From March to October 15, the Social Fund allocated 801 thousand pensions to residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. This was stated by the head of the fund, Sergei Chirkov. RIA News.
According to him, collective benefits and child benefits have started to be paid in these regions as of the beginning of 2023. He also pointed out that more than 155 thousand monthly payments have been made to disabled citizens in these regions since the beginning of the year.
“Literally the latest information at the moment: from March to October 15, we allocated 801 thousand pensions,” he said.
On October 16, the Russian President’s Commissar for the Rights of the Child, Maria Lvova-Belova, spoke about the work in the new regions of the country at a press conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry. According to him, the DPR, as well as the LPR, in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions lining up A complete child protection system.
On the same day, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Anna Kuznetsova said that the Russian government delivery Recommendations for the rehabilitation of children in new areas.
It was previously reported that the number of retirees in Russia will increase in 2023. will increase 1.1 million people, and 569 thousand people in 2024. It was noted that there was an increase in the number of retirees for the first time since 2019, when the pension reform was carried out in the Russian Federation.
Former head of the Ministry of Finance promise The average pension in the Russian Federation increased to 23.2 thousand rubles.