What additional payments are due to pensioners in 2021: the amount of the pension supplement in Russia

What are pension supplements?

The legislation determines that all citizens of Russia, as well as some foreigners and stateless persons, are entitled to pensions. In this regard, a number of legal and regulatory acts have been issued that regulate the process of payments and calculation of allowances. In 2018, pensioners can receive different types of pensions, and in some cases it is possible to accrue two benefits simultaneously:

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• Insurance (labor) pension. Payments are assigned to people who have the required insurance experience and an individual pension coefficient.
• State. A special type of allowance provided to certain categories of the population, for example, military personnel, combatants, Afghan soldiers, and government employees.
• Social. Pension benefits are paid to citizens who, for some reason, have not accumulated the required insurance period, disabled people, and indigenous residents of the Far North. The amount is always fixed and is established annually by Government Decree.
• Cumulative. A separate allowance, the formation of which is carried out by the person himself during the period of working activity.

The income of an elderly person directly depends on what type of pension he is entitled to. The State Duma budget for the 2021 economic year includes an increase in allowances for all categories of pensioners in order to ensure a decent standard of living for able-bodied and disabled citizens of the country. Additionally, various types of additional payments are assigned through the state, from which no deductions are made (personal income tax, pension contributions, etc.). They are appointed both at the federal level and by local executive bodies. Conventionally, they can be classified into:

• social;
• for children;
• on disability;
• if there are dependents;
• state and municipal employees;
• individual categories for special merits.

Additional payment to pension for work experience of more than 40 years in 2021

This year the government carried out reforms, after which pensions are calculated according to new rules. Federal Legislation regulates the right to accrue additional payments to the fixed amount of the pension benefit; all pensioners with more than 35 years of work experience will be able to apply for them.

An increase in allowances is also provided. They will be accrued to Russian pensioners in the case when men and women’s work experience exceeds the level of 45 and 40 years

respectively. Thus, pensioners aged 60-65 years on average will be able to receive additional funds to their social benefits provided by law.

Insurance and funded part of pensions

Pensions for Russians are formed using two directions: the insurance part and the funded part. The first is calculated as follows: the cost of 1 pension point is multiplied by the total number of points received by the pensioner over the entire period of service. As for the funded part, this is a payment provided by the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation on a monthly basis.

Let us add that the size of the pension depends not only on the length of service, but also on the average monthly earnings. In April 2021, the Government decided that women who have worked for more than 30 years and men who have worked for more than 35 years will be able to apply for pension supplements.

New rules are now used to calculate the pension benefit amount. For men and women with 30 and 35 years of experience, respectively, “bonus” coefficients are provided - one for each case. When the length of service exceeds 40 and 45 years, then 5 such coefficients are already taken to calculate the additional payment.

It must be remembered that the Pension Fund does not consider as years of service the time when a citizen of the country studied at a university, but years spent in military service and maternity leave for women are considered as work experience. The authorities intend in this way to stimulate citizens’ enthusiasm for work, since for each year of work 1 coefficient is added. In the case of high or average wages, the bonus will significantly increase the amount of pension accrual/

What payments are pensioners entitled to in addition to the monthly pension?

Whether there will be an additional payment to the pension in 2021 or not depends on the person himself. According to Russian legislation, a person must independently ensure that he receives certain allowances and additional payments. This means that the country has a declarative principle. The employee responsible for calculating additional payments is not obliged to independently search for the person and inform him about the opportunity to receive the assistance he is entitled to.

Those who, according to the law, are entitled to an additional supplement in 2021, must independently submit an application and the necessary documents to the Pension Fund or the Multifunctional Center, after which the application will be considered and a decision will be made: to award an additional supplement or to refuse the request. If we turn to the regulations, we can distinguish several categories of citizens who are entitled to receive additional payments to their pension benefits:

• Elderly people whose income is below the current subsistence level.
• Citizens who have special services to the Russian state, for example, participants in military operations, liquidators, Heroes, etc.
• Citizens who, by the nature of their activities, worked in positions and professions with harmful or dangerous working conditions.
• Elderly people whose dependents are disabled or disabled citizens.

