Russian pensioners turned to the Pension Fund for an explanation of what date they will be paid pensions in February 2019, because this month there will be a holiday - Defender of the Fatherland Day, and, most likely, postal and bank branches will be closed for the most part. Representatives of the Fund reassured the citizens that the payment would be timely.

The exact schedule for the payment of the February pension, Russians can be found on the PF website. In general, it is the same as in previous years.

Pensions next month will be paid to citizens on time. February 23 is a holiday that falls on Saturday, so there are no shifts in the schedule. Payments will be provided on the dates when pensioners usually receive them. If the date falls on a holiday, the pension will be paid on Friday.

Receiving a pension through the Russian Post: the period for paying pensions is from the 1st to the 24th day. Bank and post offices will not work on February 23, and pensioners who are supposed to receive payments on the 23rd and 24th will receive them on the 22nd.

Receiving a pension through Sberbank: by order of the Ministry of Labor No. 885-n dated November 17, 2014, funds are transferred according to the approved schedule, starting from the 3rd day. If the payment deadline falls on a holiday or a non-working day, the schedule is shifted “backward”, but not more than 3 days. The first to receive pensions are participants in the war, survivors and the disabled.

In February 2019, the payment of pensions will take place in the standard mode according to the working schedule of post offices and banks.

How many indexations are planned for 2019

Back in the summer of 2018, some officials pointed to a double indexation of pensions in 2019. And therefore, many are interested in what month of 2019 will increase pensions for the second time. To answer this question, let's break down all the pension increases planned by the authorities.
January 2019 - insurance old-age / service pensions for non-working pensioners.
February 2019 - an increase in the social support of the PFR, that is, indexation of the UDV, burial allowances, NSO.
April 2019 - social pensions.
August 2019 - recalculation (correction) of pensions of the working category of pensioners.

As you can see from the list, there is no talk of double indexing. Let's analyze each of the indexing options in a little more detail.

Indexation of pensions for working pensioners

As in previous years, due to the difficult economic situation in the country, indexation for working pension recipients is not planned in 2019. But this became known back in the fall of 2018, but at the same time there was a rumor that, in principle, there would be no increase.

Moscow working pensioner Fyodor Zh. turned to a lawyer for help: his pension was not indexed. The man explained that he was afraid that the indexation would not affect him even if he quit his job. The lawyer explained that his pension would be raised 3 months after his dismissal, and all missed indexations would be taken into account.

Of course, many working pensioners fear that when they increase the pension of non-working pensioners in 2019, they will simply be “forgotten” about them and they won’t have to wait for an increase when they finally retire. But this is not so, and all the due amounts will be paid to them 3 months after the dismissal, and for 3 “missed” months too.

February 2019

The February increase in pensions will affect far from all pensioners, but only those who receive the EDV and NSI, and the payments themselves do not relate to the amount of the pension content. The recipients of lump-sum cash payments include veterans, disabled people, Heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation.

The indexation coefficient is only 1.034, therefore, for disabled people of group I, the increase will be only 123.32 rubles. Some other categories will not have to count on this amount. For example, disabled people of group III will be “pleased” with only 70.49 rubles.

April 2019

The April increase applies only to recipients of social pensions and pensions that are based on the basic social pension rate. Of course, at the end of 2018, there were rumors that there would be no increase. And, alas, it really won't. However, indexation will still take place, so the question of whether the pension will be increased in 2019 for “social workers” can still be answered in the affirmative.

Another talk about the increase factor. It will be only 2.4%, which is lower compared to 2018 (2.9%), but higher compared to 2017 (1.5%). From April 2019, the basic rate of social pension will increase to the amount of 5,304.57 rubles. However, taking into account the Constitution of the Russian Federation and other regulatory legal acts, a pensioner cannot receive monthly maintenance less than living wage pensioner, which is set at the federal level in the amount of 8,846 rubles.

August 2019

The August adjustment applies exclusively to working pensioners and does not affect the rights of non-working pension recipients. This is not a classic promotion or even indexing. The amount of maintenance is adjusted taking into account:

the cost of pension points, which in 2019 are regarded as 1 point = 87.24 rubles;
the number of pension points earned per year, but not more than 3.

