The maximum amount of unemployment benefits. How to get unemployment benefits

Minimum and maximum unemployment benefits
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The Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 N 1032-1 (as amended by the Federal Law of August 22, 2004 N 122-FZ) established that the minimum and maximum amounts of unemployment benefits are determined annually by the Government of the Russian Federation

Minimum amount of unemployment benefit

Maximum amount of unemployment benefit

Federal Law No. 122-FZ of August 7, 2000 established that from January 1, 2001, the minimum amounts of unemployment benefits and scholarships paid to citizens during the period of professional training, advanced training and retraining in the direction of employment service bodies should not be lower 100 rubles per month

According to the clarification of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation dated January 30, 1997 N 1, approved by the resolution of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation dated January 30, 1997 N 2, from January 1, 1997, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits and scholarships paid to citizens during the period of professional training, advanced training and retraining direction of the employment service authorities, are set equal to the minimum wage

Directive of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated April 23, 1996 N VG-5-24-1031 from April 1, 1996 established the minimum amount of unemployment benefits and scholarships for the period of professional training (retraining) of citizens in the direction of the employment service in an amount not lower than the minimum wage labor in the amount of 75,900 rubles per month (repealed)

By order of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated November 2, 1995 N VG-5-8-13, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits is established at an amount not lower than the minimum wage: from November 1, 1995 in the amount of 57,750 rubles per month; from December 1, 1995 - 60,500 rubles per month; from January 1, 1996 - 63,250 rubles per month (repealed)

By order of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated August 3, 1995 N P-4-8-11, from August 1, 1995, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits was established at an amount not lower than the minimum wage in the amount of 55,000 rubles per month (lost force)

By order of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated April 25, 1995 N P-4-8-7, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits is established at an amount not lower than the minimum wage - from April 1, 1995 in the amount of 34,400 rubles per month; from May 1, 1995 - 43,700 rubles per month (repealed)

By order of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated July 6, 1994 N P-4-8-22 20500, from July 1, 1994, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits was established at an amount not lower than the minimum wage in the amount of 20,500 rubles per month (lost force)

Directive of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated December 10, 1993 N P-4-8-20 from December 1, 1993, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits is set at an amount not lower than the minimum wage in the amount of 14,620 rubles per month (lost force)

By order of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated July 30, 1993 N P-4-11-763, from July 1, 1993, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits was established at an amount not lower than the minimum wage in the amount of 7,740 rubles per month (lost force)

By order of the Federal Social Protection Fund of the Russian Federation dated April 14, 1993 N P-7-10-369, from April 1, 1993, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits was established at an amount not lower than the minimum wage in the amount of 4275 rubles per month (lost force)

According to the clarification of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation dated June 8, 1992 No. 5, from June 1, 1992, the minimum amount of unemployment benefits is set equal to the minimum wage (900 rubles per month)

The amount of unemployment benefits in 2014 will remain the same

The minimum and maximum amounts of unemployment benefits for 2014 have been approved. The Government of the Russian Federation signed a corresponding resolution on October 30, 2013.

So, in 2014 the minimum amount of unemployment benefits will be 850 rubles, and the maximum - 4900 rubles. This benefit amount has remained unchanged since 2009.

As the press service of the Russian Ministry of Labor notes, the stability of the unemployment benefit is associated with increasing chances of employment due to low unemployment and a high need for workers. Currently, the number of vacancies reported by employers to regional employment services is twice the number of citizens registered as unemployed with employment services.

Let us recall that in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 30 of the Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 No. 1032-1 “On Employment in the Russian Federation,” unemployment benefits are paid to dismissed citizens and are set as a percentage of average earnings calculated over the last three months at the last place of work. The benefit is paid if persons, during the year preceding the start of unemployment, had at least 26 weeks of paid work on a full-time or part-time basis, converted to 26 weeks of full-time work. In other cases, the benefit is established in the amount of its minimum amount.

The authority to annually determine the amount of unemployment benefits is vested in the Government of the Russian Federation (Clause 2, Article 7, Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 No. 1032-1 “On Employment in the Russian Federation”).