To increase well-being, assistance provided to citizens of retirement age in 2021 can be provided in different forms:

• free provision of services;
• supplement to pensions;
• subsidies;
• targeted financial assistance;
• maternal capital;
• one-time assistance to relatives for burial.

Depending on the source of funding, additional payments are:

• from the federal budget;
• from the local treasury.

Federal pension supplement in 2021

Regions where FSD will be appointed in 2021:

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Regional payments

Subjects of the Federation where local authorities pay extra to citizens of retirement age from their own budget:

What affects the amount of additional payments for length of service?

The main factors influencing the amount of additional payments for length of service are: 1) industry;

2) region of residence and work;

3) availability of a bonus.

Women with 30 years of experience and men with 35 years of experience receive an additional 1 coefficient;

Women with 40 years of experience and men with 45 years of experience receive an additional payment of 5 coefficients.

In 2021, 1 point is equal to 78.58 rubles

, but it will constantly increase depending on the inflation rate.

In addition , persons with more than 50 years of experience

, an additional payment to the pension has been established. It is a fixed amount, which for 2021 is 1063 rubles.

Social supplement up to the subsistence level

A subsistence budget is a certain amount of money that should be enough to cover food, pay for housing and communal services, provide basic needs and maintain health. The legislation determines that the total income of a person who has retired should not be below the consumer basket. If this happens, he is entitled to a social supplement up to the established amount.

At the federal level, the BPM is equal to 8,726 rubles. Each subject of the Russian Federation in 2021 independently sets the cost of living for pensioners. This is due, firstly, to climatic and natural conditions. For this reason, in the extreme northern and eastern regions, the BPM always exceeds the national average. Secondly, the national characteristics of the population and the characteristics of consumption of food and non-food products are taken into account.

Sources of financing social supplements in 2021, as before, depend on the region in which a person lives. Their sources of funding are different:

• Federal budget. Money is allocated from the state treasury if the BPM in the region is less than the Russian average. So, for example, in the Smolensk region the BPM is 8,674 rubles, which is 52 rubles lower than the national average (8,726 – 8674 = 52). In this case, the additional payment to the pensioner occurs through the federal budget.
• Regional. Funds up to the BPM amount are reimbursed from the local treasury if the cost of living is higher than in the country as a whole. So, for example, in Chukotka the BPM is set at 19,000 rubles. This means that local authorities will pay an additional 10,274 rubles. (19000-8726=10274) independently.

When a person moves to a new permanent place of residence in another region, the premium will be calculated according to the rules that apply in the subject chosen for permanent residence. In some regions, infantry fighting vehicles have been installed in 2021 at the same size as the average for Russia. In this case, no social (!) benefits will be paid to people who have retired:

• Amur region;
• Vologda Region;
• Baikonur;
• Saint Petersburg;
• Transbaikal region;
• Kabardino-Balkaria;
• Kaliningrad region;
• Krasnoyarsk region;
• Leningrad region;
• Novgorod region;
• Pskov region;
• Buryatia;
• Ingushetia;
• Karelia;
• Tyva;
• Sverdlovsk region;
• Tver region;
• Tyumen region.

Appointment procedure

Depending on the type, the allowance is assigned differently:

• A social supplement to pensions in 2021 from the federal budget is assigned when submitting an application simultaneously with the submission of documents for the assignment of pension benefits. To do this, you should contact the local branch of the Pension Fund or MFC at your place of residence.
• Regional additional payments are calculated by the social security authorities at the pensioner’s place of residence. Information about the need for additional payment is sent there automatically, so the pensioner does not even need to submit an application.

An important condition for accruing social supplements to pension benefits to the level of the pensioner’s subsistence level in 2018 is that he does not have any additional income. The only exception is the surcharge for the loss of a breadwinner, which does not apply to social benefits. If a person begins to receive any social subsidies, it is necessary to notify social services about this, since the total amount of income changes. The same should be done when moving for permanent residence to another region or country, when applying for a job, etc.

What is included in comprehensive income

The amount of a pensioner’s total provision is determined by adding up all amounts that are included in his subsistence level. For the calculation take into account:

• Pensions of all categories, including military ones.
• All benefits and additional payments that a person receives monthly.
• Social support measures that have a monetary value.
• Monthly cash payment.
• A set of social services.

