Municipal pension: latest news on employee benefits and retirement age

Municipal employees, according to their official duties, perform the functions of the state. They communicate between the population and the authorities, which is why their activities are associated with increased stress and special psychological stress. This is compensated by additional preferences from the state. Thus, pension provision for municipal employees is formed taking into account length of service and amount of earnings. In addition, these people have the right to receive regular old-age subsidies, like all other citizens.

Types of payments to municipal employees

Municipal employees have the right to receive simultaneously:

old age insurance payment - according to Art. 19 Federal Law dated December 28, 2013 No. 400-FZ;
savings according to Federal Law No. 424-FZ dated December 28, 2013, if the citizen has special pension savings.

Such employees have the right to receive a disability pension if, for medical reasons, they are assigned to one or another group. To obtain it, it is not necessary to have the status of a municipal employee; it is available to any citizen who has insurance experience. The minimum duration of the required insurance period is not established.

Assignment of old-age insurance benefits

Civil and local employees were the first group of citizens of the Russian Federation who were affected by the pension reform; the age for reaching an insurance pension for them began to increase in 2021. The retirement age of a municipal employee from 2021 will be 57 for women and 62 for men.

The gradual increase will continue until 2026, when it will be 65 for men and 63 for women. The scheme for increasing the retirement age is given in Appendix No. 5 to 400-FZ:

V: 55 for women and 60 for men.

Registration procedure

To apply for a pension supplement for municipal employees in 2021, you should contact the regional division of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation at the place of residence of the pensioner. The documents you will need are:

statement;
passport.

If there are grounds, for the correct calculation of the insurance pension you will need:

children's birth certificate;
Marriage certificate;
documents confirming the presence of dependents of the applicant.

Expert opinion

Zakharov Nikita Evgenievich

Practicing lawyer with 7 years of experience. Specialization: family law. Member of the Bar Association.

A citizen has the right to submit documents personally to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, send them by mail, through the MFC, or using the citizen’s personal account on the website of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

Pension indexation in 2021

The long-service pension for municipal employees in 2021 consists of two parts - long-service payments and an insurance part.

The long-service pension will be increased if the municipal legislative act indexes the amount of the official salary of a municipal employee or the amount of the bonus for class rank. This supplement to the pension of municipal employees depends on the municipality itself, and therefore is of an individual nature.

Indexation of the insurance pension is carried out by increasing the value of 1 pension point. In 2021, its size increased by 6.6% and reached a value of 93 rubles.

How to calculate what payment is due to local employees

The amount of the accrued pension is increased through indexation or the appointment of certain allowances. Payments are indexed in the manner established by the regulations of a particular local entity and represent the application of a certain increasing factor to the pension amount.

This is what local government employees are called. They are not civil servants who work in federal authorities and authorities at the level of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, but have their own status.

Their legal status, features of service and conditions for receiving a municipal pension in 2021 are regulated by Law No. 25-FZ of 03/02/2007. A person is a municipal employee if:

he has an employment contract with a local authority;
his position is included in the staffing table of the body;
his remuneration is paid from the municipal budget.

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Latest news and changes in this matter

So far, recent changes at the legislative level have affected mainly civil servants. For other categories of citizens, the amendments are more episodic than systemic in nature and did not entail significant digital changes regarding the retirement age. The exception is municipal employees.

In addition, the indexation level has been increased - from 81.5 to 85.8 this year with a planned inflation growth of 4.3%. After the benefits are indexed, the size of the fixed amount of additional payments will be equal to 5334 rubles 19 kopecks.

First of all, the changes affect age standards and length of service requirements .

Retirement and age limit

For municipal employees it has been increasing since 2017. Given the extremely unpopular and painful nature of the initiative, reforms are being carried out in stages. The bar is shifted annually by 6 months.

As a result, the age for applying for a pension should be :

63 years for women by 2032;
65 years for men by 2026.

In 2021, municipal service employees have the right to apply for a long-service pension from the age of 56, and employees from the age of 61.

The maximum age for service in municipal bodies is 65 years, without gender-based conditions. In this regard, the standard for a fixed-term contract disappears. Employee contracts concluded for a certain period of time are considered unlimited starting from January 1, 2017.

Increased experience

The duration of municipal service , allowing you to apply for a long-service pension, will increase to 20 years by 2026. The principle of the changes is similar: in a calendar year, the standard of service increases by six months.

Accordingly, in 2021, the service period of an applicant for a municipal pension should include 16 years of work in relevant positions.

Who will not be affected by the innovations?

The law provides for cases when in 2021 an official will be able to apply for a pension according to the previously valid principle:

firstly, these are persons who managed to terminate the contract before January 1, 2017 with the corresponding requirements of length of service and length of service;
relaxations apply to employees with at least 20 years of service who apply for a pension after January 1;
if an official with 15 years of service at the time Law 143 came into force before 01/01/17, the right to an old-age or disability pension arose.