Consequently, the maximum possible increase in the pension content will be only 261.72 rubles. to the pension you receive.

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Pension increase from February 1, 2019

The pension increase from February 1, 2019 due to annual indexation was postponed a month earlier. So some Russian pensioners received a 7.05% bonus already in December, the rest received it in January 2019. In February, it is planned to increase social payments to pensioners, including federal beneficiaries in the amount of 3.1%.

For whom the pension increase is provided from February 1, 2019 and in what amount: latest news

Monthly cash payments are indexed each year and are paid as from the federal departmental budgets, and regional. From February 1, 2019, the draft Government Decree provides for an increase in the indexation coefficient in the amount of 1.034%. However, the document has not yet been adopted, so changes are possible taking into account the level of inflation in 2018, in which case the increase will be 3.1%

Indexing from February 1, 2019: who will be affected by these payments and how much?

However, indexation from February 1, 2019 will affect certain social payments - monthly cash payments (UDV) will be increased. As in previous years, the indexation of the EDV in 2019 will take place on February 1. monthly cash payment will be increased by the inflation rate of the previous (2018) year.

On January 16, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation announced that all federal monthly cash payments will be indexed from February 1, 2019 by 4.3%. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova.

“From February 1, all federal monthly cash payments will be indexed to the actual inflation rate for 2018, which is 4.3%. Rosstat has already published the data. An additional 25 billion rubles will be spent on this. More than 15 million of our citizens will receive increased financial support,” Golikova said.

The federal ones, in particular, include the monthly cash payment established by the territorial bodies of the PFR:

veterans of the Great Patriotic War, fighting;
disabled people, including children of disabled people;
former minor prisoners of fascism, as well as persons affected by exposure to radiation

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the draft resolution on the indexation of payments was submitted to the government the day before.

“In the near future it will be submitted for signature to Dmitry Anatolyevich (Medvedev, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation),” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

T. Golikova also said that "in 2019, the achieved level of salaries of doctors, teachers, paramedical workers and social workers will be maintained."

“For this, all wage funds for federal and regional state employees have been increased by the growth rate of wages, which are provided for in the socio-economic development forecast for 2019-2021,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Payment of pensions for February 2019 will be timely or early

You can see the schedule for paying pensions in 2019 in your region on the website Pension Fund. It has already been published and almost does not differ from the charts of previous years.

When will the pension for February 2019 be paid?

The schedule for the issuance of pensions in February 2019 will be normal, since the holiday on February 23 falls on Saturday. All pensioners will receive their money on the appointed day and there is no reason to worry.

Payment of pensions in February through the Russian Post

In general, pensions in the country begin to be issued from the 1st of the month, and usually end by the 23-24th.
Since there is only one holiday in February 2019 - February 23, the Russian Post and banks do not work on this day.
Therefore, the pensions of those late pensioners who were supposed to receive their pension on February 23-24 will receive it earlier, at the latest on February 22.

Payment of pensions in February through Sberbank

According to current legislation RF, transfer Money according to the social obligations of the state should be carried out according to the schedule. (Order of the Ministry of Labor No. 885-n dated November 17, 2014). Billing period starts on the 3rd of every month.

If the due dates fall on holidays and non-working days, the schedule is shifted to an earlier period, but no more than 3 days before the standard settlement time. Weekend payouts will be made on Fridays. First of all, according to the schedule, pensions are given to the disabled, war veterans, military pensioners, as well as pensions for the loss of a breadwinner.
Usually, adjustments to the pension payment schedule are made in connection with additional holidays or non-working days. There will be no such extra days in February of the year. This means that pensions will be paid according to the schedule, from the 3rd to the 24th.

When will the pension for February 2019 be given?

According to the production calendar, there are no additional holidays in February 2019. This means that the delivery of the pension will be carried out as usual, according to the schedule of post offices and the Savings Bank. The first of February this year falls on a Friday, which means postmen can start delivering pensions even earlier than usual. The issuance of pensions will be completed by February 23rd. There are no additional holidays in February, so all pensioners will receive their pensions strictly on schedule.

