Who is entitled to Luzhkov's pension supplement in Moscow?

Types of pension benefits in 2019

For the capital region, the following payments have been established for persons on pensions in 2021:

• by age (average size) – 12.4 thousand rubles;
• for WWII participants – 28 thousand rubles;
• for disabled combat veterans – 30 thousand rubles;
• social – 8 thousand rubles.

Additional payments are provided for such categories of pensioners as those with the following titles:

• full holders of the Order of Glory;
• heroes of Russia and the USSR;
• disabled people of the Second World War;
• participants in the defense of Moscow;
• disabled people with diseases of disproportionate dwarfs, midgets;
• heroes of Socialist Labor and Labor of Russia;
• full holders of the Order of Labor Glory;
• for children receiving social pensions if their parents died as a result of man-made disasters or terrorist attacks;
• veterans with flight test experience;
• persons with special merits in the field of culture, sports and physical education.

To receive these payments it is not necessary to reside in the country for more than 10 years. If the contribution is below the minimum, then the amount of state support is slightly higher. In this case, the period of total residence in the capital region is taken into account when calculating the Luzhkov allowance. If it is more than 10 years, then the amount of payments increases significantly. The specified period can be calculated in total by combining several dates of residence in the capital.

Pensions in Moscow are subject to constant indexation. In 2021 it was 7%. In this regard, the cost of living in the region amounted to 9,527 rubles by 2021. Accordingly, the minimum pension provision in the region is the same amount.

Now let's look at what the Luzhkov bonus is. This is a kind of payment provided to elderly people who have also retired and also receive pension payments. And the Luzhkov bonus is in this case additional funds that provide material support to pensioners who are especially in need of it.

This allowance is intended exclusively for residents of a certain city, namely Moscow, since this allowance program itself was adopted in this city. For this reason, it is also spreading in this city.

The size of this allowance is directly related to the type of category of the person who applies for it.

And its amount depends on the following factors:

1. If a pensioner has lived in Moscow for 10 years or more, then he can count on an amount of payments that is the difference between the pension payments currently paid in the country and the size of the social standard.
2. If a pensioner has lived in Moscow for less than 10 years, then he also has the right to receive this bonus, but its amount will be determined by the difference between pension payments and the cost of living in the country.
3. Veterans and heroes of the Second World War are also entitled to receive this bonus, and its size will depend on the difference between the pension and the size of the social standard.

According to the latest data, the amount of payments for the cost of living is 14,500 rubles.

It is also worth noting that if you have been living in the capital relatively recently, then in this case you are entitled to additional payments in the amount of 3,000 rubles monthly.

Also, in order to count on this pension supplement, you need to know that you need to submit an application and certain documents.

Now let's look at exactly what documents are needed to submit an application:

1. Your application that meets all the requirements.
2. A passport with registration indicating that you have lived in Moscow for at least 10 years.
3. SNILS help.
4. And a document that also confirms your residence in the capital for the required period of time.

In order to submit an application and all the required documents that are listed above, you need to contact the organization that deals with the consideration and resolution of these issues, namely the Pension Fund of Russia. Also, after successfully submitting all documents, you will have to wait until they make a decision. The procedure may take several weeks.

Moscow is not only the capital of the Russian Federation, but also a unique region in which approximately every tenth Russian lives. According to experts, if you collect the taxes of all Muscovites in just one month, this amount will be enough for a relatively small region to live comfortably. Naturally, this standard of living is due to the location of the Kremlin and its political significance. That is why Muscovites are entitled to some allowances that other Russians do not have.

Since Muscovites are close to the Kremlin, the authorities are trying in every possible way to help the residents of the capital so that social tension does not arise. In addition, Moscow is one of the richest regions of the Russian Federation, so it has enough money to additionally support different segments of the population, including pensioners.

At first, a Russian must have a Moscow residence permit, otherwise he will not be able to receive Luzhkov allowances. Further, the person must receive a minimum pension. Even if the pension is slightly higher than the minimum, a person will not be able to receive Luzhkov’s bonuses. In 2019, the federal cost of living for a pensioner is 8,846 rubles.

