Renting housing for contract servicemen: changes for 2022

The state ensures the right to housing enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and also guarantees to persons serving on a contract basis in the Armed Forces one of the following opportunities:

1. provision of housing suitable for the employee and his family;
2. receiving a certain amount for the construction, purchase or sublease of housing for military personnel.

What is rental and subletting of residential premises?

There is a very common misconception on the Internet (moving from site to site) that renting is when a citizen rents a living space from another citizen, and subletting is when a citizen rents housing from the state.

Actually this is not true.

In a rental agreement, the landlord is the owner of the residential premises - this can be either an individual or a legal entity, including one acting on behalf of the state. More details can be found in Article 671 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

In a sublease agreement, the lessor is not the owner, but the tenant , that is, a citizen who himself is the tenant of this residential premises. More details can be found in Art. 76 Housing Code of the Russian Federation.

How can a military personnel receive payment for renting housing in 2021?

The form of the report required to be submitted to the commander is approved on the basis of an order of the Ministry of Defense and, as a rule, each military unit has a sample document.

What is indicated in the report:

• Date and exact time of arrival to perform service in this region.
• Apartment location address.
• Monthly rent amount.
• The fact of concluding an agreement with the owner to rent an apartment.
• A subscription stating that in the event that monetary compensation is no longer necessary, the serviceman undertakes.
• Report it.
• Pass everything on to management.

Subletting of housing occurs only in the absence of housing stock at a given military unit.

Hiring and subhiring have differences, but they are not significant. Among the main differences, they note that the rental agreement is concluded between two individuals, the tenant and the owners of the property.

The latter can also be an organization. The rules for concluding an agreement are regulated by Art. 671 Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

When concluding a sublease agreement, the second party is the state. In other words, the serviceman is provided with municipal housing.

In this case, monetary compensation for sublease is provided for the following categories:

• citizens undergoing military service;
• relatives of military personnel who died in the line of duty;
• military personnel who have retired to the reserves, but are registered as in need of improved living conditions.

Relatives of retired military personnel may be eligible for compensation if they themselves died but did not receive real estate. The specifics of drawing up a sublease agreement are prescribed in Art. 76 Housing Code of the Russian Federation.

Compensation for rental housing for military personnel is provided subject to the following conditions:

• if citizens cannot be provided with municipal housing suitable for living at their place of service;
• officers are included in the list as requiring official housing.

The procedure for monetary compensation for sublease is as follows:

1. The serviceman writes a report addressed to the head of the unit and collects the necessary documents.
2. The commander issues an order to provide monetary compensation.
3. The administrative act is transferred to the financial and economic department of the unit.
4. A copy of the order must be sent to the authorized body.
5. Compensation is awarded.

When making payments and concluding a sublease agreement, it is necessary to take into account the standards that are used to calculate payments.

When determining a specific amount, the following indicators are taken into account:

• area standards;
• subject of the Russian Federation where the service takes place;
• maximum rental price 1 sq. m. indoors in the region.

Who has the right to receive monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises?

Cash compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises is paid:

1. ⭐ military personnel - citizens of the Russian Federation performing military service under a contract, and members of their families;
2. ⭐ family members of military personnel who died (died) during military service (hereinafter referred to as family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel);
3. ⭐ citizens of the Russian Federation discharged from military service and registered as needing residential premises, and members of their families;
4. ⭐ family members of citizens discharged from military service, registered as in need of residential premises and those killed (deceased) after discharge from military service.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 31, 2004 N 909 “On the procedure for paying monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises to military personnel - citizens of the Russian Federation serving under a contract, citizens of the Russian Federation dismissed from military service, and members of their families" Read

Right to compensation

The material benefit paid when a tenancy agreement is concluded is one of the assistance measures. With its help, the state helps officers by compensating part of their expenses for renting their own apartment.

It is important to note that literally last fall the procedure for making payments was slightly modified. At the moment, all military personnel who have the right to subhire and receive compensation have been divided into several groups:

• military personnel sent to reserve;
• Contract military personnel.

Thus, those military personnel who do not own an apartment have the right to sublease residential premises (only the region where the person is currently serving is considered), and also express their own desire for such an opportunity. As for reimbursement of rental expenses, the reason for it is the order of the commander of the unit in which the citizen is currently serving.

Compensation for subhiring is also available to those previously laid off - they also have every reason. However, there is a limitation here: such military personnel had to be registered as needed in the apartment until 2005.

What are the conditions for military personnel to receive monetary compensation for renting residential premises?

