Russia Expands MFC Services for Military Benefits
The Russian Ministry of Defense proposed allowing multifunctional centers (MFCs) to accept applications from military personnel and their family members for legal and social protection measures.
Consensus
- The Russian Ministry of Defense proposed expanding the services of Multi-Functional Centers (MFCs).
- The expansion includes accepting applications for legal and social protection measures for military personnel, civilian staff of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their family members.
- The draft government decree was published on the portal of normative legal acts on August 19.
- The change aims to improve access to social guarantees and compensations provided by the Ministry of Defense.
- The proposed change does not introduce new types of benefits or alter their content.
- Currently, MFCs only allow military personnel and their families to obtain a certificate of participation in a special operation.
Points of divergence
- The project does not establish a specific list of applications that MFCs will be able to accept. — kommersant
- The project aims to improve the implementation of rights to housing provision for military personnel. — vedomosti
- There are discussions about creating a separate ministry for veterans of combat actions, with a discussion held in the Public Chamber on April 28. — vedomosti
- Veterans of the special operation who became disabled during service or within a year after discharge will be able to receive social services in kind through the Social Fund one month after submitting an application. — vedomosti
- Informational interaction between the Social Fund and the Ministry of Defense will be established to retrieve data on discharge without veteran involvement. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ministry of Defense proposed wider use of MFCs for processing military benefits — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Defense proposed allowing MFCs to accept applications from military personnel — Ведомости