Rising 5.6%: Over 40 Social Benefits Increase Effective February 1st

20:26; 29 January 2026 year

On February 1, a wide range of payments in Russia will increase, independent of the subsistence minimum. The increase will amount to 5.6% and will affect over 40 types of allowances, compensations, and one-time payments received by families with children, veterans, disabled individuals, and other eligible categories of citizens. (Beneficiaries do not need to submit any additional applications; the increased amounts will be automatically calculated and credited to their usual accounts according to established schedules.) New sizes of some of the most significant payments: - One-time payment upon childbirth will rise to 28,500 rubles. - One-time payment to women awarded the title "Mother Hero" will total 76,500 rubles. Maternity (family) capital: - Upon birth of the first child: 728,900 rubles. - Upon birth of the second child, if the capital for the first child has already been received: additional payment of 234,300 rubles (total: 963,200 rubles). - Upon birth of the second child, if the right was not previously used: 963,200 rubles. In addition, monthly compensations for care of children with disabilities and individuals with severe disabilities, payments to World War II veterans and participants in military conflicts, Chernobyl liquidators, Heroes of Russia and Labor, and individuals with disabilities of all groups will also increase by 5.6%.

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