What is the housing and communal services compensation for disabled people of groups 1, 2, 3 in 2021

Depending on the severity of the disease, a person with disabilities is assigned a certain disability group, which determines the amount of financial benefits and the compensation provided. In Russia there are three disability groups:

• first group (group I);
• second group (II group);
• third group (group III);
• age up to 18 years (children with disabilities).

Reimbursement of costs for housing and communal services means reimbursement of part of the amount paid by the disabled person. Thus, when paying for the service in full, a disabled person of groups I and II receives compensation for the following services:

• rental of property;
• garbage removal;
• electricity;
• heating;
• drainage and water supply;
• care for the area;
• home repairs;
• landline telephony.

“If a person over 70 years of age owns a property, then he is entitled to compensation for contributions for major repairs. Compensation is calculated in accordance with the social norm - if a person lives alone, then the social norm is 33 m2, if a family consists of two people, then the social norm is 22.5 m2, and if a family consists of three or more people, compensation for repairs is calculated for 21 sq.m. If a person owns only one share, then the amount of payments is calculated based on the size of his share.”

Yulia Pantyukhina, Head of Compensation Department, UKS SGO

Concessions to disabled citizens of group III provided by housing and communal services

For disabled people 3 gr. free travel on public transport (bus, metro, commuter train) is provided. Taxis and minibuses are not considered social transport; the trip is paid in full.

Driver with a disability

• receive a subsidy to pay for electricity, water, gas, garbage removal;
• do not pay tax when purchasing real estate;
• purchase land with concessions;
• exempt from paying social contributions and fees to the pension fund.

If a disabled person is a child under 18 years of age or a student, graduate student, intern or resident under 24 years of age, his parents receive the standard deduction. The usual deduction, taking into account the age of the child, is increased by 12,000 R per month. For guardians and adoptive parents, the additional deduction will be 6,000 RUR per month. The single parent is entitled to double this amount.

If a person wants to undergo an examination, but a medical institution, the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation or social security refuses to give a referral, the organization is obliged to issue a certificate of refusal to refer to the ITU. You can apply to the bureau with this certificate yourself.

Who is considered disabled

The legislation provides one of the parents, guardians or trustees with four additional days off each month and the right to go on vacation at any time. A woman who cares for a disabled child has the right to work part-time or a week - however, she will be paid proportionately less.

1. Disabled people of all groups, as well as families of disabled children. The discount amount is 50%.
2. A similar discount is used by disabled people and participants in various wars: the Great Patriotic War, Afghanistan and Chechnya. Moreover, beneficiaries include family members of such citizens.
3. Persons who were exposed to radiation as a result of the accident at Chernobyl and other nuclear power plants. The discount is 50%
4. Large families receive a 30% discount. However, the benefit is lost if one of the children is already 16 years old. If a family is raising 10 school-age children (including adopted children), the discount is 70%.
5. Citizens with labor veteran status: 50% discount
6. Citizens with the status of military veterans: 50% discount.
7. Citizens who were former prisoners of concentration camps: 50% discount.

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Benefits for disabled people of the 3rd group in 2021

It is not possible to receive compensation or subsidies to cover utility costs if a disabled person is behind on bills. Therefore, when submitting documents, they are required to provide confirmation of the absence of debt on accounts.

However, beneficiaries still have the opportunity to receive compensation for payments for housing and communal services. To do this, it is enough to conclude an agreement on debt restructuring with a management company that is a supplier of housing and communal services.

You should personally inform the organization and write to management an application for partial monthly repayment. Such an agreement will be concluded as confirmation of the conscientious performance of one’s duties, and a copy of it will prove that the disabled person is paying the debt on a voluntary basis and the benefit will be paid.

To receive reimbursement of 50% of utility costs, people with disabilities must submit a specific list of documents to social protection. There are several ways to submit documents:

• personal submission of documents;
• in electronic form through the State Services portal;
• through your official representative.

Therefore, the list of documents looks like this:

• handwritten statement;
• passport;
• certificate of family composition;
• certificate from a medical institution;
• document on disability group;
• documents for real estate ownership;
• bank statement when opening an account with information;
• receipt for payment of utilities.

