In accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1933 dated October 29, 2022, as well as information provided by the Government and the Ministry of Labor, it is established that when calculating the average per capita income, which is a criterion for assigning various social payments and benefits, starting from November 01, 2022, income and one-time amounts of financial assistance paid from the federal budget, the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local budgets and other sources to citizens called up for military service for mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in accordance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated September 21, 2022 No. 647, will not be taken into account.   Types of social support, which are subject to this Decree:

  • Provision of state social assistance on the basis of a social contract established by Article 8.1 of the Federal Law “On State Social Assistance”
  • Monthly cash payment for a child aged 3 to 7 inclusive, established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 20, 2020 No. 199
  • Monthly cash payment for a child aged 8 to 17, established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 31, 2022 No. 175
  • Monthly allowance for a woman registered with a medical organization in the early stages of pregnancy, established by the Federal Law “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children”
  • Monthly payment in connection with the birth (adoption) of the first child or second child, established by the Federal Law “On monthly payments to families with children”

The resolution also established that the decision to refuse to assign a monthly allowance to a woman registered with a medical organization in the early stages of pregnancy, a monthly cash payment for a child aged 3 to 7 inclusive, a monthly cash payment for a child aged 8 to 17 due to the absence in the settlement period for the able-bodied members of the applicant’s family of income received in cash, shall not be made if such family members were called up for military service for mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.