Russia to raise pensions twice in 2027
In 2027, pension insurance will be increased in two stages: on February 1, it will be indexed in accordance with the actual level of inflation for the year 2026, and on April 1, an additional adjustment will take place taking into account the financial indicators of the Social Fund.
Consensus
- Insurance pensions will be increased twice in 2027 — on February 1 and April 1.
- The February 1 increase will be based on the actual inflation rate for 2026.
- The April 1 adjustment will consider the financial indicators of the Social Fund.
- Social pensions and other regular payments will be indexed once on April 1 based on the growth of the pensioner's subsistence minimum.
- Working pensioners will have their pensions recalculated automatically from August 1, 2027, based on employer insurance contributions.
- The increase for working pensioners is capped at the value of three pension coefficients.
- Military pensions are scheduled for indexing in October 2027.
- Maternity capital and social benefits will be indexed on February 1, 2027, using the actual 2026 inflation rate.
Points of divergence
- The next pension indexation for military personnel and former security forces employees will take place on October 1, according to Lyudmila Ivanova-Shvets. — vm
- Loyalty-based pensioners, such as former pilots and miners, will have their pension supplements reviewed four times a year. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Deputy Chaplin stated that insurance pensions will be increased twice in 2027 — Вечерняя Москва
- In the State Duma, they told about the mechanism of increasing insurance pensions in 2027 — Вести