Overview
- Insurance pensions will rise by 7.6% from January 1, 2026, setting the pension point at 156.76 rubles and lifting the average old‑age insurance pension to about 27,000 rubles, with indexation covering working pensioners.
- The government approved the rules for a new annual payment to working parents with two or more children, calculated as the difference between actual personal income tax paid and a 6% baseline for families below 1.5 regional subsistence minimums, with applications for 2025 payable June 1–October 1, 2026.
- From February 2026, child and maternity‑related benefits will increase and maternity capital will be indexed to inflation, while separate disability and veteran payments will also rise; social pensions will be indexed by 6.8% starting April 1.
- The Social Fund will assign regional pension top‑ups automatically nationwide except in Moscow and Sakhalin and is accepting applications for 2026 recalculations that credit care periods for mothers who raised five or more children, potentially improving pensions for over 410,000 women.
- A new federal law for women awarded the Mother‑Heroine title takes effect January 1, 2026, granting a broad package of benefits including a monthly payment of 72,000 rubles and an exemption from utility charges.