The list of benefits to Chernobyl victims

In April 1986, perhaps one of the most terrible disasters in the history of mankind has happened. The accident at the Chernobyl station claimed many lives and left terrible consequences not only for the environment, but also for the health of citizens, as well as their children and relatives. A huge number of people remained disabled or widowed, many lost their only breadwinner. In this regard, the liquidators of the consequences of the accident, and in addition, people who lived in the territory of the alienation or in dangerous infected areas, as well as widows and children are entitled to certain benefits, compensations and benefits from the state. What does all this mean?

The law, which relates to the provision of benefits to Chernobyl victims, underwent its latest changes four years ago. This part of the Russian legislation governs the situation of Chernobyl, along with a list of benefits to those who received this status. The main objectives of the existing law can be the provision of compensation, and in addition, social support for citizens who, as a result of living or in the process of eliminating the consequences of a disaster, were exposed to harmful and dangerous factors. Compared to previous years, some benefits have now been canceled. In this article, we will examine in detail the question of what kind of privileges Chernobyl residents are entitled to.

What rights do citizens who have Chernobyl status have?

According to the wording of the legislation in force in Russia, the following rights are granted to Chernobyl victims:

To compensate for harm that has been done to health.
For compensation for damage that was caused to personal property.
Compensation of risk to a person who lived in a danger zone.
Compensation of the risk faced by a citizen who worked in the zone of distribution of hazardous chemical elements.
To receive social benefits.

Are privileges granted to the grandchildren of Chernobyl victims? About it further.

The total area of radiation contamination as a result of the Chernobyl accident was divided into four zones. This classification is presented as follows:

The territory of alienation. This zone directly surrounds the nuclear power plant. In this area, settlement is prohibited along with the use of natural resources, economic activities and the like. It is also forbidden to distribute or use products of economic activity that were produced in the field of alienation.
The resettlement area. The resettlement of persons who lived in the territory of this category occurs in other areas to the maximum minimization of damage from radioactive damage. Citizens who decide to leave an infected area are legally entitled to social assistance.
Territory of the right to resettlement. This area is constantly checked by specialists who conduct medical monitoring of residents. In addition, measures are being taken to improve the health of local residents. Persons who leave this area where infection rates are exceeded have the right to rely on compensation and benefits.
The territory on which economic benefits are granted to Chernobyl victims.

What citizens can count on benefits?

So, now we will consider which categories of citizens in Russia, according to the law, can receive benefits:

Citizens who have been diagnosed with radiation sickness or any other disease caused by the Chernobyl accident or the elimination of the consequences of this incident.
Persons who suffered radiation sickness along with another illness caused by the Chernobyl disaster or the elimination of the consequences of this incident.
Persons who received official status of a disabled person as a result of the Chernobyl accident or the elimination of the consequences of this incident.
The widows of Chernobyl.

Other categories of citizens

In addition to the above, the following categories of persons can benefit from Chernobyl benefits:

Citizens who have been temporarily sent or seconded to the accident area to eliminate dangerous consequences.
Military personnel involved in the elimination of dangerous consequences.
Military-liable citizens who took part in eliminating dangerous consequences.
Police officers along with fire services that work in the contaminated territory of the alienation.
Evacuated citizens with families who were relocated from the site of the radiation-affected zone.
Citizens who donated their bone marrow for the victims of the disaster. Such people can rely on the provision of benefits regardless of the timing of transplantation or the period of development of disability.
Absolutely all services of the Ministry of Emergencies, along with medical personnel and other employees who worked in the exclusion zone during the evacuation of the population, and in addition, those who were involved in the aftermath of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Citizens who have been resettled from the exclusion area. This also applies to children of citizens who lived in this territory.
Children who were still in the womb during the incident.
Residents of the territory with the right to resettlement, and citizens who carry out labor activities in the area.
Citizens who conduct their labor activities in the resettlement territory.
Military personnel who perform their duties in the disaster area.

Consider the benefits of Chernobyl. In Moscow, they receive a large number of citizens.

List of benefits provided in 2018

In the coming year, the pension for Chernobyl disabled people of the first and second groups is 12 399 rubles. Disabled people of the third group receive 6199 rubles. To date, the certificate allows you to use the following benefits to Chernobyl victims in Russia:

Providing home improvement.
Fifty percent discount on payment of living space.
Fifty percent discount on utility bills.
A fifty-percent discount on the purchase of fuel in order to heat the living space.
The right to protection from reduction in the official workplace.
Opportunity to join the group of participants in building cooperatives out of turn.
Provision of an extraordinary allocation of land in the case of the need for the construction of living space.
Opportunity to purchase a cottage out of turn.
The right to use medical care out of turn.
The right to extraordinary service at various public points and pharmacies.
The right to give children extraordinary places in sanatoriums, medical institutions, and, in addition, educational organizations. In addition, the state is obliged to allocate ninety rubles a day for child nutrition in these institutions.
Granting places in the boarding house intended for disabled people and elderly citizens.
The provision of places in the homes of veterans.
Chernobyl residents receive tax benefits depending on the territory. For example, they pay only part or do not pay transport tax at all.
The right to extraordinary employment in new places of residence.
As part of entering universities, Chernobyl children have priority.

