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The transitional period, which sets new parameters of the retirement age, will begin in Russia in 2019. The adaptation will be cushioned by the smooth increase, by only six months per annum in the first few years, and the preservation of various benefits and social support measures currently in effect upon the achievement of the retirement age, such as in the payment of property and land taxes. There will be new benefits related to annual medical checks and employment guarantees.

The Russian Pension Fund will launch a new information service in 2019 to certify the pre-retirement age of a person to the authorities, employers and citizens. The information will be used by pre-retirees to receive benefits and measures of social support, which are guaranteed by current legislation.

The amendments to Federal Law No. 256-FZ “On Additional Measures of State Support to Families with Children” have reduced the period for issuing maternity capital certificates. The month-long period envisaged by the law earlier has been cut to 15 days, which start on the day the application is filed with the Russian Pension Fund (PFR).

The number of fraudulent Internet ads offering to issue SNILS (personal pension account number) and the mandatory pension insurance certificate for a fee has grown lately

The Russian Pension Fund and Rostelecom have updated materials of the training program for pensioners “Internet ABC”. Now the program has a section devoted to online videoconferencing applications. The section presents the most popular videoconferencing programs, and describes their functions and rules of installation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law aimed at balancing and providing long-term financial stability of the pension system. Modifications endorsed by the law set the universal retirement age at 65 years for men and 60 years for women. The raising of the retirement age will be gradual: it will begin on January 1, 2019, and last for ten years until 2028.

The Russian Pension Fund and Rostelecom have held a joint online seminar for coaches and organizers of the “Internet ABC” course, a program raising computer awareness amongst pensioners. The event took place in 47 constituent territories of Russia and involved over 1,100 representatives of regional social policy ministries, employees of libraries and social institutions, and pedagogues of higher education establishments.

Pension awareness lessons are about to begin at general-education schools, vocational and higher education establishments across Russia. Thousands of specialists representing territorial branches of the Russian Pension Fund will tell the young at schools, colleges, and universities about the Russian Pension system and pension-forming rules. Lessons are already in progress in some regions; they have evoked interest of both students and their teachers.

Over 1 million people used online services provided by the personal account section of the Russian Pension Fund website in August 2018. This is the all-time highest traffic rate. The monthly traffic increased 150% or by 326,000 visitors since August 2017.

Russian Pension Fund Board Chairman Anton Drozdov has visited the International Specialized Exhibition InvaExpo. Society for Everyone held at the VDNKh Exhibition Center in Moscow on September 12-14.