The Moscow State Duma proposed to raise the minimum pension in Russia to 35 thousand rubles.

Moscow State Duma deputy and economist Anatoly Nikitin said on October 3 that the minimum amount of an old-age insurance pension in Russia should be increased to 35 thousand rubles.

"In modern realities, the minimum old-age pension should be increased to 35 thousand rubles. This will improve the standard of living of people of silver age — they will be able to cope with the financial burden more easily, to give up work after retirement," he said in an interview "Газета.Ru ".

In his opinion, it also stimulates economic growth by increasing consumer demand. In addition, an increase in the minimum pension will have a positive impact on the demographic situation, allowing pensioners to devote more time to their families and pass on traditional values.

According to Nikitin, there are almost 41 million pensioners in Russia, of whom 8 million continue to work. On average, non—working pensioners receive insurance payments from the state in the amount of 25.8 thousand rubles, while working pensioners receive 22.1 thousand rubles.

According to the deputy's estimates, the implementation of the proposal will require additional spending in the amount of 453 billion rubles per month or 5.43 trillion rubles per year. He proposed to conduct an audit of the work of the Social Fund of Russia to optimize its activities, referring to the fund's budget surplus of 555 billion rubles last year.

In addition, Nikitin proposed additional measures to finance pension increases, including the abolition of VAT refunds for exporters of raw materials, the extension of a tax on excess profits in the oil and gas and banking industries, as well as an increase in the personal income tax rate for citizens with incomes above 500 million rubles per year. These measures can bring about 9 trillion rubles a year, the economist concluded.

Long-standing accounts: 706 thousand Russians will be able to withdraw their pension savings in 2026.

Who has the right to such payments and how much money can be received

On October 1, the head of the Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, announced that in Russia in 2026 social payments will be indexed according to the inflation rate. According to him, this decision has already been included in the draft federal budget for next year submitted by the government to the State Duma. Thus, the budget package takes into account the indexation of pensions above the inflation rate of 2026.

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