Preferential parking of disabled persons to be based on FRDP data starting on Jan 1
People who use the “Disabled Person” label on their vehicles for preferential parking purposes need to apply for the free parking permit for the vehicle transporting a disabled adult or child either online in the personal account on the Public Services portal, or on the website of the Federal Register of Disabled Persons (FRDP), or personally in a multifunctional center.
Form of employment record book to be chosen by yearend
The Russian Pension Fund reminds all working citizens of the need to submit a written statement to their employers in a free style before December 31, 2020, in order to choose the form of their employment record books, which could be either electronic or paper. The shift to electronic employment record books is voluntary.
Russian Pension Fund, Rostelecom sum up results of 6th Contest ‘Thank the Internet”
New coaching module of Internet ABC to help pensioners plan their trip unaided
Rostelecom and the Russian Pension Fund have prepared a new module for the advanced Internet ABC course, “The Internet for Travel and Recreation: Subtleties and Useful Tips.” The new course is a package of additional materials for studies of senior citizens, who have learned computer basics and those who seek to expand their knowledge and to use more opportunities offered by the Internet.
Liberalized procedure of assignment of pensions, social benefits remains in place in August
The Russian Pension Fund has extended a number of measures endorsed in April due to the complicated epidemiological situation with the purpose of liberalized assignment and payment of pensions. The PFR will continue to assign certain types of pensions and benefits online, to assist citizens in the collection of necessary information, and to proactively extend and adjust payments till the end of August.
Pension Fund, Rossotrudnichestvo to help fellow citizens abroad
Russian Pension Fund Board Chairman Maxim Topilin and Rossotrudnichestvo head Yevgeny Primakov have signed a cooperation agreement.
Russian Pension Fund starts automatically assigning monthly benefits to disabled persons, disabled children
Consistent with the order of the Russian Labor and Social Protection Ministry No. 327n dated June 11, 2020, the assignment of the monthly social benefit to disabled persons and disabled children became proactive on July 28, 2020. There is no need for filing an application, as territorial bodies of the Russian Pension Fund assign the benefit by themselves.
Most citizens opt to transfer their pension savings to Pension Fund
Territorial bodies of the Russian Pension Fund received 35,200 applications for transferring pension savings in the first half of 2020.
Russian Pension Fund reaffirms pre-retirement benefit entitlements of over 1 mln Russians
Over the first six months of 2020, the Russian Pension Fund confirmed the entitlement to various types of social support and benefits of 1.2 million pre-retirees. The information was sent to the authorities and government agencies providing such benefits or directly to pre-retirees via the personal account section on the PFR website, the Public Services Portal, territorial bodies of the Pension Fund or multifunctional centers.
Pension Fund issued over 500,000 maternity capital certificates in H1 2020
Over the first six months of 2020, the Russian Pension Fund issued over 590,000 maternity capital certificates. Payments of maternity capital funds exceeded 110 billion rubles in the reporting period.