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Benefit to low-income families per year. Subsidies for utility bills and tax incentives. Family benefits

The system of social support for the population, including families with children, until recently, practically did not take into account the existence of a real need (need of citizens) for benefits and payments provided by the state. In fact, until now, assistance and benefits to low-income families were provided only if additional conditions were met - and then, mainly at the expense of funds regional budgets... First of all, additional assistance was provided to families, or those who are low-income due to the lack of full-fledged opportunities for employment.

In 2017, the authorities plan to continue the transition from the long-term the principle of categorization in the appointment of social benefits and are increasingly used. This means that benefits and allowances will not be awarded to certain categories of persons, but only to specific citizens who really need it. At the same time, in order to receive assistance, citizens eligible for it will have to independently declare your need, confirming this with documents and having received an official poor family status.

The objectives of providing state aid in the form of benefits and benefits are stipulated in Art. 3 of the Federal Law No. 178-FZ of 17.07.1999 "On state social assistance"... Among them:

  • support for families with an average per capita income below living wage(PM);
  • targeting use of budgetary funds;
  • reducing the level of social inequality;
  • increasing incomes of low-income citizens.

However, often, real help to families in obtaining the status of a poor family in the form of additional benefits and benefits is extremely insignificant, and many parents fear that after this close attention to the family from outside. guardianship authorities.

In accordance with Art. 16 of this Federal Law, the amount of the benefit varies depending on the content of the regulatory acts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The eligibility criterion is currently not spelled out in the law, but it is planned

The problem of poverty in our country today is a rather acute topic for discussion.

Traditionally, the most vulnerable categories of citizens have a low social status. In most examples, these are incomplete families, citizens with disabilities, pensioners, for whom there is no one to look after.

Such social phenomena as poverty in the economy is associated, first of all, with the inability of the able-bodied part of the population to ensure a minimum sufficient level of their existence.

What is targeted assistance?

In order to solve the problem of economic poverty, it becomes necessary to take specific measures. One of these solutions is to ensure the possibility of attracting as many citizens as possible to work. Methods are also used to reform the system for issuing wages, to correct flaws in the current tax policy, etc. overcoming poverty among the population depends on the quality of income distribution in the field of social protection.

As mentioned above, low-income families are one of the most vulnerable categories of citizens. Billions of rubles are specially allocated by the state to support this part of the population. What exactly does the status of the poor give:

  1. Individuals have the opportunity to apply for any, the list of which is given in the current legislation.
  2. Have the right to receive from public authorities.

In most examples, support for the poor is provided by public authorities on a regular basis. Often this type of assistance is of a one-time nature and falls under the definition of a scholarship. In some cases, money is issued for the purchase of food - this is the so-called targeted assistance... There is also the practice of using incentives for purchasing drugs.

The needy is distributed at the federal and regional levels. The size of the regional subsidy may be based on the area where the poor live.

In 2019, state support for the poor is carried out in the following way: ways:

  1. Subsidies for paying off utility bills. This is due to citizens even if they do not have their own living space.
  2. Children raised in low-income families are given the opportunity to enter a huge number of higher educational institutions. At the same time, there is no need to take part in the main applicant competition.

Citizens of the Russian Federation wishing to obtain the status of the poor are advised to independently determine their own average per capita income. For this, the total family income is calculated for a three-month period.

We list the payments that can be family profitability, except for the official salary:

  1. Material assistance already received from the state;
  2. Income expressed in kind - own vegetables, fruits, livestock products;
  3. Pension;
  4. Other types of income, such as income from renting out living space.

The total amount of income is first divided by 3 months, after which distributed equally for all family members. Further, it is necessary to clarify the size established in a specific region of the Russian Federation where citizens live who want to obtain the status of a low-income family. The reason is that some areas are more attractive for potential investors and residents, while from others the population is constantly decreasing. It is for this reason that the cost of living may differ depending on the region of residence.

Who is entitled to this type of assistance and in what amount?

Assistance to low-income people in the Russian Federation is always assigned to families whose total income is below the subsistence level established in a particular region.

The value is fixed and tied to a specific region of residence of a person.

The law provides for these payments:

  • large families with minor children;
  • incomplete families with only one parent;
  • if you have children with a disability status, whose age is less than 18 years;
  • families where one or both parents are disabled;
  • unemployed parents raising dependent minors, provided that they are officially registered with employment centers. Assistance is paid within 90 days from the date of registration;
  • lonely people with disability group 3;
  • persons with childhood pathologies - until the onset of majority.

The intended purpose of this income item is to meet the primary needs of the most socially vulnerable citizens of the country.

There is no fixed amount of targeted assistance to the poor in 2019 - in each region and for each group of people it has its own.

