“It can be assumed that some groups of families with children of a certain age need a large amount of funds for, for example, preparing for school, while others need a smaller amount.
Therefore, I think it is necessary to bring the entire practice of assigning social support measures to some common denominator,” Bessarab said.
The MP also added that pregnant women at the moment cannot receive more than the amount that is assigned to them.
“Regardless of whether they need more or less ... And it was Mishustin who proposed the alignment of all these categories,” the RT interlocutor concluded.
Earlier, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced a proposal to introduce a universal allowance for low-income families from January 1.
The universal allowance will include payments for children from three to seven years old and from eight to seventeen.
In addition, it will be administered to needy women who are registered in the early stages of pregnancy.