Indexation of pensions should be carried out regardless of whether the pensioner works or not. This opinion was expressed on September 8 by Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2022).
“My colleagues and I have repeatedly raised this issue in reports, presented our recommendations to state authorities, presented the report to the president and considered it fair when all pensioners will be in the same conditions. The pension should be indexed regardless of whether the pensioner works or he does not work,” Moskalkova said in an interview with “RIA News”.
She recalled the discussion that arose after the introduction of the provisions on indexation of payments to pensioners into the Constitution and stressed the importance of their indexation to protect pensioners from inflation. It would also be in the interests of pensioners to provide them with the opportunity to receive accumulated points in cash immediately after retirement, and not after the end of work, the Ombudsman believes.
“It seems to me that he should immediately receive all these accumulated points, because they, too, probably lose their face value,” she summed up.
September 2, Associate Professor of the Department of Statistics of the PRUE. G.V. Plekhanova Olga Lebedinskaya spoke about the main ways to confirm the length of service when applying for a pension. She explained that the main document confirming the length of service is the work book. However, in the absence of it, or incorrect records, certificates from the employer or from the archival institution can become a substitute.
On July 31, representatives of the Pension Fund of Russia notified working pensioners about the recalculation of their pensions. The specialists explained that the increase in pension will depend on the amount of insurance premiums paid by the employer and the accrued pension coefficients in 2021. This calculation rule applies to both employees and the self-employed, and to those who are engaged in private practice and pay contributions for themselves.
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