On the Day of Remembrance of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant: pensions and social benefits for Chernobyl victims

Cash payments, additional vacations, retirement dates and types of social support provided to Chernobyl survivors vary greatly. And some benefits are going to be taken away

Pripyat. Children's park. Photo by Konstantin Shapkin, 2007

April 26 marks 30 years since the day when the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people were divided in two: before and after the accident.

What is the payment for working in the Chernobyl zone?

People living in these territories have the right to state assistance and certain types of benefits, the names of which are contained in the list determined in 1991. Depending on what zone the person was in, the list of payments is determined. The benefits a person receives are also affected by the length of time they live or work in contaminated areas. For example, Chernobyl payments relating to the zone subject to resettlement will be due to a person if he has lived or worked in this place for at least one year.

Categories of Chernobyl victims

The zone affected by negative radioactivity is divided into four territories:

1. Exclusion Zone. Lands located around the nuclear power plant building, located in close proximity to 4 power units. Residential residence of citizens is prohibited in this territory, as well as the possibility of conducting economic activities and environmental management is limited.
2. Removal zone. The population was resettled from the area until the risk of radiation damage decreased. Persons who left a radiation-contaminated area can fully count on compensation for harm and social support.
3. An area where residents have the right to move out. In this zone, constant medical monitoring of the health of each person is carried out, and various activities are carried out aimed at reducing the risk of morbidity among the population. Citizens also have the right to move from this area and enjoy the benefits provided by the Law.
4. Zone with permissible radiation levels. Residents of this territory also have the right to socio-economic benefits and state support.

What benefits are available to Chernobyl victims in 2020?

• improvement of living conditions;
• 50% discount on payment for living space;
• 50% discount on utility bills;
• 50% discount on the purchase of fuel for heating living space;
• the right to avoid layoffs at the official place of work;
• entry out of turn into the circle of participants in construction and/or garage cooperatives;
• extraordinary allocation of a land plot if it is necessary to build living space;
• purchasing a dacha out of turn;
• the right to receive medical care out of turn;
• the right to priority service at points and pharmacies;
• the right to provide children with priority places in sanatoriums, medical institutions, as well as educational and preschool institutions. In addition, the state is obliged to allocate 90 rubles daily for food and child support in these institutions;
• provision of places in boarding houses for the disabled and elderly, as well as veterans' homes;
• depending on the region, Chernobyl victims have tax benefits - they pay only part or do not pay any transport tax;
• the right to priority employment after relocation to a new place of residence;
• Children of Chernobyl victims have priority when applying to universities.

Who can count on her?

The following citizens are entitled to the described state support:

• people with radiation sickness;
• those suffering from radiation after liquidation;
• military personnel who received a complex disability after exposure to radiation;
• employees of law enforcement organizations and the Ministry of Emergency Situations;
• doctors and medical personnel;
• people who were taken out of the accident area in 1986. This also includes those persons who were still in the womb at the time of removal;
• men and women who became donors for the liquidators. They are entitled to benefits regardless of the city of operation.

One of the large groups of people are people who worked or lived in areas with moderate levels of radiation.

Benefits for Chernobyl victims and their relatives in 2020-2020

• the right to improved living conditions;
• the right to pay only half the rent and privileges when paying for utilities;
• in the absence of central heating - the opportunity to get a 50% discount on fuel;
• if there is a reduction in staffing levels, then the employee affected by the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can be fired only as a last resort (and the length of service in this case will not be taken into account);
• enrollment in a university should occur on preferential terms;
• It is possible to join gardening, housing construction and garage cooperatives out of turn;
• compensation for travel expenses to a sanatorium or dispensary;
• land for construction, which is allocated to beneficiaries first;
• medical services provided out of turn (category 2 beneficiaries especially need such privileges);
• beneficiaries should be given priority places in boarding houses for the disabled or in veterans' homes;
• in most regions, Chernobyl victims are provided with tax benefits - they apply to transport tax (beneficiaries pay only a certain part of it or do not pay it at all);
• After relocation to a new place of residence, beneficiaries receive the right to priority employment.

