State Duma reveals several stages of pension increases in 2027

Two stages of insurance pension indexation

Several stages of pension increases for Russians are planned for 2027. They were recalled by State Duma deputy Nikita Chaplin in an interview with RT. From February 1, insurance pension payments will rise by 6.8% — this revision will affect both working and non-working pensioners, as well as payments and compensations for federal benefit recipients. From April 1, the insurance portion will additionally increase by 3.3%. According to the deputy's calculation, with the sequential application of the two coefficients, the growth will amount to about 10.32%. The increase will differ for everyone depending on the number of accumulated pension coefficients.

Social pensions and 80-year-old pensioners

From April 1, social pensions are also expected to rise by 6.8%, including payments for children with disabilities and people disabled since childhood. In addition, from January, pensioners who turned 80 in December will begin receiving an increased pension: the fixed portion of payments will double, and the January amount will include the doubled fixed portion plus the supplement for December from the day they turned 80. According to Chaplin, no application is needed to receive the increase — the procedure is carried out automatically.

Amounts of the fixed portion and supplements

Until February 1, the fixed portion of payments is 9,584.69 rubles; after doubling it will be 19,169.38 rubles. The care supplement upon reaching the age of 80 is 1,413.86 rubles; thus, the increase will amount to 10,998.55 rubles. Other increases are also provided individually, for example the supplement for northern work experience. The deputy also noted that recipients whose fixed payment was previously doubled due to Group I disability retain the increased amount after turning 80.

Context: average pensions by region

According to the Russian Social Fund, in September, in 12 Russian regions, the average pension exceeded 30 thousand rubles. The highest figure was recorded in Chukotka — 42.2 thousand rubles, followed by the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (38.9 thousand), Magadan Oblast (37.8 thousand), Kamchatka Krai (37.7 thousand), the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (37.1 thousand) and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (36.5 thousand). The list also includes Murmansk Oblast (34.3 thousand), Sakhalin Oblast (33.9 thousand), Yakutia (33.7 thousand), Komi (32.3 thousand), Arkhangelsk Oblast (31.7 thousand) and Karelia (31.1 thousand rubles). Earlier, the Social Fund also named the retirement age for old-age pensions in 2027.