The amount of material support includes the equivalent of the provided compensation for:

• travel by public transport;
• telephone communication;
• public utilities;
• removal of household waste, etc.

Some types of social support are not taken into account in total income:

• Material assistance, which is expressed in kind, for example, food, medicine, etc.
• One-time payments, such as the one that was accrued to all pensioners in January 2021 in the amount of 5,000 rubles.

What additional payments are due to pensioners in 2021?

Moscow pensioners, depending on their status, can receive the following types of additional payments:

1. Regional social additional payments - additional payments to non-working pensioners in Moscow.
2. Compensation payments for working people of retirement age whose salary is less than 20,000 rubles.
3. Additional payment up to the subsistence level - no pensioner receives a pension less than the minimum monthly wage.
4. Increasing the size of pensions upon reaching the age of 80. But this does not apply to disabled people of the 1st degree - they always receive increased payments.
5. Compensation in the amount of 50% for utility bills for non-working and low-income pensioners.
6. Indexation of pension payments.

Also, people of retirement age have the right to other social protection:

• free provision of basic necessities - food, clothing and medicine;
• reduction of transport tax (for one type of transport);
• the right to free travel on public transport;
• vouchers to a sanatorium received under benefits;
• discounts on pharmaceutical products with prescriptions from doctors;
• walk-in service in clinics;
• free production of prostheses.

There are also other categories of people who receive additional benefits from the state, the amount of which is calculated according to the standards of Moscow Government Decree No. 1525-PP (dated December 11, 2018). These people include:

• pensioners with an honorary title, for example, heroes of the USSR, Russia or socialist labor;
• military - participants in the Great Patriotic War;
• participants in the defense of Moscow;
• dwarfs, midgets;
• orphans who lost their parents due to terrorist attacks or man-made disasters;
• people who contributed to culture and sports.

For children in 2021

Working and non-working women pensioners in 2021 have the right to apply for a pension supplement for children, provided that the applicant retired before 01/01/2015 or later, but did not provide data to the Pension Fund about what he has children. In this case, his pension will be recalculated based on points. According to the table, you can determine how much the supplement to the pension for children will be in 2021:

Supplements are not awarded to persons:

• Those receiving benefits for the loss of a breadwinner.
• Victims of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

The application process is simple - you just need to write an application and provide the necessary documents:

• passport;
• SNILS;
• documents for the child;
• certificate of family composition.

Who is entitled to a bonus in 2021 for more than 40 years of experience?

Today, the pension consists of two components: a funded part and an insurance part. The funded part includes fixed payments. And the insurance part, in turn, consists of additionally added points. In addition to the duration of work, that is, length of service, the amount of the pension is also affected by the level of income received during this activity.

Those who have more than 40 years of work experience next year can count on an increase. To complete it, you need to collect the necessary package of documents:

Identity card and several copies of it;

Pensioner ID (original and copies);

A document confirming your work experience (work book or insurance number of an individual personal account);

You may also need to provide additional bank details and a certificate of personal account;

Only those pensioners who have not previously used their work experience to receive them, as well as labor veterans, will be able to take advantage of additional payments for length of service. For working pensioners, additional payments for exceeding length of service are not available.

By disability

People with disabilities, whether caused by injury, illness, or congenital, are under special control by the state. They are provided with certain benefits, free medical care and additional payments. The amount of assistance is directly related to the group of disability received, which is assigned after passing a medical and social examination.

Provided that the disabled person worked at least one day in his life and the employer made contributions to the Pension Fund from his salary, an insurance pension is calculated. If a pensioner has not worked a day, then he will receive social security. State disability pensions are received by military personnel and some other categories of citizens who become disabled as a result of professional activities or while serving.

Supplement to the pension for disabled people in 2021 includes:

• monthly cash payment (tax amount not included):

• NSU – 1,048.97 rubles;
• additional monthly financial support for disabled people of the Second World War - 1,000 rubles.

To receive the bonus, you must independently contact the Pension Fund office at your place of residence, fill out an application and attach:

• identification document;
• certificate of a disabled person;
• certificate of ITU conclusion.