The authorities of each region have the right to set their own cost of living, and it can be lower than the specified number - it all depends on the cost of living in a particular region. Moreover, if the Pension Fund sets the cost of living in the region higher than the federal one, then those people who receive pensions in the amount of the federal cost of living receive an addition to their pensions.

However, these are not all the conditions that a pensioner must fulfill to receive the Luzhkov bonus. The fact is that there are many visitors in the capital who receive Moscow registration, so all pensioners are indirectly divided into “old-timers” and “newcomers”. It follows from this that only a pensioner who has lived in the capital of the Russian Federation for more than 10 years can receive the Luzhkov bonus.

If at least one of these points is not met, the person cannot receive Luzhkov’s bonus. It is worth remembering that this bonus was invented to help, but in order to highlight Moscow pensioners.

The living wage for a pensioner in Moscow for 2021 is 12,115 rubles. This is the amount received by those non-working pensioners who have lived in the capital of the Russian Federation for less than 10 years. The Luzhkov bonus is considered a kind of social standard for a Muscovite. That is, the amount that everyone should receive per month in order to pay for everything necessary for a normal life.

The social standard is growing every year and in 2021 it is 17.5 thousand rubles. Let us note that this is exactly the pension that Muscovites who have lived in the capital for more than 10 years receive. However, again, we are talking about the minimum pension. The majority of Muscovites who have worked throughout their lives receive much more.

Back in 2021, the social standard of a Muscovite was 14,500 rubles, and in 2021 it immediately increased by three thousand rubles. Mayor Sobyanin made this decision just before the elections. However, why should people be indignant if everything is done in their favor. In 2021, the Luzhkov bonus remained the same as last year. That is, the meaning of the Luzhskov bonus is that a pensioner who was supposed to receive 12,115 rubles a month receives 17.5 thousand rubles.

Let us note that in recent years the borders of the capital of the Russian Federation have expanded significantly. The so-called New Moscow, part of the Moscow region, was annexed to the capital. Thus, pensioners also became people with Moscow “registration”. That is, they now do not have to wait another 10 years to receive Luzhskov’s bonuses.

Pensioners living within the Moscow Ring Road are often interested in how to get an increase in their pension in 2021. To obtain clarification regarding the possibility of participation in a social project from the former mayor of the capital, you must contact the Pension Fund office at your place of registration. To speed up the process, the applicant for an increased pension must provide a package of documents, which includes:

• photocopy of civil passport;
• a certificate from the Housing Office indicating the composition of the pensioner’s family;
• certificate of compulsory pension insurance, which can be obtained from the Pension Fund;
• work book, which records the fact of dismissal due to retirement;
• certificate of a war veteran, participant in military operations on the territory of the Russian Federation and other states, other documents guaranteeing receipt of the bonus.

Specialists from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation will also help you draw up an application. If it is determined that the amount of the social benefit is below the subsistence level, then no further intervention in the process on the part of the pensioner is required, since everything will be done by the fund’s specialists, who will independently recalculate and assign an additional payment to the pension.

Basic legal illiteracy can become an obstacle to receiving a bonus. So, having heard that in order to receive the “Luzhkov” “prize” you need to live in the capital for 10 years, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War decides that he is not worthy of material encouragement. Residents of the capital's microdistricts that were recently added to it sometimes do not apply for the supplement they are entitled to, although in this case there is a 100% guarantee of receiving the supplement.

The single amount of the Luzhkov bonus is not established by law. Its size depends on two factors:

• length of stay in Moscow;
• the amount of the pension received.

In fact, the formula for calculating the premium will take one of the following variations:

1. If a pensioner has lived in Moscow for more than 10 years, then the local allowance for him will be equal to: “City social standard - Amount of current pension.” The pension for each citizen is set individually, but the State Social Insurance Fund is reviewed annually. So, for 2021 it is 17,500 rubles. It turns out that a pensioner receives 12,400 rubles monthly. and has lived in the capital for more than 10 years, he will receive an allowance of 5,100 rubles.
2. When living in the capital for less than 10 years, the amount of the supplement will be calculated using the formula: Living wage for a pensioner - Amount of the current pension. Such an additional payment in total terms will be less than if the person lived in Moscow for more than 10 years. The cost of living in 2021 is 12,115 rubles. It turns out that with a pension of 10,000 rubles, the bonus will be 2,115 rubles.