There are cases when disabled people are denied compensation because the documents provided are incorrect. In addition, the USZN will refuse the applicant if they submit false documents and if they provide false information.

Thus, every disabled person of groups I and II has the right to compensation at the federal level and receives it after completing the documents.

The privileges include a 50% reduction in utility bills. The benefit applies to mandatory payments, including:

• electricity costs;
• heating system;
• garbage removal;
• water;
• maintenance of the local area;
• major renovation.

If the house does not have central heating, then a 50% discount is provided for the purchase of coal or firewood. Disabled people of the 3rd group can use the right to improve their living conditions. To do this, you need to register with the local government organization.

For disabled people of the 3rd group, there are privileges for rehabilitation and health improvement. Privileges:

• 50% discount on medicines;
• free treatment;
• rehabilitation, treatment in a sanatorium;
• 50% discount on transport every year;
• compensation for expenses for the purchase of rehabilitation equipment;
• purchasing orthopedic shoes with a discount of up to 60%.

Disabled people of the 3rd group are recognized as able-bodied people, but they have restrictions on work. If a citizen is employed, he can count on the following benefits:

• the workplace must be suitable for the working conditions prescribed by the expert commission;
• 30 days of vacation are provided every year;
• it is possible to obtain an additional vacation period of 60 days without compensation;
• prohibition of overtime work without consent;
• the employer cannot arrange a shortened week.

A citizen recognized as a group 3 disabled person has the opportunity to receive an apartment from the municipal fund free of charge. This right only applies in the following cases:

• your housing is considered unsafe and dilapidated;
• the property does not meet sanitary standards;
• the person lives in another family;
• registration in the hostel is valid;
• lacks own housing.

If a person is able to work, then other benefits apply to him:

• probationary period is excluded;
• Leave can be taken out at any time;
• urgent termination of an employment agreement without work is available;
• Overtime work is only available with written consent.

These privileges are specified in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. It is important that they apply to the employer when employing a disabled person, and are also used during the activity.

A disabled person is a person who has a persistent health disorder, due to which he is limited in everyday life. In Russia there are three disability groups:

• Group I – in the presence of persistent, significantly pronounced disorders of body functions (90% – 100%);
• Group II – in the presence of persistent severe impairment of body functions (70% – 80%);
• Group III – in the presence of persistent moderate impairment of body functions (40% – 60%).

If a child is recognized as disabled, he receives the status of a disabled child, regardless of the degree of health impairment.

A person can be recognized as disabled only after undergoing a medical examination at the Bureau of Medical and Social Expertise

. A referral for an examination can be issued by the attending physician of the clinic, the social protection department or the Pension Fund at the request of the applicant or according to indications.

If a group III disabled person is officially employed, then he has the right to:

• additional leave;
• refusal of certain types of work.

According to Article 128 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, a disabled employee of any group has the right to take additional leave of up to 60 calendar days annually

. Such leave is provided without pay. In addition, a disabled employee is entitled to extended annual paid leave - 30 calendar days (standard 28 calendar days).

Disabled workers may refuse to work on weekends and public holidays and from overtime work

. Such rights are also spelled out in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

EDV is a monthly cash payment

, which is assigned to certain categories of federal beneficiaries, for example, “Chernobyl” survivors, for the third child and disabled people, among others.

The amount of EDV for disabled people of group III from 02/01/2020 is 2,227.55 rubles, and from February 1, 2021 it will be 2,336.7 rubles

provided that, as planned, the indexation coefficient will be 1.049 (4.9%). This amount can only be received if the disabled person refuses to receive a number of social services in kind. If a disabled person chooses to receive social assistance in the form of a set of services, then his EDV from February 1, 2021 is 1,072.49 rubles, and from February 1, 2021 it will be 1,125.04 rubles if the preliminary indexation coefficient is officially approved.

To the social assistance kit

in the form of social services in kind include:

• medicines prescribed by doctors;
• vouchers for preventive sanatorium treatment (for medical reasons);
• free travel to the place of treatment (railway or bus).

Regardless of age, causes of disability and other criteria, all disabled people are assigned an insurance or social pension

(social – if the disabled person does not have insurance coverage).

