Social Pension for Old Age
Социальная пенсия по старости
Coverage
- Persons permanently residing in the Russian Federation who are unemployable (нетрудоспособные) due to old age.
Financing
- The scheme is entirely tax-financed out of the general federal budget through inter-budgetary transfers.
Administration
- Territorial authorities of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
Qualifying Conditions
- As of 2019 and until 2028, the required age increases from 60 to 65 for women and from 65 to 70 for men. In 2020, men born in 1965 and women born in 1970 could claim a social pension after reaching the age of 65 years and 6 months (men) or 60 years and 6 months (women).
- Special age conditions apply to citizens of the Russian Federation belonging to the small minorities permanently residing in the Far North (in 2019-2020): the required age is 50 years and 6 months for women and 55 years and 6 months for men.
- Foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Russian Federation for at least 15 years.
- Persons with insufficient insurance periods for entitlement to an old age insurance pension.
- The person must not carry out any employment activity which is subject to pension contributions.
- Benefits are not means-tested.
Benefits
- It is a flat-rate benefit. The amount is determined by law (amount in 2020: RUB 5,034.25).
- For citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing in the Far North the amount of the benefit is increased by the appropriate regional coefficient.
- Monthly benefits are typically granted for as long as qualifying conditions exist.
- Benefits are not subject to income tax.
Coverage
Financing
Administration
Qualifying Conditions
Benefits
- Persons permanently residing in the Russian Federation who are unemployable (нетрудоспособные) due to old age.
- The scheme is entirely tax-financed out of the general federal budget through inter-budgetary transfers.
- Territorial authorities of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
- As of 2019 and until 2028, the required age increases from 60 to 65 for women and from 65 to 70 for men. In 2020, men born in 1965 and women born in 1970 could claim a social pension after reaching the age of 65 years and 6 months (men) or 60 years and 6 months (women).
- Special age conditions apply to citizens of the Russian Federation belonging to the small minorities permanently residing in the Far North (in 2019-2020): the required age is 50 years and 6 months for women and 55 years and 6 months for men.
- Foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Russian Federation for at least 15 years.
- Persons with insufficient insurance periods for entitlement to an old age insurance pension.
- The person must not carry out any employment activity which is subject to pension contributions.
- Benefits are not means-tested.
- It is a flat-rate benefit. The amount is determined by law (amount in 2020: RUB 5,034.25).
- For citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing in the Far North the amount of the benefit is increased by the appropriate regional coefficient.
- Monthly benefits are typically granted for as long as qualifying conditions exist.
- Benefits are not subject to income tax.
Legal Basis: Federal Law No. 166-FZ of 15 December 2001 (as amended by Federal Law No. 431-FZ of 22/12/2020) ‘On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation’ (Федеральный закон «О государственном пенсионном обеспечении в Российской Федерации»).