Russia: impress benefits and payments

In Russia, from February 1, 8.4 percent infects the maternity capital, payments to veterans, maternity benefits and a number of other benefits. This was reported in Mintrude, RIA Novosti reports.

Payments that are not associated with the size of the subsistence minimum will be increased in accordance with the size of inflation. For example, Matkapital on the first child will be 524.5 thousand rubles.

Among other benefits: Payments to veterans, pregnancy and childbirth and child care up to 1.5 years for non-working citizens, a one-time allowance at the birth of a child, compensation to citizens who have subjected to radioactive impact. Also in the department also indicated on “other social support measures.” In total, these payments receive about 16 million people. Finance are necessary to indexed in the budget, summarized in the Mintrude.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to index pensions above the inflation level – by 8.6 percent. According to him, the decisions taken earlier are not sufficient and does not allow to cover the costs of pensioners caused by price increases.

In December, Putin also promised that in 2022 decisions on pensions of the power unit will be taken to align the income of law enforcement officers and power structures as a whole.

/Media reports.