If a person officially worked before the onset of disability, then he is assigned a fixed payment to the disability insurance premium in the amount of 3,022.24 rubles from the beginning of 2021.

The exact amount of the disability insurance pension can be found in the Pension Fund.

To determine it, you need to know the length of service, the number of pension points, and more.

Provided that the person has never worked before, the disabled person will be assigned a social disability pension. Its size since 04/01/2020 is 4,765.27 rubles; in 2021 it will also be increased.

If a person has received a Group III disability due to military service and is officially employed, then he has the right to receive a standard personal income tax deduction in the amount of 3,000 rubles monthly

in accordance with Article 218 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

Disabled people are provided with transport tax

in the amount of 100% in relation to a car specially equipped for disabled people and with an engine power of up to 100 horsepower. Additional benefits for transport, land or property taxes may be provided for by regional legislation.

A separate category of disabled people includes people who became disabled as a result of tests or exercises with nuclear equipment and installations. They are provided with the following benefits:

• for land tax (the tax base is reduced by the cadastral value of 600 square meters of area);
• for property tax (for residential premises, the cadastral value of which does not exceed 300 million rubles).

This tax benefit is provided only for one property. A disabled person can independently choose the property to which the benefit will apply. If the corresponding application is not submitted to the Federal Tax Service, then tax authority specialists will independently apply this benefit to the property, but to which the largest amount of tax will be calculated.

Other benefits include the provision of space for the construction of a garage or other place to park a vehicle

. This benefit is provided for by Part 8 of Article 15 of the Federal Law of November 24, 1995 No. 181-FZ “On the social protection of disabled people in the Russian Federation.” A place for the construction of a garage is given to a disabled person on a priority basis.

In addition, on the basis of Part 16 of Article 17 of the Federal Law of November 24, 1995 No. 181-FZ “On Social Protection of Disabled Persons in the Russian Federation,” disabled people are given priority right to receive land for the construction of a residential building or summer house.

As mentioned earlier, regional authorities have the right to establish additional benefits and payments for people with disabilities

. For example, in accordance with the Decree of the Moscow Government dated December 16, 2020 No. 2260-PP, people who became disabled in group III as a result of a combat wound during the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus since 1995 are provided with a monthly payment in the amount of 2,519 rubles.

Federal Law No. 181, Art. 17 - information about housing and communal services benefits for citizens with disabilities is provided here.

In particular, they have the right:

— compensate 50% of the payment for basic services, including major repairs;

— provide a free telephone line;

— use the radio without paying.

Also, disabled people living in private houses are entitled to a subsidy for gas installations on a general basis. But the help of a sign language interpreter or doctors is available to beneficiaries around the clock. Also, some cellular operators offer “social” tariffs (but expenses for mobile communications are not reimbursed).

Benefits for housing and communal services for disabled people of groups 1, 2 and 3 in 2021

Now let’s look at what benefits can be used to reduce the financial burden for housing and communal services for beneficiaries.

Subsidized amounts are provided for those who spend a large portion of their funds on basic services over a long period of time (22% of the available benefit or other income). The subsidy is transferred before payment on receipts, that is, in the first ten days of the month.

A disabled citizen can take advantage of this benefit regardless of living in private or rental housing. Moreover, the size of the subsidy is not fixed, as it is calculated taking into account:

- amount of benefit;

— regional subsistence level;

- marital status and family composition of the beneficiary.

If social security has approved a subsidy for a disabled person, a certain amount will go to him for six months (then he needs to apply for the preference again). Debts for housing and communal services, late payment are deprived of the right to a subsidy.

As mentioned above, people with disabilities are given the opportunity to return 50% of the funds for CG. By the way, if the house has stove heating, expenses for gas, coal and wood are also subject to compensation.

To do this, you need to regularly present payment receipts to the appropriate authority. The benefit is given to trustworthy consumers of services who have no debts and have been diagnosed with disability group 2 or 1 for an indefinite period. The financial status of a disabled person does not matter.

Important

! Compensatory payments can only be canceled by amending the legislation.

If a disabled person lives with parents or relatives caring for him, when calculating compensation, the total expenses are divided among all residents and the funds are returned based on the share of the beneficiary. It is also taken into account if several persons with disabilities are registered in the living space.

