Long Service Pension Scheme for Federal State Civil Servants

Federal state civil servants.¹

• Fully tax-financed out of the federal budget through transfers to the budget of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

• The territorial authority of the federal executive body in which the civil servant held a position before the termination of the federal state civil service administers the scheme (incl. verification of pension rights/entitlements, calculation of pension benefits and payment thereof).

Qualifying conditions

• Statutory retirement age increases to 63 for women (born after 1963) and 65 for men (born after 1961) until 2026; minimum period of service can vary with kind of service and/or other categories.
• Pension in case of termination of federal civil service on certain grounds: minimum period of service: 17 years of state civil service in 2020 (increases to 20 years until 2026) and at least 12 months of federal state civil service prior to termination of service.
• Pension in case of termination of federal civil service prior to qualifying for the old age insurance pension: minimum period of service: 25 years of state civil service and 7 years of federal civil service prior to termination of the federal civil service.

Deferred retirement

• There is no option for deferred retirement.

Combining employment & retirement

• Termination of civil service is a precondition for claiming pension benefits.

Pension benefits

• The benefit is paid as a supplement to the old age insurance pension and is paid simultaneously with the latter.
• Primarily based on the amount of contributory earnings throughout working career and the average civil servant’s monthly salary.
• Maximum amount together with the old age insurance pension: 75% of the civil servant’s average monthly salary.

Factors for benefit calculation

• Based on 45% of the civil servant’s individual average monthly salary (minus the old age insurance pension) plus 3% for each additional year exceeding the 17 years of state civil service.
• Benefit calculation basis: individual average monthly salary (i.e. the salary received for the last 12 full months of service preceding either the date of contract termination or the day of reaching the statutory retirement age).
• Adjustments: in the case of an increase in salaries of federal state civil servants, pensions increase on grounds of the index of increasement or of the average index of increasement.

Taxation and social security contributions

• Pension benefits are not subject to taxation.
• For working pensioners: contributions to health insurance, pension insurance and insurance against work accidents and occupational diseases are mandatory.