For information about these innovations, watch the following video:

Types of pensions for state and municipal employees

Issues of state and municipal service are regulated by the Federal Law “On State Civil Service” and “On Municipal Service in the Russian Federation”. It is these laws that establish the list of positions, conditions of admission and procedure for serving.

As for pension provision, the Law “On State Pension Security in the Russian Federation” is relevant. And the Law “On Insurance Pensions” in terms of old-age labor pension and disability pension.

Civil servants and municipal employees are fully entitled to a funded pension. And law enforcement officers have the right to a military pension.

How does an insurance pension differ from a pension for state and municipal employees? That includes a long-service pension and a share of the insurance pension.

It should be noted that in the field of the right to pensions and other issues of pension provision, the rights of a state civil servant fully apply to a municipal employee. The only thing is that the amounts of such pensions are established, as a rule, by the laws of the subject of the Russian Federation.

Accrual conditions

The old-age labor pension and shared pension are calculated from the local treasury. Legislatively, in addition to federal regulations that regulate the rights of municipal specialists to pension provision, a reference is made to the local legislation of the constituent entities of Russia and the legislative framework of the municipality. Municipal laws are those that:

generalize specific rules;
change the rules.

To obtain the right to pension payments, you must meet the following conditions specified in federal legislation:

age restrictions (this year it is 60 years for men, 55 years for women),
insurance experience of at least 15 years (this year - 9 years with annual increases by 12 months until 2025),
individual coefficient is at least 30 (in the current year - 13.8 with annual increases of 2.4 until 2025),
liquidation of an official body,
reduction of workers,
age limit for holding an official position,
health problems that prevent you from continuing to work,
reaching retirement age and the personal desire of the future pensioner.

The law also stipulates that not all types of employee layoffs fall under such conditions.

Watch the report on a possible increase in the retirement age for officials:

Any type of pension accrual concerns the Pension Fund, in accordance with Government Resolution No. 141. This means that in order to determine pensions for length of service, a municipal employee must personally contact this body with reference to his place of registration.

Long service pension

Conditions for granting long service pensions to state and municipal employees

There are several grounds for assigning a long-service pension:

Availability of experience for pension. Moreover, special experience - in a state civil service position. Until 2021, its required duration was 15 years. Now, until 2026, the state increases it annually by 6 months. So, in 2021, the special experience will be at least 16 years and 6 months. In 2021 - 17 years. And so on. Until in 2026 it will be 20 years.

Point 1: Before retiring, such a person must have been a civil servant for at least 12 full months before dismissal.

Nuance 2: The employer must dismiss such a person for one of the following reasons:

agreement of the parties, expiration of the service contract, at one’s own request,
refusal of the offered position due to a change in the essential terms of the contract, transfer for medical reasons, transfer to another location together with a government agency,
inconsistency due to health status, according to the results of certification,
reduction of position or abolition of a government agency,
due to circumstances beyond the control of the parties: reinstatement of a person who previously held such a position, election to elective positions, emergency circumstances,
due to the recognition of a civil servant as completely incapacitated (disability is assigned) or recognition of him as incompetent or partially capable by a court decision.

A long-service pension can also be received in the absence of 15 years of public service experience. These are those persons who worked in the position immediately before dismissal for at least 12 months. At the time of dismissal, they must have the right to receive an old-age pension, and they must be dismissed for certain reasons. There are also relaxations for managers (Article 7 of the Law on State Pension Security in the Russian Federation).
Having a total civil service experience of 25 years or more, dismissed at their own request, if they held a civil service position for at least 7 years before dismissal.

The general rule is the arrival of the retirement age established for an old-age insurance pension, or the registration of a disability pension. And not a general age (New Law on Pensions of 2019), but a special one for civil servants.

This type of social security is assigned based on length of service. It complements the old-age pension and is designed for employees of local authorities - administrations of cities, districts and rural settlements. The amount of payment in this case is calculated as a percentage of the existing official salary, but should not exceed a certain amount.

Municipal pension: who is entitled, what size, calculation, benefits and additional payments

Who is entitled to a municipal pension? Amount of municipal pension Calculation of pensions for municipal employees Benefits for municipal employees Supplement to pension

Pensions for municipal employees are calculated not according to old age, but according to length of service. If an employee of this category has a different length of service (he was previously employed not in a government agency), then he can additionally receive old-age payments.

If a person on January 1, 2021 was a civil servant, had 15 years of service or more, and received the right to an old-age or disability pension, he has the right to apply for a long-service pension according to previously established standards, and not taking into account the new provisions. Let us consider in more detail in the material presented how this payment is calculated and who has the right to claim it.

Who is entitled to a municipal pension?

The main regulations governing the right of municipal employees to long-service pensions are:

Federal Law of December 15, 2001 No. 166-FZ “On State Pension Provision in the Russian Federation”, Federal Law of March 2, 2007 No. 25-FZ “On Municipal Service in the Russian Federation”.

