7 government benefits that people without children have

What are social benefits

Social benefits are benefits that are provided by the state to different categories of citizens of the Russian Federation.
The state establishes such social support measures as:

• granting additional rights or payments;
• full or partial exemption from fulfilling various obligations or making payments.

To qualify for benefits, you must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Low income. This includes pensioners, low-income people, families with a disabled child, large families, etc.
2. Reaching a certain age. This mainly applies to pensioners based on length of service or age.
3. Have special merits or outstanding achievements to the Fatherland. In this case, benefits are provided to Heroes of the USSR, Socialist Labor and the Russian Federation, etc.
4. Absence of one or both parents.
5. Disability - temporary or permanent.
6. Large families and other life circumstances.

A mandatory requirement for receiving social benefits is Russian citizenship.

Far Eastern hectare

What is it: land in the Far East, which the state gives for use for five years. You can then lease it for up to 49 years or own it. Each person can be allocated up to 1 hectare of land (100 acres). If a family of four requests land and a suitable plot is found, then the state can allocate up to 4 hectares of land. It can be used for building a residential building, running a household or doing business.

Who is entitled to: any citizens of Russia.

How to get it: go to the website nadalniyvostok.rf, log in through your State Services profile, select a site and submit an application. Then you need to sign the agreement. After this, the land can be used.

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Who is eligible for benefits?

The following persons can receive assistance from the state:

• Participants of the Second World War and other military operations, as well as their families;
• disabled people and labor veterans;
• persons awarded with state awards;
• home front workers;
• donors;
• mothers or fathers of many children;
• low-income citizens;
• civil servants;
• children under 16 years of age;
• pensioners;
• concentration camp prisoners;
• persons who received radiation as a result of the accident at Chernobyl and other nuclear power plants;
• politically repressed people and their relatives;
• unemployed.

In Russia, the preferential system is based on the equalizing principle - first of all, the state takes care of the least protected citizens. This is due to the limited funds distributed through the budget.

Types of social benefits

In the Russian Federation, state support is based on categorization. Social preferences are divided into categories:

• pensions;
• housing;
• medical;
• travel cards;
• other types of benefits.

All social preferences are of a declarative nature, i.e. they are provided only after writing an application. Citizens of preferential categories can choose the form of receiving government assistance: cash payments or receiving social services in intangible form. The law provides for the possibility of replacing in-kind services with EDV, which is transferred simultaneously with pension payments.

Pension payments

These are monthly social transfers from the state, which are the main source of income for most recipients of funds.

Pension payments are divided into two components:

1. State pensions — the right to receive them is guaranteed by law. This pension is awarded:
   if you have a long working experience in a specific industry (for example, education or medicine);
2. after reaching the legal age and the inability to work fully;
3. as a result of disability - if a citizen has lost the opportunity to work as a result of illness, injuries or mutilation;
4. social pensions are minimum payments for persons who do not have enough (or no) length of service (work or insurance).
5. Labor pensions - This is compensation to citizens for funds received earlier (their wages or the income of family members). They are prescribed in the following cases:
   in the event of the loss of a breadwinner, a person who did not support himself independently and was a dependent of a missing or deceased family member is entitled to payments;
6. upon receipt of disability;
7. upon reaching the age of incapacity determined by law.

A number of people have the right to retire earlier than the established time (without waiting for retirement age). This privilege depends on working conditions, region of residence, and gender (woman or man).

Housing benefits

The state provides support in the form of housing and discounts on housing and communal services. Preferences are established as follows:

1. “Social tenancy” agreements – renting an apartment from the state at a price below the market price. To allocate housing, reserves of the state and municipal housing stock are used. Minor orphans and citizens left without housing (deemed unfit) can count on these funds. In addition, these beneficiaries are provided with housing first.
2. Rights to improve living conditions. Citizens can receive this benefit if the size of their living space does not meet the minimum established standards.
3. Benefits for paying utility bills. If the cost of paying for housing and communal services exceeds the established norm, the state reduces the amount of required payments through discounts. The amount of discounts depends on the region of residence and the category of benefits and reaches 25-50% (in some cases 100% exemption from payment).
4. Mortgage lending programs are implemented by issuing subsidies to repay mortgage loans.

Travel benefits

In 2021, almost all preferential categories of citizens will receive discounts on travel on public city and suburban transport. The amount of discounts varies depending on the category of the beneficiary.

There are several types of travel preferences:

• discount on travel costs - from 50 to 100%;
• tickets for city public transport, free of charge or for 50% of the cost;
• subsidized tariffs for remote regions of the Russian Federation when purchasing tickets to a holiday destination.

Medical benefits

Benefits in the healthcare sector are provided in the form of payment for dental prosthetics and the purchase of special orthotics. These expenses are paid by the Social Insurance Fund.

Citizens of certain categories, such as disabled people and children under 3 years of age, are entitled to free medicines. The list of medications is approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and can only be obtained with a doctor’s prescription.

Tax benefits

Tax preferences provide for the possibility of paying a smaller fee or complete tax exemption.

Tax benefits are provided for the following types of taxes:

• income tax;
• property;
• land;
• transport

In Russia, each region has the right to establish additional regional discounts and preferences. The amount of additional benefits depends on the financial capabilities of the region (region). The types of benefits provided should be clarified with local social protection authorities.

