The increase in pensions since April 1. How much will they add to the pension in April?

To my great regret, very few Russian pensioners can live with dignity on the pension benefit that they are entitled to under the law. This is especially true of the most vulnerable Russian citizens: disabled people, veterans and people receiving other social benefits. That is why the promised increase in labor pensions since April 1 gave rise to so many questions: how and to whom the increase is to be made, as many others will add. Just note that the planned increase is unlikely to significantly improve the standard of living of Russian pensioners, since prices in stores, unfortunately, grow much faster than indexed pensions.

Pension Changes 2016

The last increase in pensions actually showed that it is mainly on paper. It's not better this year. If you really look at things, you can see that retirees will have to tighten their belts even more tightly. The fact is that pensions are not going to be raised, but simply indexed at the appropriate level of inflation.

The increase of the pension since April 1 will only affect social benefits: old age, survivor or disability. Payments to all these categories of citizens will be increased by only 4%. The order of payments is registered in Federal Law No. 400, which regulates the nature of annual adjustments for social payments. The same law regulates the previous increase, which took place on February 1: benefits - by 7%, pensions and monthly cash payments - by 4%.

Such a small, purely formal percentage of the increase in pensions is due to the fact that there is a clear shortage of funds in the federal budget. But it is he who subsidizes the Pension Fund of Russia.

It is worth noting that this is the second, albeit slight increase since the beginning of the year. However, all these payments still do not cover the current level of inflation, fixed at the level of 12.9 percent.

Who can count on indexing

In principle, all the social pensioners, both ordinary and those who continue to work, can count on the April Fools' surprise. For these purposes, an amount equivalent to the growth of the revenue part of the fund will be allocated. So, to increase the pension from April 1, can hope:

• Invalids of any group, including disabled people from childhood and children with disabilities;
• Children who receive payment for the loss of a bread-winner, if they have not reached adulthood (students in the hospital - 23 years);
• Children of the deceased single mother, if they have not reached adulthood (students of the full-time department - no more than up to 23 years);
• Women and men who have reached the retirement age (60 and 65 years old, respectively), if they can not claim other types of payments other than social pensions;
• Men (60 years) and women (55 years) living in the territories of indigenous minorities of the Far North (Russian);
• The same applies to such peoples on a national basis, regardless of where they live;
• Liquidators at the Chernobyl NPP, as well as those affected by this accident;
• Civil servants who have worked long enough;
• Test pilots, cosmonauts and other servicemen with the relevant experience;
• The same persons who received disability as a result of performance of official duties;
• Invalids and veterans of the Second World War, as well as citizens who were involved in the defense of cities;
• Blockade.

Who of the working pensioners will be deprived of their pensions

Initially, it was assumed that the index of the labor pension will only be for those working pensioners who are officially employed and receive "white" wages. And then only if the size of the latter is at least 2.5 times greater than the official subsistence minimum in this region.

However, in practice everything turned out not so. Now pensioners, who continue to work, can no longer count on receiving premiums and indexing. However, if the work activity is discontinued after the indexation, the pension allowance will be recalculated taking into account all previous indexes. It turns out that now citizens who theoretically went on deserved rest, but continue to work, indexations are lost altogether, at least until they actually stop working. More precisely, the increase will be, but only on paper, the money will be recounted after the pensioner leaves work.

Pensions for civil servants

This category of citizens increase the pension from April 1, also does not affect. Since in February officials have already received a small "makeweight" to pension, the next increase should be expected not earlier than autumn, and even then only if the money is found.

In addition, officials are waiting for another surprise. It is assumed that from 1.01.17 a law will come into force increasing the retirement age for civil servants: 63 for women and 65 for men. It is also planned to increase the period of compulsory work in the civil service, which gives the right to charge pension benefits - from 15 to 20 years. And high-ranking officials are expected to cancel surcharges for long service, which is quite logical given their already high salaries and pensions.

Will increase old-age pension

But elderly Russians who receive social benefits for old age can expect to raise their pensions from April 1. On average, the amount of surcharge for this category of citizens will be 250 rubles. Thus, the average pension (social) amount to 8 thousand 560 rubles, the insurance benefit for old age - 13 thousand 132 rubles.

Average pension after indexation for disabled people

Since the percentage of increase in pensions is the same for all those who are indexed (4%), the payment for disabled children will increase by as much as 450 Russian rubles. A little less - 440 rubles - will receive invalids who received their status during the conscription military service.

Invalids of other categories can count on amounts in the range from 165 to 450 rubles, depending on the assigned group.

But the increase in labor disability pensions has been decided to be postponed to October, so there is nothing to wait for in April.

Other amounts of increases

367 rubles - this is how much additional families of military conscripts who receive a pension on loss of a bread-winner will receive. Most of all, namely a whole thousand rubles, pension payments to Russian citizens from among disabled people who received their illness due to a "military" injury, and the participants of the Second World War, who receive a double pension, will increase.

From the first of April, indexation will also be subject to EDV - monthly cash payments. For different categories of citizens they will grow in the range of 100-180 Russian rubles.

Let's sum up the results

State social services are working tirelessly to make life as easy as possible for the "special" categories of their citizens. Of course, in a crisis, one should not expect any significant growth in income. However, even such, albeit small enough amounts can help. In addition, even such a minimum indexation allows the state to at least formally fulfill its obligations to low-income citizens.

Now in the ruling circles there are heated discussions that the indexation of social payments should be much larger, namely by 12%. Whether there will be an increase in pensions or not, the question remains open. However, even now it can be said that the additional indexation of payments will depend on the financial and economic situation in which Russia will be after six months of this year.

It remains only to hope that the additional indexation of social payments by 8%, theoretically planned for September-October of this year, will not remain in the "paper" version, but will be translated into reality.