The state Duma adopted in the 2nd reading the draft law on the increase of pensions in excess of the subsistence minimum.

The document took into account the amendment on supplemental payments to poor Pensioners over and above the subsistence level. It made a group of deputies from "United Russia" headed by the head of the faction Sergei Neverov.

"ought not only to increase the level of living of the most vulnerable categories of pensioners, but also to establish clear and transparent rules for calculating the subsistence minimum across the state. This will allow to exclude the possibility of manipulation of its value ", - explained the head of the lower house of Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin.

He drew attention that the purpose of the bill is to Express support for the elderly, " which, for example, were disabled from childhood or engaged in the care of children and have not developed the experience or worked where there was very little wages."

Third reading is scheduled for March 21. The Federation Council will look at the Document on March 27.

The document proposes to exclude from the calculation of the total pension indexing size and replace It with a fee in excess of the subsistence minimum established in the region.

Also from January 1, 2019, provides for additional amounts, which earned the retired employees this year " in connection with the determination of the size of social payments to pensions based on the pensions and monthly monetary payments taking into account their indexation held in 2019 ".

The initiative is designed to implement the provisions of the message of Vladimir Putin to Felsobanya from February 20, According to which poverty reduction is one of the priorities of the country.

head set the task to eliminate injustice regarding pensioners.

"Pensioners, whose income exceeded a living wage After indexation of pensions or reduced social payments to her, or stopped Her pay. This can not be ", - said Volodin in the first reading.

After the adoption of the law, citizens will receive additional payments in full, and the pension, which from 1 January has been indexed by 7 %.

In this case, the Pensioners will not have to make statements and gather information because all payments will hold automatically, promised in the state Duma.



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