A serviceman and his family members have the right to receive monetary compensation for renting residential premises if two conditions are simultaneously met:

• If they are not provided with residential premises suitable for permanent or temporary residence at the place of their military service ;
• If they are included for housing purposes in the lists for the provision of official residential premises. Inclusion in the lists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is carried out by regional housing departments (RUZHO) or their territorial departments (branches).

The procedure for inclusion in the lists for the provision of residential premises

Features of purchasing housing for military personnel

Purchasing residential premises under the savings-mortgage system program has a number of features:

• In accordance with the current rules of law, registration of an apartment purchase and sale agreement within the NIS takes place within a period not exceeding 5 working days (7 if the application is submitted through a multifunctional center).
• The loan term depends only on the age of the potential borrower. All banks set a lending age limit, that is, the age of the borrower up to which he is obliged to fully repay the debt to the credit institution. In most banks this age is 60 years, but generally varies from 55 to 70.
• The down payment can be made either from the borrower’s personal funds or from the accumulated amount. By the way, some banks are considering the possibility of providing a housing loan without making a down payment. But be careful: firstly, this may negatively affect the interest rate, and secondly, the loan term increases.
• You can purchase not only a finished residential property, but also space in a house under construction by concluding a shared construction agreement. But the purchase of housing under construction for military personnel is fraught with some difficulties, since cooperation between the bank and the developer is a prerequisite.
• Limited validity period of the Certificate of entitlement to receive a housing loan. Until 2011, the issued Certificate was valid for only 3 months. Since 2011, this period has been six months. During this time, you will need to select housing, conclude a purchase and sale agreement and register the property in the prescribed manner.

Can I receive compensation if I rent accommodation from relatives?

The presence of residential premises owned or used by military personnel and members of their family in other populated areas does not limit the right to receive monetary compensation.

When renting (subletting) residential premises from relatives, monetary compensation to military personnel and members of their families is paid on a general basis in the absence of registration at the place of residence in this residential premises.

Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated May 27, 2021 No. 303 “On the organization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of payment of monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises” Read: once or twice

Procedure for drawing up a contract

A residential sublease agreement (we have already gone over the concept and the difference from a regular lease) is concluded by two parties. The first is the employee himself, and the second is the leadership of the military unit in which he is currently serving. The basis for the conclusion is the lack of management of part of the required apartment, which must be transferred to the employee and his family members.

As an alternative to the housing provided, a citizen can independently find an apartment to live in. In this case, the agreement is drawn up between him and the owner of the property. After concluding the contract, all you have to do is contact the management of your unit with a report on sublease of housing.

The paper must include the following information:

• last name, first name and patronymic of the applicant;
• date of document preparation;
• request for a sublease agreement;
• personal signature.

To conclude the contract itself, you will need to collect a number of documents, fortunately, quite short:

• passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
• a copy of the military personnel ID;
• a copy of the agreement between him and the lessor.

After submitting the report to the command complete with all the mentioned documents, the unit commander must prepare an order on the sublease agreement. It is drawn up between the applicant and the part itself and is the main justification for receiving appropriate compensation.

How and on what basis is monetary compensation paid?

Payment of monetary compensation to military personnel and members of their families, as well as family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel, is carried out monthly at their request in the absence of residential premises that can be provided to them in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Payment of monetary compensation to military personnel is carried out through financial and economic bodies serving military units, that is, the Financial Support Directorates of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the constituent entity of the Russian Federation (for example, the Federal State Institution of the Ural Federal District of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region)

Payment of monetary compensation to military personnel is carried out on the basis of an order from the commander of a military unit. The order specifies the amount of monthly monetary compensation and the period for which the monetary compensation is established.

The order of the commander of the military unit is sent to the financial and economic authority (UFO) with the attachment of documents that served as the basis for its appointment. At the same time, a copy of the order is sent by the commander of the military unit to the authorized body (RUZHO).

The payment period is set for a calendar year, but not longer than the period of rental (sublease) of residential premises specified in the rental (sublease) agreement for residential premises.

Differences between the concepts of hiring and subhiring

The very concept of subletting residential premises differs only slightly from the usual renting of an apartment. The bottom line is this: a person can only sign a rental agreement with an individual, that is, the owner of the property must be a private person. The parties to the residential sublease agreement are the military personnel and the state. This is where the only difference lies.

For what period is monetary compensation paid?

Payment of monetary compensation is made from the date of hiring (sub-letting) of residential premises after the serviceman’s arrival at the place of military service, but not earlier than the day the serviceman is included in the list for the provision of official residential premises of a specialized housing stock by the authorized body or a structural unit of the authorized body according to the affiliation of the territories for the purpose of housing provision .