Payout date for February 2019?

Nothing unusual in the schedule for the issuance of pensions in February 2019 should not happen, since the holiday on February 23 falls on Saturday.

All pensioners will receive their money on the appointed day and there is no reason to worry.
If, for example, the day the pension is issued falls on Saturday or Sunday in February 2019, then the pension will be issued earlier - on Friday.
This is a generally accepted rule for all payments - they are not delayed due to weekends or holidays, but they are issued a day or two earlier.

the delay can only occur due to the bank, if the citizen's pension is credited to the bank account. But even there, the delays are minimal, since the pension is one of the primary payments.

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For 1,000 rubles. will increase payments to non-working pensioners from January 2019, which exceeds the forecast inflation rate. Such dynamics will continue until 2024, i.e., the income level of pensioners will grow every year.

The increase in labor pensions is regulated annually legislative acts, which are signed in parallel with the adoption of the budget. The fact that the indexation scheme would change dramatically became known in 2018, when in the “May Decrees” No. 204 of 05/07/2018, President Putin V.V. gave a guideline for ensuring sustainable income growth for pensioners until 2024.

The government announced in June the first steps to implement the presidential decree, announcing about., as reported by Tatyana Golikova - Deputy Prime Minister - at a meeting of the trilateral commission.

Quote : “... all the funds that will be received from raising the retirement age ... will be used to ensure the pension system and to increase pension provision our citizens”, – T. Golikova.

For the first time, pension reform was justified as a tool to ensure the growth of pensioners' income. Subsequently, this position was confirmed during the changes in the pension legislation by the Minister of Labor and social protection Maxim Topilin. The official confirmed that the relevant changes will be made to the next federal budget and the PFR budget, which will be linked to the new pension bill.

Indexation of pensions

For ordinary citizens, the wording of officials did not reveal the essence of the increase. Questions remained unclear: For 1,000 rubles. Will all pensioners receive an increase in pension from January 2019? Will it be a fixed amount? For what period will the promised thousand be paid?

In fact, the Government meant annual indexation insurance pension provision, which was traditionally held in February. But unlike the recalculations that were made before, the promised increase will not be tied to the actual rate of inflation. Until 2018, inclusive, payments to non-working pensioners were increased twice: in February, by target and in April, based on the results of the past year, namely, on the level of actual inflation.

Indexation in a new way will be carried out, regardless of inflation set at the end of 2018, since the planned increase factor initially exceeds it. This will not only increase insurance payments at a higher rate, but also to postpone the indexation period to the beginning of the year.

Terms of increase

Application for an increase in payments by 1,000 rubles. per month or 12,000 rubles. per year, many pensioners were misled. Is it possible that payments in 2019 will increase monthly by 1,000 rubles, which will increase pensions by 12,000 rubles by the end of the year?

In fact, indexation will be carried out only once - at the beginning of 2019. From January 1, pensioners will receive an increase of 1,000 rubles. benefits throughout the year, which in total will give an increase of 12,000 rubles. by year. The increased pension level, taking into account growth, will remain throughout 2019 until the next indexation, which will be held in January 2020.

The very same 1,000 rubles. was designated by the government as the average amount. Pensions will be indexed by 7.05%, which, based on the size of the average pension, is one thousand.

That is the average size pension payments, amounting to 14.4 thousand rubles, will be increased in January 2019 to 15.4 thousand rubles. Throughout the year, the average pensioner will receive 15.4 thousand rubles. monthly (1 thousand rubles more than in 2018). During the year, his income will increase by the promised 12 thousand rubles.

Such indexations are planned to be carried out annually in January until 2024 inclusive, that is, over 6 years, payments will increase by 1,000 rubles, which will eventually increase pensions from 14 thousand rubles. up to 20 thousand rubles

How much will payouts increase?

The amount of 1,000 rubles. has been designated by the Government as a guideline. Conditionally, the increase was tied to the average pension in Russia.

Note! Before the reform, the average pension increased by 500 rubles.

But the increase will be carried out not in the form of adding a fixed amount, but according to the indexation scheme. That is, a coefficient will be used to calculate the increase.