According to the previous legislation, officials could extend the service life from 60 to 65 years, but as of January 1, 2017, this opportunity was lost. An exception is made for the following category of workers - heads of civil services under the age of 70, subject to agreement with the authority that appointed them to this position.

Law No. 25-FZ (Article 4) determines the legal status of municipalities, according to which they are one of the branches of government at the local level. Municipalities have the powers and responsibilities to implement state policy and respect the legal rights of citizens living in the territorial association.

The conditions for providing a municipal pension at the expense of budgetary funds are established by the legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and acts of local government bodies. A long-service pension for civil servants is assigned to an old-age or disability insurance pension and is paid simultaneously with it.

The assignment of a municipal long-service pension is made:

military personnel, state and municipal employees, equivalent citizens from among flight test personnel or astronauts.

This category of citizens is paid:

long service pension, lump sum payments and additional payments if warranted, share of old-age or disability insurance payments.

If civil servants who have served for 15 years (in 2021 - at least 15 years and 6 months) and have held positions in the federal public civil service for at least 12 full months are now entitled to a municipal long-service pension, then the minimum required length of service from 2021 will be 20 years.

If you have 15 years of experience, the pension will be 45% of the average monthly salary minus standard insurance payments. If a civil servant retires 5 years later, he will receive 10% more, and before 01/01/2017 it was necessary to work 1 extra year.

If an employee has served for 10 years, from the beginning of 2021 he is entitled to a 75% increase, and until that moment he receives the same increase if the period is 3 years. With 15 years of service or more, an employee receives an annual bonus of 3% of average monthly earnings.

The right to a municipal pension from 01/01/2017 arises as before - in case of dismissal, but the list of reasons has changed:

the retirement of an official, the liquidation of a government body, leaving for health reasons, the employee reaching the age limit for work, the agreement of the parties to the service contract has expired, etc.

If you quit for other reasons, you can receive a pension on a general basis.

Retirement age

Art. 8 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 28, 2013 No. 400-FZ “On Insurance Pensions” sets the threshold retirement age for all categories of citizens: 55 years for working women and 60 years for working men. The changes will affect only government employees. According to the innovations:

The retirement age will be raised gradually over 15 years, the minimum length of service for calculating payments to officials based on length of service will be increased, and a new list of reasons for dismissal of civil servants with the right to receive a pension will be determined.

The schedule for increasing the retirement age is outlined in Appendix 5 to Law No. 400-FZ. Every year until 2032 it will increase by 6 months. Women will retire at age 63, and men at age 65. The length of service when calculating a municipal pension in 2021 is determined by the sum of periods of civil service and other activities included in the service in other positions determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

In all cases, a prerequisite for receiving a long-service pension is that a civil servant has at least 1 year of experience in a position in the federal service, and certain categories of officials must have 12 months immediately before dismissal.

Long service pension

Citizens have the right to apply for a long-service pension at any time after the right to it arises without any restrictions. If citizens apply to the MFC or the territorial body of the Pension Fund for a pension, then they must apply for a long-service pension:

with an application addressed to the chairman of the board of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation and documents to the personnel service of the federal government body, to the personnel service of its apparatus, in which the person filled the position before dismissal, in the event of liquidation of a government agency - to the personnel service of the reorganized or liquidated body, to which the functions of the previous body were transferred.

Documents for assigning this type of pension must be collected in accordance with Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated May 22, 2017 No. 436n.

Municipal pension amount

The procedure for pension provision for municipal employees, including the conditions for calculating length of service and its confirmation, is regulated by Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated December 26, 2011 No. 1648n and Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated November 28, 2014 No. 958n. Each subject of the Russian Federation issues its own regulations regulating the process of assigning pensions to officials, taking into account the characteristics of their employment, the deadlines for submitting documents, and the procedure for their registration.

Calculation of pensions for municipal employees

The size of the pension for municipal employees depends on:

length of service, the amount of deductions of insurance premiums as a percentage of the accrued salary.

The minimum pension value for this category of persons is 45% of the salary for the last year minus the old-age pension, calculated in proportion to the available individual pension coefficient (IPC), which is calculated from length of service and the amount of contributions.

The maximum amount is 75%, calculated as follows: assigning 45% for 15 years of experience, adding 3% for each subsequent year, but not more than 75% in total.

According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 17, 2009 No. 818, when calculating average earnings for calculating the amount of a pension, the following are taken into account:

salary, sick leave and bonuses, vacation pay, health benefits, all types of allowances, additional payments.

Incentives, payments in connection with illness, untimely death of a close relative are not taken into account when determining the amount.

Benefits for municipal employees

Employees have the right to receive two pensions at the same time: for length of service - based on the length of service in the civil service and for old age - from the remaining total length of service. If the amount is small, he has the right to refuse a long-service pension and receive only old-age payments, since the total number of IPC will be higher in this case, and the size of the pension will increase.

