The State Duma told about the assistance provided to Russians for the New Year

Svetlana Bessarab, a State Duma deputy and member of the Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs, said that Russians can receive help from employers and municipalities by the New Year.

In conversation with aif.ru On Wednesday, October 29, the parliamentarian suggested that by the New Year, if there are any support measures, they will be targeted — employers or municipalities will be able to provide them. According to her, the gifts will most likely be prepared for honored and honorary citizens, as well as veterans, who are traditionally cared for by veterans' councils, trade unions and enterprises.

She added that the authorities also collect New Year's gifts for children, especially from low-income families. At the same time, according to Bessarab, it is currently impossible to introduce financial assistance at the federal budget level.

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On October 28, the leader of the Fair Russia party, Sergei Mironov, recalled his initiative to pay pensioners their 13th pension before the New Year. According to him, the additional payment is needed so that the elderly have funds for New Year's gifts to their children and grandchildren, as well as for the celebration of the holiday. 360.ru .

On October 27, Labor Minister Anton Kotyakov announced that Russians who receive pensions on bank cards will receive payments for January ahead of schedule — at the end of December. At the same time, post offices will receive funds for the payment of pensions also in December, but they will begin distributing them to recipients according to the usual schedule — from January 3.

On October 26, State Duma deputy Alexei Govyrin, a member of the committee on small and medium-sized enterprises, told RT that from 2026, most social benefits in Russia will increase. According to him, first of all, the unified allowance for families with children and pregnant women will increase. Its size is linked to the child's living wage, which will be set at 18,371 rubles at the federal level in 2026.

On October 16, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that the capital's authorities would allocate 810 billion rubles for social support for citizens in 2026. Muscovites will be able to receive social benefits, financial assistance, as well as high-quality services in gerontological and rehabilitation centers, social homes and other institutions of the city, the NSN notes.

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