Russia weighs a new student family category in youth policy

State Duma deputies have proposed adding a new category called student family to Russian legislation. The initiative, published through the systems for supporting legislative activities, outlines a path to officially recognize a group of people who juggle study, marriage, and parenting within federal policy. The proposal appears in a document from the legal support system and is framed as part of a wider discussion about how to align youth policy with the daily realities faced by students who also raise children. The aim is to keep the policy system responsive to living conditions of student families and to ensure they have access to targeted resources through public programs. The SOZD record suggests that the new category could serve as a trigger for a set of measures that address childcare, tuition support, and flexible academic arrangements.