Federal Law of July 13, 2020 N 206-FZ “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation on the provision of citizens with medicines, medical products

Beneficiaries at the federal level

• persons holding the title of Hero of the Russian Federation or the Soviet Union;
• awarded all degrees of the Order of Glory (or Labor Glory);
• Heroes of Socialist Labor;
• disabled people of the Second World War;
• war participants;
• military veterans.

If a citizen who had one of the above statuses dies, his disabled immediate relatives are allowed to use his privileges.

Among other benefits, Russian citizens are also provided with:

• those who lived in besieged Leningrad;
• prisoners of Nazi concentration camps;
• Chernobyl victims;
• victims of an accident that occurred in 1957 at the Mayak production association;
• those who received diseases as a result of exposure to radiation at the Semipalatinsk test site;
• members of the families of those killed in the line of duty.

The federal list also includes disabled people, including children and the families where they are raised. It should be emphasized that the provision of benefits to the above categories of citizens does not depend in any way on housing conditions and certain standards for the consumption of gas, light, water, etc.

In addition, they can also free of charge:

• receive certain medications from a government-approved list;
• ride in public transport;
• buy tickets to travel anywhere in the Russian Federation, etc.

At the same time, the level of assistance to disabled people directly depends on how many people live with them. Thus, single citizens classified in this category will be fully compensated by the state for both rent and utility costs. In a situation where a disabled person lives with his relatives, the amount of contributions is divided among all members of his family, and compensation is issued only in the form of one share, specifically attributable to the beneficiary.

In general, citizens of the categories listed in the federal list, without exception, can count on receiving compensation in the amount of at least 50 percent of total utility costs. However, such assistance is provided only for one apartment. In particular, persons with the second disability group are given the opportunity to receive a discount on housing and communal services for only one residential premises.

If you have rights to a benefit on several grounds at once, it will be provided only on one of them. These are the requirements of Russian legislation.

What is the difference between a regional beneficiary and a federal one?

The right to benefits for certain categories of citizens, i.e. receipt of social assistance from the state is determined by Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 178-FZ of July 17, 1999 “On State Social Assistance”.

According to this law, beneficiaries are divided into two types:

• federal;
• regional.

Payments of a social nature to federal beneficiaries are carried out by the Pension Fund of Russia, in contrast to regional ones, to whom social assistance is provided by the authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (social protection authorities).

Who are federal beneficiaries?

Federal benefits are paid from funds of the corresponding level of the Russian budget. They operate throughout our country. Currently in the Russian Federation federal benefits are established for :

• veterans of all wars;
• family members of war veterans who have passed away;
• liquidators of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident and citizens who suffered from this disaster;
• prisoners of fascism;
• heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of Russia, holders of the Order of Glory;
• heroes of socialist labor;
• military personnel of the Second World War and citizens who ensured the operation of air defense and the construction of front-line facilities;
• children with disabilities and disabled people.

Veterans and participants of wars and residents of besieged Leningrad

The people who defended our country during the most difficult periods earned their right to help from the state through blood and years of hardship. Such citizens are veterans, participants and disabled people of the Second World War, citizens awarded the honorary title “Resident of besieged Leningrad”. Currently, these individuals are entitled to:

1. Expanded pension opportunities compared to other citizens. For example, registration of two pensions at the same time, if there is such a need: for disability and for old age (clause 3 of article 3 of Federal Law No. 166 of December 15, 2001). Also, veterans and blockade survivors receive EDV and additional cash support (DEMO).
2. Providing free housing . At the same time, for a single veteran, the standard housing area is 36 m2 or 18 m2 per family member who lives with him.
3. Comprehensive measures social support. They are almost the same for all veterans. This includes the following support measures:
   Benefits for housing and communal services and housing maintenance - in the amount of 50% of the base cost.
4. Extraordinary connection of a landline telephone.
5. Service in departmental clinics and hospitals.
6. Free production of dentures (including dentures).
7. Working persons are given leave at any convenient time, and upon request they are given up to 35 days of additional leave.
8. The right to be served without queuing in shops, ticket offices and other public places.
9. The right to be admitted without a waiting list to a nursing home or to provide household assistance.
10. Veterans who participated in the Second World War were given the right not to pay property tax for one of the objects of taxation. In many regions, they are also exempt from paying land tax on a plot of land of a certain size and transport tax for one car of a certain capacity.

Federal benefit for medicines (medicine provision)

About 100 million rubles are spent annually from the state treasury of the Russian Federation on drug provision for preferential categories of citizens. This measure allows poor people to have access to necessary medicines.

But not everyone is aware of their right to a list of medications under federal or local law.

According to the latter, the conditions for issuing drugs, their quantity, names and persons claiming preference, vary at the discretion of regional authorities.

Federal laws are common to all citizens of the Russian Federation, regardless of financial status and other requirements.

Unfortunately, you can only receive medications on one of the grounds (although there is no direct ban on the simultaneous use of federal and regional preferences), so the recipient will have to make a choice. Payments for medicines to the state beneficiary are made by the Pension Fund, and to the regional beneficiary by the social protection body.

Federal and regional preferences for medicines

Federal and regional benefits for necessary medications are provided on different grounds and in unequal amounts. Thus, the local benefit depends entirely on the regional budget.

