Since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Social Fund has been working extensively with veterans and their families to provide various types of support, from technical means of rehabilitation to pension benefits.
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.
During the visit, the Fund Chairman signed a cooperation agreement with Governor Dmitry Mahonin. It reaffirmed the interactions between the Fund and the regional government across a number of areas and also expanded cooperation on pension and social security-related issues. On top of that, the agreement opens up extra opportunities for new social projects.
The agreement between the Social Fund and the regional Government was signed today during a meeting between Sergey Chirkov, Chairman of the Social Fund, and Governor Dmitry Mahonin in Perm. The document both reaffirms the established working practices and lays a solid foundation for a long-term partnership.
Social Fund's flagship offices opened in 10 Russian regions. In the first half of 2025, Social Fund branches across the country launched 17 flagship offices, and roughly the same number will open in the second half of the year. Sergey Chirkov, Chairman of the Social Fund, spoke of that during his working visit to Perm where he opened a new flagship office to service private individuals and insureds.
Doing that will help prevent the termination of payments starting January 1, 2026. Currently, Russian pensions and benefits in the new regions are issued based in part on disability documents provided by authorized bodies of the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics, the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as well as Ukraine.
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.
Mothers of large families are submitting those applications since yesterday in all Social Fund client offices and on the Gosuslugi Portal. The majority of adjustment applications came from the proactive outreach to mothers of large families. Based on available records, the Social Fund offices compiled lists of mothers eligible for a pension adjustment and obtained their consent for the recalculation remotely.
Starting today, applications can be submitted at all Social Fund client offices and on the Gosuslugi Portal. Mothers of large families will start receiving the higher pensions as early as the new year. For applications submitted in December, the pension adjustment will come into effect in January. The Social Fund budget for 2026, approved by a federal law and signed by the President, has the money required to increase the payments.
Sergey Chirkov, Chairman of the Social Fund and Dmitry Bakanov General Director of Roscosmos, signed a cooperation agreement. The document reaffirms the partnership between the two agencies in implementing joint projects and developing social welfare for aerospace industry workers.