Payment of monetary compensation ceases from the day following the day the serviceman is excluded from the lists of personnel of a military unit on the basis of an order from the commander of the military unit.

Other ways to get housing

Military personnel can use not only sublease housing to receive support from the state. Therefore, other methods can be used:

• rental of municipal premises by military units;
• construction of full-fledged residential buildings by the Ministry of Defense;
• provision of mortgages on preferential terms.

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The specific type of assistance depends on the specific unit and its capabilities. Often a military unit has enough apartments to distribute military personnel.

Subletting of housing is considered a standard procedure for military personnel who, for various reasons, cannot obtain apartments from a military unit. The rent is compensated from budget funds, for which it is necessary to submit a corresponding report.

Based on it, an order is issued to assign payments to the leadership of the unit. Even soldiers can count on such payments. At the same time, there are other ways to provide military housing.

Circumstances that lead to a change in the amount of monetary compensation.

The serviceman is obliged to contact the commander of the military unit with a report:

• when the composition (number) of the family changes,
• when actual costs for renting (subletting) residential premises change

Obviously, the obligation arises only in cases where the size of the family decreases. Or the costs for renting residential premises are reduced, while becoming lower than the maximum amount of compensation. In other words, in cases where this may lead to the military personnel unreasonably receiving inflated amounts.

In cases where family composition or hiring costs increase, the serviceman has the right to do as he pleases.

Monetary compensation in the new amounts is paid to the serviceman from the date of these changes on the basis of an order from the commander of the military unit with a report (application) and documents confirming the occurrence of these circumstances.

The procedure for providing housing to military personnel will change

Heroes of Russia will have the right to move into a new home without waiting in line

The Ministry of Defense proposed to adjust the mechanism for providing contract servicemen with service and permanent housing. Thus, an ordinary contract soldier will be entitled to a service apartment after ten years of service. In addition, the list of those who have the right to receive housing out of turn is expanding. Corresponding changes to the Law “On the Status of Military Personnel” were introduced to the State Duma on November 13.

What kind of housing is a contract worker entitled to?

According to the current rules, contract servicemen have the right to receive service housing for the entire period of service, and after 20 years of service - permanent housing in their own right or a cash payment for its purchase. They can also become participants in the savings-mortgage system (NMS) and receive permanent housing in three years. Starting in 2021, a military mortgage becomes the only way to obtain housing for those newly admitted to military service.

The new bill clarifies the rights to service housing for contract servicemen and sergeants. Now all contract soldiers are required to provide service within three months from the date of arrival at the duty station on a first-come, first-served basis. At the same time, apartments are a priority, and rooms in dormitories and housing in the flexible fund are allocated only in the absence of them.

To create a real opportunity to house our army, which has more and more contract soldiers every day, the Ministry of Defense proposed to differentiate the right to service housing by rank and length of service.

What will change:

• contract military personnel in the ranks of privates, sergeants, sailors and foremen, serving for less than ten years, will receive rooms in dormitories at the rate of ten square meters per person;
• if there is no dormitory, they will be placed in service apartments with a calculation of 12 meters of living space per person;
• after ten years of service, all these contract soldiers will receive the right to service apartments at the same standards as officers - 18 square meters per person.

The bill defines the procedure for the provision and release of specialized residential premises, as well as the inclusion and exclusion of military personnel from the list for the provision of official housing. For example, they cannot be excluded from the queue for official housing or stop paying monetary compensation for renting an apartment if the person bought or built housing for himself at a place other than his place of service. In addition, a serviceman and his family cannot be evicted from a service apartment if it is their only place of residence.

If a serviceman is sent abroad, to regions of the Far North or equivalent areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, the office room or apartment allocated to him will also be retained for him. Alexander Sherin, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, told Parliamentary Newspaper

(LDPR), such a norm not only increases his social security, but also psychological stability.

“When performing combat missions far from their homeland, every soldier will know that he has a place to return to and a roof over his head,” the deputy explained. - It is very important".

Who is entitled to housing out of turn?

The bill also proposes to expand the list of military personnel entitled to receive official or permanent housing (service apartment, dorm room or rented residential premises) out of turn. These are the following categories:

• commanders of military units (organizations, institutions, bodies, territorial bodies);
• military personnel awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation;
• military personnel with three or more children living with them.

The list of those who have the right, upon dismissal, to receive out-of-turn funds for the purchase or construction of residential premises or ready-made residential premises for free or under a social tenancy agreement, has also been expanded.