The algorithm for filling out a prescription also differs: it is usually much faster and easier for a doctor to fill out a regional-level document.

But in both cases, a prescription from the attending doctor is required, as well as a package of documents confirming the right to it.

The procedure for obtaining federal/regional preferences

• A visit to the clinic and consultation with the attending physician about the possibility of receiving state or regional social assistance, in accordance with Federal Law No. 178.
• Clarify which category you belong to.
• If you are eligible for a federal preference, you will need to visit the territorial branch of the Pension Fund.
• The Pension Fund will have to write an application according to the sample and provide a package of documentation:
• The Pension Fund will issue a certificate stating that from a certain date you are the owner of the right to medicines.
• With this document, you will come to your hospital every month to receive preferential prescriptions for medicines or medical products. appointments.
• A corresponding entry will be made in your outpatient card.

If you find yourself a regional beneficiary, then you do not need to go to the Pension Fund.

Upon presentation of the same documents, you will be granted the right to preference in the same clinic. There you can also find out which medications are available at a discount and in which pharmacies.

Federal and regional beneficiaries: medication provision

Not everyone can count on medicines free of charge under the state program. At the federal level, the following can receive guaranteed assistance in the first place:

• Chernobyl survivors (liquidators, victims);
• WWII veterans, disabled people, home front workers, prisoners of fascism;
• participants in databases, wars;
• members of their families, if the serviceman has died;
• disabled people, children with disabilities;
• conscripts in service;
• military personnel, awarded with decorations, heroes of the USSR, Russian Federation, holders of the Order of Glory;
• heroes of social labor;
• blockade survivors and relatives of those killed in Leningrad;
• children under 3 years old;
• offspring of parents with many children under 6 years of age;
• low-income people, for example, pensioners.

Another criterion for obtaining the right to this preference is the presence of a certain pathology in a person. It is not necessary to be on the list of the above mentioned persons.

The doctor must write a prescription for free medications under federal preference in the presence of the following diseases:

• tuberculosis;
• cystic fibrosis;
• hemophilia;
• multiple sclerosis;
• cancer;
• myeloid leukemia.

After transplantation, subsidized medications are also provided.

How does a federal benefit differ from a regional one?

The first difference is the laws that establish and regulate social assistance. These are Federal Laws and regional legislative acts.

The second difference is the level of the budget financing the receipt of medicines.

Another nuance is the body involved in processing and issuing compensation: the Russian Pension Fund or local social security departments.

The names and quantities of federal drugs are actually closed. Any changes can be made to them only at the highest level. Regional lists of both medicines themselves and people. Those who can receive them are constantly changing, expanding or contracting.

The commonality between regional and federal beneficiaries is that some categories can simultaneously enjoy both preferences. The differences are that receiving assistance from the FB usually excludes similar funding from the Republic of Belarus and vice versa.

Who is the regional beneficiary?

Usually these are low-income categories of citizens with many children. In some regions, for example, in St. Petersburg, these include all citizens with certain diseases.

The lists vary in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, but most often these are the following persons:

List of drugs for federal beneficiaries

Not every medical product is included in the free range. The full list of free drugs for state benefit categories of citizens is as follows:

“Acetylsaliylic acid”, “Diclofenac”, “Codeine”, “Morphine”, “Narcotine”, “Papaverine”, “Thebaine”, “Trimeperidine”, “Ibuprofen”, “Ketoprofen”, “Ketorolac”, “Paracetomol”, “ Tramadol."

“Acyclovir”, “Azithromycin”, “Benzyl benzoate”, “Doxycycline”, “Tetracycline”, “Amoxicillin”, “Cephalexin”, “Benzathine benzylpenicillin”, “Tiloron”, “Cefuroxime”, “Sulfasalazine”, “Clarithromycin”, “ Ciprofloxacin", "Fluconazole", "Clotrimazole", "Metronidazole", Clavulanic acid.

"Azathioprine", "Anastrozole", "Busulfan", "Hydroxycarbamide", "Interferon alpha-2b", "Mercaptopurine", "Melphalan", "Methotrexate", "Mitomycin", "Cyclophosphamide", "Medroxyprogesterone", "Flutamide" , Interferon alfa-2a, Tamoxifen, Chlorambucil.

"Cetirizine", "Loratadine", "Chloropyramine".

• For epileptic seizures:

Benzobarbital, Hydrochloroquine, Clonazepam, Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Penicillamine, Topiramate, Valproic acid, Ethosuximide, Phenobarbital.

"Amantadine", "Benserazide", "Carbidola", "Levodopa", "Trigexyphenidyl".

• Medicines to strengthen bones:

Alendronic acid, Alfacalcidol, Calcitonin, Colecalciferol.

“Haloperridol”, “Diazepam”, “Zuclopentixol”, “Quetiapine”, “Olanzapine”, “Oxazepam”, “Periciazine”, “Risperidone”, “Sulpiride”, “Thioridazine”, “Trifluoperazine”, “Flupentixol”, “Fluphenazine” ", "Chlorpromazine".

Aminophenylbutyric acid, Amitriptyline, Betahistine, Vinpocetine, Glycine, Imipramine, Clomipramine, Paroxetine, Pipofezin, Piracetam, Sertraline, Tizanidine, Fluoxetine , "Ethylmethylhydroxypyridine succinate."