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Benefits for liquidators and citizens affected by the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

To obtain privileges, you must write an application and attach a certificate confirming your right to it. The registration of these is carried out by the social protection authorities. To receive you need:

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Areas now belonging to different countries were infected. Benefits for victims of the Chernobyl disaster are provided at the legislative level not only in Russia. The following legislative acts have been adopted:

Benefits and pension payments to Chernobyl victims in 2020

Categories of people assigned the status of Chernobyl victims have the right to apply for state guarantees and preferential benefits. This is discussed in Art. 3 in the Federal Law “On the social protection of citizens exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant”, adopted on May 15, 1991 and registered under number 1244-1: “Citizens of the Russian Federation are guaranteed compensation for damage caused to their health and property as a result of the disaster established by this Law at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, compensation for damages for the risk resulting from living and working in the territory exposed to radioactive contamination exceeding permissible levels as a result of the Chernobyl disaster, as well as the provision of social support measures.”

Indexation 2020

From February 1, 2020, victims of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, taking into account the indexation carried out, will have the following payments:

• those who received or suffered radiation sickness and other diseases due to the accident - RUB 2,162.67,
• disabled people due to an accident - RUB 2,701.62;
• liquidators who received excess radiation doses - 2,701.62 rubles,
• other liquidators - RUB 2,162.67,
• evacuees from the exclusion zone in 1986 - 2,162.67 rubles,
• for those living in the residential area - 540.66 rubles,
• for children and adolescents who live in the resettlement zone and residence zone, as well as evacuees - RUB 1,350.82,
• children and adolescents who became disabled due to the consequences of the accident - RUB 2,701.62,
• children and adolescents who suffer from illnesses due to the consequences of the accident - RUB 2,162.67,
• children and adolescents who live in an area with a preferential socio-economic status - 811.88 rubles,
• workers and employees (including military personnel, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations) who became disabled due to work at the site of the accident - 2,701.62 rubles,
• workers and employees who became ill as a result of working at the accident site - RUB 2,162.67.

This tragedy and the state protection of citizens injured as a result of the accident are described in the following video:

Benefits for Chernobyl victims

Ukraine . Here, the situation of Chernobyl victims is regulated by the Law of Ukraine “On the status and social protection of citizens affected by the Chernobyl disaster” dated February 28, 1991 No. 796-XII. There are very few differences with Russian law. Beneficiaries are also divided into categories according to which payments and compensation are assigned. But, due to the difficult situation of the Ukrainian budget, there is no hope for an increase in compensation.

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Who is entitled to benefits for Chernobyl victims?

According to the norms of Russian legislation, the following categories of citizens can receive benefits for Chernobyl victims:

• persons who received radiation sickness or other disease resulting from the Chernobyl disaster or cleanup work;
• persons who have suffered radiation sickness or another disease resulting from activities to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster;
• persons with disabled status resulting from exposure to radiation after the Chernobyl accident, including: those who were sent or sent temporarily to the contaminated territory to eliminate the consequences;
• military personnel and those liable for military service, fire service workers and police officers participating in the work to eliminate the consequences of the disaster;
• persons from among the population evacuated from the exclusion territory;
• persons who became bone marrow donors to save victims of the Chernobyl accident, while citizens have the right to benefits regardless of the time when the transplantation occurred or the development of disability.

Chernobyl child care benefits in 2108

• Women who were fired from their jobs. This could happen at the time of maternity leave, during pregnancy. The reason for dismissal is not taken into account.
• Citizens who are not required to take out health insurance.
• Girls who study full-time also have children.
• Official spouses of military personnel.
• Women who are liable for military service also have the right to benefits during the period of leave to care for children.
• All women who are on maternity leave.

The procedure for obtaining these privileges

In order to receive the benefits listed in the article for the liquidators of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, it is necessary to obtain a special certificate.

