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• Benefits for northerners upon retirement
• Early retirement in the Far North
• Retirement in areas equivalent to KS
• Northern experience for women and men
• Pension reform for northerners Raising the retirement age for residents of the Far North
• Retirement schedule by year for northerners

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In Russia there are groups of the population that can count on various pension benefits in the form of early retirement, accrual of an increased pension, etc. One of these groups is northerners , that is, citizens working in the regions of the Far North (KS) or areas equivalent to it (MKS), or residents of such areas (the list of such areas is fixed by Resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers No. 12 of 01/03/1983) . The provision of pension benefits for these citizens is due to the difficult working and living conditions in the northern regions.

The pension reform implemented in Russia from 2021 also affects northerners, for whom the retirement age will now change. President V. Putin has already signed the law on pension changes (No. 350-FZ of October 3, 2018), the provisions of which began to be gradually implemented from January 1, 2021 during a five-year transition period.

• After the pension reform, northerners will retire 5 years later: according to the old legislation, with the established length of service and points, workers in the KS and ISS regions retired at 50 and 55 years old, and after all the planned changes are implemented, they will retire at 55 and 60 years respectively.
• The new retirement age standard will not be established immediately, but will be gradually increased according to the prescribed schedule (over 5 years, starting from 01/01/2019)

Benefits for northerners upon retirement

Pension legislation provides for workers and residents of the North certain benefits related to pension provision:

1. Reducing the retirement age . The retirement period for them is reduced depending on the accumulated northern experience. People who have worked for a specified number of years in the KS or ISS areas, regardless of their current place of residence, can count on early retirement.
2. Social benefits (various types of compensation).
3. Increased fixed payment (FV) towards retirement:
   If there is the required work experience in the KS or ISS areas, then the fixed payment increases by a certain percentage established by law: by 50% - for those who have worked 15 or more years in the KS areas and have an insurance experience of at least 25/20 years, respectively, men/women (h 4 Article 17 of Law No. 400-FZ);
4. by 30% - those who have worked for 20 or more years in the ISS and have an insurance record of at least 25/20 years, respectively, men/women (Part 5, Article 17 of Law No. 400-FZ).
5. If a person is registered or lives in a northern area, then the pension fund is increased by the corresponding amount of the regional coefficient (Part 9, Article 17 of Law No. 400-FZ of December 28, 2013).

Pensioners who receive an increased northern pension through the bank at the expense of the regional coefficient must annually confirm the fact of their residence in the KS or ISS areas by submitting an application to the Pension Fund or MFC. A personal application is required to confirm this fact, therefore it is impossible to submit such an application through your Personal Account on the Pension Fund website.

The size of the northern pension (namely, a fixed payment to it) is recalculated when moving to another Russian region, and depending on the value of the regional coefficient at the new place of residence, the pension can be either increased or decreased. We also note that when moving, the increase is adjusted only due to the regional coefficient, and the additional payment for northern experience is accrued even if you change place of residence.

The amounts of insurance pensions for northerners are indexed annually, just like for residents of all other regions of the Russian Federation. In connection with the ongoing reform in the period 2019-2024. The insurance pension will be indexed annually from January 1. For example, northern pensions in 2021 were indexed by 6.3% from January 1, 2021.

What supplements are provided for the northern pension in 2021

The bonus is calculated from the amount of the fixed payment established in 2021 for pensioners. Employees of the North and equivalent territories who have work experience: women - at least 20 years, men - at least 25 years, will receive the following allowances:

• It is planned to add 1,600 rubles to the fixed payment for pensioners who do not have dependents, which is 30%; the total amount of the increase will be 6934 rubles;
• Northerners with 1 dependent will receive 3,911 rubles, for a total of 9,245 rubles;
• 6243 rubles will be paid to those with 2 dependents, the total amount of the increase will be 11557 rubles;
• 8,534 rubles will be added to the fixed payment to pensioners who have 3 more dependents, the total additional payment will be 13,868 rubles.

