Residents of Bashkortostan will receive higher pensions on February 3

UFA, 2 February 2016. /Bashinform News Agency, Galiya Nabieva/. Residents of Bashkortostan will receive pensions at a higher rate since February 3. On Wednesday, according to the schedule the delivery of pensions and other social payments will be started in February in the republic.

"Additional 355 million rubles will be required to finance the payment of pensions at a higher rate, and in February 14.1 billion rubles will be allocated for these purposes," said the board member of the Pension Fund of Russia, General Manager of the Pension Fund in the Republic of Bashkortostan Foat Khantimerov.

Every senior citizen has the right to decide how to receive a pension. At delivery of pensions through the organization of postal services a pensioner can receive it at home or at the cash office of the organization. Payments via credit institutions are carried out on the deposit account, on the credit card account or on a nominal account as stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation.