Who has the right to receive an early pension? Who has the right to early assignment of a labor pension? Who is eligible

Providing the right to citizens to receive an early old-age pension is a benefit for the population of our state. This right means that a citizen has the right to receive pension benefits before reaching retirement age: women 55 years old, men 60 years old. This right is granted by Art. 28 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions” for the following citizens:

1) women who have given birth to five or more children and raised them until they reach the age of eight years, upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have an insurance period of at least 15 years; one of the parents of disabled people from childhood, who raised them until they reach the age of eight years: for men upon reaching the age of 55 years, for women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have an insurance period of at least 20 and 15 years, respectively; guardians of disabled people from childhood or persons who were guardians of disabled people from childhood, who raised them until they reached the age of 8 years, an old-age labor pension is assigned with a decrease in the age provided for by the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions” (women 55 years old, men 60 years old) by one a year for every one year and six months of guardianship, but not more than five years in total, if they have an insurance period of at least 20 and 15 years, respectively, men and women;

2) women who have given birth to two or more children, upon reaching the age of 50, if they have an insurance record of at least 20 years and have worked for at least 12 calendar years in the Far North or at least 17 calendar years in equivalent areas;

3) disabled people due to military trauma: men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have an insurance period of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively;

4) visually impaired people who have a third degree limitation in their ability to work: men upon reaching the age of 50 years and women upon reaching the age of 40 years, if they have an insurance period of at least 15 and 10 years, respectively;

5) citizens with pituitary dwarfism (midgets) and disproportionate dwarfs: men upon reaching the age of 45 years and women upon reaching the age of 40 years, if they have an insurance period of at least 20 and 15 years, respectively;

6) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the Far North or at least 20 calendar years in equivalent areas and have an insurance record of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively .

For citizens who worked both in the Far North and in equivalent areas, a labor pension is established for 15 calendar years of work in the Far North. Moreover, each calendar year of work in areas equated to the regions of the Far North is counted as nine months of work in the regions of the Far North.

Citizens who have worked in the regions of the Far North for at least seven years and six months are assigned a labor pension with a reduction in the age established by the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions” by four months for each full calendar year of work in these regions. When working in areas equated to the regions of the Far North, as well as in these areas and regions of the Far North;

7) persons who have worked for at least 15 years as rescuers in professional emergency rescue services, professional emergency rescue units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief and participated in emergency response, upon reaching the age of 40 years or regardless of age;

8) men upon reaching the age of 55 years, women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they were employed in work with convicted persons as workers and employees of institutions executing criminal penalties in the form of imprisonment, respectively, for at least 15 and 10 years and have insurance experience at least 25 and 20 years, respectively;

9) men and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked for at least 25 years in positions of the State Fire Service (fire protection, fire protection and emergency rescue services) of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief .

The following provisions sub. 10, 11 and 12 paragraph 1 art. 28 to the extent that in the system of current legal regulation of pension provision they do not allow inclusion in the length of service giving the right to early assignment of a pension in accordance with these subparagraphs, periods of activity in institutions that are not state or municipal are recognized as inconsistent with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Since in accordance with Part 3 of Art. 79 of the Federal Constitutional Law of July 21, 1994 No. 1-FKZ “On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation”, acts or their individual provisions recognized as unconstitutional lose force until proper legal regulation is established when applying from persons specified in subparagraph. 10, 11 and 12 paragraph 1 art. 28, for the appointment of a labor pension according to old age and for In deciding whether they have length of service entitling them to such a pension, periods of their work in institutions that were not state or municipal must be counted towards the relevant length of professional activity defined in sub-clause. 10, 11 and 12 paragraph 1 art. 28 Federal Law “On Labor Pensions”;

10) persons who have carried out teaching activities in state and municipal institutions for children for at least 25 years, regardless of their age;

11) persons who have carried out medical and other activities to protect public health in state and municipal health care institutions for at least 25 years in rural areas and urban-type settlements and for at least 30 years in cities, rural areas and urban-type settlements, or only in cities, regardless of their age;

12) persons who have carried out creative activities on stage in state and municipal theaters or theatrical and entertainment organizations (depending on the nature of such activities) for at least 15–30 years and have reached the age of 50–55 years or regardless of age;

13) men upon reaching the age of 50 years, women upon reaching the age of 45 years, permanently residing in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas, who have worked, respectively, for at least 25 and 20 years as reindeer herders, fishermen, and commercial hunters.

The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation “On lists of jobs, professions, positions, specialties and institutions, taking into account which an old-age labor pension is assigned early, taking into account Article 28 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation”” establishes lists of works, professions and positions and lists of positions and specialties that are taken into account when calculating early old-age pension:

1) persons who worked as rescuers in professional emergency rescue services, professional emergency rescue units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief and participated in the liquidation of emergency situations - lists of positions and specialties of employees, constantly who worked as rescuers in professional emergency rescue services, professional emergency rescue units and participated in the liquidation of emergency situations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 1, 2001 No. 702 “On approval of positions and specialties of employees of professional emergency rescue services, professional emergency rescue formations that give the right to a pension due to special working conditions and to a pension for long service.” However, in accordance with the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions”, this resolution applies only when calculating early pensions, and not for length of service;

2) to persons who were employed in work with convicts as workers and employees of institutions of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, executing criminal penalties in the form of imprisonment - a list of jobs, professions and positions of employees of institutions executing criminal penalties in the form of imprisonment, employed in work with convicts, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 3, 1994 No. 85 “On approval of the list of jobs, professions and positions of employees of institutions executing criminal penalties in the form of imprisonment, employed in work with convicts, enjoying the right to a pension in connection with special working conditions";

3) persons who carried out creative activities on stage in state and municipal theaters or theatrical and entertainment organizations (depending on the nature of such activities) - a list of professions and positions of employees of theaters and other theatrical and entertainment enterprises and groups, approved by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR dated August 28, 1991 No. 447 “On approval of the list of professions and positions of employees of theaters and other theatrical and entertainment enterprises and groups, whose creative work gives the right to a pension for long service.” However, in accordance with the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions”, this resolution applies only when calculating early pensions, and not for length of service.

According to Art. 27 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions”, the assignment of an old-age pension before reaching retirement age is also carried out to the following persons:

1) men upon reaching the age of 50 years and women upon reaching the age of 45 years, if they have worked, respectively, for at least 10 years and 7 years 6 months in underground work, in work with hazardous working conditions and in hot shops and have an insurance record of at least 20 and 15 years old.

If these persons have worked in the listed jobs for at least half of the period established above and have the required length of insurance experience, a labor pension is assigned to them with a reduction in the age established by the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions” by one year for each full year of such work - men and women;

2) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked in jobs with difficult working conditions for at least 12 years, six months and 10 years, respectively, and have an insurance period of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively.

