Older Russians who have reached the age of 80 and quit their jobs can count on an increase
Russian pension legislation is structured in such a way that almost every month Russians on well-deserved retirement are entitled to an increase in payments. Of course, not for everyone at once — such indexations take place only once a year (sometimes twice a year), but only for certain categories. But such a local increase in payments is extremely important for older Russians, who for the most part are not very well off. The coming June will be no exception. An increase in pension is expected for two categories of citizens: those who have reached the age of 80 and those who have quit their jobs.
When pensioners turn 80 years old, their fixed payment as part of their old-age pension is doubled. In June, such an event awaits those who celebrated their 80th anniversary in May. The amount of the supplement for them is 100% of the fixed part of the pension. In 2024, this is 8,134 rubles 88 kopecks, that is, the final payment will be increased to 16,269 rubles.
The increase is assigned from the date of birth, but is paid only from the next month. The Social Fund (formerly the Pension Fund of Russia) reminds on its website that the premium is established only for recipients of old-age insurance pensions. The increase does not apply to recipients of disability or survivors' insurance pensions. Also, the payment to disabled people of the first group who have reached 80 years of age will not be doubled, since they already have a similar pension supplement. The Social Fund notes that you can receive an increase only on one of the grounds: either by age or by disability group.
The important thing is that the Social Fund of Russia issues this additional payment automatically; there is no need to apply anywhere.< /p>
In Russia, citizens over 80 years of age make up about 4% of the population, says Mark Goikhman, an analyst at the Capital Skills Financial Academy. And supporting them financially is an important state task and simply a noble goal. “After all, due to age-related health problems and, as a rule, difficult life circumstances, they, on average, have less income and often higher expenses compared to other groups of the population and even to “younger” pensioners – 65-70 year olds.” , — adds the analyst.
Also, from June 1, pensions for older Russians who quit their jobs no later than April 2024 will increase. As you know, in Russia pensions for working pensioners have not been indexed since 2016, but after dismissal, payments are increased, taking into account the missed indexations.
It is important to note that previously such a recalculation took three months, and a person received indexed payments only in the fourth month. Now pensions are indexed in the second month after dismissal. In other words, pensions are recalculated from the 1st day of the month following the month of dismissal. Moreover, just like with 80-year-olds, the Social Fund does this automatically, and there is no need to submit an application for this.
For many pensioners who continue to work after reaching the age of retirement, the key question here is: why are they “crossed out” from the general indexation and it is carried out only after dismissal? In this regard, Mark Goikhman recalls that in previous years, when the budget was in surplus and there were no massive sanctions, the government stubbornly refused indexation to working pensioners, over and over again rejecting numerous bills on this topic, periodically introduced by individual deputies and senators. According to the expert, it is obvious that in the phrase “working pensioners” the first word is more valuable to the government than the second.
“If a person entitled to an insurance pension continues to work, then in the understanding of our authorities he is more likely to be working, than a pensioner,” says Goikhman. And if so, then it is considered that he is no longer too needy, and receives his indexation from his salary, not his pension. But when an elderly person quits his job and voluntarily loses his salary, then he automatically falls under the mechanism of state indexation of pensions.