The list includes military personnel:

• awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation;
• those who served under a contract for ten years or more and were discharged from military service for health reasons;
• having three or more children living together.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Yuri Shvytkin

considers this decision of the Government to be absolutely justified. “We have a special relationship with Heroes,” the deputy noted. “People who have accomplished a feat are certainly worthy of the respect of the people and support from all authorities. There are also civilian Heroes of Russia. I think, by analogy, they also have the right to expect that the solution to their housing problem will not drag on for many years.”

List of documents required to receive monetary compensation

Serviceman's report

a copy of the lease (sublease) agreement for residential premises, concluded in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation; (link: article sample contract)

a certificate from the military unit (organization) about the composition of the serviceman’s family;

an extract from the order of the commander of the military unit (head of the organization) on the enrollment of the serviceman in the lists of personnel of the military unit (organization);

copies of passports of a citizen of the Russian Federation for all family members for whom monetary compensation is assigned, with marks of registration at the place of residence, copies of certificates of registration at the place of residence (if available) and birth certificates for children under 14 years of age;

a copy of the notification about the inclusion of a serviceman in the list for the provision of residential premises of a specialized housing stock (service residential premises), previously sent to the military personnel by the RUZHO or its territorial department

Attention! In the event that military personnel who are paid monetary compensation are provided with residential premises or a housing subsidy, including under the state housing scheme, the Regional Housing Support Directorates send the relevant information to the Financial Support Directorate (to inform the commanders of military units) within 5 working days.

Samples of documents (forms) on the topic

Form (sample) of a report from a serviceman on the provision of monetary compensation for the rental of residential premises in accordance with Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated May 27, 2021 No. 303 “On the organization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of the payment of monetary compensation for the rental (sublease) of residential premises" Go

How to give up company housing and not lose your sublet?

If the provision of living space does not comply with the requirements of the law, the serviceman may refuse it. In this case, the refusal must be in writing, indicating the reasons, for example, such as:

• non-compliance of the proposed housing with the area standards established by law;
• non-compliance with the requirements for residential premises (presence of defects in the quality of finishing, violations of sanitary and hygienic standards: mold, high humidity, etc., lack of functional equipment in the apartment and the necessary set of furniture);
• possible deterioration of existing housing conditions in the near future.

If a reasoned refusal is provided to the military unit at the place of duty, the serviceman continues to receive sub-hire benefits.

If the living space meets all the requirements, and the serviceman refuses it, then he may be excluded from the list for the provision of office space on the basis of the Instruction approved by Order of the Ministry of Defense No. 303 of the Russian Federation dated May 27, 2016.

Exclusion from the housing list automatically means the loss of grounds for payment of compensation for sublet housing.

In the event that a serviceman receives sub-rental premises to pay for the premises under a rental agreement, but at the same time lives somewhere else for free, then he faces liability under Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - “fraud”.

The fact of living outside the place where the benefit was received cannot be hidden: military personnel are periodically checked at the place of residence.

At the end of the article, we note that compensation for rental housing is a good help for military personnel . This is pretty good money, which covers approximately 80% of the cost of renting an apartment for the temporary residence of the entire family of a serviceman.

The indicated amounts of monetary compensation increase by 50 percent under the following conditions:

3 or more family members live together with a soldier or a citizen discharged from military service specified in paragraph one of this paragraph; family of a military serviceman who served under a contract with the military rank of soldier, sergeant, sailor or sergeant major, who died during military service, or a citizen discharged from military service with the military rank of soldier, sergeant, sailor or sergeant major, who was registered as a person in need of living quarters and deceased (deceased) after discharge from military service, consists of 4 or more people.

Reimbursement of expenses for living quarters and utilities

For this category of citizens, the amount of compensation does not depend on the type of housing stock. Compensation does not apply to cases of application of increasing coefficients to utility consumption standards

For combat veterans (without disabilities)

Reimbursement of expenses for living quarters in the amount of 50 percent:

• rental fees and (or) fees for the maintenance of residential premises, including fees for services, work on managing an apartment building, for the maintenance and current repairs of common property in an apartment building, based on the total area of ​​residential premises occupied, respectively, by tenants or owners (in communal apartments - occupied living space)
• contribution for major repairs of common property in an apartment building, but not more than 50 percent of the specified contribution, calculated on the basis of the minimum amount of contribution for major repairs per one square meter of total living space per month, established by a regulatory legal act of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, and the occupied total area residential premises (in communal apartments - occupied living space).