The procedure for calculating compensation for housing and communal services

CU benefits for citizens with disabilities from non-working groups are calculated based on the composition of their family.

The preferential right to payment compensation is exercised on the basis of the availability of a certificate of an indefinite disability group, as well as in the following cases:

— drawing up and submitting an application for preference;

— timely payment of utility bills without arrears;

— visiting the MFC or social security department to clarify the rules for providing compensation in force in the region.

Important

! If a disabled person is not able to independently apply to social security or the MFC, his representative can do this by power of attorney (certified by a notary).

In the Russian Federation, at the legal level, persons with disabilities are recognized as persons who are unable to fully carry out their life activities due to their state of health (mental and physical).

Citizens whose disability is confirmed by a certificate of the established form, issued on the basis of a medical and social examination, have the right to use housing and communal services benefits.

You can undergo an examination by contacting your local doctor, who will give you a referral for an expert examination. MSA is carried out according to the citizen’s place of residence.

According to the Law, the benefit applies to disabled people of all three disability groups. In addition, disabled people of group 1 and visually disabled people of group 2 are provided with free use of a radio point installed in the house.

To apply for a benefit, a disabled person or his legal representative must apply at his place of residence to the authorized bodies responsible for providing benefits and subsidies (for example, USZN).

Have with you the necessary list of documents, which it is advisable to find out in advance at the office or by looking at its official website.

Social support is available not only to people with disabilities living alone, but also to their supporting families.

Benefits and discounts on housing and communal services for families are provided taking into account the share of only the disabled dependent.

Families with more than one disabled person have the right to apply for benefits for each of them.

The authorized body does not have the right to refuse a disabled citizen to receive utility benefits if the package of documents collected by him corresponds to the required one.

An office employee who refuses a benefit without specifying legitimate reasons bears administrative responsibility for his actions.

In cases where a refusal is nevertheless received, the citizen should file a complaint with the prosecutor's office or file a claim with the judicial authorities demanding the provision of benefits and recalculation of the already paid period of time.

After the court considers the case and renders a positive verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the department that refused earlier undertakes to provide benefits to the disabled person and award him compensation in the amount of 50% of the amount of housing and communal services he paid for the time spent on the trial.

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New destinations on discounted air tickets for disabled people in 2021

The program for subsidizing air transportation for beneficiaries has been operating in Russia since 2021 as an additional measure to support people with disabilities and other vulnerable segments of the population, whose representatives are forced to refuse flights due to the high cost of plane tickets (especially when flying long distances). According to the terms of this program, part of the cost of an air ticket (no more than 50%) is paid from the federal budget.

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Important! Before purchasing an air ticket, a disabled person should contact the clinic at his place of residence and obtain a certificate from the attending physician, which should indicate the possibility of flying without health consequences and/or list a list of measures designed to ensure the safety of air transportation for the patient.

To calculate the amount of transport tax payable, you need to know the base rate established in the region of residence of the car owner. It depends on the engine power and the period of driving the machine during the year (there must be supporting papers):

Previously, everyone had to confirm their disability, even those who lost an arm or a leg. Since March 2021, the legislation has changed: for those who have lost a limb, disability is established indefinitely.

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The status of a group 1 disabled person is established based on the results of a decision of a medical and social examination (MSE), when there are extreme degrees of health impairment. In this case, a person cannot independently care for himself, move, navigate in space or time, is unable to communicate, control his own behavior, study, or engage in any work activity. Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection No. 1024 sets out all the criteria on the basis of which group 1 is determined.

Citizens with group 3 disabilities who do not have real estate and intend to use the land for gardening, dacha farming, or for individual construction have the right to become landowners.

Persons with disabilities who have received group 3 are provided with a social pension, which is paid to them every month. This payment is fixed at the federal level and the process of receiving it is the same for everyone, but on a larger scale, additional compensation, payments, and increases in amounts by a specific factor are possible. Benefits are calculated based on the factors that led to disability.

Social benefits for disability group 3

Having disability group 3, a person retains the opportunity to work and enjoy social benefits with certain benefits. The category under consideration includes disabled people from labor, childhood, war, and those who received status as a result of the development of an illness.