If these persons have worked in the listed jobs for at least half of the established period and have the required length of insurance experience, they are assigned a labor pension with a reduction in the age provided for by the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions” by one year for every four years and six months such work for men and for every two years of such work for women;

3) women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked as tractor drivers in agriculture, other sectors of the economy, as well as as drivers of construction, road and loading and unloading machines for at least 15 years and have an insurance record of at least 20 years ;

4) women upon reaching the age of 50, if they have worked for at least 20 years in the textile industry in work with increased intensity and severity;

5) men upon reaching the age of 55 years, women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked respectively for at least 12 years, 6 months and 10 years as working locomotive crews and workers of certain categories directly organizing transportation and ensuring traffic safety on railway transport and subway, as well as as drivers of trucks directly in the technological process in mines, open-pit mines, mines or ore quarries for the removal of coal, shale, ore, rock and have an insurance experience of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively;

6) men upon reaching the age of 55 years, women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked, respectively, for at least 12 years 6 months and 10 years in expeditions, parties, detachments, at sites and in teams directly on field geological exploration, prospecting, topographic-geodetic, geophysical, hydrographic, hydrological, forest management and survey work and have insurance experience of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively;

7) men upon reaching the age of 55 years, women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked respectively for at least 12 years 6 months and 10 years as workers, foremen (including senior ones) directly in logging and rafting, including servicing mechanisms and equipment, and have insurance experience of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively;

8) men upon reaching the age of 55 years, women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked, respectively, for at least 20 and 15 years as machine operators (docker-mechanizers) of complex crews for loading and unloading operations in ports and have an insurance record of at least 25 and 20 years;

9) men upon reaching the age of 55 years, women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked respectively for at least 12 years 6 months and 10 years as a crew member on ships of the sea, river fleet and fishing industry fleet (with the exception of port ships permanently operating in port waters, service and auxiliary and traveling vessels, suburban and intracity traffic vessels) and have an insurance record of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively;

10) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked as drivers of buses, trolleybuses, trams on regular city passenger routes for at least 20 and 15 years, respectively, and have an insurance record of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively. ;

11) persons directly employed full-time in underground and open-pit mining (including personnel of mine rescue units) in the extraction of coal, shale, ore and other minerals and in the construction of mines and mines, regardless of age, if they worked in the specified work at least 25 years, and for workers of leading professions - longwall miners, drifters, jackhammer operators, mining machine operators, if they have worked in such work for at least 20 years;

12) men and women who have worked, respectively, for at least 25 and 20 years on ships of the marine fishing industry in the production, processing of fish and seafood, receiving finished products in the fishery (regardless of the nature of the work performed), as well as on certain types of sea vessels , river fleet and fishing industry fleet;

13) men who have worked for at least 25 years and women who have worked for at least 20 years as civil aviation flight personnel, and when leaving flying work for health reasons - men who have worked for at least 20 years and women who have worked for at least 15 years in the specified composition of civil aviation;

14) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked in direct control of civil aviation flights for at least 12 years 6 months and at least 10 years, respectively, and have an insurance period of at least 25 and 20 years;

15) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked in engineering and technical personnel in direct maintenance of civil aviation aircraft for at least 20 and 15 years, respectively, and have insurance experience in civil aviation, respectively, for at least 25 and 20 years.

8.2. Conditions for assigning pensions to persons working in the North

In the Russian Federation, 60% of the territory belongs to the regions of the North. Of the 12 large cities located in the Far North, 11 are located in Russia, where about 8% of the country’s population (more than 11 million people) live and work. In total, about more than 16% of the country's population (24 million people) live in these areas. The regions of the Far North are a serious base for the country's industrial production.

In this regard, the issue of providing guarantees and compensation to citizens working in difficult northern conditions has become one of the socially and economically significant in our state.

Since the 1930s, these issues have been resolved at the level of state power and only recently have they begun to be partially resolved at the level of legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

One of the main types of compensation is the so-called “northern pensions”, the basis for the emergence of the right to which is work experience in the regions of the North. The issue of pension provision for citizens working in these territories currently has a number of features.

Payments of pensions to northerners are carried out in accordance with the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions”, the Federal Law “On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation”, the Law of the Russian Federation “On State Guarantees and Compensations for Persons Working and Living in the Far North and Equivalent Territories” . An early retirement pension for old age is assigned to men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching 50 years of age, if they have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the Far North or at least 20 calendar years in equivalent areas and have an insurance period of at least 25 years, respectively. and 20 years.

For citizens who worked both in the Far North and in equivalent areas, a labor pension is established for 15 calendar years of work in the Far North. Moreover, each calendar year of work in areas equated to the regions of the Far North is counted as nine months of work in the regions of the Far North. Citizens who have worked in the Far North for at least seven years and six months are granted a labor pension with an age reduction of four months for each full calendar year of work in these areas.

Those working in the Far North have advantages over other citizens in the conversion (conversion of pension rights into estimated pension capital as of January 1, 2002) of pension rights (clause 6 of Article 28 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions”).

The regional coefficient and the percentage premium are two different types of payments, differing from each other in their intended purpose and the procedure for determining the size. The regional coefficient is established for each specific region, is taken into account in all cases of calculating the average salary and is paid regardless of length of service in order to compensate citizens for expenses caused by working and living in special climatic conditions. Regional coefficients are established by the information letter of the Department for Pensions of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated June 9, 2003 No. 1199-16, the Department of Income and Living Standards of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated May 19, 2003 No. 670- 9, Pension Fund of the Russian Federation dated June 9, 2003 No. 25–23/5995.

The percentage bonus, unlike regional coefficients, performs stimulating functions and is accrued depending on continuous work experience in the northern regions.

For persons living in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas in which regional coefficients for wages are established, the ratio of the average monthly earnings of the insured person to the average monthly wage in the Russian Federation (ZR / ZP) taken into account in the following sizes:

1) not more than 1.4 - for persons living in regions and localities in which a regional coefficient of up to 1.5 has been established for the wages of employees;

2) not more than 1.7 - for persons living in regions and localities in which a regional coefficient of 1.5 to 1.8 is established for the wages of employees;

3) not more than 1.9 - for persons living in regions and localities in which a regional coefficient of 1.8 or higher is established for the wages of employees.

Moreover, if different regional wage coefficients are established, the wage coefficient in force in a given region or locality for workers and employees in non-production industries is taken into account.