For disabled combat veterans

Reimbursement of expenses for living quarters and utilities in the amount of 50 percent:

• rental fees and (or) fees for the maintenance of residential premises based on the total area of ​​residential premises occupied, respectively, by tenants or owners (in communal apartments - occupied living space);
• contribution for major repairs of common property in an apartment building, but not more than 50 percent of the specified contribution, calculated on the basis of the minimum amount of contribution for major repairs per one square meter of total living space per month, established by a regulatory legal act of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, and the occupied total area residential premises (in communal apartments - occupied living space);
• payment for utilities, calculated based on the volume of consumed utilities, determined by meter readings, but not more than consumption standards approved in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. In the absence of the specified metering devices, fees for utility services are calculated based on standards for the consumption of utility services, approved in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
• payment for the cost of fuel purchased within the limits established for sale to the public, and transport services for the delivery of this fuel - when living in houses that do not have central heating. Providing fuel to war invalids is a priority.

Social support measures for paying for residential premises and utilities are provided to persons living in residential premises, regardless of the type of housing stock, as well as family members of war disabled people living with them.

For disabled combat veterans with disability group I, the following is additionally established:

1) monthly monetary compensation in the amount of 50 percent of the payment for the occupied total area of ​​the residential premises:

• rental fees and (or) fees for the maintenance of residential premises;
• contribution for major repairs of common property in an apartment building - for owners of residential premises.

The social support measures established by this paragraph are provided to the specified persons living in residential premises, regardless of the form of ownership of the housing stock

2) monthly monetary compensation in the amount of 50 percent of the cost of utilities (cold and hot water supply, sewerage, electricity supply, gas supply (including the supply of domestic gas in cylinders), heating (heat supply);

• persons living in houses without central heating - monthly monetary compensation in the amount of 50 percent:
• the cost of payment for solid fuel in the presence of stove heating and transport services for its delivery;
• the cost of payment for natural gas or household gas in cylinders and electricity used for heating in volumes corresponding to the standards for thermal energy consumption for these purposes.

Termination of payment of monetary compensation.

Payment of monetary compensation is terminated on the basis of an order from the commander of a military unit from the first day of the month following the month in which military personnel or family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel lost grounds for receiving monetary compensation, including due to:

providing military personnel with specialized housing at the place of military service or in a nearby locality;

providing military personnel or family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel with residential premises under a social rental agreement or as free property at the place of military service;

providing military personnel or family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel with subsidies for the purchase or construction of residential premises, including under state housing certificates;

loss by military personnel or family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel of the grounds giving them the right to the provision of specialized residential premises at the place of military service.

Attention: deadlines! Violation of deadlines can lead to adverse consequences

About the occurrence of circumstances leading to the termination of payment , military personnel or family members of deceased (deceased) military personnel notify the commander of the military unit (head of the organization) within five working days from the date of occurrence of these circumstances.

Payment of monetary compensation is also terminated in cases where information is discovered in the documents submitted by military personnel that does not correspond to reality.

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An order to terminate the payment of monetary compensation must be issued by the commander of a military unit (head of the organization) no later than five working days from the date of discovery of the circumstances that form the basis for issuing the order. This order must contain an indication of the circumstances that served as the basis for its issuance.

The order to terminate the payment of monetary compensation is communicated by the commander of the military unit to the serviceman under a personal signature or sent in another way that makes it possible to establish the fact that the serviceman received this order.

Sub-hire, salary, pensions: what can the military expect in the new year?

When determining the amount of compensation for active contract employees, the following factors are taken into account.

• Rank. Officers are compensated for actual expenses within the standard; privates and non-commissioned officers are paid a fixed amount.
• Location of the part. When serving in foreign units, all military personnel are paid actual expenses, regardless of rank. If the unit is located in Russia, then the amount for privates and sergeants is differentiated depending on whether it is located in rural areas, cities or regional centers, or in capitals (Moscow and St. Petersburg).
• Number of members in the family. If there are 3 or more people in a family, the standards that determine the amount of payment for officers, or the amount of compensation for privates and sergeants, increase.

For retirees, the length of service is important - if they served less than 10 years, then they cannot apply for assistance. The amount of compensation is also determined by the following criteria:

• number of family members;
• place of residence - the same principle of increasing the payment amount is applied depending on the size of the locality;
• the maximum cost of renting 1 m2 of living space in the region of residence.

There is one limitation when paying for recruitment for former and current officers. The size of the payment cannot exceed the amount that is calculated as follows: the cost of renting 1 m2 of housing, determined by the Ministry of Labor annually, is multiplied by the standard total area.