Supplement to pension

Monthly supplements to labor pensions paid to former municipal employees, the procedure for recalculating the amount of pensions and payments is approved by the Rules for assigning monthly supplements to labor pensions, which are adopted by municipal authorities. The rules adopted by the constituent entities of the Federation determine the conditions for acquiring the right to additional payment for length of service.

Municipal pensioners often go to court for additional payments to their pensions, since the district administration or other municipal body is in no hurry to comply with the law. Without a lawyer, it is almost impossible to obtain the payments due. We recommend that you seek legal support from our experienced specialists. Call us by phone or contact us via the feedback form for advice on any questions about municipal pensions.

Municipal employee status

Expert opinion

Zakharov Nikita Evgenievich

Practicing lawyer with 7 years of experience. Specialization: family law. Member of the Bar Association.

The defining features of this type of professional activity of citizens are set out in legislation. The differences between municipal service and other types of employment are:

work on a permanent basis in positions in local government structures;
financing from the local budget.

Like civil servants, local government employees have the opportunity to receive an additional pension. At the same time, municipal employees do not include persons who ensure the work of local administrations using various technical means (for example, cleaners, security guards, electricians, etc.).

Subjects of the Russian Federation independently establish lists of positions that serve as the basis for drawing up staffing schedules. The table shows options for classifying workers in accordance with the following registers:

Scope of powers available

Head of municipal administration, head of a territorial structural unit, head (manager) of a department.

Level of education received and skills by profession

Chief specialist, leading specialist, category 2 specialist.

Acting municipal councilor 1st class, senior assistant of the municipal service 2nd class.

Legal regulation

The basic legal framework defining pension provision for municipal employees is set out in federal laws. This includes:

No. 166-FZ “On state pension provision in the Russian Federation” dated December 15, 2001. This legislative act considers the general principles of calculating pensions for citizens of the Russian Federation and the emergence of the right to this type of social support.
No. 25-FZ “On municipal service in the Russian Federation” dated 03/02/2007. This law explains relevant concepts and terminology. Here the circle of persons who are municipal employees is designated and their rights are determined.
No. 400-FZ “On insurance pensions” dated December 28, 2003. Here we consider the general provisions for the appointment of state benefits in old age, for example, at what age the right to these social benefits becomes available.

Regional legislation supplements and specifies basic regulations, for example, determines the specific amount of payments. Federal Law No. 166-FZ sets the minimum pension at 45% of the average monthly wage (AMS).

Local laws may increase this figure. Thus, in the Moscow region, the standard amount of such deductions for municipal employees is 55% of the SOT.

Types of pensions

Rights and benefits for municipal employees are established by federal and local legislation. The state support defined by him contains:

Long service pension. It is financed from the regional budget. In addition to officials, representatives of professions associated with risk to life - military personnel, rescuers, test pilots, etc. - have a similar benefit for length of service.
Insurance payment for disability or old age. This subsidy has federal funding and is assigned on a general basis.
Various surcharges. It is necessary to have the right to receive them, so they are not paid to all pensioners.

The municipal long-service pension supplements the state old-age or disability benefit up to a certain limit. In general, the total amount of the two payments should not exceed 75% of the average monthly salary for the last year worked.

In this form, it is fair to consider municipal payments not as an independent state benefit, but as an additional payment to the existing one (insurance or disability).

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About the amount of pension assignments

The length of service amounts depend on the following parameters:

period of service in government structures;
assignment of ordinary maintenance in old age;
surcharges and preferences.

The pension payment is calculated as follows:

with 15 years of experience - 45% of average monthly earnings, which includes:
additional payment for the position;
bonuses: for length of service;
for special conditions;
for academic degrees and special achievements;
premium;
for each year of service over 15, another 3% is added, but not more than 75% in total;
payments are calculated minus:
pension assigned under civil law (No. 400-FZ);
basic part of the insurance benefit.

Attention: some regional authorities are increasing the base rate of accruals for their officials.
Thus, in the Moscow region it is set at 55%. Download for viewing and printing: Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 400-FZ, as amended. dated 12/19/2016 “On insurance pensions”

Example

In 2010, the official Ivanenkov A. was assigned insurance support due to his age. Its value is 6,500 rubles. (fixed part RUB 3,500). At the same time, in his position he continued to receive an average of 9,500 rubles. (salary 6,500 rubles).

By 2021, his length of service was 25 years.

The MS pension is determined as follows:

First, average monthly earnings are calculated. The maximum pension amount is calculated from it:
Now let's look at the experience:
Ivanenkov’s benefit amount will be 75% of average monthly earnings: 9,500 rubles. x 75% = 7,125 rub.
The restrictions indicate that, in general, pension benefits (two payments) should not exceed 75% of the average monthly salary, that is, 7,125 rubles.
We check whether the calculation did not exceed the criterion of 2.3 times the official salary:
Thus, the amount of the length of service pension will be: 7,125 rubles.
But previously assigned benefits should be deducted from it:
This will be an additional payment for length of service.