1. Purchase of medicines with 50% compensation (only those citizens who have official unemployed status).
2. Free medical services in accordance with compulsory medical insurance.
3. Receipt of rehabilitation means free of charge (based on a program approved by a doctor).
4. Free or discounted trip to a sanatorium upon referral from a doctor.

Benefits for disabled people of group 3 in 2021

As a vulnerable segment of the population, people with disabilities have the right to benefits that depend directly on the group.

Benefits related to the payment of utility services are provided by the social protection of the estate, where you should apply for registration. But if it is not possible to come in person, you can:

1. Contact a multifunctional center, of which there are now quite a lot even in a small city;
2. Submit documents through an official representative (notarized power of attorney);
3. Submit documents yourself through the government services portal if you have a personal account. In this case, all documents should be scanned and kept in electronic form.

Important! Regional authorities have the right to establish additional benefits for housing and communal services, but they should not be less than those established at the federal level.

To apply for benefits in 2021, you must have a package of documents that contains:

1. A statement written in your own hand;
2. Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
3. Certificate of family composition;
4. Document confirming the presence of disability;
5. The right to the actual property in which a person with disabilities lives;
6. Bank details to which 50% of the paid receipt will be returned;
7. A document confirming the absence of debt on utility bills;
8. Last paid receipt.

For example, Petrov P.P. is a disabled person of the second group. Lives and is registered in the same area with his wife, who is an able-bodied citizen. For the winter period, payment for all utilities is about 4,500 rubles.

After submitting the documents, the benefit will be calculated as follows:

1. the total amount is divided by the number of registered people.

(in this case 4500/2=2250 rubles)

1. We subtract 50% from the amount received

(2250/2=1125).

It is this amount that citizen Petrov P.P. will receive it as a benefit for housing and communal services.

A citizen may be denied benefits if:

1. The application was filled out with errors;
2. The documents provided do not correspond to reality;
3. A citizen is not entitled to benefits.

Important! If a disabled person is the only registered owner of real estate, then the benefit applies to the entire residential premises.

Question No. 1 Is it possible to return paid utility benefits for any period?

No, it is impossible to return funds that have been paid. Payments begin to be formed only after submitting an application; it is not for nothing that they ask you to bring a previous receipt that was paid for.

Question #2 I have two questions:

1. Are there any restrictions on the consumption of heating, water or electricity for disabled people who have benefits for housing and communal services.
2. Does the discount apply to garbage fees?

No, there are no norms or excesses in consumption. Your expenses will be reimbursed 50% of the amount. For example, if you spent 4,000 rubles on one person, next month you will get half back, namely 2,000 rubles.

Yes, the discount applies to payment for garbage. In 2021, a new tariff came into effect, which in an apartment building is 165 rubles, in a private building 156 rubles per registered person. In the case of the benefit, the payment will be 82.50 in an apartment, and 78 rubles in a house.

Question No. 3 Can a region reduce the benefit and make it less than 50%?

No, regional authorities only have the right to increase the benefits provided to people with disabilities. Accordingly, it can be equal to or exceed the federal one.

Calculation of compensation for housing and communal services for a disabled person of group 3

A group 3 disabled person simultaneously receives both federal and regional social benefits.

Federal benefits for disabled people of group 3 in 2021 are as follows:

Since 2021, disabled people of group 3 who have federal social benefits can choose the form of receiving such services : in kind or in monetary terms. A group 3 disabled person receives a monthly social payment in the amount of 1082.54 rubles , which includes:

• 833.79 rubles - provision of medical medications prescribed by the attending physician;
• 128.99 rubles - a voucher for sanatorium treatment;
• 119.75 rubles - travel by commuter transport to travel to the place of treatment.

At the expense of federal budget funds, disabled people with group 3 disabilities are provided free of charge with a range of rehabilitation services, as well as vision services (prostheses, eye and hearing aids).

Starting in 2021, a large number of benefits for people with disabilities have been transferred from the federal budget to the regional budget. Deductions from the budget of the constituent entities differ in size in a number of cities of the Russian Federation. Thus, in Moscow, the level of payments may differ from benefits in cities with a smaller population due to the more “expensive cost” of living.

