More than 1.8 million people have provided their bank account details through the Gosuslugi Portal to receive payments from the Social Fund of Russia. Citizens have been using this feature extensively since the service was launched this year.
The electronic service provides data for pensions and benefits quickly and without visiting the Fund's offices in person. This is especially important for proactive benefit assignment, when the entitlement arises automatically, with no applications required. In such cases, the Fund needs the recipient's current bank details.
Data received via the Gosuslugi Portal resolves this issue, saving people the trouble of submitting a separate application regarding the payment delivery method.
Note that today the Social Fund uses the application-free format to assign a number of benefits, including virtually all types of disability pensions and loss-of-breadwinner pensions for minor children. The application-free procedure is also used to assign age-related pensions to unemployed pre-retirees, social pension supplements up to the subsistence rate, as well as certain child allowances.