Many elderly residents of the capital are concerned about benefits for pensioners in Moscow in 2020 after free travel rights were abolished. We must immediately reassure citizens and say that in 2020 all other benefits established by pension and tax legislation will apply.
It is worth recalling that tax and other breaks are provided not only at the federal, but also at the regional level. So, in addition to national benefits, a capital pensioner can receive a measure of social support that is established by the capital authorities.
Property tax in 2020
If you look at Article 407 of the Tax Code of Russia, all citizens of retirement age are exempt from real estate tax. Only one object for each type of property is subject to exemption from payment. This means that if you own different types of property: a residential building, an apartment, a garage, then you will not have to pay property tax at all. But if, for example, you have two houses, then the benefit is provided exclusively for one of them. A document confirming the corresponding right and an application for receiving benefits must be submitted in person to the tax authority at the location of the property.
Monetization
There is a law that allows some benefits to be reimbursed in cash. This could be free travel on public transport or a sanatorium voucher. That is, a citizen has the opportunity to choose to receive monetary compensation by refusing a package of social services. And this can well be called a pension supplement.
Speaking about whether benefits for pensioners and labor veterans will be abolished in 2020, I would like to note that this is the labor elite of our country. The state would rather support its heroes than start fighting mass strikes and discontent in order to save the budget. Even in the current difficult situation, there are no plans to cancel benefits for labor veterans in 2017.
What changes await people with disabilities?
In 2020, people with disabilities will continue to have discounts and benefits:
- priority service;
- benefits when purchasing medicines;
- discounts on dental prosthetics;
- benefits for sanatorium-resort treatment.
In addition, you have the right to refuse a package of services (medicines, spa treatment) and receive monetary compensation.
State benefits for disabled people will be increased in the coming year. The abolition of benefits for disabled people is not expected in 2020.
Exemption from personal income tax
For some types of income, pensioners may also not pay personal income tax. The list includes:
- Financial assistance, as well as the amount of reimbursement or payment for the cost of medicines received by a citizen from a former employer, however, no more than 4 thousand rubles for each reason.
- Any pension payments.
- Cost of sanatorium-resort vouchers. This also includes medical care and treatment of a person who has retired. Condition: payment is made with funds from the former employing organization.
For citizens who have reached retirement age but continue to work, there are only two preferences in labor legislation:
- According to Article 128 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the right to additional unpaid annual leave without explanation is granted - the period is two weeks.
- According to Article 80 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, such persons are exempt from the obligation to work for two weeks after submitting documents on dismissal due to retirement.
What benefits do pensioners have now?
- Possibility of free travel on vacation with reimbursement of travel costs there and back (within our homeland)
Compensation is provided to non-working pensioners if:
- they are already paid part of the pension, called insurance;
- their permanent place of residence is in the Far North.
In this way, you can reimburse travel expenses twice a year. Another option is to get free travel passes.
- The balance of tax deductions may be carried forward to earlier periods.
A pensioner who has housing rights can return the money to the tax office. In this case, the dwelling must be purchased or built by him.
- No need to pay property tax
Residential premises, parking spaces, and outbuildings do not bear the tax burden. This also applies to premises designated as workshops for creative activities, ateliers, etc.
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- Property tax from 2020
- Part of the income is exempt from taxes.
This is determined by federal law. There are also benefits established for certain taxes. They are established by region or local legislation (tax on vehicles, land)
- Extraordinary leave
Every working pensioner has the right to go on vacation whenever he wants. Payment for labor is not retained:
- participants of the Great Patriotic War are granted 35 days leave annually;
- for elderly citizens receiving a pension - 14 days;
- for workers with disabilities - up to 60 days a year.
- Free legal assistance If the elderly and disabled are constantly in a hospital that provides social services, they can receive legal assistance free of charge.
- Preferential travel in transport, concessions in payment for utility services are necessarily provided for by regional laws and local regulations.
What benefits will be canceled for working pensioners in 2020?
Any changes regarding pensions are stressful for the Russian people. The draft law concerning elderly workers and the revision of payments is still relevant. It was expected in 2020, but the authorities decided to shift these deadlines so that citizens would gradually begin to realize the inevitability of change.