The promised "increase of 1,000 rubles." - this is 7.05% of the average pension of 14,141 rubles.

This means that pensioners who receive higher payments can expect a substantial increase. For example, those who receive 25,000 rubles will receive an allowance of 1,762.5 rubles, and a security of 40,000 rubles. will increase, respectively, to 42,820 rubles.

However, far from everyone receives retirement pensions above the average level. Therefore, the allowance for many pensioners will not reach the promised 1,000 rubles. So, with payments of 10,000 rubles, only 705 rubles will be added. and a pension of 7,000 rubles. will grow by 493.5 rubles.

To whom in 2019 it is planned to increase the pension by 1000 rubles. per month

"The main beneficiaries of the reform" Labor Minister Topilin called non-working pensioners. This means that the funds received as a result of raising the retirement age will be used to increase payments to this particular category of Russians.

The promised additional payment from January 2019 will be given exclusively to non-working pensioners who receive insurance pension payments.

Russians of retirement age who continue to work will not receive an additional payment. Indexation for this category of pensioners was frozen back in 2016, and no changes are expected in the future. The only thing that working pensioners can count on is by increasing pension points. But the amount of such an additional payment will not exceed 250 rubles, since the amount cannot increase by more than 3 points per year.

To receive increased payments taking into account all the missed indexations, including the recalculation planned for the beginning of 2019, a working pensioner can quit his job and go on a well-deserved rest.

Further increase in pensions

The standard indexation scheme will change completely from 2019. If the recalculation was carried out according to the old standards, in 2019 the surcharge amounted to an average of 570 rubles.

At the end of 2018, the projected inflation rate is about 4%. Despite such indicators, payments will increase by 7%, which will significantly exceed inflation. Therefore, the increase not only compensates for the depreciation of the pension, but also ensures the growth of real income.

On October 3, 2018, the law on the retirement age in Russia No. 350-FZ was signed by the President and officially published on state portal legal information. A week earlier, it was adopted by the deputies of the State Duma in the third, final reading, taking into account numerous amendments (the main ones were proposed by the President and aimed at mitigating the consequences of the pension reform). The law came into force on January 1, 2019.

The implementation of the reform began on January 1, 2019. At the same time, all changes are made in stages - with a gradual increase in the "working age" annually by 1 year, except for the first two years of the reform, when preferential retirement will be provided (six months earlier). Thus, the new retirement age norms will be finally established in 2023 for men and women.

Pension reform in 2019

The law contains a whole range of changes in the Russian pension legislation relating to the following types of pensions:

As part of the pension reform, an adjustment is also being made in relation to early pensions:

For all these types of pensions, in one form or another, the requirements for the age of emergence of the right to receive them are being revised. The adjustment began on 01/01/2019 and will take place through a phased increase in age to the standards provided for by the new law. Let us consider in more detail each of the proposed changes (by types of pensions and categories of their recipients).

Consideration of the bill

The main change proposed by this draft law in its original version is an increase in the retirement age from 2019 to 63 for women and 65 for men. However, these parameters of the law were adjusted by presidential amendments. The President proposed the following main measures to mitigate the pension reform:

• lowering the upper limit of the retirement age for women from 63 to 60 years (i.e., the increase will be not by 8, but by 5 years);
• possibility to retire 6 months earlier statutory term within the first two years (i.e. for those who, under the old law, should have retired in 2019 and 2020);
• mitigation of the conditions for early retirement two years earlier than provided for by the new retirement age - this can be done if available;
• opportunity preferential registration pensions who raised not only 5 children, but also 3-4 (for three children - retirement 3 years earlier due date, for four - for 4 years).

Increasing the retirement age for old-age insurance

The new pension law provides for a gradual increase in the age at which it will be appointed (which since 2015 is now called "insurance"). Taking into account the proposed adjustments by President V. Putin, it is planned to fix the age at the level of 60 and 65 years for women and men (ie the increase will be the same and will be 5 years).

