More than 95% of families with children under 8 years old received a payment of 5 thousand rubles

“In total, families raising 13.6 million children received such assistance before the New Year.

This is 96% of the total number of families eligible for this payment, ”he said.

He noted that a lump sum payment is assigned according to the principles of the social treasury: with one application or without an application, if the family received similar assistance in the summer.

Earlier, Kotyakov said that more than 16 million children in Russia will receive New Year's payments.