For active contract workers, whether they own or use housing in another region is not of decisive importance. Reimbursement of funds spent on renting premises will be made on a general basis.

A serviceman is entitled to compensation even if he rents housing from relatives. If the parties have drawn up and signed a rental agreement, then the family relationship between them will not be of decisive importance - the serviceman will be able to receive compensation.

The fixed amount allocated to privates and sergeants increases by 50% if the number of family members is 3 or more people.

1. Waiting times for housing subsidies for military personnel
2. Cash compensation for pensioners born before 1966
3. Allotted monetary compensation to war children

• Each case is unique and individual.
• Understanding the basics of the law is useful, but does not guarantee results.
• The possibility of a positive outcome depends on many factors.

Documents for renting housing to military personnel

The procedure for making a decision on payment of compensation for housing, the package of documentation on the basis of which payments are made, as well as the payment mechanism are regulated by federal legislation and Orders of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

To receive cash payments, you must collect the following package of documents for renting housing to military personnel:

• an agreement that confirms sublease or hiring;
• certificate of military family composition;
• an extract with a note on the date and number from the order of enrollment in military service in a military unit;
• a report on renting a home, which is drawn up in the military unit;
• copies of identity cards of all members of the military family (documents and passports on the birth of children under fourteen years of age), and there must also be registration in all passports.

Increasing compensation for renting residential premises for soldiers and sergeants

This petition has 80 signatories.

Request to increase compensation for subletting residential premises for contract military personnel holding the ranks of soldiers and sergeants On September 18, 2015, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted Resolution No. 989 On amendments to Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 31, 2004 No. 909, which approved changes to the Resolution Government of the Russian Federation dated December 31, 2009 No. 909 "On the procedure for paying monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises to military personnel-citizens of the Russian Federation performing military service under a contract, discharged from military service and members of their families" According to the approved changes to military personnel undergoing military service under contract holding military ranks of officers, warrant officers (midshipmen), citizens who served under a contract in such military ranks, discharged from military service and are registered as needing residential premises in the federal executive authorities, in which federal law provides for military service service, and their family members, payment of monetary compensation is established in the amount of actual expenses, but not higher than the amount determined based on the standard for the total area of ​​living space (12 sq. m of total living space per person) and the maximum rental (sublease) cost of 1 sq. m of total living space.

According to paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the above law, for military personnel, this Federal Law establishes a unified system of legal and social protection, as well as material and other types of support, taking into account the military positions held, assigned military ranks, the total duration of military service, including preferential calculation, tasks performed, conditions and procedure for their military service.

Contract servicemen make up from 50% to 80% of the staff of military units. Most contract military personnel (soldiers and sergeants) have families. The salary of military sergeants and soldiers is 2 or more times less than the salary of warrant officers and officers. And in large cities, the salary of a contract soldier is even less than the average salary in the city. The cost of renting residential premises in areas with military units is often higher than the cost of renting in areas more remote from military units. There is an opinion among landlords that military personnel earn quite a lot, so the cost of rent increases every year. Many contract servicemen live in barracks together with conscripts, but what about servicemen with families? female military personnel? Many military women raise children alone. It is not easy to live on such a salary.

Thus, we, soldiers and sergeants of the contract service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, receive a salary that is several times less than the average salary in the city, we remain devoted to our duty, but we received a slap in the face from the Government of the Russian Federation. In addition to paying rent, we need to raise and educate children, pay for their educational services, which are not cheap, buy clothes, and ultimately live on something and buy food. Stores set the average cost of food depending on the average salary in the city, and not depending on the contract soldier’s DD. There is no service housing in large cities and none is expected in the coming years. The Housing Department is not able to provide office housing to everyone who wants it. We live in the same cities as the officers; no one rents housing to a soldier or sergeant cheaper than for officers. We have the same families; our children want to eat many times less than the children of officers. Educational institutions do not provide us with services cheaper than for the children of officers.

We, soldiers and sergeants of the contract service, work on an equal basis with warrant officers and officers. Our working time regulations are no different from the working time regulations of an officer or warrant officer.

We ask the Government of the Russian Federation to amend the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 31, 2009 No. 909 “On the procedure for paying monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises to military personnel who are citizens of the Russian Federation, serving under a contract, discharged from military service and members of their families,” which establishes the amount of compensation for sergeants, soldiers and sailors of contract service in the same amount as it is established for officers and warrant officers.

The procedure for paying compensation for renting housing to military personnel

Next, we’ll talk about how to arrange sublease housing for military personnel.