"Neostigmine methyl sulfate" and "Pyridostigmine bromide".

"Warfarin", "Heparin sodium", "Clopidogrel", "Pentoxifylline".

• Names of drugs to support the heart:

"Amlodipine", "Amiodarone", "Atenolol", "Atorvastatin", "Acetazolamide", "Bisoprolol", "Verapamil", "Hydrochlorothiazide", "Digoxin", "Lappaconitine hydrobromide", "Nitroglycerin", "Ivabradine", " Isosorbide mononitrate, Captopril, Metoprolol, Moxonidine, Methyldopa, Carvedilol, Isosorbide dinitrate, Potassium, magnesium aspartate, Losartan, Nifedipine, Lisinopril, Perindopril ", "Clonidine", "Indapamide", "Propafenone", "Sotalol", "Simvastatin", "Spironolactone", "Furosemide", "Enalapril".

• Medicines for the intestines:

“Bisacodyl”, “Drotaverine”, “Lactulose”, “Metoclopramide”, “Omeprazole”, “Pancreatin”, “Sennosides A, B”, “Dioctahedral smectite”.

• Drugs for kidney therapy:

"Doxazosin", "Tamsulosin", "Finasteride", "Ciclosporin".

• Ophthalmic medications:

Timolol and Pilocarpine.

• Hormones containing for the thyroid gland:

“Allopurinol”, “Betamethasone”, “Methylprednisolone aceponate”, “Bromocriptine”, “Hydrocortisone”, “Dexamethasone”, “Desmopressin”, “Levothyroxine sodium”, “Fludrocortisone”, “Methylprednisolone”, “Prednisolone”, “Tiamazole”.

• Medicines for diabetics:

Insulin: aspart, biphasic aspart, glargine, detemir, isophane, lispro, biphasic lispro, soluble, biphasic, glulisine, Gliclazide, Glibenclamide, Glucagon, Metformin, Repaglinide.

"Ambroxol", "Acetylcysteine", "Aminophylline", "Beclomethasone", "Budesonide", "Beclomethasone", "Ipratropium bromide", "Formoterol", "Salbutamol", "Tiotropium bromide", "Fenoterol".

Laws

• Federal Law No. 178 “On State Social Assistance” (for 1999).
• Resolution “On state support for the development of medicine and improving the provision of medications to citizens” dated June 30, 1994.
• The bill “On the approval of prescription medications... to groups of persons entitled to receive state social help."

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Is a federal beneficiary better than a regional one?

From the 39 city social pharmacies that serve beneficiaries, test strips and syringes for patients with diabetes . “NV” constantly writes about the disgraceful supply of free medicines to sick people.

Alas, this is no longer news for St. Petersburg. True, now the situation is not the same as usual: there are test strips for federal beneficiaries, but not for regional ones.

How this happened and in general why sick people were divided into two categories, the NV correspondent found out.

The editorial office of NV received another barrage of calls. People receiving subsidized prescription drugs cannot find test strips and syringes in pharmacies.

“Once every two months I receive prescriptions from the doctor for free test strips and syringes,” complains diabetic Grigory Mikhailov. — There have been no syringes since the beginning of the year, but I’m already used to it and buy them myself for 600 rubles, 100 pieces.

At the very least, I used to receive test strips, but a couple of days ago they completely killed me in the benefits department, saying that they are available, but only for federal beneficiaries, and, as it turned out, I am a regional! Where does this division come from?

It turns out that when Law 122 was adopted, all citizens entitled to benefits were divided. And they indicated who provides what medications to the feds, and who supplies the locals to the regionals.

Kinds

In the Russian Federation, all types of available social preferences are divided into several groups:

1. Medical.
2. Housing.
3. Pension.
4. Travel cards.
5. Other.

General types of benefits:

1. Exemption from certain types of payments, fulfillment of various obligations, for example, payment of housing and communal services.
2. Obtaining necessary medications, visiting doctors, receiving consultations.
3. Travel on trams, trolleybuses is free, and in some regions - on suburban transport.
4. Spa treatment.
5. Provision of apartments under a social tenancy agreement.
6. Registration of children in kindergarten at a discount or on conditions of complete exemption from payment.
7. Discounts on tax payments.
8. Possibility of opening an individual entrepreneur according to a simplified scheme.
9. Providing the necessary equipment for prosthetics of certain organs and body functions, for example, glasses, hearing aids.
10. Discounts when visiting theaters, museums, cinemas, state parks.

1. Low level of income - as a rule, it belongs to disabled people, low-income people, pensioners, large families or families raising a disabled child.
2. Absence of one or two parents - due to their death or deprivation of parental rights.
3. Reaching a respectable retirement age.
4. Having certain merits to the country.
5. Permanent or temporary disability.
6. Difficult life circumstances, having many children, loss of a breadwinner.

Federal beneficiaries (liquidators of the Chernobyl accident)

The range of social benefits for liquidators of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident and for residents of contaminated areas will depend on whether the applicant has been assigned a disability

:

Payment procedure

The mechanism for receiving payments is as follows:

1. Collection of the necessary package of documents.
2. Contacting the authorized body.
3. Submission of documents.
4. Receiving a positive response.

Based on the documentation received, federal beneficiaries will be accrued the required payments.