Changes will be made by increasing the value of the retirement age: annually by 1 year during the transition period, but with some adjustments:

• in the period from 2019 to 2020, it will be possible to exit six months ahead of schedule;
• from 2021 until the end of the transition period (i.e. until 2023), the age value will increase by 1 year.

It is possible to determine in what year a citizen will be able to apply for an old-age pension based on the data in the table.

Table - The retirement age in Russia since 2019 (the law, taking into account adopted amendments proposed by V. Putin)

	Men	Women
2019	60 + 0,5	55 + 0,5	2019 and 2020
2020	60 + 1,5	55 + 1,5	2021 and 2022
2021	60 + 3	55 + 3	2024
2022	60 + 4	55 + 4	2026
2023	60 + 5	55 + 5	2028

It should be noted that these changes will not affect those who are already on pensions in any way - they are focused only on future pensioners who have not yet issued an old-age pension according to the standards in force in 2018 (55 and 60 years).

Thus, the first changes envisaged affected women born in 1964. and men born in 1959 - they can only retire in the second half of 2019 and the first half of 2020. Women born in 1965 and men born in 1960 will be able to retire in the second half of 2021 and the first half of 2022. Thus, only those citizens (women and men) who for 2018 are under the age of 55 and 60 will be subject to the changes.

The law provides a small "compensatory measure" for such an unpopular decision: workers, the right to retire will be granted 2 years before the established retirement age. This reduction is intended for women with more than 37 years of experience, subject to reaching the age of 55, and for men with more than 42 years of experience upon reaching the age of 60.

Retirement in areas equivalent to the Far North

It is planned to increase the retirement age for and equated localities for 5 years for men (up to 60 years old) and women (up to 55 years old). The transitional period is the same as for old-age pensions - every year the age is increased by 1 year until it reaches the new established indicators (taking into account the first two years with the provided preferential retirement).

The authors of the bill motivate these changes by changing life expectancy in the northern regions due to the positive impact of the implemented demographic program, as well as the improvement in living conditions in these regions since the establishment of these benefits.

Such an initiative, those who work in difficult working conditions (miners, railway workers, machinists, etc.) - the former preferential conditions will apply to them.

Preferential pensions for teachers and health workers from 2019

Retirement was previously required to have 25 to 30 years of work experience. Under the new law, their retirement age will be extended by 5 years, however, the requirements for seniority remain the same. To establish a new retirement age, it is also provided transition period, during which the retirement period is postponed annually for a year (except for the first two years, when a preferential retirement is provided).

The terms for assigning an insurance pension for doctors and teachers under the new law are presented in the table.

This means that it will be possible for teachers and medical workers to retire after the number of years established by the new law after acquiring the necessary preferential work experience (or according to new generally established standards - at 60 or 65 years). For example, if the required length of service is gained in 2019, then a citizen will be able to apply for an early pension no earlier than six months later (in the second half of 2019 or in the first half of 2020).

For workers in creative professions (on the stage of theaters and in theater and entertainment organizations), early retirement was set at 50-55 years (depending on the nature of the work) with at least 15-30 years of experience. According to the bill, a new age for early retirement is set for such employees, subject to the necessary length of service - at 55-60 years old. The age increase during the transitional period is also carried out by 1 year annually until the values ​​established by the new law are reached.

Deadlines for social pension under the new pension reform

In terms of social pensions for the disabled, a number of changes will also occur: the conditions for appointment will be adjusted (for persons who are required to assign a regular insurance pension). Previously, such pensions were granted 5 years later - to persons who have reached the age of 65/60 (men/women). Under the new law, such a pension can also be issued 5 years later, but already relative to the new retirement age - that is after reaching the age of 70 and 65.
There is a transitional period for these changes until the new values ​​are established. The age will increase annually by 1 year during the period from 2019 to 2023 for men and women (taking into account the preferential retirement proposed by the President in 2019 and 2020 - 6 months ahead of schedule). This means that the final provisions of the bill will be set for men and women from 2023.

Changes in pension legislation for civil servants in 2019

The bill, in addition to the changes already discussed above, also provides for the adjustment of the retirement age. From January 1, 2017, the retirement age for them is annually for six months. The final values ​​according to the then adopted schedule were to be set in 2026 for men (65 years old) and in 2032 for women (63 years old).