What is the Luzhkov pension supplement and who is entitled to it?

Now let's look at what the Luzhkov bonus is. This is a kind of payment provided to elderly people who have also retired and also receive pension payments. And the Luzhkov bonus is in this case additional funds that provide material support to pensioners who are especially in need of it.

This allowance is intended exclusively for residents of a certain city, namely Moscow, since this allowance program itself was adopted in this city. For this reason, it is also spreading in this city.

Good to know! There are two types of additional payments that are presented in the country - federal and regional. And the Luzhkov bonus applies to regional payments.

There is also a list of people who are entitled to additional payments. These are the following citizens:

1. Those people who have reached retirement age.
2. They are already receiving pension payments.
3. They are not working.
4. They have lived in Moscow for at least 10 years.
5. Do not have a large amount of income.

If you fail to comply with one of the above points, you will be denied the receipt of these funds, since these requirements are very important.

What are pension supplements?

Federal supplements to pension payments can be of 3 types:

• social benefits;
• supplements to national pension payments;
• additional payments to insurance pensions.

Supplements within the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are established solely at the discretion of regional authorities, based on the needs of citizens of retirement age, the local pension subsistence level and budget capabilities. Additional payments can be assigned based on the merits or age of the pensioner, and also help increase the pension payment to the regional subsistence level approved for the pensioner.

Before collecting documents for registration of any additional payment, you need to find out about the list of allowances from the local branch of the Pension Fund or social security authorities. In some regions of the Russian Federation there are no additional payments at all. And in the capital, for example, there is a rather significant Luzhkov bonus, named after the mayor of Moscow, under whom it was legalized.

Luzhkov's pension supplement

amount to more than 11,000 rubles. This size of pension in Moscow is achieved through special additional payments to pensions for Muscovites, which are paid from the Moscow budget. All Moscow pensioners associate their pension provision with mayor Yu. Luzhkov and, naturally, after whose resignation they are concerned about the state of affairs regarding pension provision in 2011.

Taking into account that all additional payments for children, disabled people and non-working pensioners are established by law, at the level of the laws of the city of Moscow, then no matter who comes to replace the mayor of Moscow, everything will remain at least the same. See Decree of the Moscow Government of November 27, 2007 N 1005-PP On approval of the Regulations on the calculation and payment of monthly compensation payments (additional payments) to pensions and one-time payments made from the budget of the city of Moscow.

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What are Luzhskov allowances?

First of all, it is necessary to understand what Luzhkov’s bonuses are and who has the right to receive them. Perhaps, not every Muscovite knows and remembers that in 2010 the mayor of the capital of the Russian Federation was not Sobyanin, but Luzhkov, who tried in every possible way to help his residents. Despite this, his memory lives on among old-timers and deputies, which is why special additional payments for Moscow pensioners are still called Luzhkov’s.

What is the Luzhkov bonus? This is a special surcharge for capital pensioners, but you should not assume that this is some kind of established privilege for residents of the capital. Not at all, such an increase is given only to those non-working pensioners who receive a minimum pension. This is due to the fact that living in the capital of the Russian Federation is really expensive, so pensioners may not have enough of a tiny pension for basic survival.

Let us recall that in the Russian Federation there is a concept of a living wage, which varies from region to region. According to the law of our country, a pensioner’s pension cannot be lower than the subsistence level. A pension is a person’s allowance after reaching retirement age, which is designed to provide him with a high standard of living or at least pay for all his needs. If the pension is below the subsistence level, a person simply will not be able to pay for utilities and eat normally.

A pension can be below the subsistence level only if a person works after retirement and can provide for himself. In the capital of the Russian Federation, the cost of living is much higher than in many regions of Russia, because living in Moscow is very expensive. Nevertheless, even this subsistence level may not be enough for a normal life, so Mayor Luzhkov decided to pay extra to the poorest pensioners.

What is the Luzhkov bonus for Moscow pensioners

Mayor Luzhkov has not been in Moscow since 2010, but his legacy lives on. Including in people's memory. The pension supplement for elderly Muscovites is still popularly called Luzhkov's today.

