Social pension for orphans: amount of required payments

Minors are often left without parents and care from other relatives, so caring for them becomes the responsibility of the state. The mechanism for supporting orphans primarily involves placing the child in a foster family or placing the child under the care of specific people. If this cannot be achieved, then the child in the orphanage must receive education and minimal social skills. In general, he should have no problems during the socialization process. But no matter where the child is raised, he is entitled to certain payments. What exactly is the amount of pension for orphans?

Types of pensions and who is entitled to them

An orphan is a citizen who has lost guardianship. This happens for various reasons, but the most popular are. Below is a list of persons who can be considered an orphan:

1. Children who have lost their parents.
2. Children of incapacitated parents.
3. Children whose parents have been deprived of parental rights.
4. Children whose parents have been reported missing.
5. Children whose parents are sentenced to prison.
6. Children whose parents cannot be identified.

In each of these cases, the child has the right to full support from the state, which means, including the provision of monthly payments. This process is regulated by several acts:

The above laws establish several types of payments in Russia, determine the procedure for their provision, and also establish the amount of pensions for orphans. First, you need to figure out what category of benefit a child who has lost his parents or their guardianship can apply for. There are two types of pensions:

1. Social.
2. Insurance.

Insurance is not fixed, and its size can be almost any. Not all children receive it. The main criterion for its provision is the work experience of the breadwinner, that is, the lost parent who previously had an orphan in his care. It is calculated by multiplying the individual pension coefficient by the accumulated pension points of the lost breadwinner. But if its size is insignificant, then additional funds are allocated from the budget to ensure that the orphan’s pension is not less than the minimum subsistence level established for a child in a particular region.

With the social pension, things are different. It is a much more popular type of benefit than insurance payment. This is due to the fact that the vast majority of orphans, before acquiring this status, have parents who have never been officially employed. The size of the social pension for an orphan is 10,068 rubles.

Until how many years is a pension paid and why is it extended?

The most common question is up to what age pensions are paid to orphans. Each orphan will receive a pension monthly until he turns eighteen. After an orphan becomes an adult, he is faced with the need to choose whether to continue to be considered a socially protected citizen or to get rid of the peculiarities of his status.

In the first case, he will retain his pension and even receive additional benefits, but for this he must enroll in a university or secondary specialized educational institution. If the specified condition is met, the pension for orphans will be extended until they are 23 years old or until they complete the education process.

But if a person does not want to receive post-school education, then state support stops. The last thing he will receive is guaranteed housing for orphans.

Also, if the orphan was admitted for a fee, the pension will not be accrued to him. That is, those young people who, due to some circumstances, entered a paid department to study, are also deprived of the right to a pension.

Therefore, it is important to remember that in order to successfully complete your studies, you must enroll in a budget department. Moreover, a significant number of quotas for orphans are provided annually. However, there are situations when budget places are limited in the desired direction, and then the number of Unified State Exam points comes into force. At the same time, the disadvantages of this system are such that if an applicant submits his documents to several directions at once, he may completely lose the right to preferential support during the period of study at the institution. Human rights organizations often criticize this strange decision of the state, saying that by these measures the authorities do not give orphans the opportunity to receive a normal education.

Registration of pensions for orphans

Registration of a pension must be carried out at the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. You can also contact the Multifunctional Center, but in this case you will have to wait a little longer for a decision.

The list of documents may vary greatly - it all depends on the conditions under which the child became an orphan. If, for example, his father was a military man, then his military ID will be required.

If the parents have been deprived of parental rights, then a corresponding court decision will be required. The standard list looks like this:

1. Birth certificate of the orphan (or passport if available).
2. An insurance certificate is required for orphan's pension insurance.
3. Death certificate of the parent (breadwinner).
4. Parent's work record.