Payout list

The list of payments for victims of the Chernobyl accident is as follows:

Citizens are provided with compensation up to the previous salary in the event that a person was transferred to a disability due to his health condition. Such compensation is paid until the appointment of the group, and in addition, until the return of working capacity.
Compensation due to disability. This amount is one hundred percent of the average citizen salary.
Providing a monthly cash refund to Chernobyl children with children up to fourteen years old. The amount is three hundred rubles.
The provision of monthly compensation for persons with disabilities for damage to health.

The list of benefits to Chernobyl residents is quite extensive.

Compensation Payments

For those citizens who were forced to relocate from the infected area, compensation payments are provided for the following options of property, and in addition, inconvenience associated with the relocation:

For the living space and cottage, which at the beginning of 1994 were owned by a citizen.
For property located on a living area in the area of infection.
For livestock that has been exposed to radiation.
For lost crops.
For payment of loading and unloading, and in addition, transportation of various baggage. True, such payments are by no means reckoned to everyone, but only to disabled or incapacitated persons along with single mothers and large families. Single women are also entitled to this compensation. This also applies to benefits for Chernobyl widows.

Holidays for Chernobyl victims

Every person who has suffered from an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant or while eliminating the consequences of the disaster has the right to regular leave, which must be paid by the employer. A citizen can set the date of going on vacation independently. In addition, Chernobyl residents are provided with an additional short vacation of up to fourteen days. Persons who were in the territory with the right to resettlement, but also who were born no later than the first of April 1987, can count on the provision of additional leave for a period of seven to fourteen days.

Benefits for Chernobyl children

Benefits for children who suffered an accident in Chernobyl in utero, rely in the following cases:

In the event that the widow or child was dependent on a Chernobyl survivor, after his death they are entitled to a monthly allowance related to the loss of a breadwinner. The amount of such benefits will be 19,700 rubles. What other benefits are provided to Chernobyl children?
Baby food along with dairy cuisine, a kindergarten and a school is provided for free or can be compensated.
Disabled children who became so as a result of the Chernobyl accident, as well as in cases when they were in the mother’s stomach at that time, are also entitled to benefits.
Children who have been found to have a deterioration in their health, which happened due to exposure to Chernobyl radiation.
Relatives are given a lump sum benefit in connection with the loss of a breadwinner, the amount of which is 9800 rubles, and in addition, payment for the Chernobyl funeral in the amount of 3700 rubles. What other benefits are offered to Chernobyl victims?

Out of turn, the victims themselves and their relatives have the following rights:

The possibility of improving housing conditions.
The possibility of a child getting a Chernobyl guaranteed place in kindergarten.
The opportunity for a grandson of Chernobyl to get a guaranteed place in kindergarten.
Dismissal from the place of work is carried out last.
There are benefits to Chernobyl tax dealers.

The size of these benefits along with compensation and benefits are constantly changing, as they are affected by inflation. In addition to the above benefits and payments, as already noted, there is also an additional paid vacation for officially employed persons.

How is the registration of benefits and pensions for Chernobyl victims?

How can I apply for benefits?

First of all, any person will have to confirm their status as a person who suffered from the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In order to have documentary evidence on hand, you need to contact the social security authorities and provide the necessary papers, and in addition, write a statement. The social security authorities give the citizen a certificate of a person who suffered as a result of the Chernobyl disaster.

Required documents

In order to obtain official status and confirmation that a person really suffered from the Chernobyl accident, the following documents are required:

Passport or any other document that certifies the identity of a citizen.
Any documents that can confirm that a person actually lived or served, carried out liquidation of consequences or helped to evacuate during the events in Chernobyl. That is, it is required to confirm that the person performed various actions in the exclusion territory, being directly in the area contaminated with radioactive elements. Documents that can confirm this are, for example, a military ID along with certificates and extracts from the management company, home book and the like.
Citizens who were kept by Chernobyl residents must provide documentary evidence of their dependency.
Relatives of Chernobyl victims are required to provide documentation confirming the relationship.
In the event that, along with compensation, benefits are received by a child of a Chernobyl man who was born after leaving the infected territory, he should be constantly registered with a local children's clinic, and later in an adult clinic. In the event that the child's condition worsened due to radiation received, this should be confirmed by extracts from the clinic.

What are the current benefits for Chernobyl victims in other countries?

Benefits for Chernobyl relatives in other countries

Before on the Ukrainian territory, Chernobyl victims, along with their relatives, had the same rights as Russian Chernobyl victims. True, the amount of benefits, as well as compensation, was slightly different from the domestic one. Unfortunately, to date, absolutely all benefits along with benefits on Ukrainian territory are completely canceled and are not paid.

Belarus also has its own law on benefits for disabled Chernobyl victims. Categories of Belarusian beneficiaries, as well as benefits, closely overlap with Russian conditions. Funds for paying compensations and providing benefits for Chernobyl relatives in Belarus are regularly allocated by the budget.

Kazakhstan does not have a separate law that would deal with the provision of benefits to all categories - their parents, children, benefits to Chernobyl widows or relatives. But Chernobyl victims and their blood relatives have the right to receive benefits, compensations and deductions from the amount of taxes.

Conclusion

Thus, Russian law takes care of citizens and their relatives who suffered from the Chernobyl accident, thanks to which they have many different benefits and rights that help them recover from damage to their health and property.