This year it is planned the following types of targeted assistance within the framework of the status of low-income citizens:

  • payment for a newborn - 17,479.73 rubles;
  • adoption of a disabled child - RUB 133,559.36;
  • assistance to first-graders - from 730 rubles. (depends on the region);
  • for travel in public transport - from 240 rubles. (depends on the region);
  • help not for children - depends on the region of residence of the person in need and will average 1,555 rubles;
  • for a student - from 750 rubles (depending on the region);
  • payments for food - the amount is determined individually by social services.

These payments cannot cancel or reduce the size of the main state payments due to a low-income family under the current legislation on a general basis.

Other types of cash transfers cannot cancel the allowance for low-income families.

Registration procedure

The drawn up application regarding the appointment of targeted assistance from the state is submitted to the department of social protection located in the area of ​​residence of low-income citizens. The procedure for filling out a specific application, as well as the conditions, the observance of which is necessary for subsequent consideration, are determined exclusively by the Administration of the region.

Consider list of required documents for submission to the authorized bodies:

Features of receiving in Moscow and in the regions

A special committee for social protection of citizens in Moscow and other regions is engaged in providing social assistance and additional funding, as well as planning the main directions and methods of support and financing.

Practical activities for collecting all the necessary information for a regional banking organization about citizens in need of social support are always assigned to local government departments and are carried out in accordance with specific methodological guidelines previously approved by the Administration of a separately considered region.

For the specifics of receiving such assistance in the Murmansk region, see the following video:

A monthly allowance for children from low-income families can be issued remotely in electronic form by submitting an application in the prescribed form on the Moscow State Services Portal WWW.MOS.RU.

The procedure for issuing this monthly payment, like other electronic services of the Portal, becomes available after the user is registered on the city Portal of the PSU. How to register on the site and get access to the preparation of the manual is indicated in the memo below.

Which families are considered low income (poor)?

The poor in accordance with federal legislation (clause 1 of article 6 of the law of October 24, 1997, No. 134-FZ), by decision of local authorities, a family is recognized whose family income per family member is less than the amount established by law living wage.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the average cost of living in Moscow per capita was 15092 rubles.

What is the amount of the allowance for the poor in Moscow?

In general, the size of the monthly child benefit in Moscow (including for children from low-income families) varies within from 1500 to 4500 rubles.

According to the current legislation of the city of Moscow, the amounts are monthly:

  • single parents(single mother or father in the absence of a mother) for children aged:
    • 2500 rubles;
    • from 1.5 to 3 years old - 4500 rubles;
  • for children whose mother or father avoid paying alimony, or children conscript:
    • from 1.5 years old and from 3 to 18 years old - 1900 rubles;
    • from 1.5 to 3 years old - 3300 rubles;
  • for children in other families(general case of monthly child benefit in Moscow):
    • from 0 to 1.5 years old and from 3 to 18 years old - 1500 rubles;
    • from 1.5 to 3 years old - 2500 rubles.

Who can apply for benefits and how much does this service cost?

May apply for a benefit one of the parents or adoptive parents of the child, as well as a person replacing them (guardian), belonging to the number:

  • citizens of the Russian Federation;
  • foreign citizens;
  • stateless persons.

However, at the same time, all citizens from the listed categories must have a Moscow residence permit, that is, be registered in Moscow at their place of residence.

In this case, you should apply for the service of making a monthly payment in the following terms:

  • when registering a benefit for children from 0 to 1.5 years old- no later than the expiration of 6 months from the date of birth of the child;
  • for children from 1.5 to 3 years and from 3 to 18 years old- as the child reaches the appropriate age for the payment of benefits.

Where on the PSU Portal can I fill out an application for benefits?

On Moscow public services portal this service can be found:

After that, the user needs to go through the application procedure, which is performed in accordance with the one presented on the site.

You can view the generated application and find out its status after sending it in User's personal account PSU portal.

What is the term and cost of providing the service?

The time allotted to authorized bodies for the provision of services for the registration of monthly child support, cannot exceed 10 days, including the period of interdepartmental interaction between the capital's executive authorities and other organizations.

Monthly child benefit registration service provided free of charge.

Service result

As a result of the provision of services to applicants (families with children), a Decision on the assignment of monthly child support- the original of the document, drawn up in a single copy on an arbitrary form for internal use (it is not handed over to the applicant).

A poor family is a family whose average total income, divided by each family member, is below the minimum subsistence level in the corresponding constituent entity of the Russian Federation.

To establish this fact, you should apply with the appropriate application to the social protection authorities at the address of residence.

Who qualifies for benefits in 2019

State material support is provided to a family that has officially entered into an agreement with the social security authorities and has proven its status as needy.

It should be noted right away that at the federal level, assistance to low-income citizens is not provided. Regions independently develop regulations governing concepts that determine the legal status of the poor. The poor can be recognized as a lonely citizen, and the whole family.