Unemployment benefits 2014

The legislation provides for financial support for Russians who are temporarily unemployed. It is provided with the help of unemployment benefits. They are called cash payments to Russians who have officially registered their unemployed status. This benefit is awarded only to those Russians who have completed the registration procedure at the territorial Employment Center (received unemployed status).

Registration procedure

To register with the territorial Employment Center (PEC), you must provide the following documents:

For persons who have never worked - a passport and an education diploma

Persons who worked but lost their jobs for some reason need to collect the following documents:

1. Application form for assistance in employment;
2. Identity card, Russian passport;
3. A certificate documenting the average income for the previous 3 months at the previous place of work;
4. Employment history;
5. Diploma (certificate) of education received;
6. Disabled people must provide an individual rehabilitation program (IRP).

What are the unemployment benefits?

The Federal Law of the Russian Federation on employment establishes the amount of benefits received by unemployed Russians and assigns the amount every year. The law distinguishes between minimum and maximum benefits.

In 2014, the minimum benefit was officially designated - 850 rub., maximum – 4900 rub. This gradation is not accidental.

Minimum benefits are paid to the following categories of Russians:

• they are employed for the first time;
• have not had a job for more than a year and now want to find a job;
• dismissed for reasons of non-compliance with labor discipline;
• they were fired within 12 months, which were before the unemployed period, and they were employed and received wages for no more than 27 weeks;
• they were sent by the Center for Labor Protection to courses, but they were expelled for their guilt.

These Russians will receive a minimum benefit (its value is multiplied by a coefficient calculated in a particular region, approximately - 15% )

In the case of standard reasons for deprivation of work, the benefit is calculated on the basis of average income (the period of work should last no more than 27 weeks).

It should be noted that the benefit for the first three months is 75% from average income, but not more 4900 rubles, therefore, to receive the highest benefit, you need to have average income from 6125 RUR. The other four months the benefit will be equal to 60% from the average income, at the end of 7 months from the date of assignment of the benefit, it is calculated in the amount 45% from the average salary.

The payment is also increased thanks to the territorial coefficient, officially designated in a particular region. At the end of the year, average income is not taken into account, and the unemployed Russian is paid a minimum benefit.

It should be noted that only official income is taken to calculate benefits. Payments are suspended in the following circumstances:

• period of study in educational institutions (period of departure for sessions in other localities);
• maternity leave;
• calling up those liable for military service for training, involving them in military service. These circumstances increase the payout time since these events are not counted.

How is the benefit paid?

1. The benefit is paid every month. It is accrued (in total) only for less than 13 months in a period equal to 18 calendar months;

2. In some circumstances, the benefit is re-assigned, but the time period (in general) for accrual must be 24 calendar months (in a period equal to 36 calendar months).

Cases of termination of benefit payment

Benefit payments may be terminated in the following cases:

1. The recipient is employed
2. Moved to another place of residence,
3. Received pensioner status
4. Convicted (imprisonment, correctional labor),
5. Refused to receive benefits (you need to write an application).
6. Death of the recipient.
7. Didn’t show up (for more than a month) to the Central Election Commission without any reason.
8. Sent by the employment center to vocational training courses and received a scholarship.

A Russian may be temporarily (for 3 months) limited in payment:

1. When during one unemployed period he refused 2 job offers in his profile;
2. When he appeared in a state of alcoholic intoxication at the Center for Re-registration;
3. When they violated the agreement on the re-registration procedure.4. He voluntarily stopped attending training courses (on the recommendation of the Center for Education);
4. He was fired from his most recent job for guilt (for example, violating discipline).

It is important to remember: the suspension period is added to the entire benefit accrual period.

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How much do they pay at the labor exchange and what is the payment procedure?

Employment centers carry out intermediary activities between workers and employers. After registering at the labor exchange, within 10 days the citizen is offered at least 2 vacancies corresponding to his level of education and qualifications. If there are no vacant jobs, then on the 11th day of registration the person is assigned the status of unemployed.

How much do they pay at the labor exchange now?

An unemployed citizen has the right to receive unemployment benefits. However, how much the employment center pays the unemployed in 2018 will differ depending on the salary received from the previous employer, the grounds for dismissal, and the status occupied by the unemployed citizen.

