Ministry of Labor wants to take the Russians welfare payments – RYBINSKonLine

A new way of distribution of social benefits on the basis of need, the proposed guidance, the experts “Russian newspaper” called justified.

If at this point any parent receiving care allowance regardless of the son level of income, but now will only receive benefits for low-income residents. In fact, part of the Russian population categories will no longer receive benefits because they do not fall into the category of need.

According to the available information, the Ministry of Labour social assistance currently receive 3.4 million of non-elderly people, 2.7 million low-income residents 6.7 million families with many children and single parents.

In order to “optimize” guide will provide the region’s right to determine themselves “the criteria of need” to help only those categories of citizens who really live in poverty. “The regions will be able to channel resources to support the really needy people and increase the amount of such assistance,” explained RBC authorized the Ministry of Labour. Keeping this register is proposed to transfer to the Pension Fund. Spending on these categories of benefits account for about 766.5 billion rubles . It is noted that sounded no less stringent proposal, but some of them get a “recapture” writes RBC’s citing a source in the leadership of the social block. At the moment, the subjects already have the right to set standards of social support, but the new law will be introduced step-down ratio required. According to a professional, and the subsequent reduction in social spending will not be able to give up power, except that it will try to disguise a small decrease in the cost of public administration.

About the need of using similar criteria of needs have not once declared the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation . As indicated in the report of the ministry, the more funds are spent on social support, the higher the level of social inequality, and the lower the efficiency sotsraskhodov.

The draft Guidelines of the Budget Policy for 2016 and the planning period of 2017-2018 years also states that it is necessary to extend the application of the principle of means-tested and targeted approach.

In addition, soon will be abolished preferential tariffs to pay for housing and communal services for family members of beneficiaries.