To receive funds from the state, the applicant must first open a personal bank account where the money will be transferred monthly. These personal accounts are assigned to the military unit until they receive housing from the state.

The amount of compensation payments is stable, but an increase in benefits is possible in the event of the birth of a child in the family of a military personnel . To do this, it is necessary to submit an application in which the serviceman notifies management about the fact of the appearance of a newborn child in the family.

If the military unit refuses to increase payments, the applicant should file a lawsuit to challenge such a decision.

After opening a bank account, the serviceman submits a package of documents for renting housing, including:

• a copy of the rental agreement;
• certificate of family composition;
• an order confirming the serviceman’s enrollment in the state;
• copies of passports and birth certificates (for minors) of all family members;
• notification of the inclusion of a serviceman in the list of those in need of official housing (received at the RUZHO at the place of service);
• report on compensation for sub-rental housing.

The report is drawn up addressed to the unit commander and contains:

• the exact date of renting the premises;
• address of the location of the rental property;
• the amount of actual costs under the contract;
• the number of family members and the date of their registration at the place of service;
• information about the applicant;
• the text of the petition for the issuance of funds to compensate for the costs of renting housing;
• date, military signature.

The algorithm for further registration is as follows:

1. Submitting a report to the military unit.
2. Obtaining an order to issue a rental agreement.

Military personnel serving under a contract and members of their families are provided with compensation funds no later than three months from the date of arrival at a new place of military service.

How is compensation for rental housing calculated?

The procedure and amount of payments to military personnel is regulated by RF Regulation No. 909 of December 31, 2004.

For officers and warrant officers (midshipmen), compensation is provided based on actual expenses, but not higher than the maximum payments established by the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation (Order No. 512 of 08/01/2018) for 1 m² in a given area and depending on the norm of the total area of ​​housing:

• single occupancy – 24 m²;
• family of 2 people – 36 m²;
• family of 3 people – 43 m²;
• family of 4 or more people – 12 m² each.

The composition of the family is recorded at the time of the date of death/dismissal of the serviceman.

Compensation for rental housing for military personnel serving under a contract, holding the rank of warrant officer, officer or midshipman, as well as those who may be dismissed from military service, is paid based on actual expenses.

The maximum cost of subletting a square meter is close to the market value, but at the same time, the military man renting housing will still need to pay a certain amount.

How to calculate the amount? To do this, you need to know the maximum rental amount established in each region, then add the number of family members.

Here is the maximum cost of subhiring in some regions for 2021:

1. Moscow: 847 rub.
2. Moscow region: 617 rub.
3. St. Petersburg: 596 rub.
4. Leningrad region: 423 rub.
5. Republic of Crimea: 506 rub.
6. Kaliningrad region: 451 rub.
7. Krasnodar region: 519 rub.
8. Sakhalin region: 923 rub.
9. Stavropol Territory: 367 rub.

To receive cash compensation, you do not have to rent a home; You can also apply for compensation for your own apartment or house, which belongs to housing cooperatives.

Payment of compensation to a serviceman stops after he is provided with a service/permanent housing certificate, a cash payment for the purchase of housing, or when purchasing living space on a military mortgage.

Renting housing from relatives and having your own or company apartment/house in another area are not an obstacle to receiving compensation.

Military personnel under contract

The basic rights of military personnel, as well as the foundations of state policy in the field of legal and social protection of military personnel, citizens discharged from military service, and members of their families are determined by Federal Law of May 27, 1998 No. 76-FZ “On the status of military personnel.”

A unified system of legal and social protection, as well as material and other types of support, has been established for military personnel, taking into account the military positions held, assigned military ranks, the total duration of military service, including in preferential terms, the tasks performed, the conditions and procedure for their military service. .

A contract soldier has the right to:

1. Cash allowance, consisting of a monthly salary in accordance

with an assigned military rank and a monthly salary in accordance with the military position held, which constitute the monthly salary of military personnel, as well as monthly and other additional payments.

