Subsidies for low-income families per year. Social support for low-income families

A monthly allowance for children from low-income families can be issued remotely in electronic form by submitting an application in the established form on the Portal of Public Services of Moscow WWW.MOS.RU.

The procedure for issuing this monthly payment, as well as other electronic services of the Portal, becomes available after the user has registered on the city Portal of PSU. How to register on the site and get access to the registration of benefits is indicated in the memo below.

Which families are considered low-income (poor)?

poor in accordance with federal legislation (clause 1, article 6 of the law of October 24, 1997 No. 134-FZ), by decision of local governments, a family is recognized whose family income per family member is less than the amount established by law living wage.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the average cost of living in Moscow per capita was 15092 rubles.

What is the amount of the allowance for the poor in Moscow?

In general, the amount of the monthly allowance for a child in Moscow (including for children from low-income families) varies within from 1500 to 4500 rubles.

According to the current legislation of the city of Moscow, the amounts are monthly:

• single parents(single mother or father in the absence of a mother) for children aged:
  • 2500 rubles;
  • from 1.5 to 3 years - 4500 rubles;
• on children whose mother or father avoid paying child support, or children military conscript:
  • from 1.5 years and from 3 to 18 years - 1900 rubles;
  • from 1.5 to 3 years - 3300 rubles;
• for children in other families(general case of monthly child allowance in Moscow):
  • from 0 to 1.5 years and from 3 to 18 years - 1500 rubles;
  • from 1.5 to 3 years - 2500 rubles.

Who can apply for benefits and how much does this service cost?

Assistance can be applied for one of the parents or adopters of the child, as well as a person replacing them (guardian), belonging to the number of:

• citizens of the Russian Federation;
• foreign citizens;
• stateless persons.

However, at the same time, all citizens from the listed categories must have a Moscow residence permit, that is, be registered in Moscow at the place of residence.

At the same time, you should apply for the service of making a monthly payment within the following timeframes:

• when applying for benefits for children from 0 to 1.5 years- not later than 6 months from the date of birth of the child;
• for children from 1.5 to 3 years and from 3 to 18 years old- as the child reaches the appropriate age for the payment of benefits.

Where can I fill out an application for benefits on the PSU Portal?

On the Portal of public services of Moscow This service can be found:

After that, the user needs to go through the application procedure, which is performed in accordance with the one presented on the site.

You can view the generated application and find out its status after sending in User's personal account PSU portal.

What is the term and cost of the service?

The time allotted to the authorized bodies for the provision of services for the issuance of a monthly allowance for a child, cannot exceed 10 days, including the term of interdepartmental interaction between the capital's executive authorities and other organizations.

Monthly child support service provided free of charge.

The result of the service

As a result of the provision of services to applicants (families with children), a Decision on the appointment of a monthly allowance for a child- the original of the document, drawn up in a single copy on a free-form form for internal use (not issued to the applicant).

Before talking about helping the poor in Moscow, it is necessary to define who the poor are and what a poor family is. Low-income citizens are recognized by the decision of the local government, taking into account the income that falls on each of the family members. Obtaining the status of the poor guarantees social assistance from the state, which is provided in the form of certain subsidies and benefits. A complete list of types of assistance to the poor depends on the region where the family lives.

It is important to note that the level of average per capita income, although important, is not the only criterion for determining citizens who need state support. It is also necessary that persons wishing to receive social assistance live together and maintain a common household.

Incomplete families, as well as families in which there are non-working pensioners and disabled people, have the priority right to receive state assistance to the poor. If necessary, a married childless couple or one of the parents raising a child alone can apply for social assistance.

It must be remembered that only those families that find themselves in a difficult financial situation for reasons beyond their control can be included in the category of low-income families. This means that families in which able-bodied parents abuse alcohol or deliberately parasitize will not receive the status of the poor.

Calculation of the average per capita family income

In order to calculate the average per capita income, the sum of the incomes of all family members is taken three months before the date of application. In addition to wages, this amount includes royalties, pensions, allowances, income from property, as well as products of personal subsidiary plots.

