Pension indexation in 2026: how much will insurance and social benefits increase

Starting from January 1, 2026, insurance pensions in Russia will be indexed by 7.6%, which will exceed the expected inflation rate, and payments for military pensioners will double in January and October, while social pensions will be increased from April 1. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

Pensions will be indexed from January 1.

Starting from January 1, 2026, insurance pensions in Russia will be indexed by 7.6%. This is higher than the inflation expected by the end of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"It is important to continue to work systematically to increase the incomes of pensioners. As outlined in the May 2024 decree, pensions should grow at a rate not lower than inflation," Putin said at a meeting on economic issues.

The increase will affect insurance pensions: due to old age, unemployed and working pensioners, disability, and loss of a breadwinner.

Some changes that will occur as a result of indexing:

— the fixed pension payment will increase from 8,907.70 to 9584.69 rubles.

— the cost of the individual pension coefficient will increase from 145.69 to 156.76 rubles.

As a result, the average size of the old-age insurance pension will increase by 1,900 rubles and exceed 27,700 rubles per month.

Earlier it became known that next year in Russia, the monthly pension allowance for coal industry workers and members of civil aviation flight crews will be recalculated four times — on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.

The increase in payments is associated with harmful and dangerous working conditions. The amount of the allowance will be determined based on work experience and average monthly earnings. This was announced by State Duma deputy from United Russia Alexei Govyrin.

Social pensions will be indexed from April 1.

Social pensions in Russia will be indexed from April 1, President Vladimir Putin said. He specified that the size of the indexation will correspond to the growth rate of the living wage for pensioners next year.

"Social pensions will be indexed from April 1, and at the same rate as the living wage for pensioners will increase from next year," Putin said at a meeting on economic issues.

Earlier it was reported that from April 1, 2026, the average size of the social pension in Russia will increase to 16.6 thousand rubles. At the same time, Alexey Govyrin noted that social pensions would be indexed by 6.8%.

Military pensions will be indexed twice

In 2026, military pensions in Russia will be increased twice — in January and October, said State Duma Deputy Alexei Govyrin.

Starting in January, the salary ratio for calculating pensions will increase to 93.59%, and an additional increase is planned in the fall as part of the budget clarification.

Govyrin pointed out that the size of the military pension is linked to the monetary allowance of military personnel, which includes salary by position, salary by rank and superannuation.