Schemes for calculating unemployment benefits

1. 75% of previous earnings in the first month of registration as unemployed.
2. 60% of previous earnings in the next 4 months of being on the labor exchange.
3. 45% of previous earnings for the next 5 months.

Next year, an unemployed citizen also has the right to receive unemployment payments, but they will be paid in a reduced amount - at the established minimum rate.

What payments are due when registering at the labor exchange for someone who quit voluntarily or who has never worked anywhere before?

After receiving the status of unemployed, a citizen is entitled to unemployment benefits. It is paid over two periods of time and in the amount established by law.

The first payment period is 12 months from the date of registration as unemployed. This is the total length of time the benefit was paid. Out of 18 months of job search, an unemployed person is paid for only 12.

If the first period of receiving payment has expired and a job is still not found, unemployment benefits are re-assigned according to the same rules. In total, the total period for receiving benefits is 24 months over three years.

Benefits for persons who are voluntarily dismissed and who have worked for at least 26 weeks before dismissal and at full-time hours are paid as a percentage of average earnings.

For those who can confirm the amount of income, in the first period the benefit amount will be:

• 75% of the average earnings at the last place of work - the first three months;
• 60% - next 4 months;
• 45% - remaining time.

In the second period, the amount of payment to the unemployed is equal to the minimum benefit amount (in 2018 - 850 rubles), increased by the size of the regional coefficient, if the applicant lives in the regions of the Far North, Siberia, the Far East or regions equivalent to them.

Amount of benefits for those laid off due to redundancy

Persons who have lost their jobs as a result of the liquidation of an enterprise, termination of the activities of an individual entrepreneur or reduction in staff or numbers receive benefits in the amount of average earnings during the period of employment, but not more than 2 months. How much they cost at the labor exchange after layoffs is determined by law (Article 178 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Payments are made by the former employer. Moreover, if the dismissed person registered with the employment center within 2 weeks from the date of layoff, he has the right to receive average earnings for the third month if work is not found. To do this, he provides the former employer with a certificate from the Employment Center about registration, and a copy of the work book, where there is no record of employment. The payment is made from the employer's funds.

An employee who is not employed within three months after layoff has the right to receive unemployment benefits from the Employment Center until he finds a new job, but no longer than the period established by law.

How much the labor exchange pays during layoffs depends on average earnings and the duration of the job search. The benefit amount is calculated as a percentage of average earnings, but not more than the basic value established by the rules - 4,900 rubles maximum.

The benefit is assigned and paid provided that the person dismissed due to redundancy:

1. Registered as unemployed within 2 weeks after dismissal.
2. Provided the Employment Center with all the necessary documents giving the right to assign the status of unemployed.

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The amount and duration of payment of benefits for persons laid off after the expiration of three months from the date of dismissal are established according to the general rules (see above).

The benefit is paid monthly if the applicant undergoes re-registration in a timely manner (usually 1-2 times a month). If an unemployed person is not registered with the Center without good reason, the payment of benefits is suspended.

After layoffs, benefits are paid on the exchange for the time it takes to find a suitable job, but not more than 24 months from the date of assignment of unemployed status for three years.

Minimum and maximum amounts of unemployment benefits

Current legislation sets the minimum and maximum amounts for how much people pay at the labor exchange. The minimum benefit amount is 850 rubles. for all subjects of the Russian Federation. The maximum payment amount is set separately for regions. So, in Moscow it is 6,940 rubles, in the Moscow region – 4,900 rubles.

Citizens in the first 6 months from the date of registration have the right to a minimum benefit, increased by the regional coefficient, if:

• searching for a job for the first time;
• worked for the previous employer for less than 26 weeks;
• did not work for a long period - more than 1 year;
• were fired for wrongdoing;
• left their previous place of business without good reason;
• were sent by the employment agency to study or improve their qualifications, but were expelled.

If a citizen has been deprived of work due to staff reduction, he must register at the employment center within 2 weeks from the date of termination of employment. In this case, the former employee retains his salary for the next 2 months after the layoff. If after 2 months he is not employed, then, according to the decision of the exchange, the payment of benefits in the amount of average earnings is extended for 3 months.