Disabled people with group 3 have the opportunity to pay for housing and communal services in the amount of 50% of the accrued amount (electricity, major repairs).

A discount on the purchase of fuel in a similar amount will be provided if you live in a house without heating.

Benefits for disabled people of group 3 for payment of housing and communal services are assigned after collecting the necessary documents and submitting an application.

Disabled people with group 3 can receive the following types of tax benefits, the purpose of which is to get rid of:

• from paying a registration fee when opening your own organization and starting a business (IP) (disability since childhood);
• from paying transport tax on passenger cars (power no more than 100 hp);
• abolition of property tax for individuals (disability from childhood).

Medical social services for disabled people of group 3 consists of a free set of services:

• provision of necessary medications, as recommended by a doctor, that the patient uses;
• Spa treatment;
• travel by intercity transport to the place of treatment;
• provision of rehabilitation services (prostheses, eye and hearing prosthetics).

Stages of registration

A disabled person of group 3 must personally pay a visit to the relevant government agency, depending on the type of benefit received:

• social - to the department of social protection of the population or the Pension Fund. Specialists will assign pensions and other social benefits;
• tax - to the tax office at the place of registration.

Detailed information about the method, procedure for receiving and registering benefits is available at the local multifunctional center.

Who is assigned disability group 3?

Speaking about the establishment of benefits for disabled people of group 3 in the Moscow region in the provision of medical services in healthcare institutions, it should be understood that this area of ​​assistance is a priority for them, as it is associated with treatment and restoration of lost functions.

Medical benefits

• if a person who has this degree of disability since childhood wants to register an individual entrepreneur, no fee is charged;
• annual refund in the amount of 500 rubles from salary deductions for personal income tax;
• no taxation on transport if the vehicle's power is less than 100 hp. With.;
• in the event of illness or injury to an employee while performing work duties, which results in incapacity for work, 3 thousand rubles are returned every year from personal income tax deductions;
• exemption from contributions to the Insurance Fund, Pension Fund;
• return of half the amount of contributions under compulsory motor liability insurance.

In 2021, there were no major changes in the legislative framework of the Russian Federation. But some amendments affected the method of calculating electricity, as a result of which the numbers in receipts will become significantly larger.

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What benefits are available at the federal level in 2021?

The list of documents for obtaining social and tax benefits includes:

• passport;
• application from a person with a disability and group 3;
• SNILS;
• pensioner's ID;
• employment history;
• an extract from a bank account intended for transferring funds, namely: benefits;
• certificate confirming the disability group;
• certificate of ownership (for housing and communal services benefits);
• certificate of family composition;
• documents confirming ownership of the vehicle;
• income certificate in form 2-NDFL;
• Declaration 3-NDFL.

To receive a monthly cash payment, a group 3 disabled person must submit to the Pension Fund (at the place of residence):

• passport;
• pension insurance certificate;
• certificate of disability (confirmation of the right to receive benefits).

The non-application procedure for receiving subsidies for housing and communal services is extended until the end of the year. This decision was made by the government due to the complications of the situation with coronavirus. Accordingly, people who have the right to benefits do not yet need to contact social security authorities, write applications and confirm their income.

— If the subsidy period expires between October 1 and December 31, then the person will be able to receive state support in the same amount for the next six months. There is no need to submit any applications or documents, ” explained Artyom Korostelev, a member of the Russian Lawyers’ Association.

How the amounts and rules for receiving subsidies will change from January 1, 2021

Starting next year, recipients of subsidies will receive two more innovations. First: the amount of payments will change. True, the exact amounts are not yet known. Second: the recipient of the subsidies will no longer have to prove that he has no debts on utility bills. Thus, the procedure for receiving payments will become much simpler.

— The fact is that people who have debts for housing and communal services cannot receive subsidies. A certificate of no debt is issued by management companies. In the past, many controversial situations arose. Management companies may have provided false or inaccurate data. Because of this, problems arose with the assignment of payments. From January 1, 2021, the situation will change. Regional executive authorities will receive information about the presence of debt from the state housing and communal services information system independently, ” noted Artyom Korostelev.