To obtain a certificate, you should contact the social protection department, providing the following package of documents:

• passport or its notarized copy;
• documents that confirm the right to obtain the required status (work book, military ID, etc.);
• When applying for a survivor's pension, you must provide documents that confirm the connection with the deceased citizen (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc.).

It takes an average of 10 days to issue a certificate.

Chernobyl certificate: benefits due to its owners

• Reimbursement of money spent by them to restore their health, as well as to restore property lost as a result of relocation or evacuation.
• Social accompaniment and support.
• Compensation for moral damages for the risk to which they exposed their lives.
• Tax benefits.
• I would like to note that Chernobyl victims have the right to enjoy the following privileges:
• Discount on payment of utility costs (electricity, gas, water, cost per square meter of living space, etc.) in the amount of 50%.
• Refund of 50% of the amount spent on the purchase of fuel needed to heat your home (if there is no other heating alternative).
• The opportunity to get an apartment without waiting in line, join a cooperative, or receive a plot of land (for building housing).
• The Chernobyl certificate gives benefits at work to its owner; he can be fired as a last resort (in the event of liquidation of the enterprise).
• Chernobyl survivors have the legal right to be granted a second leave within the period that is most acceptable for the person.
• In case of moving to another place of residence, he has the right to priority provision of another job vacancy. At the same time, working conditions and wages should not be worse than at the previous place of work.
• Opportunity for free examination in hospitals and clinics, dental prosthetics, treatment in hospitals.
• Annual and extraordinary opportunity to undergo treatment or health restoration in boarding houses or rest homes.
• The retirement age of Chernobyl victims is lower than that of ordinary citizens.

Is everyone paid monthly Chernobyl payments?

If a Chernobyl survivor falls under several categories of benefits, then he cannot receive two payments at the same time.

For this purpose, the so-called EDV, paid in cash equivalent, has been introduced. A person has the right to refuse certain benefits and keep only EDV, of which there may be several.

The categories of citizens entitled to social benefits and allowances include:

1. received radiation diseases;
2. became incapacitated due to a disaster;
3. those who fled their homes in Chernobyl;
4. population living near dangerous territory;
5. those taking part in the liquidation of the accident at the nuclear power plant;
6. working in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant zone after the disaster.

Benefits and payments in 2020 are received by citizens who were near the area exposed to irradiation. Relatives, children, grandchildren and widows of victims can also count on benefits.

Regional features

In some regions, the list of preferences has additional positions due to issued decrees and orders or the application of regional coefficients that increase the amount of payments.

Moscow and Moscow region

Expanded tax benefits apply in Moscow and the Moscow region. When conducting real estate transactions (sale/purchase), “Chernobyl victims” will receive a tax discount of 1 million rubles. But such an “offer” is valid once during a single tax period (year). In this case, the citizen is not exempt from paying tax - the amount is compensated through a deduction if an appropriate application is submitted.

Tula region

In the Tula region, additional payments are provided for health improvement, and the retirement age has also been reduced for living in an area that was exposed to radiation at the time of the accident. Everyone who lived in “Zone 4” for every 4 years of being there gets the opportunity to retire an additional 12 months earlier, but for a total of no more than 7 years.

Bryansk region

For residents of the Bryansk region in “Zone 4”, where there is now a normal background radiation and there is no exclusion zone, they are entitled to the same benefits as residents of Tula. The only nuance is the fact that the liquidator has Russian citizenship. If it was received back in Soviet times, then there will be no problems with receiving benefits.

Rules for registration and receipt

Social, material and financial assistance is provided automatically after receiving the Chernobyl status. To obtain the appropriate certificate, you must contact either local administrative authorities or social security services.

In most cases, to obtain a certificate you will need:

• identification;
• medical records from 1986 to 1991;
• resettlement certificate (provided to all evacuees);
• a certificate confirming that the applicant is a relative of the “liquidator”;
• certificate of a disabled person (indicating the category and the reason why such status was granted).

In total, “Chernobyl victims” and members of their families receive powerful government support. This applies to all citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as those who have received a residence permit. Previous citizenship does not matter.