In 2024, Russians’ pensions will be indexed to inflation. He mentioned this in an interview “Parliamentary newspaper” State Duma deputy Svetlana Bessarab.
According to him, more than 10 trillion rubles were allocated in the budget for pensions. Starting from January 1, insurance pensions will increase by 7.5% or 1.5 thousand rubles. As a result, old-age payments for non-working retirees will amount to an average of 23.3 thousand rubles. From April 1, social pensions will also be indexed to the inflation rate – on average they will exceed 13 thousand rubles. According to Bessarab, retirees should be provided with the highest possible income level. The average insurance pension is now 160% of the retiree’s subsistence level. The MP added that significant progress has been made in recent years.
A few days ago Bessarab spoke Opposition to bill on pension supplements. According to the deputy, some allowances do not fit into the concept of the Russian pension system.
Previously, pensions in the Russian Federation is planning Index twice in 2025.