The ratio of the average monthly earnings of a pensioner to the average monthly salary in the Russian Federation (ZR / ZP) is taken into account in the above amounts, regardless of the place of residence of these persons outside the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas.

The estimated size of the labor pension is determined by the following formula:

RP = SK x ZR / ZP x SZP, where

ZR – the average monthly earnings of the insured person for 2000–2001 according to individual (personalized) records in the state pension insurance system or for any 60 consecutive months on the basis of documents issued in the prescribed manner by the relevant employers or state (municipal) bodies;

Salary– average monthly salary in the Russian Federation for the same period (2000–2001 – 1494 rubles 50 kopecks);

SZP – average monthly salary in the Russian Federation for the period from July 1 to September 30, 2001 (1,671 rubles) for calculating and increasing the size of state pensions, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation;

SK– length of service coefficient, which for insured persons (except for disabled persons with a disability of the first degree) is 0.55 and increases by 0.01 for each full year of total work experience in excess of the duration specified in this paragraph, but not more than by 0.20.

As already noted, when converting pension rights, some categories of northerners are provided with a significant benefit, namely that they have the right to a higher earnings ratio - from 1.4 to 1.9. The above increased earnings ratio applies:

1) for persons living as of January 1, 2002 in the regions of the Far North or equivalent areas;

2) for persons, regardless of their place of residence, men who have reached the age of 55 years, and women who have reached the age of 50 years, if as of January 1, 2002 they have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the Far North or at least 20 calendar years in areas equivalent to them and have an insurance period of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively, as of the specified date.

When classifying certain districts and localities as regions of the Far North and localities equated to them, the List of regions of the Far North and localities equated to regions of the Far North, approved by resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of November 10, 1967 No. 1029.

For persons living in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas as of January 1, 2002, an increased earnings ratio is determined depending on the size of the regional coefficient established for the wages of workers in the region or area where the relevant persons live.

For persons living outside the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas as of January 1, 2002, as well as outside the territory of the Russian Federation, an increased earnings ratio is determined on the basis of information on earnings for periods, i.e. for 2000–2001 gg. or for any 60 consecutive months before January 1, 2002, including periods of work in the Far North and equivalent areas. At the same time, the earnings for these periods must include payments according to the regional coefficient for periods of work in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas lasting at least one full month.

In the case where earnings are presented with regional coefficients of different sizes, to determine the size of the increased earnings ratio, the latest regional coefficient at the time of receipt, accrued to the presented salary during the period of work in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas, is taken into account.

When citizens leave the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas for a new place of residence, the amount of the basic part of the old-age labor pension is determined on a general basis. When citizens move to a new place of residence in other regions of the Far North and equivalent areas in which other regional coefficients are established, the size of the basic part of the old-age labor pension is determined taking into account the size of the regional coefficient at the new place of residence.

For persons who have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the regions of the Far North and have an insurance period of at least 25 years for men or at least 20 years for women, the amount of the basic part of the old-age labor pension is set in the amount of 2,691 rubles. per month.

Persons who worked both in the regions of the Far North and in areas equivalent to them, when determining the number of calendar years of work in areas of the Far North in order to establish the size of the basic part of the old-age pension for each calendar year of work in areas equivalent to areas of the Far North, is considered to be nine months of work in the Far North.

For this category of citizens who have reached the age of 80 years or are disabled people with a III degree limitation in their ability to work, the amount of the basic part of the old-age labor pension is set in the amount of 5,850 rubles. per month.

The issue has now been resolved for those who, having left the regions of the Far North, are currently living in another area. Now, this category of citizens retains the regional coefficient that was in effect in the area where the pension was assigned, regardless of where this person currently lives.

In addition, the insurance period, along with periods of work and other activities, again includes the period of care of one of the parents for each child until he reaches the age of one and a half years, but not more than three years in total, as well as the period of military service and other equivalent service. services. Pensioners who have worked in the North and who left the Far North before August 2001 received the right to recalculate their pensions taking into account the increased wage ratio of 1.4–1.9.

Small-numbered peoples of the North are among the recipients of social pensions. Social pensions are received by citizens from among the small peoples of the North (less than 50 thousand people and who recognize themselves as independent ethnic communities), who have reached the age of 55 and 50 years (men and women, respectively), who are not entitled to a labor pension or a state pension.

There is the issue of pension provision for northerners who have left for permanent residence in other countries. The question mainly concerns citizens of Ukraine.

Thus, according to the Pension Fund of Ukraine, Law of Ukraine “On Pension Security” the provision of pensions to workers of the Far North on preferential terms is not provided. But this issue is resolved by the Interim Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the Russian Federation on guarantees of the rights of citizens who worked in the regions of the Far North and in areas equated to the regions of the Far North in the field of pensions (concluded on January 15, 1993). In accordance with Art. 1 of the Temporary Agreement, persons residing on the territory of Ukraine and having work experience of 15 calendar years in the regions of the Far North or 20 years in areas equated to the Far North, pensions are assigned with a reduction in the generally established retirement age by five years. For men - upon reaching 55 years of age with a total work experience of at least 25 years; for women - upon reaching 50 years of age with a total work experience of at least 20 years. At the same time, the part of the pension corresponding to the length of work experience before January 1, 1991 is calculated according to the norms of the Law of Ukraine “On Pensions”, if there is no preferential length of service according to list No. 1. And the part of the pension that corresponds to the length of work experience developed in the regions of the Extreme North, starting from January 1, 1991, is calculated according to the norms of the legislation of the Russian Federation. The possibility of compensation by the Russian side for the difference between Ukrainian and Russian pensions is currently being discussed.

In accordance with previously existing law enforcement practice, periods of work in Soviet (Russian) Antarctic expeditions and on the Spitsbergen archipelago, although not provided for in the List of regions of the Far North and areas equated to regions of the Far North (approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated November 10, 1967 No. 1029). To date, this practice continues.

Before registration in the individual (personalized) accounting system, a document confirming work in the regions of the Far North and places equivalent to it is a work book. If the location of the organization is clear from the seals and stamps in the work book, you should not be required to submit additional documents. In other cases, a document (archival certificate, standard contract) is required specifying the place of work.

Previously, the issue of work in the Far North on a rotational basis was regulated by Decree No. 794/33-82 of December 31, 1987 “On approval of the basic provisions on the rotational method of organizing work.” Currently it is regulated by paragraph. 2 clause 8 of the Rules for calculating periods of work giving the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension in accordance with Art. 27 and 28 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation”, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 11, 2002 No. 516.

In accordance with the specified Rules, periods of work on a rotational basis in the regions of the Far North and places equivalent to it in case of early assignment of an old-age labor pension in accordance with sub-clause. 6 clause 1 art. 28 of the Federal Law of December 17, 2001 No. 173-FZ are calculated in calendar order, including working time:

1) directly on site;

2) the time of rest between shifts in the rotation camp;

3) travel time from the employer’s location or from the collection point to the place of work and back.