Of course, family members are spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters. They are also adoptive parents and adopted children. Grandparents, grandchildren, stepfather and stepmother, stepdaughter and stepson, guardian and ward will also be considered family members. Provided that they all live in one house and run a joint household.

To recognize a family in need, it is necessary to meet certain conditions:

  1. Cohabitation and common household management. If the parents have not registered their marriage or registered, but do not live together, the family will not receive the status of needy, but they can be recognized as needy separately, as several needy subjects.
  2. All adult able-bodied family members must work or be registered as unemployed, with the exception of women on parental leave.
  3. A family in which parents are able-bodied but do not work due to alcoholism or drug addiction will not be recognized as a poor family.
Each region has the right to establish additionally its own criteria for obtaining the status of a poor family.

What is per capita income

Material support for low-income strata of the population is carried out at the regional level.

Benefits for low-income families are assigned in various amounts, depending on the subject of the Russian Federation and taking into account previously paid benefits.

Benefit for low-income families with children under three years old

Up to one and a half years, the mother receives an allowance from the employer (in the presence of official employment in the amount of 40% of her salary) or from the state, taking into account the minimum wage.

When the child reaches the age of 1.5 years, payments stop. There remains only a compensation payment - 50 rubles, which can be received monthly until the child turns 3 years old. In this regard, in some regions, a supplement has been introduced for low-income families with children aged 1.5 to 3 years.

In each region, the size and timing of payments are different.

For example, in Moscow, the amount of payments in 2019 is as follows:

  1. on children of single mothers, on children whose parents shy away from payment of alimony and military personnel call:
  • for children from 0 to 3 years old - 15,000 rubles.
  • for children from 3 to 18 years old - 6,000 rubles.
  1. for children from other families
  • for children from 0 to 3 years old - 10,000 rubles.
  • for children from 3 to 18 years old - 4,000 rubles.

Payments are not assigned to guardians (trustees) who receive funds for the maintenance of children under guardianship (guardianship).

For St. Petersburg, the amount of payments in 2019 was:

  1. A full-fledged family - 1005 rubles.
  2. Single mother / father - 1451 rubles.
  3. One of the parents is a conscript - 1451 rubles.
In St. Petersburg, payments are made in the presence of children aged 1.5 to 7 years. Starting from the age of 7, the EDV is provided for children from low-income families of school age and up to 16 years of age or until graduation. In the amount of 933 p. for an ordinary family and 1349 p. - for single mothers / fathers and children of conscripts.

Benefit for children under 18 years of age

After the child reaches the age of 1.5 years, poor parents can only count on this type of payment.

The criteria for the appointment of such payments:

  • family income is below the subsistence level in the region;
  • the allowance is assigned for each child under the age of 18;
  • funds for payment are allocated by the region;
  • the amount of the allowance is reviewed annually.
Each region has the right to approve the size and timing of the transfer of such benefits. The size, procedure for the appointment, indexation and payment of child benefits, including the conditions and frequency of its payment (at least once a quarter), including using the criteria of need, are established by laws and other regulatory legal acts of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.

Payments to low-income families with many children

This benefit was established with the aim of increasing the birth rate in the regions. Families can receive payments:

  • for every 3rd and subsequent child;
  • in which the baby or parent claiming the payment is a citizen of the Russian Federation.
The amount of the benefit is equal to the level of the subsistence minimum in each region.

Until 2017, this type of assistance was installed in 50 regions of the Russian Federation. Since February 2017, payments have remained at 42.

In the remaining 8, due to the improvement in the fertility situation, regional support has ended (except for families where babies were born before 2017 and after they reach the age of 3 years).

These are the following regions:

  1. Khabarovsk region.
  2. Republic of Crimea.
  3. Sakhalin Region
  4. Komi Republic.
  5. Chuvash Republic.
  6. Mari El Republic.
  7. Kamchatka Krai.
  8. Kaliningrad region

Subsidies for housing and utility bills


The Housing Code provides for such a type of payments to the poor as a subsidy for paying for housing and utility services.

Homeowners, social tenants, and even commercial tenants can receive such payments. The subsidy is due to those families in which the costs of rent and utility bills exceed the maximum allowable share of the costs of this.

Since 2005, this share at the federal level has been set at 22%. Families who are not poor can also receive such a subsidy. However, for low-income families, this share has been reduced.

You will need the following list of documents:

  • Documents that prove the basis for owning and using the property, such as a title deed and a donation agreement for an apartment, or an order and a social tenancy agreement.
  • Documents containing information on payments made for housing and utilities (for the last month);
  • Certificate of absence of rent arrears;
  • Income statements for the last 6 months;
  • Help on the composition of the family;
  • Copies of passports of all family members, or birth certificates;
  • Help from the BTI;
  • Documents confirming relationship.
Depending on the region, the list of documents may vary, so it is better to clarify this issue in advance.