But if changes happen, the news is this: • Everyone who continues to work and receive an income of more than one million rubles annually will not receive pension payments. It will also affect those who, although they earn less than a million, are two and a half times more than their compatriots in a particular region. The cost of living of the region is taken into account. • Continue paying pensions to the elderly even if the pensioner has decided to resign or his annual earnings do not reach 1 million rubles
The statistics are as follows: the share of working elderly citizens with an income of more than a million is equal to 1 percent. However, even if the reform affects only this category of pensioners, it will save about 16 billion. Lawmakers also say the law's measures will be temporary until the economic situation in the state settles. It is too early to talk about what benefits will be canceled for working pensioners in 2020.
How much do Muscovites pay for housing and communal services?
The legislation of the capital provides the following benefits to single pensioners in Moscow for housing payments:
- You don't have to pay for garbage removal.
- Compensation every month for part of the payment for intracity telephone services.
But other benefits for housing and communal services pensioners in the capital are not yet provided. Only if the amount of payment for housing and communal services is more than a percentage of the total family income, which was established by the standards, then the payer has the right to apply for subsidies. On this issue, citizens should contact the territorial department of the Center for Housing Subsidies of the capital. In addition, it is possible to order the service through the city services Internet portal.
Indexation of pension payments
In 2020, benefits established by the state in our country were indexed within 4 percent. For older workers, payments have not changed. The establishment of a new pension size is expected in the coming year.
This year, the amount of benefits provided by the state was recalculated. The average payment to a Russian pensioner has increased and is now about 13 thousand rubles.
Will there be a return to indexation of pensions for old people? The question remains open. It will become clear no earlier than 2018.
There is other, not the most pleasant news: the freezing of the accumulative pension resource, it cannot be ruled out that the age limit for starting the process of paying a pension cannot be ruled out.
Will there be a cancellation of benefits for pensioners and veterans of labor in 2017?
State benefits for labor veterans:
- free travel on public transport;
- free medical care;
- dental prosthetics with certain types of materials;
- veterans on the labor exchange are given leave with pay at any time;
- discount conditions for paying certain types of taxes;
- discount on housing and communal services.
In addition to federal benefits, each subject of the country establishes its own support measures. You must contact your municipal authorities regarding this issue. Often local benefits are very noticeable.
Social supplement to pension
If the amount of your pension benefits does not reach the minimum subsistence level, then you have a legal right to receive additional payments. The social protection department at your place of residence will help you with paperwork. The procedure for assigning additional payments is regulated by the Decree of the Moscow Government of 2009. But working pensioners, regardless of the size of their pension, are not entitled to this additional payment.
Preferential free medicines
Persons undergoing outpatient radiation and receiving a minimum pension are given a 50 percent discount when purchasing medications with a doctor's prescription. But medicines are provided free of charge for certain types of diseases: oncology, diabetes, and so on. You also need to understand that the procedure for providing pensioners with all the above benefits is of a declarative nature. In other words, in order to exercise your legal rights, you must independently contact the relevant authorities and show the documents required for their registration.
Transport benefits
Amendments came into force on August 1, 2020, regarding the abolition of travel benefits for pensioners in the capital. As the innovations show, older citizens of the Moscow region no longer have the right to travel for free on citywide transport. As practice shows, pensioners learn about the appearance of benefits or their cancellation through word of mouth. But conversations at the entrance are not always reality.
So it is better to clarify the information you have heard with the competent authorities, for example, the Pension Fund. They will be the ones who will be able to provide reliable and complete information on your question. As can be seen from the above factors, life for pensioners in Moscow is not so good. On top of that, transport benefits have also been cancelled. We hope that the crisis in the Russian economy will soon stop and older people will begin to live in better conditions.
View from the outside
As the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russia explained to RG, regions of the country have the right to provide their own social support measures, taking into account the principle of need. Decisions made by regional authorities should not have a negative impact on the situation of people with low incomes. The Russian Ministry of Labor does not have initiatives to transfer federal measures provided without taking into account the principle of need to this principle.
Prepared by: Marina Gusenko, Anna Shepeleva, Yulia Gardner, Alexander Yaroshenko, Dmitry Malkov, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Svetlana Sibina, Svetlana Dobrynina, Anna Skudaeva, Tatyana Tkacheva, Denis Peredelsky, Alena Larina, Ulyana Vylegzhanina, Olga Strauss, Yulia Sukonkina.
