Subsistence minimum budget to slightly increase from August 1st
The subsistence minimum budget will increase by 4.1%, or 20.75 rubles, reaching 530.37 rubles. This amount will be valid from August 1st to October 31st.
The subsistence minimum budget (SMB) for specific categories of the population will be:
- for the working-age population — 574.38 rubles (+19.98 rubles);
- for pensioners — 380.86 rubles (+14.27 rubles);
- for children under 3 years old — 326.56 rubles (+12.46 rubles);
- for children aged 3 to 6 years — 437.78 rubles (+15.12 rubles);
- for children aged 6 to 18 years — 519.24 rubles (+21.65 rubles).
Accordingly, social benefits tied to it will also increase, such as child benefits and pension supplements.
A one-time birth allowance will be: for the birth of the first child — 10 SMB, or 5303.7 rubles; for the birth of the second and subsequent children — 14 SMB, or 7425.18 rubles.