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The draft budget of the Social Fund of Russia for 2027 includes indexation of insurance pensions for old age, disability and loss of a breadwinner in two stages, taking into account projected inflation and growth in fund income.
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The average old-age insurance pension will be 29,903.81 rubles in 2027, according to the draft budget of the Social Fund.
Insurance pensions for old age, disability and survivors will be increased in two stages in 2027: first by 6.8% from February 1, then by an additional 3.3% from April 1.
The adjusted draft budget of the Social Fund was officially submitted by the Russian government for consideration to the State Duma on September 30, 2026.
MOSCOW, October 7 - RIA Novosti. The average old-age insurance pension will be almost 30 thousand rubles in 2027, this is included in the draft budget of the Social Fund, Alexander Safonov, a professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti.
“The average old-age pension, according to the adjusted draft budget of the Social Fund of Russia, will be 29,903.81 rubles in 2027,” Safonov said.
He clarified that next year insurance pensions for old age, disability and loss of a breadwinner will be increased in two stages, and this will affect both non-working and working citizens.
First, payments will be indexed from February 1, 2027, tentatively by 6.8%, which corresponds to the forecast level of actual inflation for the previous year. Then, from April 1, the insurance portion will be increased by an additional 3.3%, based on the growth rate of Social Fund income and the increase in average salaries in the country.
According to the expert, for non-working citizens the average old-age insurance pension will be more than 30 thousand rubles.

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