In Russia, the approach to social support will continue to change. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov, report “Izvestia”.
According to the minister, help from the budget will be more concentrated on really needing. At the same time, he noted that the approaches to the definition of the category of needy are now being discussed in the government.
Director of the Institute of Social Analysis and Forecasting Ranjigs Tatyana Maleva pointed out the publication that the need is measured not only by money income, and with the help of a complex of indicators and indicators that characterize numerous economic assets: primarily immovable and movable property, savings, accumulation, and so Further. For example, people who do not have regular income at all, but there are serious amounts on deposits, may afford not to work for many years and at the same time consume quite a lot. Therefore, it is obvious that the criteria of the need really must be adjusted, she summarized.
In February, the Russian government stated that social support for Russians is long-term, systemic. So in the Cabinet commented on the news about the new package of support measures of more than 500 billion rubles. “Caring for the well-being of citizens and the support of various categories of the population is the main task of the government. Such support is implemented in the interests of citizens,” said special attention to the support of Russians, since it is “closely related to the national goals of the country’s development.” They added that every year in Russia a number of social support events are being implemented – from various payments and benefits before providing a set of social services, and the list of such tools is constantly expanding.
From December 2020, Russia has earned a personal informing of citizens about the proposed measures of social support, which are provided by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Pension Fund, the Social Insurance Fund, as well as the institutions subordinate.
According to media information, more than three thousand social support measures are being implemented in Russia, which covers 54 million people.