Increase in pensions for military personnel this year. Legislative regulation of military pensions in Russia. Indexation of pensions for military pensioners

At the beginning of this year, the country's government began to gradually index pensions for all categories of pensioners. The peculiarity is that usually this procedure begins on the first of February, but this year the beginning was moved forward a month. The reason for this action by the government is that initially funds were included in the budget taking into account a higher inflation rate. As a result, it turned out to be a record low - only 2.5 percent, which made it possible to start the indexation procedure earlier.

According to statistics, a third of the population in our country belongs to the category of pensioners, of which about three million are military pensioners. Who are also concerned about the question: will there be an increase in pensions for military pensioners?

It is worth noting that the listed categories of pensioners have higher pension payments than the civilian population. This is due to the fact that the specific nature of the service in these categories implies increased psychological and physical stress on employees. In addition, after taking the appropriate oath, they are entrusted with the obligation to be ready to carry out their direct tasks, during which they may receive serious injuries and even lose their lives.

Amounts of military pensions

According to the conclusions made by financial experts, the pension allowance of military personnel is on average approximately 23-24 thousand rubles. Based on this, the government used an adjustment factor to calculate benefits. According to this, the increase will be approximately 4% of the existing values. Fortunately, according to those in power, there are funds for this in the state’s pocket.

To receive financial benefits, after leaving service, these categories of citizens must serve a certain number of years. Under standard conditions, it is equal to 20 years. When participating in hostilities, military personnel's length of service is counted in a ratio of 1 to 2.

The size of the future allowance is influenced mainly by the position held by the future pensioner and then, as influence increases, by rank, length of service and other factors.

The government actively discussed increasing the pension benefits for all retirees in 2019 last year. And for both types:

Upon reaching retirement age.
For health reasons (disability).

Indexing

The budget provides more than 2.26 billion rubles to increase the size of pensions for military retirees. Although many say that the increase itself will occur in 2019. Until then, the project will be frozen. In the meantime, a number of additions are envisaged from all involved ministries at the level of federal and regional entities.

According to the latest news, former military personnel and persons equivalent to them are expected to increase legal pension payments by 4% compared to last year. This indicator gives a good addition, taking into account the fact that even without this, military retirees have higher pensions than their civilian “colleagues”. So, taking into account the increase, their pension should be enough to solve any everyday and other problems.

The legal four percent awaits all retirees who have retired from military or similar service. According to the country's leadership, such an increase awaits military retirees in the next couple of years, that is, by the indicated 4 percent. According to the government's plans, this figure will have to cover the inflation rate for the coming years.

Military pension reform

All military personnel and persons equivalent to them have already been told about the planned increase in military pensions by 4 percent. But the government has also taken a course towards reducing “pension” payments to all categories of citizens. For example, increase the retirement period; for the military, this means increasing the length of service. At least, increasing the standard length of service following the example of civil servants has already been considered by the relevant government services.

The point of all these proposed changes is that government spending on pensions will be reduced. Thus, the burden on the budget is reduced, and there will be no deficit. But as representatives of the Ministry of Finance noted in their statements, everything will depend on economic indicators and the capabilities of the country’s future budget.

By the way, at the beginning of the year, rumors began to circulate among military pensioners that they would be paid an additional 2.5 thousand rubles every month. And, as it turns out, the rumors are not entirely unfounded. True, not everyone will receive the supplement, only a third, and only those who have reached old age, this is the first thing. Secondly, the amount will depend on the rank of the retiree.

Separately, it is worth mentioning another category - families of military personnel and persons equivalent to them. In the event of the loss of a breadwinner as a result of service, they are entitled to a social pension, the amount of which for civilians is five thousand rubles. In our case it will be slightly increased:

If a soldier died from a disease that he received during work, then the initial amount will increase by 40%.
The serviceman died from a wound received during work - 50%.
The death of a serviceman was caused by an illness acquired during service - the initial amount is increased by 150%.
Death caused by military trauma - increase should be 200%.

Ecuadorian authorities have denied Julian Assange asylum at the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks was detained by British police, and this has already been called the biggest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. Why are they taking revenge on Assange and what awaits him?

Australian programmer and journalist Julian Assange became widely known after the website WikiLeaks, which he founded, published secret documents from the US State Department in 2010, as well as materials related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But it was quite difficult to find out who the police, supporting by the arms, were leading out of the building. Assange had grown a beard and looked nothing like the energetic man he had previously appeared in photographs.

According to Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, Assange was denied asylum due to his repeated violations of international conventions.

He is expected to remain in custody at a central London police station until he appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Why is the President of Ecuador accused of treason?

Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called the current government's decision the biggest betrayal in the country's history. “What he (Moreno - editor’s note) did is a crime that humanity will never forget,” Correa said.

London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. The British Foreign Office believes that justice has triumphed. The representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, has a different opinion. “The hand of “democracy” is squeezing the throat of freedom,” she noted. The Kremlin expressed hope that the rights of the arrested person will be respected.

Ecuador sheltered Assange because the former president had left-of-center views, criticized U.S. policies and welcomed WikiLeaks' release of secret documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to personally meet Correa: he interviewed him for the Russia Today channel.

However, in 2017, the government in Ecuador changed, and the country set a course towards rapprochement with the United States. The new president called Assange “a stone in his shoe” and immediately made it clear that his stay on the embassy premises would not be prolonged.

According to Correa, the moment of truth came at the end of June last year, when US Vice President Michael Pence arrived in Ecuador for a visit. Then everything was decided. “You have no doubt: Lenin is simply a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans on the fate of Assange. And now he is trying to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador is supposedly continuing the dialogue,” Correa said in an interview with the Russia Today channel.

How Assange made new enemies

The day before his arrest, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristin Hrafnsson said that Assange was under total surveillance. “WikiLeaks uncovered a large-scale spy operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy,” he noted. According to him, cameras and voice recorders were placed around Assange, and the information received was transferred to the Donald Trump administration.

Hrafnsson clarified that Assange was going to be expelled from the embassy a week earlier. This did not happen only because WikiLeaks released this information. A high-ranking source told the portal about the plans of the Ecuadorian authorities, but the head of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Jose Valencia, denied the rumors.

Assange's expulsion was preceded by the corruption scandal surrounding Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published a package of INA Papers, which traced the operations of the offshore company INA Investment, founded by the brother of the Ecuadorian leader. Quito said it was a conspiracy between Assange and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former Ecuadorian leader Rafael Correa to overthrow Moreno.

In early April, Moreno complained about Assange's behavior at Ecuador's London mission. “We must protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already crossed all boundaries in terms of violating the agreement that we came to with him,” the president said. “This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and hack.” ". At the same time, back in February last year it became known that Assange at the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with the outside world, in particular, his Internet access was cut off.

Why Sweden stopped its prosecution of Assange

At the end of last year, Western media, citing sources, reported that Assange would be charged in the United States. This was never officially confirmed, but it was because of Washington’s position that Assange had to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy six years ago.

In May 2017, Sweden stopped investigating two rape cases in which the portal’s founder was accused. Assange demanded compensation from the country's government for legal costs in the amount of 900 thousand euros.

Earlier, in 2015, Swedish prosecutors also dropped three charges against him due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

Where did the investigation into the rape case lead?

Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to get protection from US authorities. But he was investigated for rape. In November 2010, a warrant was issued for his arrest in Stockholm, and Assange was put on the international wanted list. He was detained in London, but was soon released on bail of 240 thousand pounds.

In February 2011, a British court decided to extradite Assange to Sweden, after which a number of successful appeals followed for the WikiLeaks founder.

British authorities placed him under house arrest before deciding whether to extradite him to Sweden. Breaking his promise to the authorities, Assange asked for asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy, which was granted to him. Since then, the UK has had its own claims against the WikiLeaks founder.

What awaits Assange now?

The man was re-arrested on a US extradition request for publishing classified documents, police said. At the same time, Deputy Head of the British Foreign Ministry Alan Duncan said that Assange would not be sent to the United States if he faced the death penalty there.

In the UK, Assange is likely to appear in court on the afternoon of April 11. This is stated on the WikiLeaks Twitter page. British authorities are likely to seek a maximum sentence of 12 months, the man's mother said, citing his lawyer.

At the same time, Swedish prosecutors are considering reopening the rape investigation. Attorney Elizabeth Massey Fritz, who represented the victim, will seek this.

The expected news of the beginning of 2018 for Russian pensioners is the next annual indexation of pension payments. Traditional event dates:

February 1 for insurance benefits;
April 1st for social.

There will be an increase in pension benefits in 2018 earlier than scheduled. Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin announced what will happen pension increase from January 1, 2018. The reason given for this is the need to make real increases and improve the well-being of Russian citizens as early as possible. This is due to the fact that indexation will not depend on inflation for 2017, since the budget includes funds to increase the more predicted price growth.

Who will receive a pension increase in January 2018 and for how long? This increase will affect citizens who are recipients of insurance payments and do not work. The increase will be 3.7% in accordance with the expected inflation rate at the end of 2017 (currently, the forecast for the growth rate of the cost of products and services has been reduced to 3.2%).

