Disabled people in Russia today have a number of government benefits and support measures available to them. Their list is expanding constantly, while the ways to receive them improve and get easier and more convenient.
Starting this year, for instance, the Social Fund has begun automatically providing pension supplements to individuals of disability group 1, whereas before, that required an application. The new procedure also provides for an annual adjustment of the care allowance along with the pension. Previously, the allowance amount used to be the same year to year. In January, it was adjusted by 9.5%.
Additionally, pension guarantees were expanded in 2025 for certain categories of special military operation veterans who have sustained disabilities. Starting in August, a government pension is granted to fighters of private military contractors and other organizations that assist the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in carrying out tasks related to the special military operation.
The state pension for individuals who sustained a group I disability during the special military operation amounts to RUB 26,500 (300% of the social pension). Payments to people with a group II disability are at RUB 22,100 (250% of the social pension). Pension for a group III disability is RUB 15,400 (175% of the social pension).
Since disability pensions are granted if a person has suffered harm to health, it is especially important that the Social Fund issues them automatically, without any applications from the special military operation servicemen. That happens after data is received regarding disability sustained in action.
The proactive approach is also used to provide other services to the disabled participants of the special military operation. The Social Fund treats servicing them in a comprehensive and personalized way. The Fund staff strive to set up their work in such a way that as little personal involvement as possible is required from the veterans when receiving payments and benefits. That is why many types of benefits are provided proactively and not require any action on the part of the special military operation participants. For instance, this applies to benefits like electronic certificates for means of rehabilitation or monthly disability payments.
Another new measure this year was subsidies provided to Russian companies to repay the cost of creating and equipping workplaces for people with disabilities. The subsidy goes toward equipping workplaces for individuals with group I and group II disabilities, as well as combat veterans of any disability group. It amounts to up to RUB 200,000 per workplace. Over RUB 41 million has already been allotted to these subsidies this year.
A key service provided by the Social Fund to people with disabilities today is three types of pensions: insurance, government and social. Virtually all of them are granted proactively, without applications or document submissions, solely based on the data regarding the assigned disability group and other records available to the Social Fund. The decision to grant a pension is made within 5 business days after disability is established and the individual is subsequently notified of the payments due to them.
Application-free pension assignment has been in place since 2022. 1.3 million payment decisions have been made in that format since then.
Another important benefit for all disabled people in Russia is the monthly allowance the amount of which depends on the disability group. The Social Fund has been providing this benefit proactively for over five years, with 4 million people becoming its recipients in that time.
Payment extension also occurs automatically once the Social Fund receives data from the medical and social assessment agency regarding the disability status prolonged for the new period. Thanks to the proactive format, over the last five years, 8.3 million people did not have to apply anywhere to continue receiving their benefits.