Let’s figure out what the essence of Luzhkov’s pension supplement is and who is entitled to it in 2021.

As you know, in Russia non-working pensioners are guaranteed a certain minimum of their monthly benefit. The pension cannot be lower than the minimum subsistence level in the region where the person lives. Unless, of course, he has some other additional income.

In 2021, the federal cost of living for a pensioner is 8,846 rubles. In each specific region, local authorities can set the PMP higher or lower than this value (depending on the cost of living in that area). Moreover, if the PMP is set above the general subsistence level in Russia, then the budget of the region itself finances the supplement to pensions for those who are assigned the minimum.

In Moscow, the cost of living for a pensioner is noticeably higher than the Russian average. This is explained by the really high cost of living in the capital. However, city laws additionally divide Moscow old people into two categories - those who have lived in the city for a long time and those who have moved to the capital recently.

The Luzhkov pension supplement is given to those pensioners who have lived in Moscow for more than 10 years. If a pensioner officially lives in the capital for less than this period, then he is not entitled to this type of allowance.

If a Moscow resident receives a monthly payment above the minimum upon retirement, he will not receive any additional payment. The Luzhkov bonus is not some kind of fixed bonus for all capital pensioners. This is an increased minimum pension for those who have received a relatively low pension.

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Who can receive Luzhkov's bonuses?

There is no point in saying who can count on an increase in social payments to pensioners if this process was initiated by the mayor of Moscow. Increased social benefits are received, accordingly, by elderly people and labor veterans living in Moscow, who are ready to confirm the fact of residence. Meanwhile, we can talk about social assistance only if the applicant has lived in Moscow for ten years or more, while it is not possible to live on the social payment established by law that meets social standards.

In addition to Muscovites who have lived in the city for two five-year periods or more, people of retirement age who registered in the capital earlier can apply for an increase, but in this case there is no need to talk about a significant increase in the revenue side of the budget.

This does not apply, however, to pensioners who took part in the Great Patriotic War, Heroes of the Russian Federation and those who were awarded the highest award before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Other categories of beneficiaries can also apply for increased social benefits.

• statement;
• copies of pages with passport records and its original for verification;
• certificate of family composition;
• employment history;
• veteran's ID, certificate confirming special status;
• SNILS certificate.

On a note! A copy of the passport page with registration is a required document to assign benefits.

All copies of documents must be certified by PF employees, therefore the applicant will be required to provide originals for verification. They may accept copies that have already been notarized.

Strict accounting of the settled status of citizens was introduced in order to prevent fraud in the assignment of Luzhkov's payment. Checks are performed to determine whether a person really lives in Moscow. Many false “Muscovites” register with relatives or third parties for a fee just for the sake of Moscow registration. If the applicant did not live in the region, but was only registered, then he will be denied preference.

sample application for a pension supplement

Pensioners registered in the city of Moscow less than 10 years ago also have the opportunity to apply for the Luzhkov supplement, but the amount of the surcharge will be significantly lower. If a citizen of retirement age is a Hero of the USSR or the Russian Federation, or participated in the Great Patriotic War, he will still receive the Luzhkov bonus in full.

• pensioners registered in Moscow for 10 years or more receive as a bonus an amount equal to the difference between the pension paid and the Moscow social standard;
• pensioners who have been registered in the capital for less than 10 years receive additional payments in the amount of the difference between the current pension payment and the Moscow cost of living;
• WWII veterans and Heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation can also increase their pension due to Luzhkov’s additional payment to the level of the capital’s social standard.

As of 2021, the cost of living in Moscow is 14,500 rubles, and the subsistence minimum is 11,428 rubles. Accordingly, those pensioners who have recently registered in Moscow or are residents of areas newly annexed to the capital lose the opportunity to receive 3,000 rubles.

Answer: Correct, the period of registration in the city of Moscow must be at least 10 years in total - there is no need to reside in the capital for the specified period of time.

Question No. 2: Can a Luzhkov supplement to a pension up to the social standard be received by a non-resident who has registered with relatives in Moscow?

Answer: No, unless the registration period exceeds 10 years.

What types of pension supplements exist?