How to register

To be able to express your desire to receive the required federal benefits and payments, you must contact the territorial representative office of the Pension Fund.

In order to clarify your right, you should additionally contact the territorial social protection service.

It is important to remember that to obtain the required benefits, it is recommended to contact the MFC. The main package of documents, based on the legislation of the Russian Federation, includes:

The main package of documents, based on the legislation of the Russian Federation, includes:

• internal passport of the Russian Federation copies of all completed pages;
• original copy of SNILS and TIN;
• a statement of request to receive all established benefits, drawn up according to established rules;
• for citizens of retirement age, you must additionally provide the original pension certificate;
• work book – provided if the applicant is officially employed;
• documentation that confirms the status (appropriate certificate, award documentation, insignia, etc.);
• To receive payments you need to provide bank account details;
• for disabled people, a certificate of incapacity is mandatory;
• title documentation for residential real estate - to receive benefits on utility bills;
• certificate of family composition;
• if there are minor children or dependents, supporting documentation is provided;
• personal income tax certificate.

Depending on each specific case, the list of required documentation may vary.

Main types of benefits

Depending on which category of beneficiaries we are talking about, the list of benefits directly depends. Let's look at each category separately.

Right to receive social assistance

Beneficiaries have special benefits provided to alleviate their financial situation. These socially vulnerable groups of the population can enjoy the following benefits:

• Free travel on public transport.
• Subsidies for utility bills.
• Discounts for the purchase of housing.
• A package of social services, including a discount on treatment in a sanatorium or services of organizations providing assistance to those in need.
• Compensation for treatment.
• Discounts on the purchase of medicines.

In addition to the NSO, beneficiaries have the right to receive monthly payments and additional financial support. The size of payments differs depending on whether they are regional or federal payments, as well as on the amounts accepted in each year.

Monthly cash payments (MAP)

Starting from 2020, all categories of beneficiaries in Russia are paid a monthly benefit in the amount established by the state. Compared to previous years' payments, they have become larger. Also, every year the amounts are indexed for inflation. On April 1 of each year, the amount of payments is revised and increased by the percentage that coincides with the inflation rate for the previous period.

Beneficiaries submit documents once to the Pension Fund for crediting them with EDV, and then every year the amount is reviewed automatically. You only need to resubmit documents if there have been changes in your personal circumstances (for example, low-income people have another child).

The right to use the EDV and social package is inherited by federal beneficiaries, for whom this is enshrined in law - payments to children and wives of Heroes or veterans continue to be made until they reach 18 years of age or up to 23 years of age if they are studying in a hospital.

Additional material support (DEMO)

Additional software is intended for war veterans. It was first paid in 2005 on the basis of the adopted law “On measures to improve the financial situation of certain categories of citizens of the Russian Federation in connection with the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War.”

The difference between DEMO and EDV is that it is additional help. Since the date of its appointment, it has not been indexed and is transferred once a month in the amount of 1000 or 500 rubles for each participant, depending on its category.

People who did not submit documents and did not use this state assistance before 2005 can now exercise their rights and submit the following documents to the Pension Fund: an application, a copy of a Russian passport certified by a notary, a certificate of preferential status, bank account details.

Social programs provided to people with disabilities

Persons with limited legal capacity have significant privileges in the field of medical care, taxation, preventive and sanatorium treatment. Persons receive the right to be provided with land plots, ramps, parking lots, and priority allocation of places in kindergartens.

Main types of benefits

The main types of benefits relate to free assistance in purchasing vital supplies. This includes medicines and mobility aids (wheelchairs, cars for the disabled) and even some special food products.

Once a year, beneficiaries are entitled to compensation for travel to the place of sanatorium-resort recreation. Travel on commuter trains is free.

Right to receive social assistance

Beneficiaries have preferential rights in the event of losses. This includes the loss of crops, loss of living space, and partial loss of health.

The NSO also includes:

• Medical prescriptions according to doctor's prescriptions.
• Health vouchers.

Until October 1 of the current year, any beneficiary has the right to decide to replace the NSO package with a cash payment. Finances are accrued from January 1 of the following year. To cancel (or accept) this accrual scheme, you must draw up a corresponding application to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

Monthly payments (EDV)

To receive monthly supplements to your pension, you must present to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation:

1. certificate;
2. health report from the head physician;
3. archival references;
4. awards and insignia;
5. death certificate of a WWII veteran.

The amount of the allowance depends on the category of the applicant.

DEMO

Not everyone is entitled to additional monthly financial support. It is guaranteed only to Heroes of the USSR, Russia, holders of the Order of Labor Glory and those awarded “For Services to the Fatherland.”

These people receive not little and at the same time not much, compared to their personal contribution to history: 415 percent of the social pension plus.

The difference between regional and federal beneficiaries

Benefits for citizens of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the law, are provided at the federal and regional levels. What do they include?

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Regional benefits are paid to citizens of the Russian Federation at the expense of the budget of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation. They operate in the territory of the corresponding region. The benefits in question can support citizens:

1. representing low-income families;
2. living alone and belonging to the category of low-income people;
3. victims of political repression;
4. rehabilitated;
5. who are labor veterans.

In addition, Russian legislation allows constituent entities of the Russian Federation to include other categories of citizens in the lists of regional beneficiaries. the benefits in question may vary. As a rule, they are represented by subsidies, benefits, sets of various social services, and cash payments.