Thus, as before, periods of inter-shift time are not included in the length of service in the regions of the Far North and places equivalent to it, even in cases where the employee permanently resides in these regions and localities.

The time spent working on a rotational basis in the regions of the Far North and places equivalent to it must be counted towards the specified length of service in calendar order on the basis of documents containing information about the periods of work and the time spent in transit from the collection point to the place of work and back.

Military service does not count toward the calendar 15–20 years of work in the Far North and similar areas.

8.3. List of documents required for early assignment of a pension

In order to correctly process and receive your pension on time, you need to know which documents must be submitted to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. The Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation and the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, in agreement with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Federal Archive Service of Russia, issued Resolution No. 16, No. 19pa dated February 27, 2002, which approved the list of documents necessary to establish a labor pension and pensions for state pensions in accordance with the Federal Laws “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation” and “On State Pensions in the Russian Federation”.

First of all, a citizen applies to his territorial branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation with an application to assign him a pension with the obligatory indication that it is early. When applying for an early pension, a citizen must attach a number of documents to the application. These are the documents:

1) confirming experience in the relevant types of work;

2) about the birth of a child;

3) on raising a child up to the age of eight;

4) confirming that the child was recognized as disabled since childhood or a disabled child;

5) recognition as disabled due to military injury;

6) on recognition as a visually impaired person with a third degree limitation in the ability to work;

7) about the presence of the disease (citizens suffering from pituitary dwarfism (Lilliputians), and disproportionate dwarfs);

8) about work in the Far North and equivalent areas.

In addition, every citizen must present a document proving his identity. As a document confirming the identity, age and citizenship of the person to whom the pension is established, the passport of this person is presented. A military ID is presented as a document proving the identity and age of soldiers, sailors, sergeants and foremen undergoing military service upon conscription. As documents certifying the age and citizenship of minors under 14 years of age, a birth certificate, an adoption certificate, as well as other documents confirming citizenship of the Russian Federation are presented.

A death certificate or other document containing the necessary information (if the age is not indicated in the death certificate) is accepted as a document certifying the age of the deceased breadwinner. As a document confirming the place of residence of a citizen applying for a pension, a passport is presented (certificate of registration of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation, issued by the registration authorities of the Russian Federation). As a document confirming the residence of a citizen of the Russian Federation who has applied for a pension, a certificate of registration of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation issued by the registration authorities of the Russian Federation is accepted. A document confirming the place of actual residence of a citizen of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Russian Federation is his personal statement (clause 15 of the List of documents required to establish a labor pension and a state pension in accordance with the Federal Laws “On Labor Pensions” and “On State Pension”). pension provision in the Russian Federation").

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Retirement age for mothers of many children

Mothers of many children can also retire ahead of schedule:

  • at 50 years old - mothers with five children;
  • at 56 - with 4 children;
  • at 57 - with 3 children.

Benefits for women who gave birth and raised 3 and 4 children were introduced in 2019, when it came into force. Early granting of pensions to mothers with many children was one of the measures to soften this law.

To retire early, the following conditions must be met:

  • children should be raised until they reach 8 years;
  • a woman must have insurance experience at least 15 years;
    the total IPC (number of pension points) should be at least 30.

For women with children the law established fixed retirement age, that is, it is in no way tied to the transitional provisions of the law, during which the standards change gradually. For this reason, mothers with 3 and 4 children in the first years of the reform will it is more profitable to retire on a general basis, since in this case the retirement age will be lower.

When the transitional provisions are completed and the general age is 60 years:

  • mothers with three children will leave 3 years ahead of schedule;
  • with four - by 4.

You can read more about preferential retirement for mothers of many children in the article on.

Early retirement pension (for workers on list 1, 2, “small” lists)

Men and women with work experience dangerous, harmful or heavy industries, relies . At the same time, different professions have their own conditions for preferential treatment of pension payments.

  • Workers according to List 1(in underground work, in hot shops or in hazardous working conditions) retire at 45 (women) and 50 years (men).
  • Workers from List 2(working in difficult working conditions) have the right to retire at 50 (women) and 55 years (men).
  • For workers "small" lists The retirement age is set depending on the profession (there are 16 categories in total).

To receive a pension at the specified age, it is necessary to develop the established “harmful” length of service. If experience has not been fully developed, a citizen has the right to reduce the generally established age in proportion to the years worked in the profession (see).

A prerequisite for receiving a disability pension is the payment by the employer of additional insurance contributions for such an employee.

Additional insurance premium rates

The employer who, based on the results, was identified workplaces with hazardous or hazardous conditions, are required to pay insurance premiums to the Pension Fund at an increased rate ().

If such an obligation is not fulfilled by the employer, the employee she may lose the right to early retirement pension. It is for this reason that it is important to regularly monitor whether additional contributions are being paid in the required amount.

Based on the results of a special assessment, a workplace can be assigned one of the four provided classes, depending on which its own additional class is established. tariff (part 3 of article 428 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation):

  • optimal - 0%;
  • acceptable - 0%;
  • harmful - from 2 to 7%;
  • dangerous - 8%.

If the employer did not organize an assessment of working conditions, then you must pay additional fees in the amount of:

  • 9% - for employees on List No. 1;
  • +6% - for employees from List No. 2 and “small” lists.

Pension according to harmfulness, if harmful experience is not fully worked out

If an employee has not fully worked out the harmful work experience established for his profession, he has the right to reduce the retirement age in proportion to the years worked. However, this opportunity is provided only if it has been developed at least half of the required experience.

The reduction for each full year of such work is established relative to the generally established retirement age excluding its increase from 2019(that is, relative to 55 and 60 years old). This means that as a result of the pension reform in the conditions of assigning a pension based on harmfulness nothing changed(even if the experience is not fully developed).

Reducing the retirement age for persons who worked on List No. 1

Reducing the retirement age for persons who worked on List No. 2

Pension for northerners

Citizens living or working in the Far North (FN) or equivalent areas (MKS) also have retirement benefits. The table shows the necessary conditions and the age at which the right of appointment arises.