For many pensioners, social payments from the state are the only income and way of survival, so older people really count on help, and in addition to the federal budget, it can be provided at the local budget level. Before talking about the amount of state support, it is worth understanding what types of pension increases exist, what they are, and who can count on receiving them.

• Social benefits provided at the federal level. We are talking about pension indexation, which is carried out once every six months, taking into account the level of inflation in the country. In particular, increases in payments are provided for civil servants from among pensioners (3 percent per year of conscientious service), heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia, participants in the military battle, including WWII veterans, citizens equated to the category of children born during the war, athletes who participated in different years in the Olympic Games.
• An increase provided by law to national payments to pensioners, which includes payments for services to the state.
• An increase to the insurance part of the pension. There are a large number of them, and such an increase can be received, for example, by pensioners over the age of 80, elderly people who care for up to three dependents (disabled citizens or minors), and other categories of people of retirement age.

In addition to state ones, there are regional allowances, the amounts of which are set at the discretion of the heads of local governments, depending on the cost of living and the capabilities of the local budget. Each municipality and administrative region of the Russian Federation has its own rules, so pensioners must, first of all, clarify the list of benefits provided at the territorial office of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation or at the social security department at the place of registration.

How to apply for a Luzhkov increase

Pensioners from other regions of Russia are outraged by the fact that it was Muscovites who received serious bonuses, while in some municipalities of the country, an increase in pension is not provided, in principle. Before drawing any conclusions, it is worth understanding such a concept as the cost of living (LS), and it is much higher in Moscow than in other Russian municipalities.

Statistics show that the monthly average in the capital is approximately 3 thousand higher than in the Russian Federation as a whole, which means that older people do not receive this money and need supplements.

Realizing that it is difficult for pensioners receiving a pension that takes into account average Russian standards to live in Moscow, the city leadership, at the initiative of the former mayor, decided to increase the amount of pension payments at the expense of the municipality. You can calculate the premium by performing simple mathematical calculations.

Example. If the pension of citizen A before recalculation was 9 thousand rubles, and for the last ten years (or more) he has been living in the capital, where the recommended pension amount, in accordance with established standards, is 14.5 thousand rubles, this means that the pensioner does not receive 5, 5 thousand, minimum.

14500 – 8700 = 5800 rubles.

11428 – 8700 = 2728 rubles.

The procedure for applying for a Moscow pension supplement in 2021

In order for the Luzhkov bonus to be paid based on belonging to a certain category of pensioners, you need to contact the regional office of the Pension Fund with the required documents. If pension payments are below the subsistence level, specialists from a government agency will independently assign an additional payment - there is no need to submit an application.

Registration of documents for a pension is carried out for Muscovites of all categories, both those who have lived in the country for a long time and those who have recently moved to the region, in a general manner.

Indexation of pensions in Moscow, as in any other region of the country, is carried out every year. This is due to the fact that the inflation rate in the country and the constituent entity of the Russian Federation tends to increase. To apply for basic pension benefits and supplements, you should contact the local branch of the Pension Fund of Russia. You must have the following documents with you:

• Russian identity card;
• application form;
• certificate of residence from the passport office or management company, confirmation of registration;
• copy of work book;
• conclusion on assignment of a disability group;
• certificates of awards and bonuses;
• bank account or card details for transferring funds from the budget;
• temporary employment contract indicating the period of employment;
• an extract on the status of the individual insurance account of the insured person in the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation system, if there is no work book in the original, if the document contains clerical errors and information that does not correspond to reality, if there are no records of periods of work before the adoption of the law on the introduction of the insurance coverage system;
• Unified State Register of Legal Entities certificate on termination of activities as an individual entrepreneur;
• death certificate from the registry office, if receiving a pension is associated with the loss of a breadwinner, confirmation of relationship with the deceased - a marriage document or birth certificate;
• power of attorney when representing interests by an authorized person in government agencies, even if he is a relative of the pensioner.

Increases to pension payments in Moscow

The main pension supplement for Moscow residents is the “Luzhkov” supplement. To qualify for this benefit, the following conditions must be met:

• Official residence in Moscow for more than 10 years - it is not necessary to have continuous registration, because years can consist of several periods.
• Permanent residence directly in the city or in an annexed territory.
• Lack of official place of work.

If all the specified conditions are met, a retired citizen can qualify for monthly payments in the amount of 14,500 rubles, no less.

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In addition to the specified increase, Moscow pensioners can receive the following types of additional payments:

1. Additional payment to the minimum subsistence level - an elderly person cannot receive pension payments below 12,000 rubles in 2021.
2. Increases for disabled people - depends on the category of disability.
3. Indexation - this year the pension will increase by 5.4% in February, and also: April - 2.6%; March – increase in Moscow surcharges; August – increase in insurance pensions among working elderly people.
4. Compensatory increases are provided for working pensioners with a salary below 20,000 rubles. Most often, this additional payment is due to librarians, janitors, nurses, drivers, pharmacists, and teachers.

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To assign an increase, an elderly person must contact the Pension Fund (PFR) with an application and documents, such as: passport details; SNILS; document, official registration; ID or certificate of a senior citizen; certificate of no other income; for disabled people, ITU certificate; certificate of change of surname; employment history.

The period for reviewing documentation is 10 working days. If the outcome is positive, the additional payment is paid from the beginning of the new month, and the refusal can be appealed to the courts.

What documents are needed to receive additional payment?

For pensioners who have the title of Hero of Russia, the USSR or who were participants in the Second World War, an additional payment of up to 17,500 rubles is made. even if you have lived in the capital for less than 10 years.

The conditions for obtaining a supplement to the basic amount of pension provision are the same for all categories of citizens living in the region. These include:

• residence in Moscow for 10 years;
• retirement by age – reaching 55 years for men and 60 years for women;
• lack of permanent or temporary income - employment;
• low level of material support - the amount of financial support is at the subsistence level, lack of allowances.

If all conditions are met and the pensioner receives monthly funds no higher than the social norm for Moscow, then he has the right to apply for a regional supplement. Its size has been 17,500 rubles since 2018. The last change was made on January 1, 2020 on this issue. The payment amounted to 19,500 rubles. monthly.

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The exact amount of additional pension provision is determined based on the difference between the established social standard for the region and the actual paid pension.

The following categories of citizens with Moscow registration can receive the Luzhkov bonus, even if they have not lived in Moscow for 10 years:

• in full - if you have the title of Hero of Russia, the USSR or a veteran of the Second World War;
• partially - in special cases provided for by law.

If you have the right to a partial pension, it is issued based on the difference between the assigned amount of material support from the state and the subsistence level. The latest value is set for 2021 in the amount of RUB 11,816.

Will the surcharge be canceled in Moscow?

Currently, Moscow is the city with the highest wages and pensions. But representatives of the Moscow authorities do not always cope with the financial burden. Therefore, some legislators are raising the issue of abolishing certain types of co-payments among the elderly population.

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But in 2021, all existing benefits remain in force, since not a single bill on the abolition of surcharges has been signed or implemented.

The main task of the capital’s authorities is, on the contrary, to increase the amount of surcharge by at least 20% for 2017-2018. For example, it is planned to increase the pension for those married couples who have been married for more than 50 years. So, with a family life of 50 years, the family will receive an increase of up to 10,000, for a family with 55 years of experience - the increase will be 11,000 rubles, 60 years - 12,000, and so on.

Who do they give it to?

The Luzhkov bonus is, in fact, a social regional payment. It is provided to capital pensioners. If the following conditions are met:

• retirement age (that is, ordinary citizens are not paid a bonus from Luzhkov);
• lack of work (and we are talking not only about official employment as an employee, but also about opening an individual entrepreneur - if a pensioner is registered as an entrepreneur, he loses the right to a bonus);
• accommodation in Moscow;
• need for funds (the allowance is paid within a certain limit; if the pension exceeds its amount, then the person is not entitled to an allowance).

If a person continues to work after retirement, then he can no longer apply for a Moscow increase. However, in this case, compensation is provided for persons living in the capital for 10 years or more.

When a pensioner is not working, he has the right to an additional payment, called Luzhkov's. Moreover, its size directly depends on whether the citizen has lived in Moscow for a total of 10 years.