The amount received must be divided twice: first by the number of billing months (three), and then by family members. The result obtained is compared with the regional level of the subsistence minimum, and if its value is lower, then the family is assigned the status of the poor.

As it turns outsocial assistance to the poor?

Low-income strata of the population receive material support at the regional and federal levels. As a rule, poor families receive the following types of assistance:

• monetary compensation and benefits;
• in-kind assistance with medicines, footwear, clothing, food, fuel and other consumer goods;
• an increased subsidy for housing and communal services, some tax benefits, free legal advice.

Let's take a quick look at more common measures to help the poor.

Social payments

Low-income families receive benefits, the amount of which depends on the subject of the Russian Federation. Benefits already paid must be taken into account. For example, low-income families in Moscow receive a monthly allowance for a child, the amount of which is determined by the composition of the family and the age of the child. The maximum allowance is assigned to a child from 1.5 to 3 years old, brought up by a single parent in a low-income family.

Also in Moscow, targeted lump-sum payments are widespread: for additional food for nursing mothers and pregnant women, for schoolchildren from low-income families before the start of the school year. University students and students from low-income families receive state social scholarships.

Housing

A low-income family officially recognized as needing housing can be put on a waiting list for an apartment for the low-income, and when the turn comes up, receive free housing from the state under a social contract. This benefit is guaranteed by the Housing Code of the Russian Federation. Also, for low-income families, there is an opportunity to purchase housing with the help of social mortgages. Such mortgage lending provides a preferential cost of housing.

Providing benefits to children

Under certain conditions, children from low-income families have the right to enter out of competition in municipal and state higher educational institutions.

Existing social programs to support low-income families provide for the provision of vouchers for children in sanatoriums and dispensaries. Permits are issued in the presence of medical indications no more than 1 time per year.

Tax incentives and subsidies for utility bills

Each low-income family in 2017 can receive state assistance to pay for housing and utilities. Subsidies for utility bills are received by owners and tenants of housing. In addition, such families receive tax benefits on the amounts they receive from the state.

Legal advice “Child benefits for the poor”

To date, the issue of providing targeted social assistance to those categories of the population that need it is being considered. But so far this has not been applied in practice due to the lack of criteria for classifying people as such groups. Today, the needy are low-income families whose income does not allow them to lead a normal life. Therefore, in the country, the authorities are developing benefits and introducing benefits for low-income families.

Which family is considered poor

Approved in Russia Federal Law No. 134 of October 24, 1997 g., regulating the calculation of the subsistence minimum and its application to the inhabitants of the country. According to Article 6, the concept of a low-income family is used, which is recognized as such in a situation where the average per capita income of all members does not reach the subsistence minimum (PM) in the region.

The value of the PM depends on the cost of the consumer basket at the level of the subject. It can be less or more than the national minimum. When the calculated income per family member is less than the subsistence minimum, the status of the poor is awarded.

When accounting for cash receipts, the income of all relatives living together and engaged in the same household is taken into account:

• mother father;
• grandmother grandfather;
• children;
• grandchildren;
• stepfather, stepmother, adopted children.

ATTENTION! The option of obtaining the status of the poor for single parents raising a child alone is not excluded.

Low-income families are characterized by the award of a special position for the appointment of benefits in the event of reasons beyond the control of the relatives themselves. For example, assistance is not provided to parasites who are in good health and who do not want to be officially employed.

Features of calculating the average per capita family income

When calculating income per capita, the earnings of able-bodied members and other payments replenishing the budget are taken into account:

• compensation awarded to certain family members in the performance of public duties;
• or issued due to the employee's resignation;
• social benefits in the form of child income, pensions, scholarship incentives, payments while registered with the employment service (alimony included);
• personal income received from the delivery of real estate, car and other property;
• profit that is available from the sale of products of one's own farm;
• cash generating income from wages under a civil law contract, author's writing of books, texts, articles, participation in the share ownership of a company (shares).

These income items are described in detail in Government Decree No. 512 providing for the provision of social assistance in the event of an underestimation of the amount of cash receipts in comparison with the subsistence minimum.

