, 2021, insurance pensions of non-working pensioners were indexed in Russia, which increased by 6.3%. How Russians' pension payments grew is presented in the FAN infographic.
Pension increase from April 1, 2021
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After April 1, social pensions and state security payments will be indexed. Pensions are assigned to those categories of citizens who cannot qualify for insurance coverage. This usually happens in the following situations: the experience is not enough, the required number of points has not been accumulated. If we believe preliminary calculations, pensions will increase by 3.4 percent.
Who can count on an increase in disability pensions from April 1?
Social pensions will increase from April 1st. It will apply to recipients due to old age, disability, or loss of a breadwinner. The increase will apply to four million citizens, 3.2 of whom receive a social pension.
The following categories of citizens can count on an increase:
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- Pensioners who have already reached retirement age, but for compelling reasons cannot receive an insurance pension. In this case, the person is awarded a social pension.
- Those who receive a survivor's pension. But only until the child turns 18 years old.
- Disabled people of all groups can also expect an increase.
How will social pensions be increased and how will indexation take place?
The percentage of pension increases is approved by the government of our country. Many sources have information that the index will be 1.034 percent, which means that pensions will increase by 3.4 percent.
From April 1 of this year, 3.4 percent will be added to state security pensions. The amount by which the pension will increase depends on which category of recipient the citizens belong to. In addition, there will be an increase in the state pension. It is expected that its increase will be 3.4 percent, but the information is not one hundred percent accurate.
Who will receive an increased pension from April 1, 2021?
The following categories of pensioners will have their pensions increased from April 1, 2021:
- Disabled children, disabled since childhood, disabled of all three groups.
- Persons who have not reached the age of majority or have not reached the age of 23, provided that one or both of their parents have died or their whereabouts have been declared unknown by the court.
- Citizens officially classified as small-numbered peoples of the Far North.
- Persons who have reached retirement age, but have not accumulated work experience or the necessary points for calculating insurance benefits.
- Families of a deceased serviceman due to the loss of a breadwinner.
- Participants of the Second World War, if they received any disability group after a crime committed against them or due to their own negligence.
Amount of pension increase after April 1, 2021
To whom will the social pension be indexed and by how much:
| Type of payment received | Recipient category | Size until April 1, 2021 | Size after April 1, 2021 |
| By old age | Persons classified as small-numbered peoples of the North (women 50 years old and men 55 years old). Disabled citizens (men 65.5 years old, women 60.5 years old). | 5 thousand 283 rub. 25 kopecks | 5 thousand 353 rub. 25 kopecks |
| For disabled people | Disabled since childhood, group I, disabled child. Group I disabled person since childhood, Group II. Disabled person of group II (does not apply to disabled people since childhood). Group III disabled person. | 12 thousand 730 rub. 80 kop. 10 thousand 567 rub. 73 kopecks 5 thousand 283 rub. 25 kop.. 4 thousand 491 rub. 30 kopecks | 12 thousand 931 rub. 80 kop. 10 thousand 357 rub. 73 kopecks 5 thousand 354 rub. 25 kopecks 4 thousand 656 rub. 30 kopecks |
| Due to the loss of a breadwinner (persons under the age of majority or under 23 years of age, subject to full-time education) | Children who have lost only one parent. | 5 thousand 283 rub. 25 kopecks | 5 thousand 391 rub. 25 kopecks |
| Children who have lost both parents. Children whose parents' whereabouts have not been established. Children of a deceased single mother. | 10 thousand 567 rub. 73 kopecks | 10 thousand 698 rub. 73 kopecks |
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