About surcharges

All retired officials' pensions are increased on the following grounds:

increasing the earnings of current employees holding relevant positions;
service beyond the prescribed period.

In certain regions, additional preferences may be established, depending on:

the amount of earnings in recent months;
duration of service and others.

Attention: when determining the type of pension, insurance or length of service, officials are given the right to choose the most profitable one.

Long service pension for municipal employees

State support of this type acts as compensation for increased workload when performing work duties. According to current legislation, a municipal employee's pension for long service is due to all officials of local administrations if they have specialized experience, the duration of which is determined by law.

The period of work in the municipality is also taken into account when determining the employee’s right to additional payments to his pension.

Conditions of appointment

In order to qualify for a municipal pension, it is not enough to be an employee of the local administration. You can receive this government payment only if you fully comply with the requirements set out in Law No. 25-FZ. The table shows the conditions, upon fulfillment of which the citizens are assigned state payments:

Federal legal requirements

Municipal service experience

In 2021 - at least 16 years (with the requirement to work for 1 year or more in one position).

This entitles you to payments of 45% of the average monthly salary (unless higher values are established by local legislation). For each year worked above the standard, the amount of state benefit increases by 3%, but the maximum allowable amount is 75%.

Specific reasons for dismissal

To receive state benefits based on length of service, dismissal from work must be:

Last place of work

For the last 12 months, the person must be employed in the municipality and from here his dismissal based on length of service must occur. If this condition is violated (for example, taking another job), the citizen loses the right to state pension payments for length of service in municipal work.

How is it calculated

When calculating the amount of state support for length of service, you need to take into account that according to the law, the amount of labor and municipal pensions should not be higher than 75% of the employee’s average monthly salary for the last year. In this case, in order to find out the amount of payments that a citizen will receive in person, you need to calculate the full amount of the benefit and subtract from it the amount of state old-age benefits.

The calculation is carried out using the formulas DSP = PVL – RSP and PVL = SMZ x PS, where:

DSP is an addition (supplement) to the insurance pension.
VSP – the amount of the insurance pension (fixed part and bonuses).
PVL – long service pension. By law, this value (or the value of DSP + RSP) is limited to 75% of the SMZ and should not exceed the official salary by more than 2.3 times.
SMZ – average monthly salary.
PS – interest rate set depending on length of service. Its basic size is 45% (unless otherwise established by local legislation), which means that the minimum value of municipal-type state pension provision is equal to SMZ x 45%.

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This employee has worked 5 years in excess of the required rate, which means that 3% is added to the minimum rate determined by the state for each year worked: PS = 45% + 3% x 5 years = 60%.

Minimum and maximum pension amount

Suppose a municipal employee meets the criteria that allow him to count on a long service pension. What size is she?

The legislation of the Russian Federation establishes that the long-service pension is 45% of the average salary of a municipal employee. At the same time, we repeat, for each year worked over 15 years, you are paid in the form of a bonus of 3% of average earnings.

Its maximum size is 75% of the salary level. This means that pension payments are calculated not from the established salary, but from the monetary allowance, which includes official and rank-appropriate salaries, allowances for special conditions of service, monthly incentives and other payments due to a municipal employee.

We also talked about the minimum size above. This type of pension cannot be lower than the minimum wage.

A long-service pension for those persons who left service due to disability is paid in the amount of:

for groups 1 and 2 - 75% of the monthly allowance;
for group 3 - 50% of the allowance.

Insurance pension

Obtaining labor-type pensions for municipal employees does not differ from the generally accepted procedure. By meeting the basic requirements, an official can receive an insurance pension, completing the required municipal experience. The table shows the conditions for the appointment of different types of state support, according to Law No. 400-FZ:

Types of insurance pension

Simultaneous compliance with the specified requirements (data are indicated for 2021, in the future they will increase to the limit established by law):

Assigned when an employee receives group I, II or III disability (regardless of the reasons). An indispensable condition for the appointment is the presence of insurance experience (if it is completely absent, a social pension is assigned).

Pension insurance for local government employees is subject to the requirement of Law No. 400-FZ on mandatory indexation. Every year, the amount of payments is equal to the inflation rate for the second quarter of the previous year, so on January 1, 2018, this type of state benefits increased by 3.7%.

What is a municipal pension

Municipal employees carry out their activities in special conditions related to the performance of government and government functions. Their wages are formed exclusively from local budgets. They are also assigned additional pension benefits if the official fulfills certain conditions that relate to length of service and the age of retirement.

A municipal pension is a type of social security paid if employees of local executive authorities have sufficient length of service. At its core, it complements the old-age or disability insurance pension, which officials can count on in the same way as other citizens.

Since special payments to employees of local authorities are financed from the budgets of the constituent entities of the federation, the latter have the right to establish additional allowances.

Thus, in the regions, officials are entitled to a certain additional payment if their length of service exceeds the standard established by federal legislation (in addition to the 3% established everywhere). The amount of this bonus and the grounds for receiving it vary depending on the specifics of local legislation.