Category of citizensRetirement ageRequired insurance experience
Persons who have worked in the CS for at least 15 years or 20 in equivalent areas
  • 60 years old - men
  • 55 years old - women
  • 25 years old - men
  • 20 years - women
Citizens who have worked in the ISS for at least 7.5 yearsWhen a pension is assigned, the retirement age is reduced by four months for each year worked.
  • 25 years old - men
  • 20 years - women
Women who have given birth to two or more children and have worked for at least 12 years in the KS districts or 17 years in equivalent areas50 yearsAt least 20 years
  • Let us note that citizens working in the North were affected by the changes carried out within the framework. Their retirement age was increased by 5 years(until the end of 2018 they could retire at 50 and 55). During the transition period (from 2019 to 2022), the retirement age will be lower than indicated in the table.
  • Women with 2 or more children with northern experience were not affected by the changes.

Fishermen, reindeer herders, commercial hunters, etc. also have the right to early retirement. permanently residing on the territory of the CS or ISS. They will be able to receive pension payments at 45 (women) and 50 years (men), provided that they have worked in their profession for 20 and 25 years, respectively.

Pension for the indigenous peoples of the North

Not all citizens living in the Far North or equivalent areas can earn insurance experience. In particular, in the Russian Federation there are about 50 thousand people belonging to small nations. They live in the territory of the traditional settlement of their ancestors, lead a traditional way of life, are engaged in crafts and the national economy. Accordingly, they do not have the opportunity to find a job and, as a result, get paid, since they do not have experience.

The small peoples of the North are assigned, the amount of which in 2019 is 5283.85 rub. They can make such payments upon reaching 50 and 55 years(women and men respectively).

The list of indigenous peoples inhabiting the regions of the North is enshrined in the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1049 of April 13, 2019.

Early pension for unemployed citizens

Citizens laid off from work as a result of downsizing or liquidation of an enterprise and unable to find a job can count on early retirement. This benefit for the unemployed is provided for in Part 2 of Art. 32 Federal Law No. 1032-1 of April 19, 1994. According to the law, employment service authorities may offer an unemployed citizen to retire early if the following conditions are met:

  • presence of official unemployed status (that is, mandatory registration at the labor exchange);
  • having an insurance experience of 25 years for men and 20 years for women;
  • lack of further employment opportunities.

You can retire 2 years before reaching the generally established retirement age. Since these standards are , the age for early appointment will be as follows:

You can read more about preferential retirement for the unemployed in the article on.

When and where to apply for pension benefits?

An application for pension provision is submitted to the territorial office of the Pension Fund at the place of registration, the MFC or through the Personal Account on the Pension Fund website per month before reaching retirement age or acquiring the right to it, if there are any benefits. It's best to start preparing documents 6 months before expected retirement date, having previously consulted with Pension Fund specialists. In this case, there will be enough time to prepare all the documents and make the necessary requests (for example, to the employer).

If all the necessary documents are provided, payments will be assigned. within 10 days, but not earlier than the date on which the right to receive a pension arises.

Insured persons have the right to an old-age labor pension under two conditions:

  1. age – reaching the generally established retirement age (60/55 years for men/women, respectively);
  2. experience - having at least 5 years of insurance experience.

TO to insured persons, among others , Russian citizens include:

Hired employees (working under an employment contract or under a civil law contract, the subject of which is the performance of work and the provision of services, as well as under an author's order agreement, authors of works receiving payments and other remuneration under agreements on the alienation of the exclusive right to works of science, literature, art, publishing license agreements, license agreements granting the right to use works of science, literature, art), for which the transfer of contributions to the Pension Fund by their employer is mandatory;

Self-sufficient workers or so-called “self-employed” (individual entrepreneurs, lawyers, notaries engaged in private practice), paying contributions for themselves in a fixed amount;

Persons paying contributions on their own voluntarily:

Those working abroad, if they voluntarily entered into legal relations under compulsory pension insurance and pay insurance contributions to the Pension Fund for themselves (unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation);

Self-employed people who, as insurers, pay insurance premiums in a fixed amount, in part exceeding this amount;

Individuals for whom insurance contributions for compulsory pension insurance are not paid, but for whom another individual, on a voluntary basis, pays insurance contributions to the budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation;
Starting from October 1, 2008, insured persons also include:

Individuals permanently or temporarily residing in Russia, who are not covered by compulsory pension insurance and who voluntarily pay contributions to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

Early appointment

The Law on Labor Pensions contains a number of exceptions to the general rule for assigning an old-age labor pension, allowing a pension to be assigned before reaching the generally established retirement age (60/55 for men/women, respectively) to persons who have worked for a long time in unfavorable conditions.

The conditions for early assignment of an old-age labor pension are::

  1. Achieving a reduced pension as determined by law age(except for cases where a pension can be assigned regardless of age - the so-called pension “for length of service”).
  2. Trainees conditions:

Having a certain length of experience in the relevant types of work ( special work experience) - in unfavorable working conditions or climatic conditions;
- the presence of a certain duration of total work experience (so-called insurance period). In some cases, the length of the insurance period is not established as a condition for early retirement.

Categories of workers for whom a reduction in the generally established retirement age is provided in connection with work in unfavorable production (underground work, work with harmful, difficult conditions, etc.) or climatic (in the Far North and equivalent areas) conditions, as well as preferential grounds that give the right to early assignment of pensions to citizens related to their physiological characteristics are listed in Art. 27 and 28 of the Law on Labor Pensions.

The rules and specific regulations that are used in calculating and confirming periods of service giving the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension are set out in Table 10 “Basic rules, principles and regulatory framework for calculating length of service when determining the right to a labor pension.”

Table 1. Some types of early-assigned old-age labor pensions.

Legal norm

Federal Law

“On labor pensions in

RF"

employee

Pension

age decreases

for, years

(male/female)

Required experience

years (male/female)

Insurance

(general)

by specialty/in relevant types of work

(special)

Clause 1 clause 1 art. 27

List No. 1 (underground work, work with hazardous working conditions, in hot shops)

10 years

The retirement age is also reduced if there is 1/2 special experience calculated yearly for both men and women

20 / 15

10 / 7,5*

* - in accordance with the Determination of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated November 5, 2002 No. 320-O for persons who, before January 1, 1992, in accordance with previously valid regulatory legal acts, acquired the right to early retirement according to List No. 1, since they had work experience in production of highly toxic and especially harmful radioactive substances, there is a reduced requirement for the duration of special training established by Resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers of April 17, 1959 No. 416-90.

Clause 2 clause 1 art. 27

List No. 2 (work with difficult working conditions)

The retirement age is also reduced if there is 1/2 special experience in the calculation:

1 year for 2.5 years in men;

1 year after 2 years in women

25 / 20

12,5 / 10

Clause 11 clause 1 article 27

persons directly employed full-time in underground and open-pit mining (including mine rescue personnel) in the extraction of coal, shale, ore and other minerals and in the construction of mines and mines

workers of leading professions - longwall miners, drifters, jackhammer operators, mining machine operators

Clause 19 clause 1 article 27

persons who carried out teaching activities in institutions for children

Clause 20 clause 1 article 27

persons who carried out medical and other activities to protect public health in health care institutions in rural areas and urban-type settlements, in cities, rural areas and in urban-type settlements, or only in cities, regardless of their age;

pp. 6 clause 1 article 28

persons who worked in the North

The retirement age is also reduced if you have 7.5 years of work experience in the Far North at the rate of 4 months for each full calendar year of work in the Far North

25 / 20

15 in the Far North / 20 in equivalent areas for both men and women

* - for persons who worked both in the regions of the Far North and in equivalent areas, a labor pension is established for 15 calendar years of work in the Far North.

** - each calendar year of work in areas equated to the regions of the Far North is counted as nine months of work in the regions of the Far North.

***- when determining work experience in the North, work is equated to it and summed up to it, giving the right to a pension accordingly. with pp. 1 - 10 and 16 - 18 p. 1 tbsp. 27 of the Law.

If the work provided for in paragraphs. 1 - 10 and 16 - 18 p. 1 tbsp. 27 of the Law, was carried out in the regions of the North (that is, these periods coincide in time), the summation of length of service does not occur.

Art. 28. 1

persons who worked in the North and in the jobs listed in paragraphs. 1 - 10 p. 1 tbsp. 27 and paragraphs. 7 - 9 p. 1 tbsp. 28 of the Law.

additional 5 years

insurance period required for early assignment of pension in accordance with with pp. 1 - 10 and 16 - 18 p. 1 tbsp. 27

15 in the Far North / 20 in equivalent areas for men and women

necessary for early assignment of pension acc. with pp. 1 - 10 and 16 - 18 clause 1 of Article 27 of the Law, special experience.

In connection with the transition of the Russian pension system to insurance principles, which, in particular, involve linking the size of the labor pension with the amount of mandatory pension contributions paid for a specific person, legislators planned to adopt a package of laws on professional pension systems by January 1, 2003. Additional contributions to them by employers whose employees are employed in special working conditions would ensure the payment of pensions to these employees in the period from the moment of its early assignment until the moment they reach the generally established retirement age. This led to the inclusion of paragraph 3 in Article 27 of the Law on Labor Pensions, stating that to insured persons who have worked in the relevant types of work for less than half the required period as of January 1, 2003, a professional pension should be established. The planned regulations were not adopted by the specified date.

The situation was clarified by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, which indicated in its Determination of October 3, 2006 No. 471-O that paragraph 3 of Article 27 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation”, in its constitutional and legal meaning in the system of current legal regulation in absence of special legislation on professional pensions does not prevent the early assignment of an old-age labor pension to these citizens. Currently, the wording of paragraph 3 of Art. 27 of the Law on Labor Pensions has been brought into line with the position of the Constitutional Court (Law No. 319-FZ of December 30, 2008).

Example 1. A man was employed for 7 years in the work provided for in List No. 1. The specified work took place from 2001 to 2008. The total insurance experience is 20 years.

Clause 3 art. 27 of the Law on Labor Pensions provides, as a condition for maintaining a person’s right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension for work in special working conditions (in this case, for work according to List No. 1), as of January 1, 2003, he has at least half of the required period of work in such conditions – i.e. at least 2.5 years for men (in accordance with Part 2, Clause 1, Clause 1, Article 27, the required period of work according to List No. 1 to trigger the right to early assignment of an old-age pension is 5 years for men). In our example, the citizen does not have 2.5 years of work on List No. 1 as of January 1, 2002.

However, in accordance with the constitutional and legal meaning of the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 27 of the Law on Labor Pensions identified in the ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated October 3, 2006 No. 471-O, insured persons who, as of January 1, 2003, worked in the relevant types of work less than half of the required period, despite the fact that the legislation on professional pension systems, which should regulate the issues of their pension provision, has not yet been adopted, have the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 27 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation”.

Labor pensions for unemployed persons of pre-retirement age

Russian legislation provides for the possibility of early assignment of an old-age labor pension to citizens recognized as unemployed in the prescribed manner.

In accordance with the Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 No. 1032-1 “On Employment of the Population in the Russian Federation” (Article 32), at the proposal of the employment service authorities, unemployed citizens, with their consent, may be assigned a pension for the period until they reach age , giving the right to an old-age labor pension (either the generally established retirement age - 55/60 years, or - if a citizen has grounds for early assignment of an old-age labor pension - a corresponding earlier age), but not earlier than 2 years before reaching the appropriate age.

Thus, the conditions for assigning a pension to an unemployed citizen are collectively the following:

  1. Recognition of him as unemployed in accordance with the procedure established by law.
  2. Lack of employment opportunities for this citizen at the employment service.
  3. Availability insurance period, giving the right to a full old-age pension (25/20 years for men/women, respectively) or length of service for the early assignment of an old-age labor pension in accordance with Articles 27 and 28 of the Law on Labor Pensions.
  4. Reaching a certain age - 2 years less than the age of old-age pension, including early retirement.
  5. Obtaining the status of unemployed must be preceded by dismissal in connection with the liquidation of the organization (or cessation of activity by an individual entrepreneur), reduction in the number or staff of employees of the organization (or individual entrepreneur).
  6. The consent of an unemployed citizen to send him to an old-age pension early.

The size of the pension assigned to the unemployed is determined according to the norms of the insurance part of the old-age labor pension established by the Law on Labor Pensions. Upon reaching retirement age, including at which an old-age labor pension is assigned early, a citizen has the right to transfer to an old-age labor pension (part of an old-age labor pension).
When work is resumed, the payment of the pension established for unemployed citizens stops and is restored only after the specified work is terminated.
Starting from the date of pension assignment, the payment of unemployment benefits stops, and at the same time the citizen is deregistered as unemployed.

This material does not address issues of pension provision for foreign citizens, Russian citizens living abroad and other issues of pension provision with the participation of a foreign element.

The voluntary payment of insurance contributions in itself does not mean the acquisition of the right to a labor pension. To receive a pension, length of service and age conditions must also be met.

The enshrinement in the Law of the right of citizens to independently voluntarily enter into legal relations under compulsory pension insurance corresponds to the constitutional and legal meaning of paragraph 1 of Art. 29 of the Federal Law “On Compulsory Pension Insurance in the Russian Federation”, which states that if any individual performing work or providing services on the territory of Russia is exempt from taxation by the unified social tax, then such person has the right to voluntarily enter into legal relations under compulsory pension insurance and pay the corresponding insurance premiums directly for yourself.

