Russians over 80 years old and disabled people of group I will double their fixed payment from October

Brief retelling from RIA II

From October, pensioners over 80 years of age and those who have been diagnosed with Group I disability for the first time will begin to receive an increased pension.

The size of the basic fixed payment for such pensioners will increase from 9,584.69 rubles to 19,169.38 rubles.

MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. Russians over 80 years of age and those who have been diagnosed with disability group I for the first time will begin to receive increased pensions from October, Alexander Safonov, a professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti.

“Pensioners who turned 80 years old in September or who were diagnosed with disability group I will automatically double the fixed payment to their insurance pension from October 1,” Safonov said.

He clarified that the size of the basic fixed payment will thus increase from 9,584.69 rubles to 19,169.38 rubles. An increase occurs on only one of these grounds. If a disabled person of the first group already receives a double payment, then upon reaching 80 years of age it does not increase again.