In addition, a common practice is to assign a one-time payment to officials upon retirement . Its value and calculation procedure are also determined by decisions of regional authorities.

Procedure for appointment and registration

The correct procedure implies that first the citizen applies for an old-age retirement pension. To do this, he needs to contact the territorial branch of the Russian Pension Fund when he becomes eligible for this type of social benefits (after turning 55 for women, and 60 for men).

State old-age benefits will be assigned from the date of application. Having applied for a retirement pension and having the necessary length of service, the employee must contact the human resources department at his place of work in order to be assigned a pension.

What documents need to be provided

Applying for a municipal pension involves preparing an application. It is drawn up in free form and in it the citizen, with reference to Law No. 25-FZ, notifies the employer of his right to this type of payment. The application is accompanied by the following package of documentation:

passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
a copy of the dismissal order;
work book and other documents confirming specialized work experience and positions held in the municipality;
certificate of compulsory pension insurance;
military ID (for those who served);
a certificate confirming income for the last 12 months;
document confirming the assignment of an old-age pension.

Filling out an application for receiving payments

The application form has a form approved by regulations, which is obtained and filled out by the Russian Pension Fund during the process of registering pension accruals. The application is completed within a few minutes, since only the name of the pension fund body at the place of residence, information from personal documentation and the position held, as well as the method of receiving pension accruals are indicated. A sample application can be obtained directly from the authority or on an online resource.

The picture shows an application form for a municipal pension:

Pension calculator

Since January 2021, changes to the procedure for calculating pension payments for municipal employees have come into force.

From the same moment, it is established in what monetary terms the pension will be calculated for municipal employees in 2021 based on length of service, and what part will be paid in old age.

Expert opinion

Zakharov Nikita Evgenievich

Practicing lawyer with 7 years of experience. Specialization: family law. Member of the Bar Association.

If until 2021 the majority of civil servants preferred the status of pensioners based on length of service, then from 01/01/2019 the preferences of this category of workers may change.

The fact is, from January 1, 2021, employees of municipal institutions who decide to stop working due to age will receive special bonuses to the basic pension payment.

And these bonuses will be calculated based on length of service. If a civil servant has 15 years of experience or more, the amount of civil servant compensation will be calculated in the range from 45% to 75% of his earnings.

Rules for calculating pension benefits for municipal employees:

Formula for calculations

Expert opinion

Lebedev Sergey Fedorovich

Practitioner lawyer with 7 years of experience. Specialization: civil law. Extensive experience in defense in court.

The exact procedure for calculating the pension of a municipal employee is specified in the adopted local regulations. In general, it usually looks like this.

The basis is 45% of the average official salary of a municipal employee, which he had in his last year of work.

After this, it is necessary to determine how many years the employee has worked over 15. For each year he is entitled to an additional 3% accrual to the pension payment.

Pension = Average earnings x (45% + 3% x (number of years worked - 15))

In addition to the basic long-service pension, an employee may receive an insurance pension and other additional payments.

To determine the average salary for the previous 12 months, the following payments are taken into account:

Monthly salary for position;
Additional pay for length of service;
Monthly salary according to class rank;
Additional payment for special conditions of civil service;
Additional payment for working with information constituting a state secret;
Bonus paid monthly;
Additional bonuses paid for performing special tasks;
One-time payments for paid leave and financial assistance.

Features of calculating pensions for municipal employees in 2021

First of all, about terminology. Who are municipal employees?

As follows from Article 10 of Law No. 25-F3, a municipal employee is a person who was hired for a vacant full-time position in an institution that has the status of “municipal” and receives monetary remuneration for the performance of his official duties from budgetary funds.

The positions that these workers can occupy are divided into five categories:

higher;
main;
presenters;
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The right to receive pension benefits for municipal employees is regulated by federal laws No. 166-F3 and No. 25-F3. According to these laws, pensions for civil servants are calculated not according to old age, but according to length of service.

The assignment of a pension to a municipal employee in 2021 is made if the applicant has worked in the municipal service for the minimum calendar period possible for retirement and has reached retirement age.

Long service pension for municipal employees

Length of service is the time period during which a person working in a municipal institution held a certain position in the status of a civil servant.

If a civil servant decides to retire in 2021 due to length of service, then he should be aware that the length of service of a municipal employee for a long-service pension must be equal to or greater than 15 years. Work experience in the civil service can be confirmed by a certificate issued by the personnel department.

A similar certificate confirming work experience in the municipal service can be issued by other departments that have the appropriate right and authority to do so.

The long-service pension itself for municipal employees is a type of compensation assigned ahead of schedule.

If the retirement of a municipal employee is not tied solely and exclusively to the development of the length of service necessary to obtain seniority, and he is going to retire due to old age, then such an employee receives additional bonuses.

If an employee has special services to the state, he may receive additional benefits when a pension is assigned.

Early retirement of a municipal employee

Recent changes in pension legislation affected primarily civil servants.

