Ministry of Labor Proposes Two Pensions for Families of Fallen SVO…
Moscow, Aug 7. The Russian Ministry of Labor proposed granting the right to receive two pensions simultaneously to disabled members of families of deceased participants in the Special Military Operation who served in the Donbas militia, special units, and private military companies (PMC).
Consensus
- The Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation proposed a law expanding the right to receive two pensions simultaneously.
- The proposed law applies to non-working family members of deceased participants in the special military operation (SVO) who served in the Donbass militia, specialized units, or private military companies.
- The law also applies to individuals who became disabled due to military injury while serving in special units during the SVO.
- The draft law has been published on the portal for normative legal acts.
- Currently, the right to two pensions exists for certain categories of veterans and their dependents.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Labor stated that the project ensures uniformity in approaches to granting the right to two pensions for different groups of citizens. — vm
- The Ministry of Labor mentioned that a separate draft law will be submitted to the State Duma to set the old-age insurance pension at no less than 40% of the average salary from the last year before retirement. — vm
- The Ministry of Labor noted that the right to two pensions already exists for dependents of certain veteran categories who died in the SVO. — m24
- A separate draft law was passed in the first reading in the State Duma, allowing volunteers to take up to 10 additional days off in case of a relative's death, with possible extension for travel time. — m24
Coverage (5 sources)
- Ministry of Labor proposed new pension benefits for families of fallen mercenaries of the private military company — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Labor proposed expanding the number of categories of persons entitled to two pensions — Вечерняя Москва
- Ministry of Labor proposed to expand the number of categories of persons entitled to two pensions. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ministry of Labor proposed giving two pensions to families of fallen ChVKh fighters — Вести
- Ministry of Labor proposed expanding the list of citizens entitled to receive two pensions — Москва 24