How long can you receive benefits?

The benefit is accrued from the date of application. For those who were previously laid off due to staff reduction and received the right to a two-month payment, unemployment benefits are assigned immediately after the end of this period, provided that a new place of business has not been found.

Payment is made in two equal periods of 18 months each. Of this time, benefits are paid for 12 months, in any installments.

Situations where the applicant:

1. did not work anywhere before registering at the labor exchange;
2. worked, but the break in work was more than a year;
3. dismissed for offenses, etc.;
4. sent for training, but expelled for violations.

In these cases, each benefit payment period is no more than 6 months out of 12 possible.

In this case, the total benefit payment period cannot be more than 12 months out of 18.

If, at the end of one benefit payment period, no job has been found, the applicant receives benefits again for the same period of time, subject to all the rules established by law.

How many months unemployment benefits are paid is regulated by the law “On Employment in the Russian Federation” in Article 31.

As a rule, the exchange requires mandatory visits at a specified frequency, 1-2 times every 30 days. This rule cannot be ignored.

Termination or suspension of payments to unemployed citizens

Payments to the unemployed at the employment center are terminated on the grounds established at the legislative level:

• Official employment of a citizen;
• Referring a person for retraining or requalification;
• Using illegal methods to obtain benefits;
• Death of a person;
• Assignment of a pension (based on length of service, in connection with reaching retirement age, early);
• Moving to another subject of the Russian Federation;
• Absence from re-registration.

Watch the video about the procedure for paying benefits.

If you are convinced that the accrual of unemployment benefits has ceased for illegal reasons, then you can challenge the decision made by the employees of the employment service. To do this, a complaint is filed with the labor exchange; if there is no response, the claim is submitted to the court for consideration.

In addition, the law establishes the grounds for suspending the accrual of unemployment payments for up to 3 months if:

• Refusal of 2 offers from the employment service;
• Appearing for re-registration while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other intoxication;
• Refusal to undergo training by a person looking for a job for the first time;
• Violation of terms and conditions of re-registration;
• Termination of training at personal request.

The benefit assigned to unemployed citizens is not paid to women on maternity leave, as well as when a person is involved in military training or compulsory military service.

Thus, a citizen who has received the status of unemployed has the right to receive unemployment benefits. It will be credited to an open bank account or bank card, the details of which are provided to the employment center.

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Minimum unemployment benefit in 2018 - what awaits us?

The amount of financial payments for citizens recognized as unemployed in accordance with the procedure established by law for 2018 was announced back in September 2016. The Public Council under the Ministry of Social Development decided not to change the current level of unemployment benefits for 2018. Accordingly, the figures approved back in 2009 . will remain relevant:

• 850 rubles minimum;
• 4900 rubles maximum.

As for increasing the size of benefits in the future, officials are in no hurry to reassure recipients.

In 2018, the level of payments will not be adjusted, but in subsequent years it is possible to increase the amount of benefits by revising the mechanism for assigning them.

The Deputy Head of the Ministry of Labor mentioned this in an interview in 2015
Alexey Vovchenko.

The minimum wage (minimum wage), which in 2018 is equal to 9,489 rubles. does not affect the level of unemployment benefits.

The mechanism for calculating unemployment payments is fixed in the text of Art. 33 “Amounts of unemployment benefits” of the government document “On employment in the Russian Federation”). The calculation features vary depending on the payment period.

If a citizen is registered with the employment center for the first year, the starting point for the calculation is the average monthly salary or allowance at the last workplace (the calculation takes into account the amounts for the last 3 working months):

• from the 1st to the 3rd month inclusive, the benefit will be 75% of the average monthly salary;
• from 4 to 7 - 60%;
• from 8th to 12th - 45%.

In this case, the accrued amounts cannot be less than the minimum unemployment benefit multiplied by the regional coefficient.

If a citizen is registered with the Central Bank for more than 12 months, the amount of monthly payments due to him will be calculated based on the “minimum wage” fixed by law - 850 rubles. This amount, multiplied by the regional coefficient, will be the monthly payment.