Tax deductions

What is it: the state returns money paid in taxes for last year if you bought real estate, paid for a mortgage, for treatment or education, replenished an individual investment account (IIA) or sent money to charity. At the same time, you can return only part of the tax: no more than 260 thousand rubles when buying a home, up to 390 thousand rubles when paying mortgage interest, up to 15.6 thousand rubles when paying for education and most types of treatment, up to 52 thousand rubles when replenishing an individual investment account.

Who is entitled to: Russian citizens who pay tax at a rate of 13% (or employers pay for them). It is important that you can return no more than the person paid in taxes. For example, if taxes for last year were paid for 60 thousand rubles, then the state will refund the tax only for this amount. All taxes are refunded for the previous year. If you bought an apartment this year, you can ask for a tax refund next year. Refunds can be issued for the previous three years.

How to get it: take a 2-NDFL certificate for the past year at work, take a photo of the documents on your phone or download electronic forms of supporting documents (for example, in the case of a mortgage - a purchase and sale agreement, documents confirming payment). Then you need to fill out the 3-NDFL declaration on the website nalog.ru and attach photos of the documents. The declaration will be considered within three months. At this time, you need to send the details to receive money to your bank account. After completing the document verification, the tax office will have a month to send you the money.

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Features of federal and regional benefits

Federal beneficiaries differ from regional ones only in the source of financing social privileges.

State social support is financed from the federal budget and is provided to citizens throughout the country. Regional authorities have the right to create additional preferences for certain segments of the population based on their financial capabilities. Therefore, not all categories of citizens can qualify for regional benefits.

The difference between the categories of beneficiaries is clearly visible in the table

Who is a federal beneficiary?

The following have the right to receive preferences and discounts at the expense of the federal budget:

• participants of the Great Patriotic War and hostilities;
• disabled people;
• former minor prisoners of concentration camps and fascism;
• liquidators of accidents at Chernobyl and other nuclear power plants.

The Pension Fund of the Russian Federation transfers additional financial assistance to all specified persons. They can also count on receiving various types of non-material support from the state: priority service in institutions, priority right to receive housing, etc.

In 2021, in certain regions (territories), persons of the following categories are entitled to receive additional assistance:

• veterans of labor and armed conflicts, as well as family members of deceased war participants;
• home front workers;
• donors (except for persons, o or “Honorary Donor of Russia”);
• pensioners over 80 years of age;
• certain categories of children under age (orphans, large families, disabled people, etc.);
• low-income or large families and other categories of citizens.

Regional authorities do not have the authority to cancel payments provided for by the federal budget.

Where to go to apply for preferences

Both state federal and regional authorities are involved in registering the right to receive social support.

To declare their right to receive federal social benefits, applicants should contact the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. To clarify your rights to regional payments and compensation, you must contact your local social welfare authorities.

To reduce the time required for processing preferences, MFCs operate in many regions. They provide information on the procedure for applying for various types of charges and discounts.

To apply for tax deductions, the applicant must submit documents to the tax authorities at the place of residence to confirm the status of a benefit recipient.

List of documents

In Russia, almost every citizen can claim preferences from the state. To confirm your rights, you must submit certain documents to the relevant authorities:

• passport (or other identification document);
• SNILS and TIN;
• application for benefits, properly written and executed;
• pension certificate (if payments are related to the registration of an old-age pension);
• work book (required if the pensioner works);
• documents confirming the status of a beneficiary (certificate, award documents, insignia);
• bank account number to receive appropriate payments;
• certificate of disability;
• documents certifying the right to use residential premises (for obtaining discounts on utility bills);
• certificate of family composition;
• documents confirming the presence of children or dependents;
• vehicle documents
• document certifying the right of ownership of the land plot;
• personal income tax certificate.

Free IVF

What is it: In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a procedure that allows you to become pregnant and give birth to a child. This service can be obtained in private clinics, paying for it from 100 thousand rubles. According to the compulsory medical insurance policy, which is issued to all Russians, IVF can be done for free, but you must first stand in line.

Who is eligible: women who cannot become pregnant within 6–12 months (the period depends on age) and have no contraindications.

How to get it: contact the antenatal clinic at your place of residence. Next, the doctor will give a referral to the center, where they will give a final conclusion and put you on a waiting list for the procedure (if there is a queue).

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Changes in 2021

In 2021, the legislation provides for an increase in the size of the monthly allowance for some preferential categories of the population.

At the federal level, an increase in payments is planned from February 1 for:

1. Children with disabilities - 2527.06 rubles.
2. Disabled people of the 1st group - 3538.52 rubles.
3. Disabled people of the 2nd group - 2527.06 rubles.
4. Disabled group 3 - 2022.94 rubles.

For pensioners who have reached the age of 70-80 years and older, in 2017 the right to obtain benefits for paying contributions for major repairs in apartment buildings is provided.

Condition for receiving the benefit:

• lack of an additional source of income other than a pension;
• the pensioner must live in the apartment alone, without relatives.

Under the state program “Far Eastern Hectare”, the Government is considering the possibility of preferential lending to participants for consumer needs.

Nov 19, 2021 09:59lgoty-vsem.ru