Additional payment to pensions in Moscow for non-working pensioners in 2021: amount of the supplement

Pension insurance payments, without a doubt, are the basis for ensuring the lives of people who have retired, however, fortunately, this is not the only form of state support for this group of citizens.
In 2021, pension payments will not only increase, but also new types of additional payments to benefits will appear. New pension increases will be awarded automatically or at the request of citizens. This article talks about what payments and who will receive this year.

Example No. 2 of calculating the federal social supplement to pension

In the capital region, as well as throughout the country, the authorities of the federal subject are responsible for determining the living wage of a pensioner.
This value is determined on the basis of statistical research and monitoring of prices in a particular area. Additional payments to pensions in different regions are made by regional authorities, if it is greater than the value established for the country, or by the federal government, if the value of the regional minimum is lower than that officially determined for the country. This is a pension supplement

In Moscow, such additional payment to pensions is permanently carried out by the Moscow authorities:

1. Funds for it are allocated from the city budget. Recently, even those regions whose PM value was greater than the federal one began to set it at the legislative level in order to underpay from the regional budget, or even lower than the official one in order to receive supplements from the national treasury. The metropolitan region is distinguished by consistently higher prices for products, transport tariffs, and utility prices.
2. The living wage of a Moscow pensioner is standardly determined based on reliable indicators, although it cannot be said that it corresponds 100% to the real state of affairs.
3. In Moscow there are 2 pension accrual mechanisms, according to which people living on its territory for more than 10 years receive the so-called city social standard. And those who moved relatively recently can only count on 11,816 rubles. The law on increasing the cost of living, signed by Sobyanin, added only 299 rubles to the figure that serves as the limit.
4. In 2021, the amount of the minimum pension (a term not found in modern legislation) increased by three hundred and amounted to 12,115 rubles.
5. Until the new year, the Moscow authorities could not decide on the size of the living wage, although it was already known in advance that the generously raised figure under another mechanism of city assessments would remain at the 2021 level.
6. The provision on the cost of living for a pensioner will remain in force in relation to those who live in areas that were previously not part of the city limits, but are now defined as new urban territories. For them, this situation means that their PMP will be higher than in the Moscow region.
7. Non-working military pensioners are entitled to 3 types of allowances and additional payments, which are due depending on the number of children or disabled people who are dependent on them.

The cost of living in Moscow for non-working pensioners is 11,816 rubles.
And if the cost of the food basket, albeit by 299 rubles, increased in 2021, then the city standard remained at the 2021 level. In fact, the amount of the surcharge according to the city standard has even decreased, because the figure of the minimum pension to which it is added has increased. Although this does not matter much, because pensioners will still receive 17,920 rubles.

The cost of the consumer basket will increase by 299 rubles

There is no concept of a minimum pension in Russian legislation. This conventional term refers to the legally established cost of the food basket for a certain category of the population. It’s just that the concept of a minimum pension has long been ingrained in the minds of people who are not particularly versed in legal intricacies.

What is included in the cost of living

The state pays different amounts, the amount of which depends on the status and type of pension provision. In Moscow, different types of payments can be paid, some of them do not have the concept of a food basket or a living wage. There are those in which the calculation is made on the basis of the minimum wage, the length of service of the deceased breadwinner, and many other nuances.

This includes:

1. Insurance pensions (old age and disability) are calculated on the basis of the number of pension points, whether or not you are entitled to EDV, the existing degree of disability or exceeding a certain age. The minimum pension for them in Moscow is those with an additional 299 rubles. plus the 2021 pension level, a total of 12,115 rubles. With all the merits and payments, it may be less than this amount if the person worked in a low-paid job (for example, worked in a kindergarten, teacher, laboratory assistant or doctor). The survivor's insurance pension is paid not by age, but on the basis of payments for 12 months at the last place of work, which are multiplied by the number of people who were dependent on him before his death.
2. State pensions of all three types also depend on individual indicators. Military personnel, liquidators of man-made disasters, and cosmonauts have the right to receive it. Each group has legislative criteria by which the amount of payments is calculated. In the state pension, the concept of minimum is also absent.
3. Social benefits do not depend on the food minimum for pensions. The grounds for the supplement may be based on the children's basket (if we are talking about disabled children, or those disabled since childhood), or the cost of living in old age, but in most cases this is not dealt with by the pension fund, but by the social security authorities.

