What are the benefits for pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

In the article, we consider what privileges are laid for pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Any citizen who has worked the due period in the state structure, after reaching retirement age, can count on receiving certain benefits provided by the state. They can vary significantly depending on the place of service or work.

Compared to other categories of citizens, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the military have many advantages. This is due to tense and difficult conditions of service.

Who is eligible to claim benefits?

In accordance with the current legislation, pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are considered citizens who served in:

1. Federal Service of the National Guard Forces.
2. Investigative Committee.
3. The police.
4. Other units subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A lot of benefits to pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for seniority are provided. Significance and their availability depends on the total length of service, the availability of special ranks.

The legislation establishes the conditions. If one of these conditions is met, a citizen has the right to receive a seniority pension. These conditions are as follows:

1. Service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a period of 20 years or more.
2. A citizen's achievement of 45 years, while the length of service must exceed 25 years, half of which (12.5 years) he must serve in the divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A similar option is possible if the employee is fired due to health reasons, or due to personnel changes.

Legislation also regulates retirement due to disability. The right to receive a disability pension is acquired by citizens who have received diseases, injuries, injuries that impede subsequent service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Benefits to pensioners are described below.

List of benefits

The benefits that are granted to pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can conditionally be classified into the following categories:

1. Regional
2. Housing.
3. Medical.
4. Tax.
5. Financial.
6. Benefits for family members of a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Financial benefits

The main benefit granted to a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is retirement ahead of schedule. An important point in this situation is that the employee has the opportunity to continue his activities after the retirement age. This allows the pensioner to receive an additional insurance pension.

The amount of the pension depends on the salary of the employee and his term of service. The salary depends on the rank and position that were received during the period of service. The salary amount is multiplied by a special coefficient. The value of this coefficient is constantly reviewed by law.

If a person has served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for more than 20 years, then this ratio is 50%. The coefficient increases by an additional 3% for each subsequent year of service.

If a citizen has a mixed experience (in general 25 years, half of which is 12.5 years), then the coefficient will be 50%. It will increase for each subsequent year of service by 1%.

Citizens who are invalids of the 1st group, retirees over 80 years old, champions of the Paralympic, Olympic Games, non-working boarders who are dependent on unemployed family members, are given additional allowances, the amount of which can reach 15-100%.

Another significant financial incentive for pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the one-time payment that the employee receives when he leaves. Its size also depends on the length of service and salary. If an employee has served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for more than 20 years, he is entitled to a payment equal to seven official salaries.

An additional payment of 2 million rubles is also provided.It can be received by employees who left the service at the Ministry of Internal Affairs due to injuries or health problems that were received while serving.

Tax benefits for pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

For pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, certain preferences in the field of taxation are also provided:

1. Pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have the right to receive exemption from real estate tax, but this benefit is granted only for 1 typical object (garage, cottage, apartment). Exemptions do not apply to other objects in excess of the established norm.
2. All lump-sum compensation and pension payments are exempt from tax, including those that are provided to improve living conditions.
3. All pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are entitled to compensation for the amount paid as land tax.
4. Compensation also relies on transport tax. However, this benefit is valid only in some Russian entities.
   

The indicated tax benefits are granted only to those pensioners who left the service in the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, having reached the retirement age, due to health reasons, due to staff reductions. Information on benefits to veterans-pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs should be provided in the public domain.

Medical Benefits

Retired employees are also entitled to receive full and free medical care in departmental medical institutions. As part of medical care, a pensioner can receive general medical assistance, as well as full dental care, including dental prosthetics.

Also, a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the presence of a medical prescription, has the right to receive free medicines related to preferential drugs.

What other benefits are provided to pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Another nice addition is the possibility of undergoing spa treatment at a reduced cost:

1. A senior citizen can get a ticket with a 75% discount.
2. Relatives of a pensioner can get a ticket with a 50% discount.
3. The pensioner and his accompanying person are entitled to free travel to the place of recovery and back.
   

This benefit is granted once a year. To get it, you should write a statement, stand in line. As soon as a free ticket appears, special authorities will notify the pensioner about this at least 2 weeks before arrival at the health institution.

Housing Benefits

What are the benefits for pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for housing? The most important issue and the main item of expenses for the provision of benefits in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the improvement of living conditions for current and former employees. Each year, more than 4 million rubles are allocated to solve this problem.

An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can receive a lump sum payment for the construction (purchase) of his home once for the entire time of service, or after he retires.

To receive this payment, certain conditions must be met:

1. The employee’s housing does not comply with the standards established by the housing code.
2. The employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not able to live together with a specific person because of his health condition.
3. An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs lives in housing under a social contract of employment, while the average area per family member is less than 15 sq.m.
4. A police officer lives in other unsatisfactory housing conditions.

The size of a lump sum payment for housing depends on certain factors:

1. The presence of special merits and awards.
2. Life time.
3. The number of people in the family.
4. The average price of housing in the region.

Regional benefits

Certain benefits are available to pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs living in certain regions. The process of providing such benefits by local authorities and regional legislation is regulated.

For example, pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who live in Moscow can use the right of free travel in public transport. For residents of St. Petersburg provides reduced fares.

The authorities of some regions also provide incentives for payment of utility bills. Still what privileges pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have, we will tell below.

Family members benefits

In addition to the benefits to the pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs themselves, the law provides for certain preferences for his close relatives:

1. Service in medical institutions.
2. Preferential spa treatment.
3. Regular payments related to the loss of the breadwinner due to death during service.
4. Lump-sum payments to family members of a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs if he died as a result of a disease that was received while serving in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Registration of benefits

The process of applying for benefits is quite simple - a pensioner should independently prepare a number of documents and contact the appropriate authorities. The rapidly developing multifunctional centers make it possible to greatly facilitate the preparation of documents. However, you will need to follow a certain procedure:

1. First of all, the legality and the possibility of obtaining benefits should be determined.
2. Then it is necessary to determine the authority that is responsible for providing the benefits of a particular type, and prepare a package of required documents.
3. With the help of the IFC, or through a direct appeal to the authorities, submit an application for their desire to receive a benefit, and provide the collected documentation.

Both the pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and his legal representative can submit documents.

Documents required to receive benefits

In order to apply for a benefit to a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will need:

1. Passport.
2. Certificate of a pensioner.
3. Military ID.
4. Certificate of assignment TIN.
5. PFR insurance certificate.
6. Certificate of residence.
7. Help, which confirms the composition of the family.

These are the main documents that are required when applying for benefits. The list of other documents varies depending on the type of benefits being issued.

It should be remembered that almost all benefits to pensioners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and labor veterans are declarative in nature. This means that if a citizen does not declare his desire to take advantage of the benefit, no one will provide it to him.