Bashkiria pensioners will start to receive increased pensions since April 1

UFA, 30 March 2018. /Bashinform News Agency, Alfiya Agliullina/. Public pensions, including social pensions, will be increased by 2.9% from April 1, 2018. Payments in the increased amount will be received by 101 thousand pensioners of the republic, including 93 thousand pensioners receiving social pensions, the regional branch of the Pension Fund of the RF informs.

Simultaneously with the indexation of social pensions, public pensions of servicemen who served in conscription and their family members, participants in the Great Patriotic War, citizens affected by radiation or man-made disasters, and members of their families, citizens from the flight-test personnel, as well as other payments, which amount of increase depends on the growth of social pensions.

The average size of a social pension in the Republic of Bashkortostan after the increase will be 9127 rubles, a social pension for disabled children and persons with lifelong disabilities of I group is 14 297.31 rubles.

27 million rubles a month will be required additionally to finance the payment in Bashkiria. The region is provided with financing.