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Early retirement in the Far North

Conditions for early retirement for northerners are enshrined in Art. 32 of Law No. 400-FZ of December 28, 2013 “On insurance pensions”. The old-age insurance pension for them is assigned ahead of schedule - 5 years earlier than the generally established deadlines (according to clause 6, part 1, article 32 of Law No. 400-FZ), i.e. at 55 and 60 years old for women and men. To become an early retiree, the following conditions must be met:

Note: In addition to the length of service requirements, the minimum required number of IPC (pension points) must be met. If the northern work experience has not been fully developed, then the retirement age will be reduced in proportion to the period of work in the KS or ISS areas.

For northerners, it is also possible to have a so-called double reduction in the retirement age, for example, by an additional 5 years if the person worked in a hazardous industry during the established period. In this case, the requirements for length of service must be met for three indicators at once: insurance, northern and by type of work.

In addition to the above:

• For mothers of two or more , who have at least 20 years of insurance experience, as well as work experience in the CS areas of at least 12 years (or in the ISS 17 years), an insurance pension is assigned at 50 years of age (Clause 2, Part 1, Article 32 of Law No. 400-FZ).
• Hunters, reindeer herders, fishermen who have worked in their profession for at least 20 and 25 years (women and men), who live permanently in the areas of the KS or ISS, can become a pensioner upon reaching 50 and 45 years of age (clause 7, part 1 Article 32 of Law No. 400-FZ).

Principles for calculating northern pensions

Insurance payments are based on a fixed amount established by the Pension Fund of Russia in accordance with Federal Law No. 400, Art. 16. In 2020, after indexation, it increased to 5,686.25 rubles. Earned points and federal and regional coefficients are added to the fixed amount, bringing, if necessary, the final benefit to the pensioner’s subsistence level. For work in the far north and territories equated to it, citizens receive 50% of the benefit base. The allocated fixed amount is doubled if the recipient:

• reached 80 years of age;
• has a disability of the 1st group;
• supports dependents.

To receive a northern pension, you must officially work for at least 15 years in the main and 20 years in the “secondary” regions, respectively. In addition, men and women are required to have between 25 and 20 years of experience. For mothers of 2 or more children, the mandatory period of work in the north is reduced to 12 years.

Regardless of length of service, residents of regions with harsh climates are entitled to increased payments. The pension amount increases in accordance with regional coefficients. Article No. 17 of the Federal Law-400 allows you to choose the type of northern payments. Indexation of a fixed amount is sometimes inferior to the regional coefficient.

Retirement in areas equated to the Far North in 2021

If they have sufficient northern experience, citizens who have worked in areas equated to the Far North (FN) also have the legal opportunity to retire 5 years earlier. Until the end of 2018, the retirement age standards for citizens working in the ISS areas were set at 50 and 55 years, but due to the reform, starting in 2021, these values ​​for them are also increasing to 55 and 60 years.

• In addition to reaching the established age, you must have work experience in the northern regions in the prescribed amount. The legislation establishes that in order to retire early, northerners must have 20 years of work experience in the ISS.
• When developing incomplete work experience for a northerner, the retirement age will be reduced, and the calculation is made by equating the length of service in the ISS to the time of work in the CS areas in the following proportion: one full year of work in the ISS areas is counted as 9 months of work in the CS. The counting order can be summarized in a table:

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How pensions are calculated for the population of the Far North

For persons who worked in difficult climatic conditions, the state provides benefits regarding the calculation of pension payments. This is, first of all, the early emergence of the right to receive pension payments.

As a general rule, northerners retire earlier than other citizens of our country, by 5 years. Before the start of the high-profile reform of the social security system for disabled persons, the age of retirement for women was 50 years, and for men 55 years.

Conditions for assigning a northern pension

To assign an insurance pension in connection with reaching old age, a citizen who worked in the northern regions must meet the following criteria.

Work experience

For the category of persons under consideration, two lengths of service are considered at once - insurance and special, northern.

Thus, the total working time when contributions to the Pension Fund were made for the employee must be at least 20 years for women, and at least 25 for men.

The special length of service, which determines the possibility of receiving a bonus, depends not on the employee’s gender, but on the type of locality in which he performed his labor function. So, for the Far North it is 15 years, and for areas that are equated to it, 20 years.