For residents of Moscow, a regional supplement of 850 rubles is provided. Thus, the minimum wage for the capital’s unemployed will be 850 + 850 = 1,700 rubles. At the maximum, a Muscovite registered with the Central Bank will be able to receive 5,750 rubles (4,900 + 850).

Features of calculation and payment processing

In order for a citizen to be recognized as unemployed in our state, the following is required:

• be an able-bodied citizen who does not have a job or income;
• be registered with the employment service for the purpose of searching for any permanent work, while looking for work, and also be ready to start work at any time.

Unemployment benefits in 2014 are determined as a percentage of the average earnings paid in the last three months at the citizen’s last job. But it should be noted that a mandatory condition is that during the twelve months before receiving unemployed status, a citizen must be employed for at least twenty-six weeks in paid work and, at the same time, on full-time employment terms.

When is unemployment benefit paid?

Unemployment benefits in 2014, as before, are paid monthly, but cannot be paid for more than twelve months in a period of eighteen months. In this case, it does not mean twelve months in a row, but in total. If a citizen does not have time to get a job during these eighteen months, then he can apply for repeated payment of this type of benefit, and the period of its payment should not exceed twenty-four months within thirty-six.

Payment of unemployment benefits may stop if a citizen:

• ceased to be considered unemployed, that is, got a job;
• died;
• began to receive a pension;
• sentenced to execution or imprisonment;
• moved to another area;
• I did not appear at the employment service for more than a month.

It should also be noted that a citizen has the right to refuse to pay him unemployment benefits. All that is needed for this is to submit an appropriate application to the employment service in which he is registered.

The amount of unemployment benefits in 2014

During the first twelve months of payment, the amount of benefit for the unemployed is:

• 75% of the total amount of average monthly earnings (received at the last place of work) of a citizen during the first three months of payments;
• 60% - the next four months;
• 45% - the remaining five months.

During the second twelve months of payment of this type of benefit, its amount is the minimum wage to which a certain coefficient may be added, separately established by each district.

Please note that the maximum for unemployment benefits in 2014 is 4,900 rubles, and the minimum is 850 rubles.

Payment of benefits for the unemployed is suspended in the following cases:

• maternity leave;
• leaving the place of permanent residence by an unemployed citizen for the purpose of studying in the evening or by correspondence at professional institutions. education;
• if a citizen is called up for military training.

Unemployed citizens who lost the right to receive unemployment benefits in 2014 due to the end of the allowable payment period may still be provided with certain financial assistance, which is also provided by employment services.

Unemployment benefitis a measure of state support for citizens who do not have a source of income. Unemployment benefits are calculated according to certain rules. To whom and in what amount it can be assigned will be discussed in this article.

Unemployment benefits in Russia: who is it paid to?

Unemployment benefits are available to unemployed citizens registered with the employment service. The purpose of its payment is to provide a person with a means of subsistence while looking for a job. However, every unemployed person needs to take into account one important point - the payment of benefits has a time frame. If he is listed as unemployed for a long time, then a moment will come when the benefit will no longer be paid. This rule is necessary to encourage citizens to actively search for work.

The rules for assigning and paying benefits are regulated by the Law “On Employment of the Population in the Russian Federation” dated April 19, 1991 No. 1032-1.

Persons at least 16 years of age who:

• do not study full-time;
• not employed;
• not appointed or elected to a paid position;
• do not work under contracts of a civil law nature, including do not sell products obtained in the course of subsidiary trades under contracts;
• are not temporarily absent from work for valid reasons (vacation, retraining and other reasons are taken into account);
• not registered as an individual entrepreneur;
• are not founders or participants of commercial organizations (except for some, for example, homeowners' associations);
• do not receive an old-age or long-service pension;
• do not engage in secondary fishing with subsequent sale of products;
• do not undergo military or equivalent service;
• are not members of the farm.

The benefit is accrued from the day the citizen is declared unemployed. But there is one exception here. The fact is that if an employee was fired due to a reduction, then his average salary is retained for a certain period. In this case, unemployment benefits will begin to be paid only after the employee ceases to receive average earnings from his last place of work.