The new law provides for a change in the rate of increase in the retirement age for civil servants in accordance with the rate of increase in the generally established age - an annual increase by 1 year, starting January 1, 2020. Then the increase in the retirement age of civil servants will occur according to the schedule presented in the table below.

Year of retirement under the old law	Retirement age under the new law		Year of retirement under the new law
	Men	Women
2017	60 + 0,5	55 + 0,5	2017-2018
2018	60 + 1	55 + 1	2019
2019	60 + 1,5	55 + 1,5	2020-2021
2020	60 + 2	55 + 2	2022
2021	60 + 3	55 + 3	2024
2022	60 + 4	55 + 4	2026
2023	60 + 5	55 + 5	2028
2024		55 + 6	2030
2025		55 + 7	2032
2026 and beyond		55 + 8	2034

Thus, the new values ​​of the retirement age of civil servants (65 and 63 years) determined by the bill will be set in 2023 for men and in 2026 for women.

Who will not be affected by the increase in the retirement age?

The draft law clearly defines the categories of pension recipients who will be affected by the proposed changes. Therefore, the “method of exclusion” can unequivocally single out those who can not expect any changes in terms of raising the retirement age.

Adjustments The following people will not be affected:

1. Working in :
   • in favor of which contributions are paid at the appropriate rates based on the results of a special assessment of labor;
   • in underground and mining operations (coal mining, ore mining, mine construction, etc.);
   • civil aviation pilots, in the engineering and technical staff for aircraft maintenance;
   • in expeditions, exploration, prospecting, prospecting and other detachments;
   • on ships of the sea, river fleet and in the fleet of the fishing industry;
   • in the textile industry with severity and increased intensity (for women);
   • as part of locomotive crews and workers involved in the organization and safety of transportation in railway transport and the subway;
   • truck drivers in mines, quarries, mines;
   • in the form of imprisonment;
   • machinists of construction, road and loading and unloading equipment, tractor drivers in agriculture;
   • drivers of buses, trams, trolleybuses on regular city routes;
   • other professions included in the "small lists".
2. Recipients of pensions for health or social reasons:
   • women who have given birth to 5 or more children who have raised them up to the age of 8;
   • women who have given birth to 2 or more children and have the necessary work experience in the Far North or equivalent areas;
   • one of the parents or guardians of people with disabilities from childhood, who brought them up to the age of 8;
   • visually impaired (group 1 disability), patients with pituitary dwarfism (midgets), and disproportionate dwarfs;
   • disabled due to military injury;
   • citizens permanently residing in the regions of the Far North or areas equivalent to them, who worked as reindeer herders, fishermen, hunters and others.
3. Persons affected by radiation and man-made disasters (in particular,).
4. Citizens who have worked, employed in flight tests of aviation, parachute and other equipment.

On October 3, 2018, Vladimir Putin signed a package of laws on changes to pension legislation, including on raising the retirement age from 2019. A week earlier, the corresponding one in the final, third reading was adopted by the deputies of the State Duma, taking into account a number of significant amendments, including those proposed by the President himself in a televised address to the citizens of Russia on August 29, 2018.

V. Putin's proposals were approved by the deputies unanimously, since the main goal of the presidential amendments was easing pension changes, in particular:

According to the initial draft of the pension reform, prepared by the government under the leadership of Medvedev, after the transition period, which will begin as early as 2019, the retirement age was to be 65 years for men and 63 years for women. At the same time, all proposed changes should have been carried out taking into account a long transition period - within 5 years for men (by 2023) and 8 years for women (by 2026). Such a bill was adopted in the first reading on July 19 in the State Duma, and by the second reading it was adjusted taking into account the proposed amendments, including the presidential ones. In the final version of the law, the retirement age is 60 and 55 years, respectively, and the transition period will last 5 years.