Thus, a specific list of methods of social support for beneficiaries is established in the legislation of the regions of the Russian Federation. For example, for labor veterans in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, it may be accepted to provide such benefits as:

1. free medical care in various institutions, including dental ones;
2. compensation for part of the costs of paying for housing and communal services;
3. reimbursement of expenses for using public transport;
4. discounts on housing costs.

For rehabilitated citizens, as well as for victims of political repression, regional benefits may be established such as:

1. extraordinary free medical care in various institutions, including dental institutions;
2. compensation for part of the costs of purchasing medicines;
3. reimbursement of expenses for public transport, provision of vehicles for certain medical conditions;
4. discounts on housing costs;
5. compensation for part of the costs of paying for housing and communal services;
6. the opportunity to use the services of institutions providing social assistance.

What benefits exist in the Russian Federation at the federal level?

Federal benefits are paid at the expense of the corresponding level of the Russian Federation budget. They operate throughout the country. Currently in Russia federal benefits have been established for:

• veterans of the Great Patriotic War, war veterans, home front workers;
• family members of war veterans who are no longer alive;
• participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident;
• citizens affected by the Chernobyl accident;
• prisoners of fascism;
• heroes of Russia, the Soviet Union, holders of the Order of Glory;
• heroes of socialist labor;
• combat veterans;
• military personnel during the Great Patriotic War, as well as citizens who participated in ensuring the operation of air defense and the construction of front-line facilities;
• disabled people, children with disabilities;
• honorary donors;
• citizens related to special risk categories.

These categories of citizens of the Russian Federation, as a rule, have benefits associated with paying for housing and communal services, compensation for transportation costs, using medical services, and have the right to receive various cash payments.

Comparison

The main difference between a regional benefit recipient and a federal one is the level of the budget at the expense of which people receive appropriate assistance from the state.

The peculiarity of federal benefits is that their list is actually closed (it can only be adjusted by the highest structures of government). Subjects of the Russian Federation can establish their own regional benefits without coordinating them with the federal center.

If one or another type of assistance received by a citizen is financed from the budget of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, the person cannot receive similar types of social support from federal sources of public funds, and vice versa. Thus, if benefits are provided at both levels for the same category of citizens, a person who belongs to the corresponding group needs to decide what types of social support to use.

Having determined what the difference is between regional and federal beneficiaries, we will record the conclusions in the table.

Table

What federal benefits are there?

The list of concessions and preferences that recipients of federal benefits can count on is quite long. In addition, beneficiaries of different categories receive them in different amounts.

In general, all types of benefits can be divided into the following groups:

1. Cash payments
2. Granting additional rights.
3. Exemption from certain types of obligations, including mandatory payments.

The following is a list of preferences for the most numerous groups of federal beneficiaries.

Disabled people

Persons who, in accordance with the procedure established by law, have been recognized as disabled due to illnesses and injuries, as well as disabled children, have the right to count on the following benefits, which must be provided to them regardless of their region of residence:

• pension provision;
• additional cash payments;
• compensation for housing and communal services;
• compensation for the cost of medicines;
• free sanatorium treatment (limited);
• free use of public municipal transport>;
• preferential dentures and provision of orthopedic shoes;
• free dentures;
• benefits for admission to educational institutions;
• tax relief;
• provision of housing (if needed).

Only disabled people of group I can apply for full benefits. For other groups, this list is narrowed.

Veterans

The list of specific social support measures depends on the veteran’s status. Thus, WWII participants were provided with them to the greatest extent.

In general, all veterans are entitled to the following benefits:

• additional cash payments;
• subsidies for the purchase of medicines;
• preferential dental prosthetics;
• benefits for payment of housing and utility services;
• reduced fares on public and suburban transport;
• discounted vouchers to sanatoriums;
• tax relief;
• provision of housing (if needed).

Liquidators and victims of the Chernobyl accident

This category of citizens has the right to the following support measures:

• additional material payments, including compensation for harm to health;
• benefits for housing and communal services;
• set of social services>;
• tax benefits>;
• free dentures.

Attention! If a person injured in a radiation disaster becomes disabled, then he is entitled to additional benefits for disability, the scope of which will depend on the established group.

Does a pensioner pay property taxes?

In 2014, changes were made to the Tax Code regarding property tax. The main innovation is that it is now calculated not from the inventory value, but from the cadastral value. Therefore, many pensioners are concerned about paying this fee.

Previously, they were completely exempt from paying property taxes, regardless of the number of properties they owned. Although changes to the law were adopted, the tax benefits provided to pensioners remained. Therefore, they will still not pay property taxes.

What objects are exempt from taxation?

Pensioners are exempt from paying taxes on the following items:

• apartment or room;
• House;
• a room or structure that is used for professional creative activities;
• a commercial building whose area does not exceed 50 square meters, located on a country house, garden or other land plot;
• garage or parking space.

Other types of real estate are subject to a property tax in accordance with the general procedure. Also, this benefit does not apply to expensive real estate, the cadastral value of which is above 300 million rubles. In order for an object to be exempt from taxation, two conditions must be met:

• it must be owned by the pensioner;
• it cannot be used in business activities.

