The Social Fund talked about changes in pensions, benefits and salaries from 2026

In the coming year, a number of payments to citizens are expected to increase in Russia, including the indexation of maternity capital and insurance pensions, an increase in child benefits and social benefits. This was announced on December 29 on the website of the Social Fund (SF) of the Russian Federation.

"In January, the Social Fund will index insurance pensions of Russians by 7.6%, which is higher than the inflation rate. As a result of the indexation, the average size of the old-age insurance pension will increase by 1.9 thousand rubles and amount to 27 thousand rubles. In total, the increase will affect 38 million people. For each pensioner, the indexation is individual and depends on the amount of payments received," the message says.

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