Insurance pensions are calculated based on the number of pension points.
Those who have lived in Moscow for less than a decade are luckier. The Moscow mayor and his team added 299 rubles to them, and now instead of 11,816 they will receive 12,115 rubles. per month. For comparison, in the Moscow region the authorities pay extra only up to the regional minimum, and in 2021 residents of the Moscow region with a small insurance pension can count on 9,527 rubles.

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The bonus paid by the Moscow City Hall if a person earns less than the subsistence minimum depends on the amount due for payment and on the length of residence in Moscow. If the period of residence in the capital is more than 10 years, he receives 17,920 rubles, less than 10 - 12,115 rubles.

In common parlance it is called the Luzhkov bonus, because it was introduced by the previous mayor of the capital of the Russian Federation, Luzhkov. Thanks to him, the capital pays the city standard - for aborigines, or those living in the city for more than a decade. Its amount has not changed and is still 17920.

The federal social supplement in 2021 is a supplement from the government accrued to non-working citizens of retirement age if their monthly income is less than the regional subsistence minimum approved for pensioners.

Like any other payments, the federal social supplement to pensions in 2021 is assigned under certain conditions:

1. Citizens who have retired should not continue to work for hire. The pension should be the only source of financial resources. Employed pensioners are entitled to other benefits; read about this in the article ⇒ “Benefits for working pensioners in 2019.”
2. Pensioners must be in Russia on a permanent basis. Moving abroad makes it impossible to receive additional payment.
3. Only low-income citizens of retirement age can apply for an additional payment - the federal social additional payment in 2021 is intended to compensate for the fact that a pensioner’s income does not reach the regional subsistence level for pensioners.

It turns out that the premium is assigned:

• pensioners receiving social pension payments;
• disabled people of group III;
• pensioners who have received pension payments in the event of the loss of a breadwinner (including those belonging to law enforcement agencies).

If all of the above payments in total do not reach the regional subsistence level, the pensioner has the right to receive an additional payment.

Let's consider what to do if it turns out that you have the right to an additional payment to your pension. Keep in mind that if we are talking about a social supplement added to a child’s survivor’s pension, there is no need to contact the authorized bodies - the supplement will be calculated automatically.

The calculation of the due amount of the federal social supplement, as well as its purpose, are authorized to be carried out by the regional branches of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation at the place of registration of the applicants. Therefore, to apply for additional payment, you need to submit an application with prepared documents to the Pension Fund.

How can a pensioner apply for a supplement to his pension?

Additional payments to pensions for Moscow pensioners, amount, registration deadlines, necessary documents

• 1. What are the main pension supplements available to Moscow pensioners?
• 2. What is the amount of the pension supplement for non-working pensioners and who can receive it?
• 3. How to arrange a supplement to the pension for non-working pensioners?
• 4. What is the amount of pension compensation for working pensioners and who can receive it?
• 5. How to arrange a pension payment for working pensioners?
• 6. Who can qualify for additional monthly pension payments?
• 7. How to arrange additional monthly payments towards your pension?

What about in other cities?

The living wage for a pensioner, which allows one to approximately determine the minimum pension amount, is established annually in each region of Russia. Moscow and the Moscow Region have already been discussed above, but here, for example, is its size in some other constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

What kind of pension do Muscovites themselves dream of?

We talked about the minimum pension amounts in the capital. And what size pension provision do Muscovites themselves consider worthy? The answer to this question was provided by the job search service Superjob, which conducted a corresponding study.

It turned out that Moscow residents called a pension of 43.9 thousand rubles “worthy”.

These, by the way, are the biggest pension ambitions in the country.

