In the analytical note of the Accounts Chamber, the average size of the Insurance Pension in Russia was named, RIA Novosti writes.
So, on January 1, 2021, the average pension amount amounted to 16,789 rubles. The agency reminded that indexing insurance payments to non-working pensioners from January 1, 2021 amounted to 6.3 percent.
In addition, as a result of indexation, the average size of the insurance pension for old-age non-working pensioner increased by 1,032,25 rubles and rose to 17,535.98 rubles.
in the Accounts Chamber reported that as of January 1 of the current year, the number of recipient retirees of federal social surcharges was almost 2.905 million people, dropping a year by 0.7 percent.
The department indicated that the budget of the Pension Fund for January-March was executed with a deficit of 5.149 billion rubles.
earlier in Rosstat reported that due to the acceleration of inflation at the beginning of the year, the Russians pensions were declined in real terms. In February, the fall was 0.1 percent, and in March several more – 0.2 percent. In January 2021, the real size of the average pension (with amendment to inflation) demonstrated an increase of 0.4 percent. Almost all months of 2020, it also increased, but if in January 2020, the growth was 3.2 percent in annual terms, then in December, exceeded was only 0.8 percent.