Payments to low-income people in Moscow

In 2019, the following are eligible to receive payments to low-income people:

Have the right to receive payments:

  1. One of the parents is a father or mother.
  2. The adoptive parents of the baby.
  3. Guardian.
To receive such benefits, the applicant must be registered at the place of residence in Moscow.

Terms of registration

In order to timely receive the due payments, the deadlines for submission of documents should be observed:

  • to receive payments for minors under 1.5 years old, you should apply no later than six months from the date of birth of the baby;
  • for payments from 1.5 to 3 years, as well as from 3 to 18 years, the eligibility arises from the moment the child reaches the age of receiving the corresponding payments.
You can register the right to receive payments on the portal of public services in Moscow (WWW.MOS.RU).

The period for consideration of the submitted documents is 10 days.

Additional help for the poor

In Moscow, low-income families can apply for a monthly child benefit, the amount paid is determined by the age of the child and the composition of the family. The maximum allowance is paid for a child between the ages of 0 and 3 who is being raised by a single parent in a low-income family.

Along with benefits as measures of social support in Moscow and the regions, targeted one-time payments are widely practiced: for example, by the beginning of the school year for schoolchildren from low-income families, for additional food for pregnant women and lactating mothers.

State social scholarships are assigned to university students and students from low-income families studying in institutions of primary and secondary vocational education.

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Last changes

In 2018, the state began to carry out social reform, which will also affect low-income citizens. Assistance to the poor is envisaged not only in the form of cash payments, but also with clothes, baby food, and food. Benefits will also increase.

Changes to benefits in 2019

For children from low-income families, changes will mainly occur in the field of education:

  1. Future applicants can enter state universities on the following conditions:
  • Age does not exceed 20 years;
  • Successfully passed the Unified State Exam or the entrance exams (the minimum passing is reached);
  • The parent is the only breadwinner and has the status of a disabled person of the 1st group.
  1. Preschool children go to kindergarten out of turn.
  2. Getting essential medicines for children under 6 years of age .
  3. School-age children are provided with the following privileges:
  • Free two meals a day in the dining room;
  • Issuance of school and sports uniforms;
  • 50% discount on the travel ticket;
  • Treatment in a sanatorium for medical reasons.

For parents of low-income families, the following concessions were provided:

  1. Preferential working conditions (additional leave, shorter working hours);
  2. Exemption from payment of state duty when registering an individual entrepreneur;
  3. Obtaining a mortgage with payment on favorable terms, according to which the state subsidizes part of the interest.
  4. Obtaining a garden plot or housing under a social tenancy agreement.
  5. Benefits for kindergarten payments in the amount of 20% of parental pay for the first child, 50% for the second, 70% for the third.
  6. Special benefits for large families (visiting parks, museums).
  7. Free vouchers to the sanatorium.

Introduction of food cards

In 2018, food cards were introduced for low-income families. For this, plastic bank cards "Mir" are used, on which a certain number of points are accrued. The received points should be spent on the purchase of domestic products (except alcohol and tobacco).

When using the card, there are restrictions:

  1. It will be possible to purchase mainly perishable products.
  2. The card is not transferred to another person.
  3. At the end of the month, unused points for the next month are not transferred and burn out.
  4. Such cards will be accepted at points of sale connected to the system.

At the end of November 2017, an order of the Government of the Russian Federation was approved on expanding the current list of subjects of the Russian Federation receiving federal subsidies for social assistance to needy large families. Now there will be 60 such regions - instead of 50.

The final amount of aid has not yet been determined. A full launch is scheduled for early 2019.

"Presidential" monthly cash payment from 2018

At the end of 2017, the President of Russia put forward a proposal to introduce a new benefit to low-income families in which children will be born (adopted) after 01/01/2018. Conditions for receiving payment:

  • the family must permanently reside in Russia;
  • the amount of income per family member should not exceed 1.5 times the subsistence minimum. When calculating the amount of family income, all monies received by family members, before taxes, are taken into account.

The amount of the payment is the amount of the living wage for children.
For the first child, such an allowance is paid from the regional budget, to families in which the second / third child was born / adopted, cash payments are made from the maternity capital. In the first case, you can apply for the appointment of such an allowance to the territorial department of Social Protection or the nearest MFC, in the second - to the branch of the Pension Fund or the MFC. Documents for processing the payment can be submitted at any time from the moment the child is born.

The allowance will be paid until the child for whom it is assigned reaches 1.5 years old. The funds are transferred to the applicant's bank account, and their spending is not monitored.

State allowance for low-income families

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