Thus, it is proposed to establish a allowance for families with children in which adults have lost their jobs or have faced wage delays during self-isolation, which is why the family income has dropped below the subsistence level.

The amount of the allowance should be based on the calculation of at least one living wage for each family member, Volynets believes.

NRC emphasized that the assistance provided will be one-time and should be organized before the end of April 2020.

“If the regime of non-working days and self-isolation is extended, then it is necessary to organize such payments on a monthly basis until the self-isolation regime is completed,” Irina Volynets said in an interview with RT.

Earlier, the Public Chamber and the Institute for Progressive Education offered to provide needy Russian schoolchildren with the necessary equipment and preferential access to the Internet for the period of distance learning.