Those living in St. Petersburg want to receive a little less - 42.2 thousand rubles. In third place are the expectations of residents of Vladivostok (42 thousand rubles). This is followed by Khabarovsk (41 thousand rubles), Krasnoyarsk (39.8 thousand rubles), Rostov-on-Don (39.4 thousand rubles) and further downwards. The pension appetite of residents of other cities is even lower.

What are the main pension supplements available to Moscow pensioners?

Pensioners living in Moscow at their place of residence or stay may qualify for one of two main pension supplements:

• non-working pensioners may qualify for a regional social supplement to their pension;
• working pensioners who have lived in Moscow at their place of residence for 10 years or more receive a monthly compensation payment towards their pension.

How is a pension formed in the capital?

Pensioners in the capital do not belong to the preferential category, so pension payments are calculated according to the standards approved by Russian legislation.

Moscow pensioners, just like all other Russians, have the right to obtain:

1. The old age insurance pension, which, based on the ongoing reform, will increase annually by six months until it reaches 65 years for men and 60 years for women.
2. Social pension provision for disability, loss of a breadwinner, and age.
3. State long-service pension for civil servants, military, astronauts and other preferential categories.

When assigning pensions to Muscovites, no special formulas or additives are used.

Pension payments are increasing based on federal laws. Thus, at the beginning of 2021, payments to non-working Moscow pensioners will be increased by 7.05%, and social payments will be indexed in April by 2.4%.

Rice. 1. Laws of the city of Moscow

However, the high cost of living in the capital obliges local authorities to find opportunities to maintain a decent standard of living for pensioners and beneficiaries. Therefore, what kind of pension in Moscow is influenced by regional additional payments and benefits, which are reflected:

1. In Law No. 37 of October 25, 2017 “On establishing the cost of living for a pensioner in the city of Moscow in order to determine the regional social supplement to pensions for 2021,” adopted by the Moscow State Duma.
2. In the Decree of the Moscow Government No. 805-PP dated October 31, 2018 “On establishing the amounts of certain social and other payments for 2018”

Based on these legislative acts, Muscovites-pensioners are awarded an additional payment to the minimum or other one-time and monthly social payments.

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The indexation of insurance pensions that took place on January 1 did not satisfy millions of recipients. The President emphasized this calculation, which was unfair for many, in his February address to the Federal Assembly. Therefore, the Government decided on the need to apply a new scheme. To whom the pension will be recalculated after Putin’s speech and how they intend to carry it out became clear after the introduction of a new bill for discussion in the State Duma.

Can a pension be less than the subsistence minimum?

The cost of living varies from year to year, based on the amount of mandatory monthly payments and the consumer basket. The federal PM indicator is revised only once a year, while the regional PM can be approved until November of the following year.

Many people wonder what is included in the consumer basket. It contains exclusively necessary products and services, without which one cannot live, while their set is minimal, no frills are provided:

• a minimum set of food products, such as potatoes, bread, porridge, pasta, dairy products, eggs, sugar, salt, vegetables and fruits;
• services and non-food products (their total cost will be calculated as a percentage of the set of food products).

It is worth keeping in mind that the cost of living is different for some social groups of the population: children, pensioners, able-bodied citizens.

Before we talk about whether a pension can be below the subsistence level, let’s define this concept itself.

A living wage is the minimum amount of income that allows a person to function normally and maintain health. It includes food, non-food products (clothing, stationery, medicines) and services (utility bills, public transport).

The Law of October 24, 1997 No. 134-FZ “On the Living Wage...” establishes that it is calculated on the basis of the consumer basket, i.e. a minimum set of products, goods and services that ensure human life and preserve his health.

Law No. 134-FZ determines that the cost of living is established both for the Russian Federation as a whole and separately for regions. The federal minimum is approved by federal law, and regional ones are approved by the laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, taking into account the climate, national traditions and other characteristics of each region.

In addition, the living wage is determined in terms of socio-demographic groups - the working population, children and pensioners.