The amount of the disability supplement to the basic part of the insurance pension is:

Certain categories of citizens

Working in unfavorable conditions and in industries that have a detrimental effect on the body and lead to diseases - these factors are among the main ones for receiving additional payments to pensions for a number of categories of citizens:

• Members of flight crews of civil aviation aircraft.
• Coal industry workers.
• Citizens who worked in the Far North.

The supplement in 2021 does not have any fixed values, but depends on certain circumstances:

• the amount of wages received;
• length of service (length of service);
• the amount and amount of contributions paid by the employer.

Additionally, it is necessary to pay attention to veterans - people who have additional guarantees for special services to the Fatherland. In addition to benefits, the state applies a special calculation of pensions. Provided that citizens no longer work, in addition to insurance, they are entitled to another type of subsidy - a state pension. There are several categories of veterans:

• Participants of the Great Patriotic War.
• Military personnel who took part in military conflicts on the territory of the former USSR, Russia and foreign countries.
• Veterans of military service.
• Labor veterans.
• Citizens awarded orders and medals during civil service.

For dependents

The amount of the fixed supplement in the presence of dependents depends on the age of the pensioner, the number of persons under guardianship and their age. To receive assistance, you must go to the local branch of the Pension Fund and provide documents indicating your right to receive a subsidy. To date, the amount of payments is:

• For one child under the age of 18 (23 years old in full-time education) - 1,660.97 rubles.
• 2 children – 3,321.94 rub.
• 3 or more – 4982.91 rub.

If the person with dependents is disabled, supplements have different meanings:

Allowances for civil servants

If other payments are not established at the federal level for state and municipal employees, then they are entitled to additional compensation to their pension provision. The size of the supplement is determined based on wages for the last calendar year using an individual coefficient for each citizen. The mandatory conditions for assigning an additional payment are:

• Permanent employment as a civil servant before retirement.
• Permanent residence in the Russian Federation.
• Lack of employment after retirement. If a civil servant continues to work after retirement, he is entitled to only the insurance part of the pension.
• No criminal record.

The subsidy amount is 3% of average monthly earnings for each full year of service over 15 years, but not more than 75% of average monthly earnings. When living in the Far North, the surcharge is indexed to the coefficient applied in this area. To receive a state pension, you will need to apply at your place of last employment and provide:

• passport;
• certificate of no criminal record;
• work book.

Mothers of many children

At the regional level, in 2021, mothers of many children, like a number of other pensioners, are entitled to an additional payment to their pension. Payments are made exclusively from local budgets, so the amount varies in each individual region. The value is influenced not only by the capabilities of the regional treasury, but also by the size of the subsistence level, and a number of other features.

The main conditions for receiving a subsidy are:

• Lack of official employment.
• Having an income below the subsistence level in force in the region.

To apply the supplement, you must come to the local branch of the pension fund to write an application. You must bring with you:

• Passport.
• Certificate of mother of many children.
• Work book.

How can a pensioner receive a bonus?

If a pensioner is completely sure that he is entitled to any benefits according to his status, he needs to arrange them accordingly. To apply for an additional payment, pensioners in Moscow must contact the branch of the Russian Pension Fund, having first collected the necessary package of documents. You will need to submit the following:

1. Application for an allowance.
2. Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
3. Certificate of receipt of pension or relevant certificate.
4. Documentary proof of residence in Moscow or the region.
5. Employment history.
6. For the degree of disability - a certificate from the ITU.
7. Confirmation of social status (if necessary to receive certain allowances).

The official period for consideration of the application and documents is 14 days. If the answer is positive, the increase will be accrued next month. In other cases, the person will receive a notice of refusal, which will inform them of the reasons for this decision. If necessary, the pensioner has the right to appeal the refusal of the Pension Fund.

Note! The bonus upon reaching 80 years of age will be calculated automatically. There is no need to collect documents or submit an application.

Travel pension payments

Upon retirement, citizens have the opportunity to use public transport for free. At the federal level, benefits are provided:

• Veterans and disabled combatants (including WWII).
• Home front workers.
• Residents of besieged Leningrad.
• Prisoners of concentration camps.