If a citizen has not fully completed his northern work experience, then the age at which he retires also decreases, but to a lesser extent and is directly proportional to the time he worked in the north, for which special calculation methods are used.

Periods of work in the Far North on a part-time basis will be included in the length of service.

The Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation noted that this will allow those working on the Extreme Server and equivalent areas to build up the length of service necessary to grant an early pension.

Required number of IPCs

A certain IPC parameter is an important condition for calculating an insurance pension. It is based on the amount of contributions that organizations transfer to the Pension Fund for their employees, as well as the duration of certain time periods (for example, the time of caring for a small child).

This year the coefficient must be at least 13.8. It should be borne in mind that those citizens who do not collect the required number of insurance points cannot count on appropriate payments. In the future, they will only receive social benefits from the state, the amount of which is significantly less than the insurance pension.

Number of years lived

In 2021, northerners can begin receiving payments at 50.5 (women) and 55.5 (men) years.

Northern experience for women and men

For early retirement, northerners need not only to reach a certain age, but also to have the northern experience stipulated by laws - a period of official work for a full working day in the regions of the KS and localities equivalent to them (ISS), during which the employer made deductions of insurance contributions to the Pension Fund (PFR). The northern length of service also includes periods of sick leave, annual main and additional leave.

In order to become a pensioner 5 years earlier than the generally established deadlines, you need to have 15 years of work in KS areas or 20 years in areas equivalent to KS.

If the northern length of service, which gives a citizen a benefit for retiring 5 years earlier, has not been fully developed, then the citizen can qualify for a proportional reduction in the retirement age. To do this, at least half of the standard for northern experience must be developed - at least 7.5 years in the KS or at least 10 years in the ISS.

• For one calendar year of work in the KS districts, the retirement period is reduced by 4 months.
• 1 full year of work in the ISS will be counted as 9 months of northern experience in the KS areas.

The scheme for reducing the retirement age in the presence of incomplete northern work experience is presented in the form of a table:

It is worth noting that the values ​​in the table are based on the final provisions of the law on increasing the retirement age (i.e. 65 years for men and 60 for women). During the period of transitional provisions (from 2019 to 2023), the retirement age will be lower than the values ​​​​indicated in the table (will be calculated in relation to the schedule for increasing the retirement age).

Early exit

This right applies to those who have received extensive insurance coverage.

• For men, the minimum age is 42 years.
• In the case of women - 37 years.

Currently, such employees can retire two years earlier than others. But this right appears upon reaching the appropriate age.

The same right appears for citizens of pre-retirement age if at least one of the following conditions is met:

1. Job loss.
2. Inability to find a new job.

When calculating all options, the transition period must be taken into account.

Pension reform for northerners (latest news)

On October 3, 2021, the President signed a law amending pension legislation, including raising the retirement age in Russia, which will apply in particular to northerners. If by the end of 2021 they could become pensioners upon reaching 50 and 55 years of age (if they have the necessary northern experience), then after the reform these standards will be increased by 5 years - to 55 and 60 years.

Changes will occur gradually, with a gradual increase in standards during the established period - from 2021 to 2023. Therefore, citizens of different years of birth will retire at different ages according to the schedule provided by law.

It is worth noting that the pension reform will not affect mothers with two children who have the required northern experience; reindeer herders, fishermen, commercial hunters living in the areas of the KS or ISS; northerners who work in hazardous or heavy production. For them, all stipulated standards and conditions remain the same.

Raising the retirement age for residents of the Far North

The main change in the pension reform from 2021 is the gradual increase in the retirement age, including for northerners. The retirement age for northerners who have accumulated the required amount of northern experience will be increased according to the following principle:

• From 2021 to 2023, the standard will be increased annually by 1 year until the final values ​​of 55/60 years are established for women and men.
• In the first two years (2019-2020), an additional benefit is provided - payments can be issued six months earlier than the deadlines established by the new law: in 2021, women aged 50.5 years and men aged 55.5 years will be able to become pensioners;
• in 2021 - at 51.5 and 56.5 years, respectively.

