Russian Pension Fund starts automatically assigning monthly benefits to disabled persons, disabled children
Consistent with the order of the Russian Labor and Social Protection Ministry No. 327n dated June 11, 2020, the assignment of the monthly social benefit to disabled persons and disabled children became proactive on July 28, 2020. There is no need for filing an application, as territorial bodies of the Russian Pension Fund assign the benefit by themselves.
Most citizens opt to transfer their pension savings to Pension Fund
Territorial bodies of the Russian Pension Fund received 35,200 applications for transferring pension savings in the first half of 2020.
Russian Pension Fund reaffirms pre-retirement benefit entitlements of over 1 mln Russians
Over the first six months of 2020, the Russian Pension Fund confirmed the entitlement to various types of social support and benefits of 1.2 million pre-retirees. The information was sent to the authorities and government agencies providing such benefits or directly to pre-retirees via the personal account section on the PFR website, the Public Services Portal, territorial bodies of the Pension Fund or multifunctional centers.
Pension Fund issued over 500,000 maternity capital certificates in H1 2020
Over the first six months of 2020, the Russian Pension Fund issued over 590,000 maternity capital certificates. Payments of maternity capital funds exceeded 110 billion rubles in the reporting period.
Info on free parking of disabled persons available nationwide
It is now possible to receive a free parking permit for the vehicle transporting a disabled person or child online. The relevant amendments to the Federal Law on Social Protection of Disabled Persons in the Russian Federation took effect on July 1, 2020, as one more step to increase the accessibility of public and municipal services for disabled persons.
Pension Fund extends till yearend fast-track assignment of pensions, social benefits
The Russian Pension Fund has extended a number of temporary measures in the assignment of pensions enacted in April-June due to the complicated epidemiological situation. The PFR will continue the online assignment of certain types of pensions and allowances, the provision of necessary information, the proactive extension and update of benefits assigned earlier through July.
Participants in pension co-funding program accumulate 7.7 bln rubles in 2019
Pension savings accumulated by participants in the pension co-funding program amounted to 7.7 billion rubles last year; the savings comprised voluntary pension contributions of participants and the government’s contribution made consistent with the program terms. Slightly more than 4 billion rubles were contributed by participants, and 3.7 billion rubles came as government co-funding.
Russian Pension Fund starts payments to guardians of disabled persons, senior citizens, children
The Russian Pension Fund has started payments to citizens who took in disabled persons, senior citizens, orphans or children left without parental care for assisted or temporary living in the period from April till June 2020. According to the government resolution, such temporary guardians are entitled to the monthly benefit of 12,130 rubles per every person they are taking care of.
Pension Fund starts payments to families with children aged from 3 to 16 totaling 146 bln rubles
The Russian Pension Fund has started paying lump-sum benefits of 10,000 rubles to families with children aged from 3 to 16. The money has been transferred to 10.2 million families with 14.6 million children, or more than half of all families that quality for the benefit in accordance with the presidential order. By now, 146 billion rubles have been assigned.
Russian Pension Fund issues 10 millionth maternity capital certificate
Ten million Russian families have received maternity capital certificates since the day the state program kicked off.