Expert opinion

Zakharov Nikita Evgenievich

Practicing lawyer with 7 years of experience. Specialization: family law. Member of the Bar Association.

These changes concern age standards and work experience requirements for applicants. For municipal employees, the retirement age and age limit began to increase in 2021.

Since all the latest changes in pension legislation are absolutely unpopular and are perceived extremely painfully by most people, the implementation of pension reform is being carried out in stages.

The bar for raising the retirement age moves up gradually, at intervals of six months annually. Ultimately, the retirement age should be 63 for women in 2032 and 65 for men in 2026.

Documents for registration of early pension for municipal employees

In 2021, women employees of municipal bodies can apply for a well-deserved retirement at the age of 56 years, and men - at the age of 61 years.

An age limit for municipal service has been established. It is 65 years old, regardless of the gender of the employee. Based on this, the concept of a “fixed-term contract” has lost its meaning.

All previously concluded “fixed-term” employment contracts from January 1, 2021 become “unlimited-term”.

The length of service in a municipal institution, which allows you to apply for early retirement based on length of service, will be twenty years in 2026, increasing by six months annually. According to this, in 2021, the seniority requirement must be at least 16 years in government jobs.

How pensions are calculated for municipal employees in 2021

The calculation of pensions for municipal employees is made taking into account two factors:

work experience;
the amount (as a percentage of accrued salary) of deductions of insurance premiums.

This principle is also applied when calculating pension benefits for employees of municipal institutions. Law No. 166-F3 clearly states how to calculate pensions for municipal employees.

The minimum value of compensation payment for them should not be less than 45% of the average salary for the last calendar year.

The amount of old-age compensation calculated in proportion to the applicant’s IPC is subtracted from this value.

The maximum value of compensation payment is 75%. This value is calculated using the following algorithm: for the first 15 years of work experience, 45% is automatically taken.

Calculation of length of service for municipal employees for retirement

Then, for each subsequent year, a supplement to the pension of municipal employees in 2021 in the amount of three percent is added to this minimum, but in such a way that the total amount received does not exceed 75%.

In accordance with the provisions of the law, the procedure for paying pensions to municipal employees is established. This category of persons is given the right to simultaneously receive two pensions - for length of service and part of the amount for old age.

In this case, the first is calculated based on the length of service in the civil service, and the second - from the remainder of the total length of service. An employee can refuse payments based on length of service and apply for a pension payment only for old age.

Indexation of pensions for municipal employees in 2021 is carried out through indexation of the insurance part of the pension in the approved manner.

What documents are needed to apply for a pension?

The long-service pension differs from the usual one, since this payment is made from federal budget funds. Therefore, the law specifies the conditions for its appointment, a list of necessary documents and the procedure for studying them.

Payment of pensions to municipal employees

To apply for compensation for length of service, a municipal employee must submit a package of documents consisting of:

a petition signed by the head of administration for a long-service pension;
a list of positions held in municipal institutions, indicating the period of work in each position;
a certificate of all income for the last calendar year;
passport, TIN;
work record book and its copy (notarized);
military ID (if available);
dismissal order.

Conclusion

Pension compensation for municipal employees is calculated for each current month.

Delivery of funds to the pensioner is carried out in the manner that he indicates in the application.

The pension payment can be transferred to an account, to a card, or delivered by mail.

A long-service pension for municipal employees in 2021 is a right of employees enshrined in law. Such payments are controlled not only by federal, but also by local laws. Therefore, the specific conditions under which employees will receive financial compensation will depend on the specific municipal body.

Amounts of accruals in the current year

Federal Law No. 166 in Article 14 indicates that an employee of a municipal body has the right to apply for the assignment of pension payments of any type after reaching the age established for an old-age pension.

The pension payment will be assigned from the first day of the month following the one that falls on the submission of documentation and applications, in amounts that are proportional to the average salary plan according to the percentages specified in the same regulatory act.

Ordinary employee pension

With a working experience of 15 years, a specialist from a government agency can receive monthly after retirement 45% of the average government payments received without adding an old-age pension.

When an employee has worked in a government structure for more than 25 years, the standard amount of work worked over the length of service allows the pension to increase by 3% annually, but not exceeding 75% of the total amount.

This means that to receive a pension in the amount of 75% of your own salary, you must have at least 25 years of work experience.

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Pension for an official

Records of service are kept, and the pension amount, which is established at the legislative level, is determined in relation to all municipal employees, regardless of the nature and amount of payments.

Due to the high salaries of officials in the administration, this category of persons has certain restrictions, which are outlined by law. In this case, the average salary is taken into account with the exception of the pension amount, which does not exceed a coefficient of 2.8 for the salary.

The right to receive a municipal long-service pension

Persons holding municipal service positions on a permanent basis and with whom an employment agreement (contract) has been concluded have the right to a municipal employee pension. The source of funds for paying pensions for years served is the budget of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation and the local budget.