Law on raising the retirement age

The text of the final law No. 350-FZ of October 3, 2018 on raising the retirement age, signed by the President, can be found below:

In connection with the increase in the retirement age, there will also be changes deadlines for retirement pension. This will affect those citizens who, by the time they reach the age of 65 and 60, respectively, will not be able to enter the usual labor pension due to the fact that they have not accumulated a sufficient number of pension points and insurance experience. For them, the retirement age will increase. up to 70 years for men and up to 65 years for women(Now you can apply for men over 65 and women over 60).

Retirement schedule by year from 2019

As a result of the discussion of the draft law in the State Duma, taking into account the amendments of Vladimir Putin, a final decision was made on pension reform, and the table of retirement age values ​​as a result of all the provided changes will look like this:

According to the schedule, which has been adjusted to take into account presidential amendments, in 2019 men and women who turn 60 and 55 years old in the first half of the year (men born in 1959 and women born in 1964) will retire - they will have to work half a year more (respectively 60, 5 and 55.5 years). Those who turn 60 and 55 in the second half of 2019 will receive payments in the first half of 2020 (six months after their 60th and 55th birthdays).

Why is pension reform necessary?

The Government substantiates the need for the next one by the fact that the existing ones until the end of 2018 (55 years for women and 60 years for men) were adopted back in the days of the USSR (in 1932), which does not correspond to the current situation in the country: conditions have changed significantly labor activity, the duration of the active life phase and the life expectancy of Russians, etc.

Saved as a result of raising the retirement age budget resources, according to Kommersant, can be used to implement a new May Decree of the President dated 07.05.2018 No. 204 “On National Goals and Strategic Objectives of Development Russian Federation for the period up to 2024".

“If the retirement age is increased by five years from 2019 in a tough version, most of the national projects will be paid for with this savings.”

Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 81 of 05/15/2018

The fact is that in order to fulfill the goals of Russia's long-term national development projects, it will be necessary to redistribute expenditures, as well as attract additional funds to the federal budget. Against the background of this task, set by the President in May 2018, the Government once again returned to the issue, which is based on raising the age of citizens, upon reaching which they are entitled to receive an old-age pension.

The changes proposed by the Government will allow in the future to increase the average amount of pensions for Russian pensioners above the rate of inflation(average ). Thanks to this, the task set by the President to increase the income level of pensioners at a rate exceeding the rate of inflation will be fulfilled.

Pros and cons of increasing the retirement age in Russia

Discussion of issues related to changes in the pension system, one way or another, takes place regularly. Even President Vladimir Putin himself last years repeatedly stressed the need to increase the retirement age, which should be gradual.

Objective reasons there is for this. Thus, according to Rosstat, the values ​​of the retirement age established at the end of 2018 (according to part 1 of article 8 federal law dated December 28, 2013 No. 400-FZ is 55 years for women and 60 years for men as of December 31, 2018) are based on outdated life expectancy indicators for Russians - namely, on the data of 1926-1927 (see table).

Experts note that by 2030 the proportion of the disabled population over retirement age will increase by 2.8% compared to 2018 (from 38,023.9 ​​thousand people to 41,386.4 thousand people). In turn, the share of the working-age population will decrease by 1.7%.

However against the increase There are many more reasons for retirement age. First of all, raising the retirement age may create risks of unemployment among young people and older workers, which will affect the level of poverty and lower wages in the Russian Federation. In addition, this change may cause an increase in the number of registrations (50% of Russians aged 60 have diseases for which they can apply for a pension).

The three “opposition” parliamentary parties (“Fair Russia”, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Liberal Democratic Party) also received statements of disagreement with the changes proposed by the Government, so they voted against adoption of the relevant law. On May 15, 2018, State Duma deputies from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation even introduced bill No. 466379-7, which suggests moratorium on raising the retirement age until January 1, 2030.

RANEPA experts developed their own concept of reforming the pension system of the Russian Federation, which generally excludes the need to raise the retirement age, provided that the federal budget and an increase of 5 percentage points (thereby increasing tax burden on employers).

If we dwell on raising the retirement age, then the RANEPA believes that the best option would be to carry out a reform according to the following scenario:

• raise the retirement age
  • up to 60 years for women (that is, for 5 years);
  • up to 63 years for men (that is, for 3 years);
• do this increase smoothly - for 3-6 months a year.