The Federation Council rejected the idea of abolishing pensions for Russians

The Russian Constitution guarantees social security to every citizen of the country. This was announced on May 25 by the head of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation, Andrei Klishas, commenting on the idea of a possible abolition of pensions for childless people.

"It should always be remembered that in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 39.1, everyone is guaranteed social security," he wrote on the Telegram channel.

According to him, social security is paid according to age, in case of illness, disability, loss of breadwinner and in other cases.

He also noted that pensions and social benefits are established by law. Klishas made it clear that pensions in Russia cannot be abolished, she added."Газета.Ru ".

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State Duma deputy, member of the Committee on Labor and Social Policy Svetlana Bessarab said on May 7 that working pensioners can increase payments by 40% if they decide to postpone their pension for five years. She stressed that there are over 7.5 million working pensioners in Russia.