The new federal law “On Insurance Pensions” has made significant changes to the procedure for the formation and calculation of the insurance part of the pension, introducing the so-called individual coefficient, which is also taken into account when assigning a labor pension early. However, your work experience before 2019 will not disappear; it will also be taken into account when you retire. Moreover, it is possible to apply the calculation rules that were in effect previously.

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Basic Concepts

This article is devoted to the consideration of the relationship between legislative innovations and previous requirements for the early assignment of a pension.

What it is

As a general rule, old-age retirement depends on the combination of the following three conditions:

  • reaching the required age (men - sixty years and women - fifty-five);
  • insurance period (depending on the period of payment of insurance premiums by the employer). For those retiring this year, this period of service must be at least six years. It is planned that in nine years (by 2024) the duration of the insurance period will be 15 years or more:
  • individual pension coefficient (IPC), mentioned above and introduction
    which is a novelty of legislation. Employers annually pay insurance contributions to the Pension Fund for their employees. According to innovations in legislation, this money is converted into points. These points are reflected by the individual coefficient. The IPC in 2019 will be 6.6. And in the future it will increase every year by 2.4. Maximum size – 30.

There are many cases when employees of organizations “go” to old age pension before reaching the above age.

Persons whose work takes place in difficult conditions or in the presence of harmful factors unfavorable to the body have the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension.

Such work can lead to partial or complete loss of professional ability to work.

Therefore, the period of work is limited and is called the required length of service (i.e., time spent working in hazardous industries, in the Far North, in schools and hospitals, etc.).

This indicator is a necessary condition for receiving an early insurance pension.

Articles 30, 31 of the Federal Law determine the types of work that ensure the right to early retirement. However, this issue is specified in more detail in the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Who should

The list of positions and institutions from which you can retire early is quite large. Let's look at some types of work.

Examples of types of work that will require compliance with all three conditions (age, length of service, special experience). Since 2019, the IPC is required for all categories.

Work associated with difficult working conditions:

  • labor of locomotive maintenance teams;
  • on railway transport and metro;
  • work in expeditions, geological exploration parties;
  • labor of loggers, etc.

Certain requirements are established for the listed employees:

City transport drivers (trams, buses or trolleybuses):

And now examples of work that will require not complete, but only selective compliance with the conditions:

  1. Women workers in the textile industry are entitled to a pension as soon as they turn 50, but they must have 20 years of experience in their specialty. The total insurance period does not matter.
  2. Teaching staff have the right to retire after working in their specialty for 25 years. There are no requirements for age or insurance coverage.
  3. Medical workers who work in healthcare institutions can retire early after working for 25 years in rural areas or 30 years in cities. Like teachers, doctors only need the necessary experience. Age and overall experience do not matter.
  4. Persons with creative professions who perform on stage in theaters. For workers in this category, the insurance period does not matter, but the age of early retirement (50 - 55 years) and professional experience (15 - 30 years) are taken into account.

Some citizens are entitled to early retirement depending on completely different conditions. So, for example, a pension may be assigned in connection with:

The legislative framework

From January 1, 2019, the rules for assigning and paying pensions are regulated by the following Federal laws:

Its provisions can only be applied to calculate the insurance part of the pension for the period of work before January 1, 2019.

All adopted legislative acts are developed in order to implement the Strategy for the long-term development of the pension system of the Russian Federation, approved

It is planned that, thanks to the implementation of the Strategy, the average size of the old-age labor pension will be 2.5 - 3 times the subsistence level of a pensioner.

Some acts of the Government of the Russian Federation continue to act:

  1. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 29, 2002 No. 781
    “On the lists of jobs, professions, positions, specialties and institutions, taking into account which an old-age labor pension is assigned early in accordance with Article 27 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation”.
  2. “On approval of the rules for calculating periods of work giving the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension in accordance with Article 27 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation”

Assignment Rules

For the early assignment of an insurance pension, the main indicator will be the special length of service.

Therefore, it is necessary to know which periods, in addition to the main job, are included in the length of service that gives the right to an early pension:

  • periods of temporary incapacity,
  • annual (main and additional) vacations;
  • probationary period when hiring (it does not matter whether the employee passed it or not);
  • forced absenteeism due to illegal dismissal (if the employee is reinstated);
  • study leaves;
  • refresher courses. At this time, the average salary is maintained, which means that the employer makes pension contributions.

Important! Parental leave does not count towards this length of service!
But the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation made a small amendment - so, if care leave began before October 6, 1992, then it will be included in the length of service giving the right to early retirement.

The right to early assignment of a labor pension (harmful working conditions)

Articles 27 and 28 of the previous Law deal with issues of early retirement.

This right is granted to teaching and medical workers, persons associated with harmful and difficult working conditions, civil servants, employees of railway transport, the textile industry, etc.

Article 30 of the new law “On Insurance Pensions” is called “Reservation of the right to early assignment of an insurance pension” and almost exactly repeats the cases of early retirement listed in Article 27 of the previous law.

The innovation is that it is now mandatory to have an IPC of at least 30.

Monthly receipt of funds for personal maintenance is issued upon reaching a certain age and completing the work experience. However, there are some exceptions; in particular, the right to early retirement. What categories of citizens have the opportunity to receive early cash payments? How to retire early? All these questions will be answered in detail in the article.

general characteristics

Unfortunately, not all citizens have sufficient legal culture. That is why many workers are not aware of some of the nuances of the current legislation regulating the right to early retirement. All benefits, rights, additional payments and many other important legal elements are enshrined, first of all, in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. But in addition to it, it is also worth highlighting a large number of Government decrees and regulations (in particular, the Federal Law on assessing working conditions). All presented regulations regulate the following concept.

Early retirement (Article 27 of the Federal Russian Federation) is a direct connection with the professional activity of a particular person, carried out under specific production conditions or stipulated by certain social norms.

Thus, a person who carries out his labor activity in production with unusual working conditions has the right not only to various types of benefits, but also to early payments. Moreover, the profession must be truly “harmful”: the full list of difficult jobs was approved by the Council of Ministers of the USSR, but has remained virtually unchanged to this day. Who retires early? This will be discussed further below.

Early old age pension: who is entitled?

An early pension is the option of receiving monthly payments, in which the permitted age will not reach more than 2 years later. Persons who are in a Russian employment center as unemployed, as well as those who have appropriate work experience (20 years for females and 25 years for males), can apply for such a pension. Accordingly, early pensions in the Russian Federation are issued only to those persons who meet the above criteria.

The presence of harmful or difficult working conditions in work invariably entails the possibility of receiving an early pension. Harmful working conditions are considered to be physical or psychological stress, and more recently, work in the Far North. Russian legislation establishes the possibility of obtaining so-called shortened work experience. It is thanks to him that it will be possible to receive early pension payments.