From October 1, 2021, salaries for military ranks and salaries for military positions have been indexed by 4.3%. Thus, salaries by military rank, if we take the minimum and maximum sizes, range from 5,424 rubles for a private and up to 32,542 rubles for a marshal. Accordingly, salaries for military positions reached 10,848 rubles for a rifleman and 48,813 rubles for the First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Monthly and other additional cash allowances:

• monthly bonus for length of service from 10% of salary for 2 years of service to 40% for 25 years of service or more;
• monthly bonus for class qualifications (qualification category) from 5% of the salary for a military position for the third class to 30% for the master class;
• monthly bonus for working with information constituting state secrets - up to 25% of the salary for a military position;
• monthly bonus for special conditions of military service (in the crews of surface ships, standard military equipment, in military positions related to parachute jumping, for commanding units, etc.) - up to 100% of the salary for a military position;
• monthly bonus for performing tasks directly related to the risk to life and health in peacetime (for performing diving work, for demining, for participating in exercises and other events outside the point of permanent deployment of a military unit, etc.) - up to 100% of the salary by military position;
• monthly bonus for special achievements in service (for the qualifying level of physical fitness, when awarding medals of the Ministry of Defense to drivers (senior drivers) holding military positions, holding military positions for which the staff of the military unit provides for tariff categories 1 to 4, etc. ) – up to 100% of the salary for a military position;
• bonus for conscientious and effective performance of official duties - up to 25% of salary per month;
• annual financial assistance - in the amount of 1 monthly salary;
• military personnel undergoing military service under a contract in the Far North and equivalent areas, as well as in other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote areas, high mountain areas, desert and waterless areas, are paid taking into account coefficients from 15% to 100%;
• military personnel serving in the Far North, equivalent areas, as well as in other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote ones, are paid a percentage bonus to their pay depending on the periods of military service in the specified areas (localities) from 30% to 100%.

The average amount of pay for contract military personnel filling military positions as privates and sergeants, taking into account all monthly and other additional payments of pay, increases with the increase in length of service, job level, level of professional skill, regional coefficients and annual indexation.

2. Free travel to a new duty station and on a business trip.

Free travel once a year to and from the place of main leave for military personnel serving under a contract in the Far North and equivalent areas, including on the territory of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation included in the Ural, Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts, and one member of his family; military personnel themselves purchase tickets for themselves and their family members for convenient flights or trains to their vacation destination, and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation compensates for these expenses after returning from vacation.

Free travel to your chosen place of residence upon discharge from military service.

3. Food provision, including by organizing meals at the place of military service - for certain categories of military personnel, and issuing food rations - for military personnel undergoing military service under a contract outside the territory of the Russian Federation, in the Far North and equivalent areas.

4. Free clothing provision.

5. Housing provision:

• provision of official residential premises or dormitories for the period of military service (receipt of monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises);
• provision of residential premises for permanent residence at the chosen place of residence (including through the issuance of state subsidies) upon reaching the total duration of military service of 20 years, as well as in the event of dismissal from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, health reasons or due to with organizational and staffing measures and a total duration of military service of 10 years or more;
• the opportunity to purchase housing through the savings-mortgage housing support system (NIS).

You can become a member of NIS upon concluding a second contract. Each NIS participant, after no less than three years of participation in the savings-mortgage system, has the right to conclude a targeted housing loan agreement with the authorized federal body.

6. Compulsory state personal insurance financed from the federal budget.

7. Social guarantees in connection with training in educational organizations during the period of service, as well as the preferential right to admission after dismissal from military service to state educational organizations of higher and secondary vocational education and to preparatory departments of federal state educational organizations of higher education.

8. Payment of a lifting allowance when moving to a new duty station in the amount of one salary per serviceman and 25% of it for each family member.

9. Free transportation of up to 20 tons of personal property in containers from the previous place of residence when transferred to a new place of military service.

10. Additional social guarantees and compensation when performing tasks in a state of emergency and during armed conflicts.

11. A one-time benefit upon dismissal from military service with a total length of service of less than 20 years - 2 salaries, and with a length of service of 20 years or more - 7 salaries.

For military personnel who were awarded a state order during military service or were awarded honorary titles of the USSR or the Russian Federation, the amount of the one-time benefit is increased by one salary.

12. Free examination, treatment and rehabilitation provision in military medical institutions, including annual medical examination.

13. Manufacturing and repair of dentures (except for dentures made of precious metals and other expensive materials).

14. Free provision of medicines and medical products according to doctors’ prescriptions in medical and military medical units, units and organizations.

If there are no military medical organizations or relevant departments in them or special medical equipment at the place of military service or place of residence of military personnel, as well as in emergency cases, medical care is provided in institutions of the state or municipal health care systems. Expenses to the specified health care institutions for providing medical care to military personnel are reimbursed in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Family members of military personnel serving under a contract (from among soldiers and sergeants) have the right to medical care in institutions of the state or municipal healthcare system and are subject to compulsory medical insurance on a common basis with other citizens of the Russian Federation.

15. The right to pension provision subject to 20 or more years of service.