To find out the amount of monthly income, you should sum up the total cash payments of each family member for 3 months and divide by three. The result is the amount for the whole family for 1 month. When divided by the number of people, the average per capita income is obtained.

The cost of living in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation is recalculated every quarter. It is characterized by different values ​​for able-bodied persons, pensioners and children.

NOTE! When in a civil marriage, the family will be denied the status of the poor. This rule is also extended to those cells where parents have registered a marriage, but live in different territories.

What are the benefits for low-income families?

Upon obtaining the status, federal and regional benefits and payments are due. Federal aid is:

• general cash payments in case of pregnancy, birth and upbringing of children under 3 years old;
• in the absence of housing or the presence of an apartment in an emergency building, the allocation of living space on the basis of a social tenancy agreement;
• monthly .

In addition, social benefits for the poor exist in the field of medical care, namely the provision of free medicines for children. Also, these categories of the population have the right to receive legal advice free of charge.

Recently, social mortgages have been widespread, when discounts are given when making payments for real estate in the first years of raising a child or preferential lending terms are offered for the poor.

When confirming the fact of having many children, additional benefits are provided for low-income parents.

In addition to federal support, regional authorities are introducing their own programs for the payment of benefits in case of poverty and are developing local benefits for low-income families.

Subsidizing utility bills

Low-income families have benefits when paying utility bills if their expenses under this item exceed the maximum allowable amount set for this. According to federal legislation, the amount of the discount for those with low security status is 22%. But regional authorities can change this amount and the rules for granting subsidies.

The registration procedure provides for the submission of a package of documentation confirming the fact of an increase in the share of expenses and the establishment of the status of the poor. Subsidized funds are designed to reimburse 6 months of housing and communal services payments to the poor. After this period, benefits can be used again if all conditions are met.

Cash payments in the regions

The regions provide for the payment of allowances for children in low-income families. Its size is different based on the regulations developed in the subject and its settlements.

For example, at the level of the Moscow region, the following support is provided:

• In Moscow, 2,500 rubles are allocated monthly. for children aged 0-1.5 years and 1500 rubles. until they reach the age of 18. If additionally, then the payment increases to 2500 rubles.
• When living in the Moscow region, the mother can already count on a smaller amount - 1115 rubles. when raising children under the age of 7 years and 558 rubles. until reaching adulthood. Single mothers in the Moscow region receive an allowance in the amount of 2,228 rubles. for a child aged 3-7 years and 1114 rubles. up to the age of 18 if the family is recognized as low-income.

In other subjects of the Russian Federation, social assistance in the form of payments to the poor has been reduced due to the establishment of a reduced subsistence minimum. Since the main source of funding for benefits to low-income families is the regional budget, the authorities can independently interrupt the registration procedure and set the transfer deadlines.

REFERENCE! In most regions, after a child reaches the age of 1.5, the monthly allowance for the poor does not exceed 500 rubles. In some areas, 100-200 rubles are assigned.

In addition to child benefits, the poor can apply for a monthly payment for good nutrition (not in all regions). The following have the right to receive:

• pregnant women;
• mothers or fathers involved in the upbringing of children under 3 years of age without attending a kindergarten.

For example, in Voronezh, the amount of payment varies between 1916-4310 rubles. depending on the age of the children. In Rostov-on-Don, pregnant women are entitled to 454 rubles, and when raising a child under 1 year old, 231 rubles.

Social benefits paid can be replaced by benefits in kind. As a result, local authorities provide a food basket, the cost of which is equal to the amount of cash compensation.

Birth allowance for 3 or more children

Such support is used in regions where the demographic situation is deteriorating. If you have 3 or more children, you can apply for a low-income allowance allocated for the third and subsequent children upon confirmation of status. But it is issued until the age of 3 years.

The regions implementing this program include:

• St. Petersburg.
• Yekaterinburg.
• Sakhalin.
• Belgorod.
• Tambov.
• Vologda.
• Voronezh.

Until 2017, such child benefits for large low-income families were in effect in Crimea. But after the increase in the birth rate, the program was suspended.

