In 2022, the average size of an old-age insurance pension for non-working pensioners in Russia will be 18,521 rubles.
The amount will increase in accordance with the parameters of the country's budget.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced this on Friday, September 24.
According to the Accounts Chamber, as of January 1, 2021, the average old-age insurance pension for non-working Russians was more than 17.5 thousand rubles.
During a meeting of the Russian Trilateral Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations under the Government of the Russian Federation, Golikova also spoke about the planned budget expenditures to support citizens in need over the next three years.
“The size of monthly cash payments to certain categories of citizens will be indexed from February 1, based on the consumer price growth index for the previous year: in 2022 - by 5.8%, in 2023 and 2024 - by 4%, respectively.
The increase will affect about 14.5 million of our citizens, ”Golikova said.
According to her, from 2022 to 2024, the authorities will send about 960 billion for monthly payments to families with children from three to seven years old.
It is expected that funds will be provided annually to almost 3 million children.
In addition, 73 billion rubles are provided for monthly allowances for women who are registered in the early stages of pregnancy.
It is planned that more than 412 thousand Russian women will receive money every year.
The government intends to spend another 258 billion rubles on benefits for single parents with children between the ages of eight and 17.
As Golikova emphasized, this will ensure payments to families with more than 1.1 million children.
“It also provides for the payment of benefits for temporary disability to one of the parents when caring for a sick child under the age of eight years in the amount of 100%, regardless of length of service.
15.2 billion rubles have been allocated for these purposes, ”added the Deputy Prime Minister.
As Georgy Ostapkovich, director of the Center for Business Studies at the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge of the Higher School of Economics, noted in a conversation with RT, the government continues to confidently follow the course that was outlined even before the start of the pandemic.
We are talking about the social orientation of the budget.
“This strategy makes it possible to support the most important category of citizens from a demographic point of view - Russians with children.
After all, when families have children, even one child, spending increases markedly, while incomes are often at the same level.
Thus, the state takes part of the costs for itself, ”the specialist explained.
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Recall that in 2020, the authorities introduced payments for children from three to seven years old inclusive. Initially, all families with incomes below the subsistence level were paid the same benefit - 50% of the regional subsistence level for children. In 2021, new rules for the accrual of funds came into force. Now the amount of financial assistance depends on family income and can be 50%, 75% and 100% of the subsistence minimum for children. On average in the country, the amount of the benefit varies from 5.6 thousand to 11.3 thousand rubles per month.
From July 1, 2021, Russian women who are registered with medical organizations in the early stages of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks) can apply for a monthly allowance.
Money can be received if the family's income does not exceed the regional subsistence level per person.
On average in Russia, the amount of payment is about 6.3 thousand rubles.
Last summer, the authorities began to pay benefits for children from eight to 16 years old, inclusive, who grow up in single-parent low-income families.
The average amount of such support is about 5.6 thousand rubles per month.
In addition, from September 1, Russians can receive maximum sick leave payments for caring for a child up to seven years of age, regardless of seniority.
Capital increase
According to Tatyana Golikova, the size of maternity capital will also be indexed within the framework of the federal budget.
In 2022, at the birth or adoption of the first child, the family will receive 503.2 thousand rubles from the state, and in 2024 the amount will approximately increase to 544.3 thousand.In the event of the appearance of the second and subsequent children, the size of the mother capital in 2022 will exceed 665 thousand. rubles, and in 2024 it will amount to 719.2 thousand rubles.
“1.6 trillion rubles will be allocated for the provision of maternity capital within the framework of the three-year budget,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
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According to Vladimir Putin's instructions, the maternity capital program will operate at least until the end of 2026.
The issuance of a certificate for a capital is made without an application.
Note that in 2021, almost 483.9 thousand rubles are allocated for the first child, and 639.4 thousand rubles for the second.
Moreover, if the family has already been paid money for the first child, 155.6 thousand rubles are charged when the second child appears.
The provision of payments to families with children is aimed, among other things, at fighting poverty in the country, says Nikita Maslennikov, head of the Finance and Economics department at the Institute of Contemporary Development.
In 2020, the poverty level in Russia fell from 12.3 to 12.1%, and by 2030, according to the plans of the authorities, it should drop to 6.5%.
However, according to Maslennikov, government measures can ensure the achievement of this goal by 2025.
“Now all efforts must be made to preserve and increase the population.
In order to reduce poverty and increase demography, GDP growth must be at least 3%.
We have every chance to improve the demographic projection.
Economic growth, in turn, will increase consumer demand and, in general, this will provide people with confidence in the future, ”Maslennikov explained.
Georgy Ostapkovich adheres to a similar point of view.
According to him, Russians use funds received from the state to buy what children need and thereby stimulate production growth.
“This also applies to maternity capital.
Most often, Russians invest it in the first installment on a mortgage or to pay off part of an already taken loan.
Thus, capital helps to improve the living conditions of citizens and at the same time to increase the demand for real estate and, as a result, to support the construction industry, ”the specialist added.