The methodology for determining the cost of living in the Russian Federation as a whole was approved by Government Decree of January 29, 2013. No. 56, and by region - by Government Decree No. 54 dated January 28, 2013.

The basis for calculation is the cost of a minimum set of food products. The cost of goods and services is determined as a percentage of the cost of the food package. In the Russian Federation as a whole, the minimum sets of goods and services are assumed to be equal to 50% of the cost of the food basket each, i.e. products make up approximately half of the subsistence level, and goods and services - 25% each.

By region, the cost of baskets of goods and services can range from 40% to 60% of the cost of products, depending on the climate zone. Also, the food set itself differs in different regions.

When we talk about whether a pension can be less than the subsistence level, we are talking about both federal and regional indicators. Depending on the decision of local authorities, they may be different or equal to each other.

Next, we will consider why different categories of pensioners may have a pension less than the subsistence level and what to do if the pension is below the subsistence level, both federal and regional.

We will also dwell on the main question that concerns pensioners with low incomes: where to go if the pension is less than the subsistence level?

For retirees receiving a labor or military pension, its amount is rarely below the subsistence level. The same applies to civil servants. This situation can only arise if a person has worked all his life in positions with a very low level of income.

Usually the question: where to turn if the pension is below the subsistence level arises for those who receive social pensions. We are talking about those pensioners who, for one reason or another (for example, disability) were unable to “accumulate” sufficient work experience and the coefficient for calculating an insurance pension.

Today, the old-age social pension is a little more than 5 thousand rubles. (Clause 1, Clause 1, Article 18 of the Law of December 15, 2001 No. 166-FZ “On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation”). The living wage for a pensioner in the Russian Federation for 2021, in order to determine the amount of state social support, is set at 8,726 rubles. (Art.

Social old-age pension is received by citizens aged 65 years (men) and 60 years (women) who are not entitled to other types of pensions. For representatives of small-numbered peoples of the North, this age is reduced by 10 years, i.e. up to 55 and 50 years, respectively.

It is not surprising that it is these citizens who most often have the question: where to turn if their pension is below the subsistence level? This question is inextricably linked with another, more significant one: if the pension is below the subsistence level, should they pay extra?

The state, by establishing a living wage, guarantees that the minimum income of any citizen cannot be lower than this indicator. For pensioners, a subsistence minimum pension is guaranteed by Art. 12.1 of the Law of July 17, 1999 No. 178-FZ “On State Social Assistance”. This regulatory act determines that, if necessary, the pension and subsistence minimum in 2021. “even out” with the help of a social supplement.

The law determines that the total income of a pensioner cannot be lower than the subsistence level established in the region. It should be borne in mind here that income is not only a pension, but also any additional social support measures provided in monetary terms. These may include, for example, compensation for utility bills or travel.

The answer to the question: where to go if your pension is below the subsistence level depends on the type of supplement. It can be federal or regional.

The federal supplement is due to those pensioners whose income does not exceed the subsistence minimum established in the Russian Federation as a whole. It is determined by the law on the federal budget for the corresponding year (clause 3 of article 4 of law No. 134-FZ). In this case, you need to apply for additional payment to the Pension Fund office at your place of residence. Also, the federal surcharge can be issued through the MFC or the State Services portal.

If the law of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation establishes a subsistence minimum that exceeds the federal one, then an additional payment to it is made at the expense of the regional budget. The question arises, where to go if the pension is below the subsistence level in this case? Regional surcharges are dealt with by the social protection authorities of the relevant constituent entity of the Russian Federation, so it is to them that a pensioner who wants to apply for a “local” surcharge should turn to them.

To assign any type of social supplement, a pensioner must provide the following documents:

1. Passport or other identification document.
2. Pension insurance certificate (SNILS).
3. Documents confirming the fact of absence from work.