Citizens who have lost their jobs for any reason have the right to receive unemployment benefits, including leaving work of their own free will and dismissal for committing disciplinary offenses. However, the reason for dismissal can significantly affect the amount of payments. Citizens who did not have an official job before registering as unemployment are also entitled to receive benefits, but they will be assigned a minimum amount.

Unemployment benefit amount: will there be indexation?

Unlike most government benefits, which are indexed annually for inflation, unemployment benefits have not increased since 2009. Every year, the Russian Government adopts a resolution on the amount of the minimum and maximum benefit, and these amounts do not change from year to year. This situation causes bewilderment among the people also because the size of even the maximum benefit is much lower than the subsistence level in the country (in the regions, the minimum in 2017 varies between 7,460 (Kursk region) - 19,000 rubles (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)). In addition, payments to the unemployed in foreign countries are often much higher than the amount of benefits in our country.

The authorities, in particular the Ministry of Labor, explain the stability of the amount of unemployment benefits for three main reasons:

• an increase in the size of payments may encourage citizens to leave work in order to receive state benefits;
• according to official statistics, the number of vacancies exceeds the number of unemployed, so there is a high probability of them being quickly employed, which means they will only have to live off benefits for a short time;
• An increase in the benefit amount will entail significant budget expenses; they can only be compensated for by reducing the benefit payment period.

For these reasons, the minimum and maximum benefits for 2017 were approved by the Government in the same amounts as in the previous year.

How much money do the unemployed get? Unemployment benefit amount 2017-2018

As a general rule, the amount of unemployment benefits is determined depending on the average salary at the last place of employment. This rule cannot be applied to some unemployed people. For example, to those who have not previously had an official job. Therefore, for citizens who want to find a job for the first time, and in some other cases, the amount of the benefit is fixed - it is paid in the minimum amount.

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To calculate the amount of unemployment benefits, only white wages are taken into account, which is confirmed in the established form (2-NDFL). A salary certificate must be obtained from the accounting department of the organization in which the unemployed person previously worked.

When calculating the benefit amount, you need to keep in mind that it has a set maximum amount. In 2017-2018 the maximum possible benefit amount is 4,900 rubles. In the northern, Siberian, Far Eastern regions of our country, as well as in the Urals, increasing coefficients are provided. When calculating benefits in these regions, its maximum amount increases by the corresponding factor.

The benefit is paid throughout the year and is calculated in the following amounts:

• the first 3 months - 75% of the average salary;
• the next 4 months - 60%;
• the remaining 5 months - 45%.

If, when calculated as a percentage of average earnings, the benefit turns out to be less than the minimum, then it will be accrued in the minimum amount.

The benefit as a percentage of earnings is paid for no more than a year. Then, no benefits will be paid to the unemployed for 6 months. If a citizen does not find a job, then after 1.5 years from the date of registration he will receive a minimum benefit.

Minimum unemployment benefit 2017-2018

Currently, the minimum unemployment benefit is 850 rubles. In those regions of our country where regional coefficients are established, this size increases accordingly.

The minimum benefit is assigned to the following categories of unemployed:

• persons who are looking for work for the first time (this includes, in particular, graduates of vocational educational institutions; school graduates who entered the correspondence department to study; workers who worked without official registration);
• citizens who have not worked for more than 1 year before registering for unemployment;
• individual entrepreneurs who have deregistered;
• employees dismissed “under article” for illegal actions: showing up at work while drunk, absenteeism, etc.;
• persons who worked less than 26 full weeks before dismissal (if the employee worked part-time, then the time worked by him is recalculated at the rate of 40 hours of work = 1 full week);
• unemployed people sent by the employment center for training and expelled for misconduct.

Payment of the minimum benefit to the listed persons is carried out within six months. If, after 12 months from the date of recognition as unemployed, a person still has not found a job, a benefit in the amount of 850 rubles. will be paid for another 6 months.

For other unemployed people, benefits are accrued in a minimum amount under the following conditions:

1. For 12 months they received benefits as a percentage of earnings, and then there was a 6-month break in the payment of benefits.
2. 18 months have passed since registration with the employment service.
3. During this period they were never employed.

