Some categories of Russian residents are eligible to receive subsidies for utilities, but not all use this opportunity.
Who is eligible for a subsidy for utility bills
People with disabilities (including people with disabilities). This category is provided with a 50% discount when paying for utilities, regardless of the ownership of the housing stock.
Disabled children, as well as families with disabled children, can count on a 50% discount from the paid cost of housing and communal services. The benefit applies both to the recipients themselves and to their family members.
Families with many children (raising 3 minors or more) receive a 30% discount on hot and cold water, heating, sewerage, electricity and gas. The benefit applies to all family members, but within the framework of social norms and standards for the consumption of utilities.
Poor families are also entitled to a benefit, but only if they spend more than 22% of their total income on utility bills. Such compensation is paid to all categories of citizens, regardless of the form of property ownership. The subsidy is calculated monthly and is made up of the amount of payment for utility bills, as well as from regional standards.
Victims of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as liquidators who received injuries and diseases associated with work in the exclusion zones. This category also receives a 50% discount on utility bills.
Families who have lost their breadwinner as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant can also count on this benefit.
A 50% discount when paying for utilities is also eligible to receive veterans of the Great Patriotic War, labor veterans, invalids of the Great Patriotic War, veterans of the state and military service. But the benefit will not apply to their family members.
Heroes of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, full cavaliers of labor glory, heroes of socialist labor, as well as members of their families receive a 100% discount when paying for housing and utility services.
Blood donors can count on half of the payment for utilities, but within the framework of the social norm.
Also, there are special professions that are provided with some benefits when paying for housing and communal services. Free utilities are eligible for specialists of the state veterinary service of the Russian Federation who have been working or have worked in rural areas for at least 10 years.
Social workers living and working in rural areas receive a 100% discount on heating and lighting for themselves and their families.
Pedagogical workers retain the right to receive a 100% discount on lighting and heating if they have worked for at least 10 years in rural schools.
Exactly the same payment is provided for doctors and pharmacists who work and live in rural areas.
Military personnel are entitled to compensation payments (from 30% depending on the region). And for the family members of the dead servicemen, compensation is provided for 60% of the costs in this area.
How to apply for a utility subsidy
To provide the subsidy, there should be no debts for utility bills. Also, the recipients of the subsidy must be Russian citizens. Documents are handed over to the social security service. In most regions of Russia, this can be done through the MFC. Also, workers of social protection and the MFC can advise what documents must be provided in each specific case, as well as help in filling out the documents. Both the beneficiary and a notarized trustee can prepare and submit the documents. But the bank details, in any case, must be indicated exactly by the recipient of the benefit.
Recently, it became possible to submit documents for the right to receive subsidies without leaving home - through the portal of state services. To do this, you need to register on the www.gosuslugi.ru portal and select the appropriate "Life Situation" or service in the required department.
Documents for registration of subsidies for utilities
- documents confirming the right to receive benefits. This can be a certificate confirming the fact of establishing a disability, a veteran's certificate, a certificate of a large family, etc.
- statement
- passport of the applicant and spouse (if any), as well as birth certificates of children, if any
- certificate of family composition
- certificates of income for the previous year (if the basis is a poor family)
- certificate from the Management Company about the absence of debts for utility bills
- documents confirming the right to real estate
- bank details for calculating subsidies
The application is considered 10 working days, and the accrual usually occurs in the month following the application submission.