It should be noted that most subjects of the Russian Federation do not seek to spend funds from regional budgets on social supplements to pensions. For 2018, the living wage for a pensioner at a level higher than the federal level (RUB 8,726) was established only in some regions of the North and Far East, as well as in Moscow (RUB 11,816) and the Moscow region (RUB 9,527)

It should be borne in mind that only non-working pensioners have the right to additional payment. Any paid activity in connection with which a pensioner is subject to compulsory pension insurance deprives him of the right to social supplement during this period, even if the pension is below the subsistence level.

The pensioner is obliged to immediately inform the body that assigned the additional payment about employment or other circumstances affecting the amount of his income and, therefore, requiring cancellation or recalculation of the additional payment.

Thus, the answer to the question of where to turn if the pension is below the subsistence level depends on whether the regional subsistence level exceeds the federal level or not.

The federal social supplement is paid by the territorial bodies of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation and is established automatically if the SGP in the Russian Federation is significantly higher than the SGP level in the region.

The regional social supplement is paid by the social protection authorities of the region if the cost of living of a pensioner in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation is higher than the size of the SGP in Russia.

When calculating the total income of a non-working pensioner, the following are taken into account:

• pension amount;
• the amount of additional material (social) support;
• the amount of monthly cash payment;
• the cost of a set of social services;
• monetary equivalent of social support measures (payment for telephone, residential premises and utilities, travel on passenger transport, as well as monetary compensation for the costs of paying for these services).

According to the law, payments of additional funds are prescribed:

1. pensioners who have interrupted their work experience and do not have additional income;
2. when such persons reside in the territory of the Russian Federation. If the citizen moves, the surcharge is automatically withdrawn and is not issued again;
3. the amount of income must be below the subsistence level.

These include areas with a high standard of living. There are 17 of them in Russia as of 2019-2020. Social security authorities at the place of residence are looking into the issue. Since payments are made according to the region of residence, when a pensioner moves, the amount of additional payment may be changed. This will be affected by the cost of living in the place where the citizen will live.

PM is established on the basis of Federal Law N 134-FZ. It is calculated based on what is included in the consumer basket. That is, everything that will help maintain a person’s health and normal lifestyle. To calculate the value, it matters:

1. The price of a consumer basket, which includes food and non-food products.
2. Obligatory payments.
3. Payment of government fees.

Regional surcharge

Pensioners living in Moscow have the right to receive additional payments to the minimum. However, the size of this minimum depends on the status of a Muscovite and is designated for each category at a different level.

The maximum additional payment or compensation payment up to the social standard of a Muscovite can only be received by pensioners who have lived in the capital and equivalent regions for at least 10 years, or more precisely, have official registration.

Rice. 2. The maximum additional payment is received by native Muscovites or those living in the capital for more than 10 years

This surcharge was called “Luzhkov”, as it was first introduced in 2007 by Moscow Government Decree No. 1005-PP under the former mayor of the capital Luzhkov.

Reference! Every year the boundaries of Moscow are revised. Thus, in 2018, the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky administrative districts were annexed to the administrative boundaries of the capital.

Those Russians who have lived in Moscow for less than 10 years can only claim an additional payment up to the pensioner’s subsistence level, which in 2021 is 11,816 rubles.

This graduation was introduced by the government, since many pensioners, in order to receive the “Luzhkov” bonus, were purposefully registered with relatives living in the capital.

Important! The Moscow registration period takes into account all periods of official residence in the capital.

That is, a native Muscovite who temporarily left for another city or even country, upon returning and restoring his registration, has the right to receive a compensation payment.

Without registration in Moscow, in exceptional cases, payments may be assigned to citizens actually residing in the capital:

• disabled people who need constant outside care;
• persons over 80 years of age;
• on other grounds, taking into account specific life circumstances.

Special circumstances are reviewed by the Social Security Department.

For reference! The size of the minimum pension in the Moscow region and the Moscow region. is 9,527 rubles.

Non-working pensioners who receive the following benefits can count on the capital supplement:

• insurance by age;
• social;
• State based on length of service.

