Pension indexation in 2026: when payments will be increased

Starting from January 1, 2025, insurance pensions will be indexed in Russia. This was reported by the Ministry of Labor. The payout will immediately increase by 7.6%, this figure will exceed inflation. The average amount of old-age insurance pensions will increase from the new year to 27.1 thousand rubles, and the increase will be about 2 thousand rubles. There are about 41 million pensioners in Russia, of which 7.6 million continue to work, according to the Social Fund of Russia. For more information about pension indexation in 2026, see the Izvestia article.

Insurance pensions in 2026

Insurance pensions in 2026 will be indexed on January 1, the Ministry of Labor said. The payout will increase by 7.6%, which is above the inflation rate. The average pension next year, according to the ministry, will increase by about 2 thousand rubles and amount to 27.1 thousand rubles. Almost 13 trillion rubles will be allocated for pension payments through the Social Fund.

"As last year, a decision was made to index pensions ahead of schedule: not from February 1 according to actual inflation, from April 1 based on the income of the Social Fund, but immediately from January 1 — above inflation. Thus, the indexation of insurance pensions will amount to 7.6%," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

In 2025, the pension was indexed by 9.5%, in 2024 - by 7.5%, in 2023 — by 4.8%, in 2022 — by 19.46%.

Previously, starting in 2026, the authorities planned to index insurance pensions twice a year. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The measure was supposed to compensate for the price increase and preserve purchasing power.

Working pensioners have been deprived of indexation for a long time. From 2016 to 2024, their pensions were not increased. The annual indexation has been resumed since 2025.

Social pensions in 2026

Social pensions will be indexed by 6.8% in 2026. For example, this year the indexation of payments was 14.75%, in 2024 - 7.5%, in 2023 — 3.3%, in 2022 — 19.46%.

The social pension will be indexed from April 1.

How does the pension depend on the living wage

The pension of non-working Russians cannot be lower than the subsistence minimum established in the region. If the total amount of pension and other payments is less than this indicator, the pensioner will receive a social security payment.

The living wage in Russia in 2026 for pensioners will amount to 16,288 rubles, it follows from the draft federal budget. In 2025, the living wage for pensioners was indexed by 14.8% and amounted to 15,250 rubles.

Other payments in 2026

The maximum amounts of insurance benefits will increase next year.:

— the maximum amount of temporary disability allowance: 207 thousand rubles per month;

— the maximum amount of maternity allowance: 955.8 thousand rubles;

— the maximum amount of child care allowance for up to 1.5 years for working citizens: 83 thousand rubles per month.

Social benefits will be indexed from February 1 to the level of actual inflation (forecast — 6.8%).

"As a result, the maternity capital will increase to 974.1 thousand rubles for the second child, if the family does not have maternity capital for the first child, to 737.2 thousand rubles for the first child, the lump—sum allowance for the birth of a child will grow to 28,773 rubles," the Ministry of Labor website says.

Monthly cash payments to citizens with disabilities, veterans, Heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation, Labor of Russia, and benefits for victims of radiation will be indexed from February 1 according to the level of actual inflation.