At the regional level, pensioners are compensated for partial or full travel costs on public transport and commuter trains. This benefit may not be valid in all regions, and the amount of the subsidy depends on the deficit of local budgets. Additionally, at the federal level, beneficiaries can take advantage of the right to free travel to and from the place of treatment or rehabilitation. This opportunity is provided in the range of social services. If you refuse the proposed preference, you will be reimbursed 116.04 rubles.

From February 1, 2021, the amount is planned to be revised, as well as the entire amount of the lump sum payment and the NSO included in the EDV. To receive payments, you must write an application to the territorial branch of the Pension Fund and provide:

• Passport or any other equivalent document.
• A document giving the right to receive EDV.

To receive compensation and cancel the service you need to:

• Contact the Pension Fund or MFC.
• Submit your application by October 1st.
• Payments will be accrued from January of the new year.

If the experience is half a century

To date, the legislation does not provide benefits for 50 years of work experience. Only labor veterans can apply for them.

Who can apply for the title of labor veteran

Who can claim the title of labor veteran is specified in Article 7 of the Law “On Veterans”. To do this, one of the following conditions must be met:

The citizen has sufficient experience for an old-age or long-service pension and during his work was awarded an order, medal, or honorary title in the USSR or the Russian Federation (this also includes departmental awards for labor merits).

The citizen began working as a child during the Second World War and today has 35 years of experience for women and 40 for men.

There is no consensus on which specific award badges of the USSR can be considered sufficient to obtain the title Veteran of Labor. The “Veteran of Labor” badges are unconditionally accepted by executive authorities, but with the “Shock Worker of Labor” badges everything is not so clear. Sometimes people have to prove in court their right to receive the title of veteran of labor and, as practice shows, the court often satisfies the demands of the “Shock Workers of Labor”.

In a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (for example, in Moscow and St. Petersburg), their regional legislation has largely adopted the provisions of the repealed articles of the Federal Law “On Veterans” and, in general, in their regions they have retained the previous procedure for obtaining this title “Veteran of Labor”.

If a labor veteran receives a labor pension and its amount is below the subsistence level provided for in the region of his residence, then he is entitled to a regional social supplement to the pension.

In addition, if a labor veteran refuses a set of social services (the so-called monetization of benefits under 122-FZ), then he is entitled to an additional pension in the form of the cash equivalent of these services.

Subjects of the Russian Federation may establish additional pension supplements for labor veterans. An example of this is Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Moscow supplement to pension in 2018

The city authorities pay special attention to the social security of citizens who have retired. In addition to numerous benefits, the government has provided additional cash payments. For all low-income pensioners whose income is less than the subsistence level (from January 1, 2021, the amount is 11,816 rubles), an allowance is provided from the city budget. At the same time, the so-called “city social standard” operates in the capital, the value of which this year increased by 3,000 compared to 2021 and amounted to 17,500 rubles. (growth 21%).

Conditions of receipt

Not all pensioners, but only native residents of the capital, can receive a pension supplement up to a maximum of 17.5 thousand rubles. These include all elderly citizens who, at the time the pension was assigned, had lived in Moscow for 10 years or more. This rule also applies to residents of “New Moscow”. For all other pensioners, the additional payment is made not up to the “city social standard”, but up to the BPM.

They are entitled to pension supplements subject to certain conditions:

• Have permanent residence in the capital.
• Have documentary evidence of receipt of the supplement.

Allowances and cash payments

In accordance with the latest indexation for 2021, new amounts of increases for pensioners and veterans are provided:

Compensation payments for:

In connection with the anniversary of their marriage, pensioners are entitled to:

Who is entitled to additional payments in Moscow and the region

Not everyone is entitled to additional payments to pensioners in Moscow in 2021. A city pension recipient must not only reach retirement age, live in the capital and have Moscow registration - he must have lived in Moscow for more than 10 years.

This fact will need to be documented. In this case, the state will provide the person with additional financial assistance.

Children of war and surcharges

“Children of War” is the status of a person who was born from 1928 to 1945. This concept is absent in the legislation, but this does not prevent the provision of additional assistance to pensioners of this status in more than 20 regions of the country. But Moscow is not included in the list of such regions, and therefore “children of war” will not be able to receive payments under this status. For now they have to be content with only other allowances.