You need to know that thanks to a change in the Tax Code, the benefit can be provided only for one real estate object of each type of property. For example, if a pensioner has several apartments, he will be able to take advantage of the benefit only for one apartment. He also has the right to independently choose a specific object. For all other real estate of the same type, pensioners pay property tax. For example, an apartment and a room belong to one type of property, and a residential building belongs to another.

But, in addition to tax benefits, the Tax Code also provides for tax deductions. They can be applied independently in relation to objects and do not depend on the benefits provided. Just like for all citizens, the tax on a room for a pensioner is reduced by the cadastral value of 10 square meters, on an apartment - 20 square meters, and on a residential building - 50 square meters. Consequently, a pensioner can receive not only a benefit, but also a deduction of the cadastral value for a certain area.

Under what conditions is a property tax benefit granted?

In order for a pensioner to receive a benefit, it is necessary to contact the tax service and write an application for its provision. You will also need: a pension certificate (it confirms the citizen’s right to benefits), a passport and an INN.

The application is drawn up in free form and written by hand or printed on a computer. In it, to fill out the header (in the upper right corner), you must indicate the name of the tax service, its address, as well as the last name, first name and patronymic of the head. Next, write your details (full name, address and telephone number). In the application itself, you must make a request for benefits on property and list copies of the documents that are attached to it.

The application can be submitted in person by visiting the tax office at the location of the property, and you can also provide the necessary documents. Or send by mail, attaching photocopies of documents to the application (they do not need to be notarized). A written application accepted by the tax office is registered as required. If there are errors in it or not all copies of documents are attached, then it is returned back with instructions to correct them.

If a pensioner has several real estate properties of the same type, then he must, before November 1 of the current year, provide a notification to the tax office indicating the selected real estate to which the benefit should be applied. Otherwise, the state will make the choice of the property for him, exempting from tax the property in relation to which the maximum amount is charged.

Federal beneficiaries (residents of besieged Leningrad, war veterans)

The list of social support measures intended for WWII and military veterans and residents of besieged Leningrad is identical and includes the following benefits and payments:

1. Discount of 50% on the cost of utilities.
2. Connecting a home phone without waiting in line.
3. Free examination by doctors and medical procedures in local clinics.
4. Free orthopedic prostheses and dentures.
5. Long leave in case of official employment (35 calendar days at any time).
6. Extraordinary service in state and municipal institutions.
7. Social assistance at home free of charge.
8. Providing a place in a nursing home without a waiting list (as needed).

War veterans are also entitled to the following additional support from the state:

• exemption from property tax (in some regions also transport and land taxes);
• a free apartment under a social rental agreement (36 sq.m. for the beneficiary and 18 sq.m. for each family member);
• the possibility of obtaining two pensions at once (social disability and old-age insurance);
• the right to additional cash security (EDV - monthly cash payment).

Who belongs to them?

The difference between the federal and regional lists is clearly noticeable. But sometimes it happens that the same citizen has the right to join either a regional or a general support program.

It must be remembered that the recipient of the “local package” is deprived of similar assistance at the expense of the Russian Federation.

Let us clarify the list of categories that relate to federal privileged persons (in order of importance):

• Traditionally, participants in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are in first place. If the consequence of participation in hostilities is disability, then solid social support is needed until survival. Even family members of deceased veterans receive small compensation for their “heroes.”
• Residents of besieged Leningrad, who were on the territory of the Leningrad region at the time of the encirclement by the Nazis, also count on state subsidies.
• Prisoners of fascist camps also receive additional funds. At the same time, there is a clearly visible division by age. The passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation determines whether the prisoner was a minor or an adult at that time. This determines the amount of subsidies.

• Active participants in the liquidation work at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, subsequently disabled or not, are actually equal in importance.
• Disabled people and people with disabilities since childhood are represented as a separate group in the list. This includes all groups from the first to the third. The amount of benefits varies depending on the severity of the medical conditions.

War participants and residents of besieged Leningrad

The main document when assigning social monetary allowances to participants of the Great Patriotic War and residents of besieged Leningrad is considered to be Law of the Russian Federation No. 5 “On Veterans”.

It was published in 1995 and still regulates the following benefits:

• Partial compensation for the cost of utilities.
• Free dental services for dental prosthetics.
• Free medicines.
• Expansion of living space.
• EDV (monthly cash payments).
• Free installation of a telephone set, etc. and so on.

The territorial body of the Pension Fund makes monthly payments to veterans as a supplement to their pension. Benefits are indexed once a year, on February 1 of the current year.

Their size from February 1, 2020 is:

Disabled people and disabled children

Disabled status is assigned to those people who have been diagnosed with impairments of vital functions. Some people have been recognized as disabled since childhood. Others, with disability group III, are able to work.

The rounded size of the EDV is:

Victims of the Chernobyl disaster

In 1986, a terrible disaster occurred in Chernobyl. Thousands of people who, by the will of fate, found themselves in the action zone suffered from radiation exposure.

Since 1991, the following benefits have been established for surviving citizens:

• 50 percent discount on fuel and living space.
• Work activity without the risk of layoffs.
• Additional vacation.
• Admission to school and preschool institutions without a queue.
• An extraordinary opportunity to purchase a plot of land.

Other categories

According to the law, federal beneficiaries also include veterans of combat operations (for example, in Afghanistan) and Hero of Socialist Labor.