How the main components will change in price:

The IPC will increase from 78.58 rubles to 81.49 rubles;
The size of the fixed part will increase from 4805.11 to 4,982.9 rubles;
The average insurance payment in the country will increase from 13,700 to 14,000 rubles(old age), from 8,400 to 8 7 00 (disabled) and from 8 600 to 8 900 (for the loss of a breadwinner).

Pensions from January 1, 2018 will increase only for recipients of insurance benefits; recipients of social benefits will have to wait until April 1 for an increase in 4,1% . The average sizes will change as follows:

Social from 8 700 to 9,045 rubles;
For disabled children from 13,000 to 13,699 rubles.

On November 30, 2017, Dmitry Medvedev, answering questions from journalists, said that increasing pensions is a priority for the state.

“If we talk about pensioners, then, of course, the main task here is to increase pensions. What we faced some time ago was the challenge of indexing pensions in line with inflation or even above inflation. But, in fact, we have now ensured this,” Medvedev said, speaking about the support of various groups of Russians.

The Prime Minister also indicated that pensions will be indexed in full from January 1, 2018 - there is money for this.

“I want to officially say absolutely on behalf of both the government and the Pension Fund. In this sense, everything is in order in the Pension Fund, there is money to pay pensions in full, and there will be no problems at all. There won't be any problems"

Pensions in 2018 will be indexed above the inflation rate:

“We proceed from the need to pay pensions and index them next year not even in February, but in January. And this indexation will be clearly higher than inflation"

Increase in social pensions from January 1, 2018

Date of the annual increase in state pensions - April 1. Increase in social pension in 2018 disabled people, children and old-age pensioners will be carried out once during the same period. The changed pension amount will be transferred from the beginning of the month.

Increase size is established by the Government annually based on the growth rate of the cost of living. In 2018, it was adopted in the amount of 1.041, that is, the increase in security will be 4,1% .

Base social pension size until April 2018 is equal to 5034.25 rubles, after - will grow to 5240.65 rubles. We present the content for various categories of recipients in the form of a table:

An increase in the social pension in 2018 will lead to its growth in average terms to 9045 rubles, for disabled children - 13699 rubles.

The value of the individual pension coefficient in 2018

After the reform of the pension system, which took place in 2015, the largest role in the amount of pension provision began to play individual pension coefficient. The number of IPCs reflects the amount of employer insurance contributions for an employee, converted into pension points.

Minimum IPC amount, which a future pensioner must earn is 13.8 points. It will gradually increase in subsequent years up to 30(by 2025). If the pensioner does not reach the required number, then the pension will be denied. In this case, the maximum number of points that can be earn in a year, limited:

8,26 in 2017.
8,7 in 2018.

The size of the IPC is also subject to change. Indexation will take place on January 1 at the budgeted rate of 3.7%. As a result, the cost IPK in 2018 for one point it will increase to 81.49 rubles. Already assigned benefits will be recalculated in accordance with the new values, and new ones will be accrued taking it into account.

How much will the fixed payment be indexed from January 1

The second constant value involved in the pension calculation formula is a fixed payment. This is a legally established amount of funds accrued to all types of insurance pensions. It is not received only by military pensioners who are entitled to receive a second security.

Fixed payment towards pension in 2018 will also be increased on January 1 by 3.7%. Its main size after the increase will be 4982.9 rubles. A feature of the appointment is that it may vary depending on the type of pension or category of recipient.

The increase in payment is due only on one of the grounds, that is, a group 1 disabled person who has turned 80 years old will continue to receive a pension in the same amount, since the fixed payment has already been increased to the maximum possible amount.

The fixed payment in 2018 also serves to calculate additional payments for a pensioner's dependent. Its size is defined as 1/3 of the base value:

1661 ruble for one.
3322 rubles for two.
4982 rubles for three. A larger number of disabled people is not taken into account.

Increasing social benefits for pensioners

For some types of collateral, additional social payments in 2018 in the form of a monthly cash supplement and a set of social services. Their beneficiaries are disabled pensioners, veterans, Chernobyl victims and a number of other special categories. The amount of the CU for each of them is different, and the NSI has a single cost and a list of services in kind.

On October 24, 2017, a government decree was published, which determined a single procedure indexation of social benefits, the need for which was outlined by Vladimir Putin. According to the bill, indexation of social benefits will take place on February 1, 2018, and its size will be equal to inflation over the past year. According to forecasts, this value will be 3,2% , and at the end of the year it can be adjusted up or down.