The benefit is not received by persons who:

• are not registered;
• receive pensions in other regions;
• permanently or temporarily (more than 6 months) reside in another state;
• undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment;
• are in correctional institutions.

Only certain categories of working pensioners, indicated in clause 6 of PP-No. 1005, can receive regional compensation payments in Moscow.

Rice. 3. Preferential categories include workers of retirement age who receive salaries from the budget or occupy unpopular positions in the capital

These include employees:

• libraries (archives);
• organizations of culture and social protection of the population;
• Civil registry offices of the capital in economic and service positions;
• educational and healthcare institutions;
• organizations of physical culture and sports;
• concierges, cleaners, cloakroom attendants, doormen;
• housing and communal services workers;
• working disabled people, regardless of their position.

The amount of compensation paid to a working pensioner is calculated based on the total amount of pension and salary.

When calculating the Moscow supplement, it is not the size of the pension that is taken into account, but all the income of the applicant, including:

• monthly cash payments;
• compensation for a set of social services;
• additional material support.

If the pension with additional payments for Muscovites does not reach the social standard, an additional payment is assigned according to the formula.

Considering that the minimum estimated labor pension in Russia in 2018 is 6107.46 rubles, the maximum amount of the city allowance will be:

• RUB 5,408.54 for visitors;
• RUB 11,392.54 for native Muscovites.

The actual amount of the premium is calculated individually, but cannot be less than 100 rubles.

The size of the social pension in 2021 in Moscow and the Moscow region

For the capital of the Russian Federation and the region, the amount of benefits in 2019 can be presented in the form of two values:

• 11,800 rubles – the amount corresponding to the cost of living in the region;
• 17,500 rubles – together with an additional payment up to the city standard (GSS) for citizens who are full residents of Moscow.

The following factors influence the amount of payment in Moscow :

1. duration of residence and registration in the city with appropriate official documentary evidence;
2. the amount of income of the family in which the citizen lives;
3. type of work activity before retirement;
4. pension payment amount.

Supplement to pension

Situations often arise when a retired citizen does not receive benefits in the amount corresponding to the minimum subsistence level. In such situations, additional payments are made from the regional budget up to the required amount.

According to the rules for calculating surcharges in 2021, initially:

• the amount of increase obtained through indexing is calculated;
• the pension will be increased by additional payment to the subsistence level;
• the indexation amount is added to the resulting amount.

Regional surcharge

Regional additional payment is made if the pension amount turns out to be lower than the declared subsistence level. In this situation, it is necessary to contact social authorities. protection so that funds are transferred from the capital budget to the required amount.

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For the current year, the regional minimum for the city of Moscow is 11,800 rubles . The amount of the surcharge varies depending on the type and size of the pension.

Payments to non-working pensioners in Moscow

For non-working citizens whose age has reached the pension limit, an additional payment is made in Moscow up to the GSS value. A prerequisite is residence in the capital and region.

For pensioners for more than 10 years, 19,500 rubles .

Minimum social pension

Due to the new rules listed above for 2021, it is difficult to estimate the minimum payment amount. Depending on the region and the amount of indexation, the amount varies from the size of the PMP to higher values. Therefore, it is conventionally considered that the minimum social pension corresponds to the subsistence level, which means that in 2021, the payment, taking into account regional additional payments, is 12,115 rubles.

The size of the old-age social pension in Moscow in 2021

For the coming year 2021, the authorities plan to increase the PMP by 3.7%, which is equivalent in monetary terms to 463 rubles. Accordingly, with an increase in the amount of this indicator, the pension amount will become higher and amount to 12,578 rubles. However, the presented amount is intended exclusively for pensioners living in the capital with official registration lasting less than 10 years. The amount of payments of Muscovites and residents of the Moscow region with a “experience” of residence of more than 10 years is correlated with the city standard (GSS).

Additional payments to certain categories of Muscovites

At the expense of the Moscow budget, certain categories of pensioners are paid additional monthly benefits, regardless of the size of the pension.

One-time payments to Muscovites timed to coincide with certain events are also provided.

