Social payments: types and sizes

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

In Russia, there are many categories of citizens who need material support. Especially for them there are various social payments. The types of these state benefits depend on the group that the person represents. Such payments are made at the expense of the federal budget of the country.

How are benefits awarded?

Some social benefits are designed to replace the earnings of individuals that they have lost for good reasons. And others represent material support for different groups of the population. The first category includes benefits for temporary incapacity, unemployment, etc., and the second includes lump-sum social payments, the types of which depend on the intended purpose. In particular, this applies to child-rearing benefits.

Main classification

There are different types of social payments that are provided for citizens of the Russian Federation. Depending on the purpose and category of persons. They are one-time and regular.

Monthly social payments, the types of which depend on the recipients, are as follows:

• pensions;
• labor and social benefits;
• family remedies;
• regional benefits.

And speaking oflump-sum social payments, their types are mainly aimed at supporting certain categories, in particular, this applies to young families and university graduates:

• maternity capital;
• payments for pregnant women and at the birth of a child;
• social benefits for professionals;
• regional programs and more.

And this is not a complete list of social charges.

Pension

This type of social assistance is provided by the state through special bodies, the funds in this case are allocated from a fund intended specifically for these payments.

Pensions in our country are received by disabled citizens and their guardians, as well as older people. The amount of payments depends on what salary they received during the performance of their labor activity. Therefore, for different people they are charged differently.

Types and amounts of social payments, pensions in particular, depend not only on the earnings of citizens, but also on the type of activity. So, former military or employees of internal organs can count on certain bonuses to basic benefits.

As for the size, the average insurance pension in Russia is about 13 thousand rubles, and if it was appointed by state security, then 8.5 thousand, respectively.

Employment and social benefits

The first type of payment is assigned to citizens who are in a relationship with the enterprise and for some reason have lost their ability to work for a while. This type of benefit is funded byinsurance company account. The amount of payments depends on the earnings of a citizen. This includes benefits for pregnant women and young mothers from enterprises, in addition to lump-sum and miscellaneous income.

Social payments are also provided, their types and sizes depend on the category of the recipient, but they are not related to his labor activity. He may not work at all, but get them. All types of social compensation payments of this kind are aimed at providing material support. Their sizes are fixed. For example, the monthly allowance for caring for the first child up to one and a half years in 2016 is just over 2,700 rubles, and for the second - about 5,400, respectively.

Social benefits are funded by government funds. They are appointed to disabled and non-working citizens who cannot count on labor pensions and other types of security. In addition to young mothers, they are received by disabled and incompetent citizens of different ages.

Family benefits

These types of social payments are intended to provide material support for those families that incur additional expenses in connection with raising children and other cases. They can be assigned as additional assistance, regardless of other people's income. The amount is set depending on the minimum wage. Such benefits include pensions for disabled children, payments for single mothers, low-income and large families.

Benefits and in-kind assistance

Along withpayments, there are other social programs for those who need them. These include benefits and benefits in kind.

The first category is when the state partially or fully pays for utilities, transport, medicines, studies and trips to children's camps or sanatoriums for older people.

And natural security is understood as the transfer of property or for temporary use of certain material values. For example, people with disabilities can receive mobility aids or other comfort products.

Different types of social benefits are agreed both at the federal and regional levels.

Help for the unemployed

According to the relevant Federal Law, persons who, for one reason or another, are deprived of labor activity, but at the same time are capable, can count on material compensation such as:

• unemployment benefits;
• scholarship payments for vocational training, advanced training or retraining courses;
• payment for public works;
• reimbursement of expenses when moving to a new place, in connection with employment at the offer of the employment center.

Unemployment benefits are paid in the amount of 60 to 100 percent of earned funds, depending on the continuous work experience of a citizen. However, it cannot exceed the amount per month, which is regulated at the legislative level.

News - 2016

BThis year, the government of the Russian Federation and the State Duma adopted decisions that are aimed at saving federal and regional budgets and they relate directly to social security.

According to them, the circle of recipients of benefits and benefits has narrowed significantly, it is formed based on the principles of need of a particular group. It was also decided not to index social payments, which was carried out regularly before that at the beginning of each year. They left only an increase by the amount of actual inflation - 2015, it has been in effect since February.

Child benefits

These payments, as mentioned earlier, are monthly and lump sum.

As of this year, one-time financial assistance for a newborn is a little less than 15 thousand rubles. If there are two or three kids, then the amount is multiplied by the number of children.

To receive the payment, the mother is obliged to apply at the place of work, and if she did not have it, then to the social protection authority.

A similar amount is received from the state and adoptive parents who take a foster child as a dependent. It is much higher if several children are taken into care, who are related to each other or babies with certain disabilities.

In addition to the lump sum, parents receive an allowance until the child is 1.5 years old. With repeated replenishment, the family receives a certificate for maternity capital, worth 450 thousandrubles. It can be invested in real estate, education or a funded pension.

Types of state social payments in Russia are quite diverse, it all depends on the financial situation of citizens, category (pensioner, disabled person, young mother, etc.), as well as the region of residence.