Starting this November, several groups of retirees in Russia are set to see higher pensions. According to Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets, an associate professor in the Human Resources Management department at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Russian University of Economics, the adjustments bring particularly generous increases for those who have recently reached the age of 80. The information was shared with the news agency Hit the primer.
Beginning in the new cycle, a fixed portion of the insurance pension will be paid each month, equivalent to twice the amount of 15,134.66 rubles. This means a predictable baseline improvement for seniors, with additional bonuses also extended to civil aviation flight crew members and workers in the coal industry.
Ivanova-Shvets explains that the overall pension payment depends on several factors: the length of service, the average monthly wage, and employer-contributed amounts to the Social Fund. In the mining sector, the supplementary allowance can range from 3.5 thousand to 5.5 thousand rubles per month, reflecting the special risks and demands of those occupations.
In addition, pension increases are planned for residents of the Far North, with a 50 percent rise applied to the fixed component, and for equivalent categories, with a 30 percent rise. The economist noted that the size of the surcharge remains stable when the retiree relocates to a different region.
There is also consideration of regional coefficients that could lift pensions further, depending on the locality. Ivanova-Shvets emphasized that retirees have the choice to factor in these regional adjustments when determining their benefits.
Earlier, the State Duma approved in principle a bill to raise pensions for non-working retirees starting January 1, 2024. The planned increase of old-age payments by 7.5 percent was projected to touch the financial lives of roughly 32 million citizens.
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