Moscow pensioners who refuse part of their benefits are entitled to receive compensation payments.

Rice. 4. The cost of tickets in Moscow is constantly rising, so few people issue compensation payments for travel on public transport

Pension benefits in Moscow from 2021 will be provided not only to pensioners, but also to pre-retirees, starting from 55/60 years of age.

How to apply for city surcharges

All city surcharges, benefits, and compensation payments are paid from the local budget and are of a declarative nature. Therefore, to register them, the pensioner must contact the social security authority of the administrative district. You can also make additional payments:

1. Through the multifunctional center.
2. On the portal "State Services".
3. On the Moscow website.

To receive city pension supplements you must provide:

• statement;
• identification documents;
• SNILS;
• documentation confirming the right to the benefit.

The service is provided free of charge, the decision on the assignment of payments is made within 10 working days.

Important! Every year, the amount of the Moscow surcharge and other city payments is revised by the government of the capital.

There is no need to re-issue additional payments when changing its values ​​- the recalculation is carried out automatically in an undeclared form. The exception is working pensioners of preferential categories, who are required to submit income certificates to assign payments every 6 months.

Legislative acts on the topic

Payments for the 75th anniversary of the end of the Leningrad siege

Veterans awarded the medal “For the Defense of Leningrad” or the badge of a resident of besieged Leningrad will receive funds from the city budget.
In 2021, the payment amount is 7 thousand rubles. This money will go to the bank account of veteran residents of St. Petersburg.

Siege veterans living in other cities may also qualify for this additional payment. To do this, they need to contact the social security authorities at their place of residence.

3 thousand rubles - this is the amount of financial support dedicated to the anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad for citizens who were born before September 3, 1945, but do not have the above awards or badges.

Answers to common questions

Question No. 1: Is the age of a pensioner taken into account when calculating the cost of living to calculate the amount of additional payment to pension payments?

Answer: No. Despite the fact that the cost of living is determined separately for children, disabled people, able-bodied people and pensioners, its size for calculating the additional payment to a pension is determined equally for citizens of retirement age and for minors who have received, for example, a survivor's pension.

Question No. 2: When calculating financial monthly support, should I take into account the benefit for public transport for pensioners?

Answer: Yes, the benefit amount is also included in the calculation when comparing the pensioner’s income and the cost of living in the region.

What is meant by help?

If a citizen earns less than the subsistence level, the state will pay him extra from the federal budget. This is not affected by what pension a citizen receives or how much he invested in its amount. Payment is made every month. They stop paying it extra if the pensioner gets a job or his pension becomes equal to or greater than the subsistence level.

You can determine who is eligible to receive additional funds based on several factors:

• what pension does the citizen receive;
• monthly payments for disabled people, veterans and their relatives;
• payments for services to the Fatherland.

Who can receive additional payment

A social pension supplement for non-working pensioners is provided under certain circumstances:

1. Only for unemployed and retired citizens.
2. Exclusively for citizens of the Russian Federation.
3. Low-income retired citizens who receive less than the minimum wage.

Pensions can be received by:

• a citizen who has retired due to age;
• disabled person;
• by length of service;
• upon loss of a breadwinner.

A non-working pensioner in 2019-2020 has the opportunity to receive bonuses, which can be of two types:

• state or federal, which is paid without fail;
• regional payment to non-working pensioners, the calculation of which is made according to the available financial components.

4. Increase for former agricultural workers

From 2021, pensioners with long work experience in agriculture will receive a bonus.
Those who live in rural areas, receive old-age or disability pensions, and have 30 years of work experience in various fields of agriculture will receive a 25 percent increase in the amount of fixed insurance pension payments. Thus, the amount of monthly financial support will be slightly more than one thousand three hundred rubles. This additional payment will be accrued automatically to all pensioners who have a documented right to it. Provided that not all documents are available, you will have to go to the pension fund to resolve the issue of a pension supplement. If you do this this year, the additional payment will be charged from January 1.