ATTENTION! When applying, you cannot receive payment on debt for a period of more than 6 previous months. Therefore, it is worth even before the age of six months of the child to begin to draw up cash benefits.

The monthly allowance for a child in a family where twins / triplets are born is provided in a single amount. In a specific situation, the poor when establishing the fact of the birth of 3 and subsequent children.

In addition to monthly payments, one-time financial assistance can be provided in case of a complex illness, non-fulfillment of alimony, death of a family member and need for care by a third person. The regulation of this issue of providing financial assistance to those in need is carried out by social support bodies.

Benefits for the poor without children

In some regions of the Russian Federation, there is support in the form of benefits for single people and low-income families without children. Monthly payments will be paid in the case when an able-bodied person has lost his job and no property is registered to him.

For example, in the Vologda Oblast, it is possible to accrue compensation in the amount of 150-200 rubles for 6 months. For more information about receiving benefits, the poor can get in the social security authorities.

Benefits for children from low-income families

In families with low incomes, children often receive social support in the field of education. The following benefits are provided for low-income families with children:

• free meals for children at school;
• provision of school uniforms;
• discounts or reimbursement of travel to school.

In most regions, students receive two meals a day at school. To do this, you should confirm the status in the social protection authorities and contact the appropriate employee of the educational institution.

In a situation where it is necessary to get to school by transport due to the lack of a general education institution at the place of residence, the poor can apply for monetary compensation or children are provided with free travel upon presentation of a student ID.

In addition, children from low-income families receive the following benefits:

• 1 time per month free admission to the museum;
• visiting a sanatorium-dispensary once a year if there are medical indications.

For large families, a reduced payment for the child's stay in the garden and priority admission to preschool institutions are provided.

For students studying in colleges, lyceums, universities, it is possible to obtain a social scholarship if their family is recognized as poor. It is allocated from the relevant fund and is appointed if, in fact, the state has assigned this status with subsequent assistance.

Additionally, students can apply for a lump sum payment at their educational institution, if this is provided for by the charter of the organization. When writing an application to the dean's office and providing a certificate of the status of a low-income family, financial assistance is provided.

REFERENCE! Some subjects, for example, St. Petersburg, pay social benefits to families with low-income status, where the child became a student.

How to apply for state social assistance

Most benefits and allowances are issued through the social security authorities, where an application is written for receiving benefits and cash payments. In some cities and villages, it is possible to submit an appeal through the MFC and the State Services. The term for consideration of the application is 10 days.

Meals and social scholarships are due after writing an application to the school or the dean's office of an educational institution.

Documents for receiving payments

To receive any benefits or benefits, each low-income family must collect documents:

• applicant's passport and its copy;
• a copy of the passport of the other parent and copies of documents of other family members;
• information about the composition of the family;
• certificate 2-NDFL or other forms of certificates indicating income;
• a copy of the marriage certificate;
• copies of work books of all working family members;
• Bank account.

Based on the type of allowance and benefits, the main package of documents is supplemented by other papers that determine the provision of benefits to the poor:

• payments for pregnancy and childbirth: medical certificates;
• financial assistance: documents confirming the need of the family or its members for additional funds (medical certificates, certificates from the employment service, courts);
• payments to students: certificates from the school on admission to the first grade (provision of uniforms), papers from the educational authorities about the lack of places in the nearest school;
• food allowance: a medical certificate from a gynecologist on the provision of good nutrition, a copy of insurance policies, a certificate from a pediatrician on the need for an expanded food basket for the child;
• reimbursement of paid housing and communal services: payment receipts, certificates indicating the absence of arrears in payments.

Benefits for large families are provided after presentation of a certificate of family composition, which determines the issuance of an appropriate certificate.

The current programs to help the poor are aimed at saving the budget of poorly protected cells of society. By collecting the necessary documents and submitting to the social protection authorities, many can receive payments that allow them to increase their income to the subsistence level.

Poor families are one of the most vulnerable social strata of society. Due to the large population of our country, it is difficult for the state to provide all those in need with the necessary material and social benefits. But the state authorities are trying to resolve this issue in favor of poor families, singling them out as a privileged category of the population.

