The government will allocate 1.7 trillion rubles for the payment of universal benefits

For families with low incomes, from January 1, 2023, a universal allowance will be introduced. 1.7 trillion rubles will be allocated for payments. from federal and regional budgets. The benefit will be given to families with children under the age of 17, as well as pregnant women with low incomes. About it informs Ministry of Labor.

According to the ministry, the amount of the allowance will be 50%, 75% or 100% of the regional subsistence minimum, depending on the need of the family. On average in the country, it follows from the statement, this will amount to 7 thousand, 10.5 thousand or 14 thousand rubles.

“Parents raising children under 3 years old and in a difficult financial situation will have access to support from the budget, regardless of the order in which the child is born,” the department notes. Families with an income below two intermediate minimums will be able to receive an additional payment for children under the age of 3 years.

Earlier today, September 22, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that from January 1, 2023, several types of state support for low-income families will be replaced by a universal allowance as part of the presidential order. The average allowance for pregnant women registered in the first 12 weeks of the term is now 5650 rubles. The average payment for children in low-income families is 11–12 thousand rubles.

Lusine Balasyan