They are entitled to:

• Extraordinary additional leave of 35 days.
• Free prosthetics for missing limbs.
• Extraordinary reception in budgetary institutions.
• Free assistance from social workers.
• If necessary, obtaining a preferential place in a nursing home.

Preferential categories of citizens: 2020 list

Thus, the federal lists of beneficiaries contain the following categories:

Main types of benefits provided

A large number of citizens continue to work despite retirement age. In this case, additional pension points are earned, which help increase the amount of your pension. Employers are required to provide additional unpaid leave to these citizens.

The above list is not final, since the full list of citizens entitled to benefits is individual for each subject and the Russian Federation and is established by local authorities.

Monetization of benefits

Cash payments are possible only for cash benefits, when cash is paid in addition to a pension or current salary (if the veteran continues to work) or funds are transferred to a bank card.

For all other forms of using benefits, be it transport, a pharmacy or applying for utility subsidies, you just need to present your ID.

The indexation of benefits for labor veterans in 2020 is tied to the inflation rate and will be 3.7%.

Who are federal beneficiaries?

These are disabled people of groups I, II, III, disabled children, war veterans and veterans, family members of deceased servicemen, citizens affected by radiation and man-made disasters. The main category of federal beneficiaries are disabled people of groups I, II, III.

So the difference is in the source of funding.

Legislative acts on the topic

Comment: Having issued benefits approved at the regional level, you cannot apply for federal preferences, and vice versa.

Payment of monthly assistance to federal beneficiaries

A citizen entitled to receive UDV must independently decide whether he will receive NSU in kind or in monetary terms. Moreover, the application for choosing the form of receiving social services only needs to be written once and there is no need to notify the Fund’s body every year about confirmation of your choice. If the choice changes, the citizen must submit an application to the territorial division of the Fund before October 1.

• If the recipient of the EDV is a pensioner, then the payment will be received by him in the same way in which the pension is delivered to him.
• If the recipient is not a pensioner, he will begin to receive the payment immediately after its appointment, and the delivery method is indicated in the application for the appointment of EDV.

List of required documents for registration

To receive EDV, you will need to submit the following documents to the Pension Fund along with the application:

• passport;
• documents that confirm the right to payment: certificate of disability, certificate of combat veteran, etc.

The recipient of the EDV is obliged to promptly and without fail report all changes in his status that may affect the amount of the payment or its complete termination (for example, a change in disability group).

In 2005, after the issuance of Presidential Decrees establishing the procedure for additional monthly financial support, his appointment was made on the basis of documents located in the pension files of the Pension Fund. Currently, citizens who have the right to appoint DEMO, but have not yet exercised it, can submit an application with all the necessary supporting documents and payment will be made from the date the right to receive it arises.

Appointment and payment terms

The decision to assign or refuse an EDV is made by the Pension Fund authority within 10 working days from the date of submission of the application and all necessary documents. Notifying a citizen about the decision made (regarding the appointment of an EDV) takes 5 days.

The payment is assigned from the day the application is received by the Pension Fund, but not earlier than the right to receive it has arisen, and is made simultaneously with the pension through the same organization that delivers it. Changing the delivery method is possible only by submitting a corresponding application to the Pension Fund.

If the recipient of the EDV is not a pensioner, then he chooses the delivery method independently and indicates it in the application for payment.

Monthly cash payment

Monthly cash payments are provided to certain categories of citizens such as veterans, disabled people, former minor prisoners of fascism, and people affected by radiation.

If a citizen has the right to receive EDV on several grounds under one law

, EDV is established on one basis, providing for a higher payment amount.

If a citizen simultaneously has the right to EDV under several federal laws or other regulations, he is provided with one EDV on one of the grounds of the citizen’s choice.

Who is entitled to two monthly cash payments? Citizens exposed to radiation who are entitled to EDV according to the Law of the Russian Federation of May 15, 1991 No. 1244-1 “On the social protection of citizens exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant” and at the same time according to another regulatory legal act
are established two EDV .

How and where to apply for EDV

EDV for a minor or incompetent In cases where a monthly cash payment is assigned to a minor or incompetent citizen, the application is submitted at the place of residence of his legal representative (parent, adoptive parent, guardian, trustee). Moreover, if the child’s parents live separately, then the application is submitted at the place of residence of the parent with whom the child lives. A minor who has reached 14 years of age has the right to apply for the establishment of a monthly cash payment independently.

Refusal or assignment of EDV

The assignment and payment of EDV are made on the basis of a personal application from a citizen or his representative with an application and all the necessary documents confirming the right to EDV.

If necessary, documents identifying the identity and powers of the legal representative (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee), confirming family relationships, the dependent status of the disabled person, etc. are attached.

The decision to assign or refuse to assign an EDV is made within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the application. Another 5 days are allotted to inform the applicant about the decision.

The monthly cash payment is established from the date of application for it, but not earlier than the right to the specified payment arises:

• if you applied personally
  or through a representative, then the day of application is considered the day the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Russia received the application with all the necessary documents;
• if you sent an application by mail
  , then the day of application is considered to be the date indicated on the Russian Post postmark at the place where this application was sent;
• If you applied through
  a citizen’s Personal Account on the website of the Russian Pension Fund, then the day of application is considered the date of registration of the application in electronic form.

