Survivor's pension

The survivor's pension can be a financial support for some relatives of the deceased, whom he kept alive. But not all of them can count on help.

How to apply for a survivor's pension? Modern legislation clearly defines the categories of people who can claim such a benefit. The disabled members of the families of those citizens who died due to anthropogenic or radiation catastrophe, as well as members of the families of the cosmonauts, receive the allowance. So, the survivor's pension is given only to those members of the deceased's family who are incapacitated. In other words, disabled people, minors and pensioners. There is an exception - the survivor's benefit is entitled to receive adult children of the deceased, who receive their first vocational education in the daytime department. Other categories of children, not listed above, may not be eligible for benefits. Anyone who does not belong to the above categories will not be able to apply for a pension when a survivor is lost.

Let's say you enter the category that can legally receive such a benefit. So, more about how to apply for a survivor's pension. First of all, apply to the Pension Fund. The application should be carried to the authority that corresponds to your place of residence. To this statement do not forget to attach a certificate of death of your breadwinner, a copy of the document confirming the insured's length of service , as well as a certificate of the level of his salary. And, of course, you need a document that could confirm the relationship. If the deceased's dependent is his child, then his birth certificate is needed, and if his child is a full-time student, then a certificate from his educational institution will also be needed.

This is not all documents that will have to be collected before you apply for a survivor's pension. The list of documents is basic, but far from complete. Often it happens that the Pension Fund requires additional. For example, to confirm the identity of the adopter or his guardian - in a word, the representative of the former dependent of the deceased. In addition, in the event that the disabled dependent of the deceased cares for other members of his family, this must also be documented.

Other documents that may be needed for a citizen to receive a survivor's benefit are: a certificate of recognition as an invalid; A certificate confirming that his second parent has died (if he is a child of the deceased); Certificate of the lack of necessary means for subsistence. But this is not a complete list.

That the survivor's pension was formalized, may additionally require information on the place of residence of the breadwinner and his dependents in the Russian Federation or another country. By collecting the complete set of documents, you can apply.

The survivor's pension is assigned in accordance with the level of the monthly earnings of the breadwinner. Therefore, to identify the pension that the breadwinner received, and the survivor's benefit is absolutely wrong, although often these two concepts are confused. If a deceased serviceman has a widow with a small child, she can receive thirty percent of his salary. If this soldier died, performing his military duty to the country, performing actions related to the protection of the Motherland, then the pension increases to forty percent of his income. In addition, disabled members of the families (dependents) of those servicemen who died from injuries are entitled to receive two hundred percent of the social pension (3,627 rubles - the size of the social pension), and the military personnel who died from the disease - one hundred and fifty percent of the social benefits. If the deceased citizen was an astronaut, those of his relatives who are deprived of the opportunity to feed themselves, being disabled, can receive forty percent of its income to each of them.

The survivor's allowance can also be received by disabled relatives of a person who died due to exposure to radiation or anthropogenic causes. If they are children of both dead parents or a deceased single mother, they are entitled to 250% of the social bonus, if they are not children, but other members of the families of the deceased, they receive 125% of their social benefits.