Who is a poor family?

In accordance with the legislative norms (Law No. 134-FZ of 10/24/1997), a low-income family can be recognized as a family whose members' income per each does not exceed the subsistence level established for the region of residence of this family.

To calculate the average per capita income for each family member, the sums of all benefits and payments received by family members (wages, unemployment benefits, various types of pensions, scholarships, etc.) accrued for the last three months are added up.

The total amount is reduced by a factor of three. This is the desired value of the average per capita income.

The main legislative act regulating the issues of state support for low-income families, as well as individual residents, is Law No. 178-FZ of July 17, 1999.

This regulation defines the criteria for citizens in need of social support measures, their categories and the list of benefits to which they are entitled.

Law No. 178-FZ also establishes that a family, claiming to receive preferential benefits as a low-income family, must confirm this fact. That is, its non-working members must be registered with the employment center, so that it would not be possible to think that they simply do not want to work.

It is also necessary to provide evidence that the state of need has occurred due to circumstances beyond the control of people - illness, the presence of people with disabilities requiring assistance, loss of property, etc.

In an effort to support needy low-income families, the state has established a number of benefits designed to support them. These include:

1. Housing benefits - a discount on rent and housing and communal services.
2. Tax incentives – exemption from taxation of social payments received from the budgets of all levels.
3. Educational benefits - admission to higher educational institutions bypassing the general recruitment rules (participation in the competition). To receive this benefit, one of the conditions must be met: the parent of the child entering the study is disabled, the future student is less than 20 years old, the score scored on the basis of the Unified State Examination or entrance exams corresponds to the minimum passing amount.
4. Cash payments - monthly, annual and one-time benefits.

In 2017, the list of benefits for members of low-income families was supplemented. It included items such as:

In order to start using the prescribed benefits for legal rights, one of the members of a poor family or its legal representative must submit a set of certain documents and a corresponding application to the social protection authorities.

You can also carry out this procedure in a multifunctional center that provides citizens with public services.

To apply for benefits, you will need the applicant's passport and identification cards of family members, income statements, documents confirming residence and documents on the basis of which each family member receives the appropriate benefits, if any.

One-time financial assistance to the poor

What types of payments are due to low-income people?

One of the types of benefits that members of a poor family are entitled to is a one-time cash allowance. It can only be obtained once. Like other types of material assistance, obtaining this benefit is regulated by regional legislation.

Lump sum payments are intended for people who find themselves in a difficult life situation due to various reasons, among which may be:

• disease;
• injury;
• caring for a disabled person;
• loss of property, etc.

In order to qualify for this benefit, a citizen needs to contact the social security authorities to submit an appropriate application. The text of the application must contain a description of the specific difficult or emergency situation in which the citizen finds himself, and indicate the type of assistance he needs.

Usually this application is written in the name of the head of the administration of the region in which the applicant permanently resides.

How to make payments?

When applying to the social security authorities, the applicant must have the following documents with him:

1. The passport.
2. Copy of SNILS of the applicant.
3. Copy of Certificate with TIN.
4. Information about the composition of the family.
5. Copies of documents proving the identity of the applicant's family members.
6. Certificates of registration with the employment center indicating the amount of unemployment benefits received.
7. Certificates of income indicating the types of accrued benefits and payments.
8. Copies of certificates of pensioners, if any.
9. A copy of the certificate of the personal account with the details for which the lump-sum allowance will be credited.
10. Documents on the basis of which the applicant's family members receive the benefits they are entitled to.

If the applicant asks to provide him or his family with financial assistance in connection with the treatment, additionally, documents from the medical institution about the need for treatment and the purchase of medicines must be submitted.

In addition, you will need certificates of the impossibility of acquiring medications and conducting treatment under the current territorial program for the provision of free medical care.

To assess the conditions of a difficult life situation in which a citizen finds himself, a special commission is created. On departure, she conducts a survey of living conditions and draws up an appropriate act.

