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Starting from 2016, maternity capital certificate holders will be permitted to spend the funds on goods and services supporting social adaptation and integration of children with disabilities. President Vladimir Putin has signed a relevant federal law, which will take effect on January 1, 2016.

The offices of the Pension Fund of Russia in Crimea and Sevastopol continue to render state services to citizens and insuring parties and to execute their functions despite unstable power supply on the Crimean Peninsula.

The Pension Fund of Russia ranks second in the state service quality category, according to the state service quality monitoring system “Your Control.” During the very first month, August, the Pension Fund scored 4.87 points which put it on the second position amongst governmental agencies. The score was even higher, 4.88 points, in September.

Eighty out of 84 divisions of the Pension Fund of Russia are now accepting pension claims online. People in 80 constituent territories of Russia can request the assignment of their pensions by use of the Internet, without visiting the PFR in person.

Most users of the Pension Fund of Russia website have appreciated its convenience, according to a survey done by the Russian Public Opinion Study Center (VTsIOM) *. The website is deemed to be convenient by 56% of the respondents and quite convenient by another 23%.

The Pension Fund of Russia and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation have signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed at today’s expanded meeting of the Financial University’s Academic Board by PFR Board Chairman Anton Drozdov and Financial University Rector Mukhadin Eskindarov.

The second all-Russia Pensioner Spartakiad dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 has come to an end. More than 20,000 pensioners from 59 Russian regions and six countries (Belarus, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Slovenia and Finland) participated in the finals in Saratov on June 10-12. The Spartakiad was organized by the Russian Pensioners’ Union, and the Pension Fund of Russia was its co-organizer.

Main features of the 2014 budget of the Pension Fund of Russia were approved by Federal Law No 320-FZ dated 02.12.2013 “On Budget of the Pension Fund of Russia in 2014 and the Planned Period of 2015 and 2016.”