Increase in social payments in 2018 will affect the amounts of basic payments, which will be:

Will there be a one-time payment of 5,000 rubles to pensioners in 2018?

In 2016, the pension indexation procedure was changed due to the lack of budgetary funds and problems in the country's economy. On February 1, pension payments were only indexed by 4%, despite the fact that inflation for 2015 was 12.9%. Additional indexation of the collateral was scheduled for October, but was never carried out.

As compensation for this difference, the Government decided to provide pensioners with one-time payment of 5,000 rubles. At the same time, it was possible to get it once, but did not participate in further indexing. The amount of compensation was calculated based on the average pension multiplied by the coefficient of increase, which was not carried out. Simply put, pensioners would receive exactly 5,000 rubles in the case of the usual indexation procedure, having a pension of 13,000 rubles.

The payment was transferred in January 2017 along with the basic pension for all pensioners, which included both working and military pensioners. Only pensioners with low income could feel the benefit from it, and only in the short term. For the rest, the payment did not cover the income from indexation. One-time payment to pensioners in 2018 not provided.

Indexation in 2018 will be carried out in full, the costs for it have already been included in the budget, so the question of whether there will be a lump sum payment to pensioners in 2018 is no longer relevant. The increase in pension benefits will be 3.7% from January 1 for recipients of insurance payments.

Latest news about raising the retirement age in 2018

Retirement age in Russia is one of the lowest in the world. Current standards were introduced back in Soviet times in 1932 and amount to 55 years for women and 60 years for men.

In 2018, no changes in this area are expected for the majority of pensioners. Only civil servants, for which there is a gradual increase over six months. The retirement age in Russia from 2018 for men holding government positions will be minimally 61 years old and for women - 56 years old. The final figures will be 65 and 63 years, respectively.

Current Bloomberg statistics for 2017 show an aging population with 2.4 working people per retiree, which is extremely low. That is, there are more people disabled by age than workers, in connection with this, pension provision is only 34% of salary before going on vacation.

To change the current situation and improve the standard of living of pensioners, government officials are introducing bills to increase the retirement age citizens.

September 1 In 2017, the deputy head of United Russia, Andrei Isaev, proposed adding to the list of industries whose workers would retire in the same way as civil servants: the age and promotion procedure are the same. However, Isaev did not indicate a list of such positions.
1st of February In 2017, a number of media outlets published information about the final decision of the Cabinet of Ministers to increase the retirement period.
Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin made similar proposals several times. On January 13, he introduced a draft law to raise the age to 63 and 65 years (for women and men). According to latest news, on November 16, 2017, he also stated that there are no alternatives to this measure, and the government will have no other choice.

All these statements and proposals were rejected and refuted by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor. They noted that the question Will the retirement age increase in 2018? or subsequent ones will not be discussed in the government in the coming years.

Will pensions for working pensioners be indexed in 2018?

Working pensioners will no longer have to wait for indexation. For them, a moratorium on indexing pension payments during employment will be maintained.

Let us remind you that indexation of pensions for working citizens retirement has been suspended since 2016. The reason given was the difficult situation in the Russian economy. For example, the abolition of indexation for working pensioners in 2017 helped the country’s budget save 12 billion rubles.

The growth of pension payments for employed pensioners occurs only due to recalculation on August 1. During this period, the calculation includes data on pension coefficients earned over the past year. Pensions increased in 2017 from 74 to 222 rubles depending on the number of points awarded.

It is worth noting that such growth cannot in any way be compared with the growth in pensions of non-working persons. This means that the pension benefits of working retirees are devalued and fall in purchasing power.

Currently, a working pensioner can receive 1-3 points per year. The abolition of this restriction is currently being actively discussed. Thus, for the bulk of the working population, another restriction has been established - you can earn no more than 8.26 points in a year.

Increasing the minimum wage and increasing the amount of insurance contributions to the Pension Fund

The minimum wage is established by labor legislation, Article 133. From July 1, 2017, the minimum wage is 7800 rubles, which is less than 70% of the subsistence level for the working population for the 2nd quarter of 2017.

The law on increasing the minimum wage to the minimum wage was introduced by the Government of the Russian Federation in early September. The decision whether increase in the minimum wage in 2018, was not adopted by law; on November 8, approval was passed at a meeting of the State Duma only in the first reading. The changes involve a gradual equalization of these quantities:

0,85 from PM in 2018;
1 rep in 2019.

In this case, the subsistence minimum will be taken for the second quarter of the previous year. Next year Minimum wage from January 1 should be:

11163 * 85% = 9489 rubles.