Unemployment benefits in the minimum amount will be paid to this category of unemployed for no more than 12 months.

Can the benefit amount be reduced?

Unemployed people registered with the employment center are required to follow certain rules: appear in a timely manner for re-registration, undergo training directed by the center, participate in paid public works, etc. For failure to fulfill duties, sanctions may be imposed on a citizen, including termination of payments benefits.

One of the types of sanctions is a reduction in the amount of unemployment benefits by 1/4. This can happen in 2 cases:

• failure to appear at the employment center for a referral to study or work;
• failure to appear within 3 days (from the date of receipt of the referral) to the employer to discuss employment opportunities.

Such behavior of an unemployed person will be considered a violation if there were no valid reasons for failure to appear. To confirm that the violation of the deadline was forced, the employment service will have to submit available documents (for example, a subpoena to the court, to the investigator or to the military registration and enlistment office, a certificate of incapacity for work, etc.). In addition, it would be a good idea to warn the employment service specialist in advance that it will not be possible to fulfill the obligation on time.

The amount of the benefit paid is reduced for a short period - no more than a month. If the violation is repeated, the benefit amount may be reduced again. Both the benefit calculated as a percentage of average earnings and the minimum benefit can be reduced. The head of the employment center issues an order to reduce the amount of payment, with which the unemployed must be familiarized with signature.

Benefit amount in Moscow

The amount of unemployment benefits in the capital is determined by the same rules as throughout the country. The minimum and maximum benefits are the same as in other regions of the Russian Federation. However, unemployed residents of the capital who are registered with the employment service, in addition to the benefit itself, receive a certain allowance from the city budget. Its amount corresponds to the minimum benefit established by the Government of the Russian Federation. In other words, in 2017-2018. Moscow residents, in addition to the unemployment benefit calculated according to the general rules, receive a payment of 850 rubles. It was established by Decree of the Moscow Government dated January 27, 2009 No. 47-PP.

Such additional payment is accrued from the same moment as the benefit. In case of suspension or termination of the accrual of benefits, the payment of the “Moscow bonus” is also not carried out. But reducing the benefit amount by 1/4 will not affect the additional payment.

The surcharge is canceled if an unemployed resident of the capital:

• refused 2 job options that suited his location and qualifications;
• has no profession, is looking for work for the first time and at the same time has refused public works or training;
• refused training despite the fact that employers three times refused to hire him due to insufficient qualifications.

In addition to additional payments to unemployment benefits, Moscow provides a number of measures to support unemployed citizens:

1. Compensation for travel costs in public transport. It is paid for the period when a citizen receives unemployment benefits. Its size is 1/2 the cost of a single travel ticket. Payment occurs monthly along with benefits.
2. Financial assistance during the illness of an unemployed person who has stopped receiving benefits. A citizen can receive such assistance if the period of payment of benefits to him has expired. To do this, you will need to issue a sick leave certificate issued to the employment department of the central employment center of the capital district. The payment is calculated based on the amount of the minimum unemployment benefit: if a citizen was on sick leave for 1 month, then he will be paid 850 rubles; if the period of illness was less than a month, then the amount of payment is reduced accordingly; if more than a month, it increases.
3. A one-time payment in the event of the death of a family member of the unemployed or himself (in this case, the amount is paid to one of the family members). The amount of payment is the maximum benefit amount (RUB 4,900). To receive assistance, you must contact the employment service with an application and attach a copy of the death certificate.

The legislation provides for financial support for Russians who are temporarily unemployed. It is provided with the help of unemployment benefits. They are called cash payments to Russians who have officially registered their unemployed status. This benefit is awarded only to those Russians who have completed the registration procedure at the territorial Employment Center (received unemployed status).

Registration procedure

To register with the territorial Employment Center (PEC), you must provide the following documents:

For persons who have never worked - a passport and an education diploma

Persons who worked but lost their jobs for some reason need to collect the following documents:

1. Application form for assistance in employment;
2. Identity card, Russian passport;
3. A certificate documenting the average income for the previous 3 months at the previous place of work;
4. Employment history;
5. Diploma (certificate) of education received;
6. Disabled people must provide.

