According to RIA Novosti, the monthly cash payment is increasing by 4.9%.

It is received by 14.7 million Russians with the right to federal benefits.

Indexation will affect the set of social services included in the monthly cash payment, its cost in February will rise to 1,211 rubles.

66 kopecks

per month.

This kit includes medicines and prescription medical products.

In total, 435 billion rubles are planned to be allocated for the provision of social benefits in 2021.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian government approved the allocation of more than 68.5 billion rubles for the payment of benefits for temporary disability.