Overview
- Experts say the planned 7.6% indexation from early 2026 would lift the average insurance pension for non-working retirees to roughly 25,800–27,789 rubles per month, based on differing baselines.
- The average social pension stands near 15,500–15,856 rubles, with a 2026 increase expected from April pending the coefficient tied to each region’s pensioner subsistence minimum.
- A Federation Council senator reiterated that only 10 pension points can be credited per year even at very high salaries, with the 2025 point valued at 145.69 rubles and a fixed payment added to calculate insurance pensions.
- The ‘A Just Russia — For Truth’ faction proposed a holiday “13th pension,” and separately drafted a bill for full drug cost compensation for pensioners whose income is below 1.5 times their regional minimum; the Duma health committee signaled potential support and broader coverage.
- At least 923,000 self-employed citizens already receive pensions, and officials stressed that voluntary contributions can form insurance rights, while those without sufficient points qualify for a later social pension (women at 65, men at 70); a roughly 59,000-ruble payment this year buys one year of service and nearly one point.