What are the unemployment benefits?

The Federal Law of the Russian Federation on employment establishes the amount of benefits received by unemployed Russians and assigns the amount every year. The law distinguishes between minimum and maximum benefits.

In 2019, the minimum benefit was officially designated - 850 rub., maximum – 4900 rub. This gradation is not accidental.

Minimum benefits are paid to the following categories of Russians:

• they are employed for the first time;
• have not had a job for more than a year and now want to find a job;
• dismissed for reasons of non-compliance with labor discipline;
• they were fired within 12 months, which were before the unemployed period, and they were employed and received wages for no more than 27 weeks;
• they were sent by the Center for Labor Protection to courses, but they were expelled for their guilt.

These Russians will receive a minimum benefit (its value is multiplied by a coefficient calculated in a particular region, approximately - 15% )

In the case of standard reasons for deprivation of work, the benefit is calculated on the basis of average income (the period of work should last no more than 27 weeks).

It should be noted that the benefit for the first three months is 75% from average income, but not more 4900 rubles, therefore, to receive the highest benefit, you need to have average income from 6125 RUR. The other four months the benefit will be equal to 60% from the average income, at the end of 7 months from the date of assignment of the benefit, it is calculated in the amount 45% from the average salary.

The payment is also increased thanks to the territorial coefficient, officially designated in a particular region. At the end of the year, average income is not taken into account, and the unemployed Russian is paid a minimum benefit.

It should be noted that only official income is taken to calculate benefits. Payments are suspended in the following circumstances:

• period of study in educational institutions (period of departure for sessions in other localities);
• maternity leave;
• calling up those liable for military service for training, involving them in military service. These circumstances increase the payout time since these events are not counted.

How is the benefit paid?

1. The benefit is paid every month. It is accrued (in total) only for less than 13 months in a period equal to 18 calendar months;

2. In some circumstances, the benefit is re-assigned, but the time period (in general) for accrual must be 24 calendar months (in a period equal to 36 calendar months).

Cases of termination of benefit payment

Benefit payments may be terminated in the following cases:

1. The recipient is employed
2. Moved to another place of residence,
3. Received pensioner status
4. Convicted (imprisonment, correctional labor),
5. Refused to receive benefits (you need to write an application).
6. Death of the recipient.
7. Didn’t show up (for more than a month) to the Central Election Commission without any reason.
8. Sent by the employment center to vocational training courses and received a scholarship.

A Russian may be temporarily (for 3 months) limited in payment:

1. When during one unemployed period he refused 2 job offers in his profile;
2. When he appeared in a state of alcoholic intoxication at the Center for Re-registration;
3. When they violated the agreement on the re-registration procedure.4. He voluntarily stopped attending training courses (on the recommendation of the Center for Education);
4. He was fired from his most recent job for guilt (for example, violating discipline).

Important to remember: the suspension period is added to the entire benefit accrual period.

The minimum and maximum amounts of unemployment benefits for 2014 have been approved. The Government of the Russian Federation signed the corresponding agreement on October 30, 2013.

So, in 2014 the minimum amount of unemployment benefits will be 850 rubles, and the maximum - 4900 rubles. This benefit amount has remained unchanged since 2009.

As the press service of the Russian Ministry of Labor notes, the stability of the unemployment benefit is associated with increasing chances of employment due to low unemployment and a high need for workers. Currently, the number of vacancies reported by employers to regional employment services is twice the number of citizens registered as unemployed with employment services.

Let us recall that in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 30 of the Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 No. 1032-1, unemployment benefits are paid to dismissed citizens and are set as a percentage of average earnings calculated over the last three months at the last place of work. The benefit is paid if persons, during the year preceding the start of unemployment, had at least 26 weeks of paid work on a full-time or part-time basis, converted to 26 weeks of full-time work. In other cases, the benefit is established in the amount of its minimum amount.

The authority to annually determine the amount of unemployment benefits is vested in the Government of the Russian Federation (Clause 2, Article 7, Law of the Russian Federation of April 19, 1991 No. 1032-1).