This right is provided for in Article 24 of the Federal Law “On Municipal Service in the Russian Federation”.

In addition to federal laws, local acts of the constituent entities of our country can clarify, make more specific or supplement the basic rules for this type of payment. The list of municipal employee positions is approved individually in each subject of the Russian Federation.

This register contains a list of job titles that are classified by:

local authorities;
election commissions;
groups and functional characteristics of positions.

In addition to the basic old-age insurance payment, municipalities have the right to a long-service pension, and in certain cases, to financial assistance for disability. In the event of the death of a municipal employee, which was associated with his professional activities, members of his family are entitled to receive payments.

Important! All rights of a state civil servant fully apply to a municipal employee.

Conditions for assigning a municipal long-service pension

A municipal long-service pension is assigned only after a number of conditions dictated by federal law are met.

Among the mandatory requirements:

municipal experience - 16 years and 6 months: +6 months every year until 2026;
availability of the required set of individual coefficients (30 or more).

The reason for dismissal must be justified by law.

The dismissal of an employee gives the right to receive a municipal pension if:

reduction of employees;
reaching the age limit for performing official duties;
liquidation of a local government body;
inability to perform job duties due to health reasons;
or at their own request, subject to reaching a specified age.

Expert opinion

Zakharov Nikita Evgenievich

Practicing lawyer with 7 years of experience. Specialization: family law. Member of the Bar Association.

Please note: length of service requirements are not mandatory for a person in the event of termination of an employment contract due to staff reduction or liquidation of a municipal body.

Changes in the conditions for assigning pensions to municipalities

Federal Law No. 143 of May 23, 2016 introduced changes to a number of legislative acts that mostly affect municipal employees.

The innovations mainly concern the age of retirement and working out the required length of service to receive a long-service pension. Now men will be able to receive a second municipal pension for years of service after 65 years, and women after 63 years.

However, these changes, as well as the implementation of pension reform for all citizens, are happening in stages. Starting from 2021, the increase will proceed according to the plan of adding six months every year. The numbers required by the bill will reach the required level in 2026 for men, and by 2032 for women.

Following these calculations, in 2021 men will be able to receive pension payments upon reaching age 62, and women upon reaching age 57.

The changes also affected the length of service required to receive an old-age pension for municipal employees. Since 2021, it has increased by 5 years, reaching twenty years. The changes will come into force in the same manner as the new rules regarding age for pensioners, not immediately, but for six months every year.

Taking into account length of service when calculating pensions for length of service in local self-government bodies

Speaking about how the municipal pension is calculated from 2021, it is necessary to point out that it is planned to increase service output from 15 to 20 years. Such an increase will not occur immediately, but gradually. Every year, the required amount of work experience to retire increases by six months.

In order to obtain pensioner status in 2021, a local self-government employee will need to work for 15.5 years . In 2019, this figure was 15 years.

Accounting for additional payments and one-time payments when calculating benefits

When calculating the pension benefit for a municipal employee, additional funding must be taken into account. It is aimed at payments based on length of service.

The change in value occurs:

when an employee's salary increases;
if you have a length of service that is more than the minimum requirement for retirement.

Some regions have established a one-time additional payment when an employee goes on vacation. This amount depends on the monthly salary and the duration of work in local government.

Indexation of pension payments to employees

When it comes to the amount of payments, you need to take into account indexation, which is carried out every year. However, this rule does not apply to citizens serving in local government bodies. The reason for this is that the amount of a citizen’s benefit depends on the level of wages he received.

The payment is presented as a percentage of the average monthly salary. Indexation rules may apply to amounts that are already paid, provided that there has been an increase in the employee's salary. Insurance benefits increase every year by a percentage that is close to inflation.

The procedure for registering pensions for municipal employees

A long-service pension for municipal employees may be awarded simultaneously with disability or old-age payments. To register and assign financial compensation based on age, you should come to the territorial offices of the pension fund.

The pension fund branch is given 10 days to make a decision on granting or refusing a pension.

You need to have with you:

passport;
pension insurance certificate;
a certificate with information on salary for the last year of municipal service;
work book;
a certificate confirming the right to insurance payment.

To register payment of a pension for years served, you need to go to the personnel department, in whose authority the civil servant served before he was dismissed. However, the payment is assigned only after all conditions for receiving it are met.

The legislation provides for cases in which the payment of funds is terminated:

death or unknown disappearance of a citizen who has received the right to a pension;
leaving the Russian Federation for permanent residence outside it;
loss of rights to receive a pension (by court decision when providing false information to receive payments.

After receipt of the relevant documents by the pension authorities, payments are stopped.

Documentation

To receive a municipal pension, in addition to an application to the Pension Fund, you must submit personal documents:

Passport details.
A work record book with certificates confirming the fact of work experience and the fact of leaving the workplace.
Certificate of insurance.
Information on wages for the last 12 months of work in a government agency.

Within 10 days, a decision must be made on the accrual of a pension, of which the applicant is notified by telephone call or by mail.