If you have incomplete northern work experience, a proportional reduction in the retirement age from 2021 will be carried out relative to the new standards, taking into account the envisaged schedule for increasing the age. From 2023, the reduction will be carried out relative to the final standards - 60 years for women and 65 years for men.

Retirement schedule by year for northerners

During the transitional provisions of the new law on retirement age, the year of registration of the northern pension will depend on the year of birth of the future pensioner, since the values ​​of the standards will be adjusted annually. The planned reform will affect only those citizens who must become pensioners from 01/01/2019 - these are women born in 1969 and men born in 1964.

The retirement schedule by year for northerners is presented below in table form:

Note: DO - date of birth; PV is the value of retirement age.

Thus, women born 1969-1972 and men born in 1964-1967 who have the required amount of northern experience will be subject to the transitional provisions of the new law. This means that not final age standards will be established for them, but gradually increasing from 0.5 to 4 years.

For the female population born in 1973 and male since 1968 The final provisions of the law will apply - they will be able to become pensioners upon reaching 55 and 60 years of age (if they have the required work experience in the KS and ISS areas).

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Social payments to northern pensioners

For “northern” pensioners, there are a number of social payments that are provided only to non-working citizens, for example, compensation for expenses for moving from the Far North or ISS regions and compensation for travel expenses to a vacation spot and back.

Reimbursement for moving expenses is made in case of relocation to a new place of residence only within Russia. The procedure for compensation is regulated by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1351 of December 11, 2014.

• This payment is provided only to those with registration in the North, and not just to those actually living in these areas.
• Compensation is paid to pensioners receiving insurance pensions or state support, as well as family members of pensioners who are dependent on them.
• The size of the payment is determined as the amount of actual expenses incurred to pay for the move of the pensioner and his family members to a new place of residence by rail, sea, air, road or inland waterway transport.
• You can receive such compensation at any time by submitting an application to the Pension Fund.

The procedure for compensation for travel to and from a vacation spot is regulated by Government Decree No. 176 of April 1, 2005.

• It is made to pensioners who receive old-age and disability insurance pensions and live in the KS and ISS areas.

• Compensation is provided no more than once every two years and only for trips within the territory of the Russian Federation.
• The amount of payment is determined as the cost of actual expenses incurred to pay for a citizen’s travel to the place of vacation and back by sea, rail, air, road or inland waterway transport.

Formation of pensions for seafarers

In order for a sailor to receive an early, preferential old-age pension, several conditions must be met:

1. Confirmation of preferential work experience as one of the crew members on the ship.
2. Individual pension coefficients that have reached a certain value.
3. General insurance experience.

Attention! Apart from supporting documents, almost all accruals are the same as for other categories of citizens. If at least one requirement is not met, then the amount of remuneration in old age will be different.

Question answer

Will the northern pension remain the same when moving to another region?

It is important to understand on what basis the increased northern pension was assigned. There can be two reasons:

• Developing work experience in the districts of the KS or localities equivalent to them . In this case, the size of the fixed payment to the insurance pension increases depending on the type of length of service (in the KS or MKS). When moving to any other region of Russia, such an increase in pension will not be canceled for a pensioner.
• Actual residence in the northern regions . In this case, the size of the PV increases due to the application of the regional coefficient. After moving to a region with a lower regional coefficient or no coefficient at all, the pension will be reduced, and vice versa, in regions with a higher coefficient, the payment amount will be increased.

It is worth keeping in mind that regional coefficients and increases for length of service do not apply to the amount of the pension, but only to the size of the fixed payment to the pension.

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• Vera 12/21/2018 at 11:20
  My husband has 13 years of experience in the Far North, born on October 18, 1962. When does he retire?

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• Gulnara 01/01/2019 at 12:05

  If I move to another region, not yet reaching retirement age, but having 15 years of northern work experience, at what age can I retire? At 55 or like everyone else - at 60? I was born in 1973.

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  Svetlana 06/21/2019 at 20:44

  How many children do you have? If there are two people, and the insurance experience is 20 years, you will retire for 50 years.

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• Irina 07/13/2019 at 10:35

  If there are 2 children, then at 50.

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