It is also worth noting that the worker has any serious illnesses. If continuing to work is impossible due to health reasons, then early retirement can be issued only if a special medical report is provided to the employment center.

List of hazardous professions

If an employee carries out his labor activity in a job with harmful characteristics of work, then the possibility of early retirement increases significantly. Which professions fall under the category of “harmful”? Since Soviet times, a classification has been preserved that allows one to accurately determine the degree of severity of labor. Thus, there are four levels of professional activity:


The issuance of each such degree is possible only if attention is paid to the following points:

  • increased dust content in the air, the presence of dirt;
  • poor quality lighting;
  • loud noises;
  • harmful radiation;
  • working with harmful microorganisms, viruses, bacteria, chemicals, etc.;
  • increased vibrations;
  • high level of humidity;
  • air temperature is too low or too high;
  • duration of stress in work activity and much more.

From all the presented criteria comes another classification: list 1 - these are professions with a critical degree of harm, and list 2 - certain types of heavy professions and positions. Both of these lists can be easily found on the official website of the Ministry of Labor.

Categories of citizens

Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 400 contains more than 20 points, which indicate both the conditions for early retirement and some professions in which one can qualify for early retirement. What exactly is worth highlighting here? Here are some of the specialties specified in the law:

  • railway workers;
  • search engines and geological prospectors;
  • miners;
  • public transport drivers;
  • workers of river and sea vessels;
  • aviation workers;
  • rescue workers;
  • persons working underground (miners, metro workers, etc.);
  • workers in the field of execution of punishments (prison workers);
  • teachers;
  • community health workers;
  • theater workers and some other workers.

Among other things, special categories of citizens are distinguished here:

  • (raising more than five children);
  • visually impaired;
  • persons injured as a result of hostilities;
  • dwarfs and midgets;
  • workers of the Far North.

All of the above persons can receive an early pension. At what age is retirement possible? This will be discussed further below.

Conditions for early retirement

How to apply early First, you should pay attention to the following conditions:

If the appropriate conditions are met, it is worth paying attention to the contents of the so-called lists 1 and 2, mentioned above. Thus, a woman belonging to list 1 has the right to a pension upon reaching 53 years of age, with a total working experience of 15 years. The duration of work in hazardous production should not be less than seven years. In accordance with List 2, a woman can apply for a pension from the age of 45. The working experience should not be less than 20 years.

What do the lists say about male workers? In accordance with List 1, a man who has reached 50 years of age can apply for a pension after accumulating 20 years of service. List 2 sets the minimum age of a worker at 55 years and 25 years of work experience (12 in hazardous conditions).

Thus, it can not be issued by all persons, but only by those who meet the above criteria.

Early pension in the Russian Federation: registration procedure

What actions need to be taken to receive early pension payments? First, you should contact your local Employment Center with a corresponding application. They will give you a document that you need to fill out. The authority will definitely help you prepare the paper in a high-quality manner. Within a month, the Employment Center will provide the citizen with a response - with consent to carry out further work or with a justified refusal.

What do you need to provide to the Employment Center in addition to the application? As a rule, these should be the following documents:

  • passport and its photocopy;
  • military ID;
  • child’s birth certificate (if the employee has children);
  • original and copy of work book.

The Employment Center may also request the following documents:

  • certificate of dependents;
  • address statement (about place of residence);
  • disability certificate;
  • certificate of upbringing of a child under eight years of age;
  • document on family composition;
  • certificate or certificates of guardianship.

The authority may request many other certificates - for example, individual documents from work. It is very important to fill out all the papers correctly and correctly, check for the presence of seals and signatures.

Citizen's rights

The question of how to retire early is regulated by many Russian federal laws. What rights does a citizen who plans to retire early have?

A citizen is able to demand from his employer all the necessary documentation necessary for transfer to the employment center or the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. Moreover, the employer of the enterprise must confirm the preferential length of service of the employee. If the employer for some reason does not do this, then such a task is assigned to the relevant government body.

As soon as the employee receives a pension insurance certificate, all information about his “movements” will be taken into account by the Russian Pension Fund.

It is also worth citing the classic formula for calculating early retirement:

SP = PK*S*K+FV*K

  • FV - basic payment;
  • C - the cost of one coefficient at the time of registration of a pension;
  • PC is the total amount of pension type coefficients earned;
  • K - increasing indices to PV.

All persons who have correctly completed the necessary papers at the Employment Center and the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation retain the right to receive an early retirement pension.

Reductions or liquidation of the enterprise

It is far from uncommon for situations when an employee of pre-retirement age suddenly loses his job. The reason for dismissal may be in the organization, the elimination of jobs and much more. Naturally, almost no organization expresses a desire to hire a person who has very little time left before retirement. The situation, I must say, is very uncomfortable, and often completely hopeless. Still, the citizen wants to “finish off” his work experience, but there are no opportunities for this. What to do in such situations? This is where you should ask yourself the question of how to retire early. The first thing to do is to compare your indicators with those required for early payments, compare past working conditions with the required “harmfulness”. At what age do people retire early? As already mentioned, men must not be less than 58 years old, and women must not be less than 53 years old. The following conditions must also be met:

  • dismissal from work was based only on the reason of staff reduction or liquidation of a workplace (one’s own desire and medical indicators are not taken into account);
  • having a certain length of service (25 years for men and 20 years for women);
  • the citizen is a member of the employment service;
  • There are no suitable vacancies on the labor exchange.

If citizens have committed offenses that resulted in the termination of social benefits, then they should not expect early retirement.

Can they refuse?

Quite often, the Employment Center or the Pension Fund of Russia refuses citizens to apply for an early pension. As a result, applicants have to go to the courts and resolve cases there. Naturally, such examples illustrate the unsatisfactory level of state protection of citizens' rights to receive pensions. And yet it is worth citing the main reasons for refusing early retirement. Here you need to highlight:


What should be done if the above authorities received a refusal? How to retire early no matter what? There is only one way out - to contact higher authorities. A complaint is filed with the same Pension Fund; All necessary documents must be attached to it. The complaint will be considered within a month. If the refusal comes again, then there is only one way out: to go to the courts of general jurisdiction. You will need to file a filing to contest the refusal.

Features of registration of a pension

For both employed and unemployed citizens, certain features of pension registration are provided. A working citizen should remember the following:

  • the employer is obliged to pay severance pay for a two-month period;
  • payments from a previous job will stop if a citizen registers as unemployed.

Unemployed citizens should remember that full work experience makes it possible to receive subsidies. Moreover, each year worked beyond the total length of service gives the right to an extension of state support for two weeks. If a citizen becomes an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity, then the receipt of early pensions ceases until the closure of this status.