What will be the size in 2019 will become known after the publication of the PM for the 2nd quarter of 2018.

In addition to the employee’s salary, the minimum wage affects the calculation of some compensation and social benefits, for example:

minimum payment for sick leave due to illness or pregnancy and childbirth.
benefits for caring for a disabled child.
Until January 1, 2018, individual entrepreneurs’ insurance premiums depended on it, but from that date a fixed amount will be applied - 7,500 rubles.

An increase in the minimum wage will affect all payments calculated on its basis, which will also be increased proportionally.

Insurance premium rates employer for the formation of pension benefits are 22% of income for some areas of activity it is even lower. Its size will not change next year. Rates for health and social insurance will remain the same 5.1 and 2.9%. The general rate is 30% and will not change until 2020. The amount of fixed contributions will increase by 4,395 rubles and amount to:

26,545 rubles to the Pension Fund.
5,840 rubles for health insurance.

Will grow in 2018 limit amount insurance premiums:

1,021,000 rubles for pension insurance.
815,000 rubles in case of temporary disability.

As the maximum amount of insurance premiums increases, the payments that can be received as maternity and sick leave also increase. Their size will be limited in 2018 61,375 rubles per month, which is 3,500 rubles more than this year.

Pension for military pensioners in 2018

On October 25, at a government meeting, Vladimir Putin instructed to provide funds for indexation of military pensions and salaries of active military personnel, which should take place January 1, 2018. The increase will apply to former military personnel and persons equivalent to them.

The size of military pensions in Russia depends on the salary of military personnel, which should increase annually, but has not increased since 2013 due to a freeze. The growth of pension payments for the military occurs only due to changes in the so-called reduction factor. The decision to increase it is made annually by the Government of the Russian Federation. In 2017, the increase in payments for this reason was about 4%, with an increase in the coefficient to 72,23% .

Military pensions in 2018. Boost. How much will an ordinary military pensioner receive this year?

Today in our country there are approximately 2.7 million military pensioners. This is a fairly large mass of people who are looking forward to improving their financial condition. This year they have a lot to be happy about. Between 2013 and 2017, pensions for former military personnel increased by a record 24%. This means that the average pension of a former military personnel is significantly higher than that of a pensioner who in the recent past worked in some civilian profession.

The pension increase for former military personnel will take place in 2018. The income of this category of citizens will be revised upward. Now it will be 4% more. This is not much, but this money should be enough to provide for all the basic needs of an elderly person.

Increase in military pensions in 2018. The forum on this topic did not lead to any tangible increase in payments, however, the monetary allowance of this social group is already at a fairly high level. There is no information yet about what is called the “Second increase in military pensions in 2018”.

Increasing pensions for military pensioners in 2018

The real increase in military pensions in 2018 will be slightly less than 4%. The fact is that the country is experiencing inflation, so almost all goods are gradually becoming more expensive. As a result, the real increase in income for pensioners is almost imperceptible.

Increase in military pensions from January 2018

Military pensions. Promotion in 2018. The State Duma has not yet made any decisions regarding additional payments to former military personnel. According to experts, the situation with military pensions may change depending on the economic situation of the country. It is possible that this year, pleasant surprises will await older people who gave their best years to the service of the Fatherland.

What's the end result? The increase in military pensions from January 1, 2018 was 4%.

Percentage of increase in military pension in 2018

Military pensions in 2018. Boost. Last news.

This year, pensioners who have given a significant part of their lives to military service will expect an increase in payments by 4% compared to last year. This should be enough for the pensioner to solve any everyday problems that may arise. Despite inflation, 4% is a pretty good increase, especially considering that the pensions of former military personnel are already quite large.

If anyone didn’t know about the pension increase expected in 2018, now everything has fallen into place. The legal 4% increase will be received by everyone who has already completed their military career and went on a well-deserved rest.

It is expected that in the next couple of years, increases for former military personnel will remain at the current level, that is, every year the increase will be the same 4%. This amount should fully cover inflation, so retirees should not worry.

It is important to note that the size of a military pension varies not only depending on the length of service, but also on the rank in which the person retired. For example, a lieutenant colonel can receive almost 25 thousand rubles a month. This is a fairly large amount of pension payments, because in other areas people receive much less. It is not surprising that today many Russians strive to build a military career, because despite the everyday inconveniences associated with military service, a citizen who has successfully coped with all the hardships of military life can expect a comfortable old age. Also, the Deputy Minister of Defense recently noted that there is no accurate information yet about additional payments to military pensioners. It is possible that a positive economic situation will allow the state to increase the income of its citizens.