Over 2,500 Yakutians receive pension savings as lump-sum payment in 2026

In 2026, the Social Fund of Russia's Department in Yakutia paid pension savings to 2,580 residents who chose the Social Fund to manage their funds. The department said that this year it has sent more than 430 million rubles in lump-sum payments from pension savings.

Pension savings may be claimed by people who have accumulated a sufficient amount, as well as by participants in the state co-financing programme who made voluntary contributions to their pension. For northerners, the right arises at 55 for men and 50 for women, provided they have enough pension coefficients, insurance service of 25 years for men and 20 for women, and northern service of 15 years in Far North districts or 20 years in equivalent areas.

The type of payment depends on the federal subsistence minimum for pensioners. If the estimated accumulative pension is 10% or less of that minimum, a lump sum is paid. The subsistence minimum for pensioners in 2026 is set at 16,288 rubles. Marina German, head of the SFR department in Yakutia, said residents can check their savings without visiting a service centre by ordering an individual account statement on the Gosuslugi portal.