The number of pensioners is declining even without reform

This year, the number of pensioners receiving an old-age insurance pension has already decreased by about 200 thousand people, the press service of the Russian Pension Fund (PFR) told Nezavisimaya Gazeta. So, as of October 1, 2020, there were 36.1 million pensioners in the country, and exactly a year ago there were 36.3 million people. “The decrease in the number of recipients is due to the new terms of retirement in connection with the adoption of federal law No. 350 of October 3, 2018,” explained Maxim Topilin in the department.