Honored Lawyer of Russia Ivan Solovyov explained that benefits and subsidies for utility bills are two different things. Benefits are provided to a certain category of citizens. Subsidies are paid to a wider range of people: owners, tenants, people occupying municipal housing. True, provided that a person or family spends more than 22% of their income on rent.

It is worth noting that each region has its own standards. They may be lower than 22%. For example, in Moscow you can receive a subsidy if more than 10% of the family’s total income is spent on utility bills. As a rule, such a support measure helps save several thousand rubles a month.

— To understand whether you can count on a subsidy, you need to calculate the average budget of family members for six months. Then the resulting figure must be compared with monthly expenses for rent during this time. It is important to note that when calculating the subsidy for utility bills, all income received is taken into account. This is not only the official salary. For example, benefits and one-time payments, alimony, inheritance, if it is received in cash equivalent, interest on deposits, profit from the sale of real estate and much more are taken into account, ” noted Ivan Solovyov.

Benefits for disabled people of group 3 for payment of utilities

At the regional level, additional benefits may be established for certain categories of citizens. Most often these include pensioners, disabled people and single mothers.

So, at the regional level they can pay compensation for the payment of a contribution for major repairs. For example, for single non-working owners of residential premises over 70 years old, it can be 50%, for 80 years old - 100%. Moreover, pensioners can be fully compensated for the payment for the management of municipal solid waste, as well as expenses for a home telephone.

Single mothers and disabled people can receive compensation for rent, discounts on certain services (for example, heating), as well as various benefits when purchasing real estate. A complete list of all support measures should be obtained from regional social protection offices.

As Ivan Solovyov noted, the amount of the subsidy provided should not exceed the family’s actual expenses for housing and utilities. If it turns out to be more, then part of the money will have to be returned. Accordingly, if the recipient notices an error in the accruals, then there is no need to hide it.

— If a person does not pay for housing and communal services for more than two months, then the provision of subsidies may be suspended. This can also happen if the recipient did not report changes in family composition, the amount of income, or he changed his permanent place of residence without warning, explained Ivan Solovyov.

Disabled people can receive free prescription medications for drugs included in the approved list, unless they have waived the NSO and are not receiving compensation for it.

Medicines are dispensed from public health clinics or government pharmacies. If a disabled person needs rehabilitation means, they are provided to him free of charge.

Also, a disabled person of the third group can undergo free treatment in government institutions, including sanatorium-resort treatment.

The Tax Code provides for the right of a third group disabled person to receive a standard personal income tax deduction in the amount of 500 rubles. However, it only applies to a person who is a disabled person or a disabled person.

The Tax Code of the Russian Federation provides for the exemption of transport for a disabled person from transport tax if it is specially equipped for the needs of this person.

Legal regulation

Disability limits a person's activities, so the state provides additional payments. A person with the third group of disabilities is limited in the choice of profession and career growth, therefore not only material support is provided, but also social support.

Who is granted group 3 disability?

• 50% discount on the purchase of orthopedic shoes;
• free spa and wellness therapy;
• annual free ticket to the sanatorium;
• reinstatement under an individual rehabilitation program for a disabled person (right to refuse);
• free dental treatment and discounted dentures.

If the decision is positive, an electronic transport card is issued to the applicant (or his authorized representative) through the MFC. From this moment on, its owner (pensioner) acquires the right to travel in general passenger transport on municipal and intermunicipal routes, including to gardening partnerships within the municipality.

• free travel on trains;
• 50 percent (unless otherwise established by the subject of the Russian Federation) discount when purchasing a ticket;
• free travel to the place of treatment, recovery and back (for federal beneficiaries) on all types of transport, including trains, but no more than 2 times a year.

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Registration and issuance of an electronic transport card for citizens receiving an old-age pension in Tyumen

For example, in Moscow, the right of some beneficiaries to free (or discounted) travel on suburban railway transport is enshrined in Moscow Law No. 70 of November 3, 2021 (effective as amended in 2021). Single pensioners, visually impaired people 1, 2, groups and other categories of Muscovites can take advantage of this privilege.

• participants in a pilot project for property support for families who have adopted older children and (or) disabled children under foster care agreements (children and adoptive parents - for the period of participation in the project).