The head of the FIU spoke about the increase in the average size of pensions – RBC

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the head of the FIU spoke about the increase in the average size of pensions

After conducting a lump sum payment of compensation and the average monthly pension in Russia increased to 14 thousand rubles. About this at a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the head of the Pension Fund Anton Drozdov writes “Interfax”.

According to him, this series of payments was completed in January. The money received 43.5 million people, said Drozdov. According to him, by this time had carried out the necessary work on the indexation of pensions 5.6%, and has changed the procedure for monthly payments to beneficiaries. Their number, as reported by Drozdov, is 15.6 million people, the size of the index for them was 5.4%.

“as a result of these measures, pensions have been increased to 13.6 thousand rubles, and taking into account 5 thousand [RUB] lump sum payment — up to 14 thousand rubles”, — said Drozdov, noting that the average amount would exceed these figures. “This is more than 2.1% more than inflation,” said the head of the Pension Fund. — That is, we provide real growth of pensions”.

he predicted that in the next three years the pensions of veterans of the great Patriotic war will exceed 40 thousand rubles. “on the Basis of the budget for 2017-2019, provides for further growth of pensions and an increase of more than 1 thousand rubles., and if to talk about such categories as veterans and participants of the war, there has to be more than 40 thousand rubles”, — said the head of the Pension Fund.

According to Rosstat, the average pension in 2016 amounted to 13.1 thousand.

As found on January 27 specialists of the Russian state social University, as the most appropriate pension, the majority of Russians (36,5%) of the amount of 20-30 thousand rubles, wrote the newspaper “Izvestia”.