Additional payments may be denied in case of shortage of funds in the regional budget

On the basis of this act and the documents submitted by the applicant, a decision is made on the payment of a lump sum and its amount. This takes into account payments that the citizen and members of his family previously received.

A citizen may be denied the accrual of material assistance if:

• there are not enough funds in the regional budget;
• the citizen used previously received funds not for the intended purpose;
• the citizen has not submitted all the required documents;
• a citizen (members of his family) independently resolved the situation in which he found himself.

The allowance reaches 15 thousand rubles. for those who find themselves in a difficult life situation and up to 30 thousand rubles. - in an emergency.

Monthly allowance for low-income families

Children left without parents are also entitled to monthly payments

Members of a low-income family, having confirmed their status with relevant documents, can apply for monthly payments. Monthly benefits can be received by citizens of various categories whose average income does not exceed the subsistence level in the region. These include:

When applying for benefits for a child who has no parents, these concerns must be taken over by his guardian or trustee or legal representative.

If a guardian is not appointed for any reason, his duties are assumed by the body of guardianship and guardianship, in which the child is registered.

Almost all types of social payments to low-income families and single citizens are carried out from regional budgets, therefore, in different regions of the Russian Federation, they differ in size and completeness, depending on the number of sources of budget replenishment and the degree of responsibility of the regional administration.

Because payments come from regional budgets, depending on the region they may vary

So, for example, back in 2015, the Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation made a proposal to extend the duration of the payment period for mothers raising a child under three years old.

The all-Russian federal law sets this period at a rate of one and a half years, that is, until the child is one and a half years old.

Due to the inability to allocate the necessary funds for the implementation of this procedure, the proposal is still hanging in the air.

Demonstrating their own initiative, the administrative bodies of some regions independently made a decision on this issue. But not all regions have enough budget funds for this.

How to apply

With the collected documents, you can contact the SOBES

To apply for benefits and allowances, you must contact the social security authority at the place of your permanent residence with a set of certain documents and write an application.

In addition to SOBES, the procedure for obtaining benefits as a low-income category of citizens can be completed at the multifunctional center of public services (also at the place of permanent registration or temporary registration).

If the applicant is not able to visit one of the above organizations in person, he can delegate the authority to complete the documents and submit the application to a representative.

To do this, it is necessary to issue a power of attorney for this citizen in the presence of a notary and certify it with a seal and signature.

Submission of documents is possible by registration of the postal item. The original and copies of documents certified by a notary are sent by a valuable registered letter, which includes an inventory of the documents to be sent, signed by the sender and the operator of the postal department from where the letter was sent.

Also in the inventory should be the seal of the post office. Together with a registered letter, a notification is sent, upon receipt of which the sender can be sure that his documents have been accepted for consideration.

Another option for sending documents may be the Internet portal of public services if you have registered on it. In the case of sending documents in electronic form, they must have an electronic qualified signature confirming their originality and validity.

A decision on the issue of monthly and lump-sum cash benefits is made within a certain time, after which the applicant must receive a written notification. The decision can be either positive or negative.

In case of a positive decision, the citizen (or his legal representative) must come to the social security authority or the multifunctional center of public services to obtain the relevant documents confirming his right to social benefits.

You can apply for benefits both at the post office and through the portal of public services

In case of refusal to issue payments, the citizen must be informed of the reasoned reason (reasons) for this. A negative decision can be appealed in court by filing an appeal with the appropriate authority (court of appeal).

In addition to a personal visit to the above organizations, you can also get the result of consideration of an application for processing social benefits through the services of a post office or through the Internet portal of public services.

What documents are needed to apply for benefits

In order to receive a payment, you need to provide a number of documents. In each individual situation, the set of these documents may vary. Below is a generalized table that shows the compliance with the preferential category and the documents required for submission.

Being a citizen of a low-income family, it is worth making an effort, collecting the necessary documents and contacting the center for social protection of the population (social security) or other competent authority to apply for benefits and benefits. Whatever the amount of benefits, to one degree or another, their receipt will simplify the difficult life situation in which the family has fallen due to circumstances beyond the control of its members.

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