Overview
- Social Fund data show the average social pension was ₽15,514.11 per month as of October 1, with working recipients averaging ₽11,705.66 and nonworking recipients ₽15,814.26.
- December payments will be recalculated for those whose eligibility arose in November, including people who turned 80, received first‑group disability status, stopped working, gained dependents, or had regional coefficients change.
- The Social Fund processes most changes without applications once employer or registry data arrive, back‑paying missed months if information is delayed, and regional coefficients such as in the Far North apply to the final sum.
- For those who turned 80 in November, the fixed portion of the insurance pension doubles from ₽8,907.70 to ₽17,815.40, with care allowances of ₽1,314 for insurance pensioners and ₽1,377 for state pensioners, plus dependents’ supplements of ₽2,969 for one, ₽5,938 for two, and ₽8,907 for three.
- Parliamentary officials set 2026 indexation dates at January 1 for insurance pensions (+7.6%), April 1 for social pensions (+6.8%), and October 1 for military and power‑structure pensions, noting nearly 38 million insurance recipients and a Finance Ministry projection of about ₽27,117 for the average pension by year‑end 2026.