Indexation of EDV

For different categories of federal beneficiaries, the size of the monthly allowance is different. The amount of the monthly cash payment is subject to indexation once a year.

The amount of monthly cash payments to disabled people is recalculated when a higher or lower disability group is established. In this case, the recalculation of the amount of the EDV takes place without a declaration on the basis of an extract from the examination report received by the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Russia from the federal institution of medical and social examination:

– upward – from the date of establishment of the disability group giving the right to a higher monthly allowance;

– downwards - from the 1st day of the month following the month in which the previous disability group was established, giving the right to a lower monthly allowance.

Citizens receiving a monthly cash payment are required to immediately notify the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Russia about circumstances affecting changes in the amount of the monthly payment, as well as entailing the termination of the monthly cash payment. For example, if a different disability group is established.

When can you get rejected?

1. The applicant does not have the right to receive state assistance or documents confirming it.
2. Errors in official documents, incorrect data.
3. The applicant does not meet the conditions for receiving certain types of benefits. Thus, a pension can only be issued upon reaching a certain age.
4. Applying to the wrong government organization that provides a specific type of social assistance.
5. Lack of a specific benefit in the region of circulation.

The refusal is formalized in writing, and can be appealed if necessary. To do this, you need to submit a second application to the head of the department or to a higher authority.

Before applying for benefits to the social protection department or the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, you need to clarify what types of social assistance the applicant is entitled to count on. This will save a lot of time. Regional authorities can establish certain types of subsidies, for example, for free travel on the metro, which is not available in every city, or for certain types of assistance to orphans. Benefits can be provided only after analysis of the regional budget.

Currently, approximately 26 percent of Russians are entitled to certain benefits and compensation. However, practice shows: many citizens do not know exactly what preferences are provided to them by law, and yet knowledge would allow them to significantly save money.

However, in reality, this kind of help comes in two types:

• provided to specific social categories;
• subsidies for low-income families.

Meanwhile, in Russia there are federal and regional benefits.

Other categories of beneficiaries

Other groups of the population that are eligible to receive federal benefits include:

• Persons, including those of incapacitated age, who suffered from the accident at the Mayak Production Association and the discharge of radioactive waste into the Techa River bed in 1957.
• Persons, including those of incompetent age, who lived in the exclusion zone, as well as their children of 1-2 generations, whose health was affected by the disaster.
• Persons who eliminated the consequences of the disaster at the Mayak Production Association and the discharge of radioactive waste into the Techa River bed in 1949-1958.
• Persons who received radiation exposure due to nuclear and atomic weapons tests at the Semipalatinsk test site in 1949-1989, as well as their children of 1-2 generations suffering from diseases caused by radioactive exposure;
• Persons awarded the distinctive insignia of Hero of Socialist Labor, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, as well as full holders of the Order of Labor Glory.

Answers to frequently asked questions about who are federal beneficiaries

Question #1:

I belong to two categories of federal beneficiaries. Can I qualify for a double set of social benefits? Or does the law allow one set of social services and one compensation for failure to provide a second set of social services?

No, the law does not allow either one or the other. If there are two grounds for receiving social benefits, the applicant has the opportunity to choose only one basis for receiving preferences - in kind or in cash.

Question #2:

Where can federal beneficiaries go for advice on applying for government benefits?

Federal beneficiaries can go to the territorial branch of the Russian Pension Fund. If we are talking about regional (regional, regional, republican) benefits, consultations are carried out by specialists from social protection authorities.

Federal beneficiaries (disabled children and adults with disabilities)

Important!

The right to receive federal benefits based on assignment to a disabled group is confirmed by submitting to the Pension Fund a conclusion from the bureau of medical and social examination.

Let's figure out who exactly falls under the category of federal beneficiaries based on the presence of disability, and what privileges are granted to citizens who meet the conditions:

Common mistakes regarding who federal beneficiaries are

Mistake #1:

The social protection authorities informed the federal benefit recipient that in his region the federal benefits for which he was applying were canceled by local authorities. However, this is impossible - federal benefits are nationwide and cannot be canceled by decision of regional authorities.

Mistake #2:

A pensioner who belongs to the category of federal beneficiaries submits documents to receive benefits at the regional level, after which he applies for federal benefits. However, it is impossible to simultaneously receive federal and regional benefits.

Set of social services

The following have the right to receive a set of social services (NSS):

• Veterans of combat operations and disabled people of all wars;
• Residents of besieged Leningrad who have a confirmation sign;
• Military personnel who served in units not involved in hostilities during the Second World War;
• And also those citizens who are federal beneficiaries, according to Art. 6.1 No. 178 – Federal Law.

A set of social services is part of the EDV. There is no need to submit separate documents or write an application. When the right to receive EDV arises, the beneficiary automatically acquires the right to receive social services. Only those persons who have been exposed to radiation need to write a separate statement.

The legislation provides for the receipt of NSO either in kind or in cash. The monetary equivalent of the NSO is indexed together with the EDV. According to the data, as of April 1, 2014, the NSU is 881.63 rubles . This amount includes:

• Providing medications according to doctor’s prescriptions necessary for the treatment of disabled children. 679.05 rubles are allocated for this ;
• Providing a voucher for treatment – ​​105.05 rubles ;
• Free travel on intercity or suburban railway transport - 97.53 rubles .