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Domestic pensioners who have been married for more than 30 years, it turns out, have the right to receive a pension supplement. This topic is actively discussed on the Internet, but as it turns out, the state does not provide for such a concept as “spousal experience” and “special allowance”. But even in the most false gossip there is some truth, as well as in terms of additional payment for 30 years of marital experience. It’s worth looking a little closer at how exactly surcharges occur and whether they exist at all.

What are the features of installing special benefits?

On state level, a law confirming the fact of additional payment to the pension for 30 years life together there are no elderly spouses. But at the regional level, it is still possible to provide such a benefit. The degree to which you can receive benefits or payments for 30 years of living together directly depends on the following factors:

  • what region does he live in? married couple;
  • how many years the spouses lived together in an official marriage;
  • what is the pension for each spouse;
  • pensioners live only on state payments or work additionally.

If pensioners are residents of St. Petersburg and this district, then they can receive legal pensions not after 30, but after 50, 60 or 70 years of cohabitation.

The bonus can be received if one of the spouses has a significantly higher pension than the other and, by law, can act as the breadwinner of their other half. Providing such an example, it is worth noting the fact that the breadwinner spouse has the right to a bonus regardless of how long he is officially married to his other half.

Some married couples are given a pension supplement not in money, but in the form of benefits for public utilities, which is also quite good option. Payment is made to spouses who not only lived an official life together, but also ran a common household.

Some married couples are given a pension supplement not in money, but in the form of benefits for utilities

How can pensioners receive a bonus?

Regardless of how long a couple of pensioners officially lived together, during 2016-2017, all older people receive a pension increase. As for such a thing as an additional payment to the pension for 30 years of marriage for elderly spouses, there are rules for receiving this bonus. To receive this payment, pensioners need to do so in accordance with the following rules:

  • go to Pension Fund, at your place of residence, and find out if it is possible to this region receive such additional payment;
  • if an additional payment is provided, contact the fund with a corresponding application;
  • submit documents confirming cohabitation, passports;
  • provide information about whether any of the pensioners are working.

After contacting the Pension Fund with a corresponding request, people have the opportunity to receive an increase. The amount of this additional payment will be determined for each married couple individually.

It is worth noting the fact that even after contacting the Pension Fund with the relevant documents, no one will give a 100% guarantee of receiving an additional payment. This is happening because this issue is being actively discussed at the state level, but such a law has not yet been approved.

In some regions, future amendments have already been taken seriously and money is being paid to older married couples, and even in areas where they have not yet thought about this issue.


The amount of the surcharge will be determined for each married couple individually.

Additional conditions for receiving the bonus

To receive this kind of supplement, as an additional payment to the standard pension for 30 years of marriage of spouses, an elderly couple needs to know some nuances. A minor bonus, which is paid once, accrued in the form of benefits or, will be provided if there are the following reasons:

  • both people who live in marriage must achieve retirement age(man – 60 years old, woman – 55 years old);
  • the presence of a fact confirming that one spouse is in the care of his other half;
  • availability for pensioners common property, which was acquired over all the years of living together.

If these conditions are met, then pensioners can submit a corresponding application to the Pension Fund. After this, the application is reviewed by a special commission and a decision is made that can satisfy or reject the request. Most often, applications from pensioners whose pension difference is more than 2.5% are approved. That is, if the commission compares the amount that one of the spouses receives with the payment provided to the second, and it turns out that there is a difference of 2.5% or more in these figures, an additional payment to the pension will be provided.


Every couple will be entitled to additional payments, regardless of their region of residence.

If on legislative level If they pass a law allowing pensioners to receive a bonus for 30 years of living together, then every couple will receive the right to additional payments, regardless of their region of residence. So far, the practice is to provide one-time additional payments to those married couples who have lived together for more than 50 years. Again, couples whose marital experience has reached 30 years can clarify whether they are entitled to an increase by contacting the Pension Fund at the place of registration.

The fact that the increase is provided to all couples with 30 years of experience married life, is not true. There is no such law at the state level yet, but in some regions similar payments are practiced if both spouses have already retired, do not work anywhere else, and at the same time, one of them has a pension that is 2.5% higher or lower. The state has not determined any further grounds for issuing additional allowances to pensioners who have 30 years of experience living together.

When the corresponding law is adopted at the state level, it will be announced officially. But even. When such a law comes into force, pensioners will not receive bonuses automatically; in order to receive additional money, they can apply to the Pension Fund with a corresponding application.

05/22/2018, Sashka Bukashka

Strong married couples in St. Petersburg are truly lucky. For them, the government has provided payments for living together in marriage. True, this does not apply to everyone, but only to those who have been painted for half a century or more. Either this is a bonus for fidelity, or compensation for patience, but in any case, according to the Social Code of St. Petersburg, each couple will receive a cash gift for their golden, diamond and blessed wedding.

About the program of payments to anniversaries of family life

Families celebrating a significant wedding anniversary are entitled to some kind of financial assistance. So living with your wife has become profitable!

Important conditions: the husband and wife must be citizens of Russia, registered at their place of residence in St. Petersburg, and their anniversary must fall on a date after January 1, 2012.

The one-time payments with which the state is ready to reward spouses for exemplary accommodation are impressive:

  • in connection with the 50th anniversary of marriage - 50 thousand rubles. per family;
  • in connection with the 60th anniversary of marriage - 60 thousand rubles. per family;
  • in connection with the 70th anniversary of marriage - 70 thousand rubles. per family.

The capital's budget provides for an increase in the amount of social cash benefits for vulnerable categories of the population for next year. Help for the poor will be increased and large families, disabled people, preferential categories, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, labor, and also increased one-time payments to marital celebrants planning to celebrate their 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th wedding anniversary.

What payments are due to anniversaries of married life?

Since 2000, it has been developed by the Moscow Government special program for married couples who celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage, remained faithful, and served as support to each other. A gift - a monetary reward - is provided for them from the city budget. Payments to spouses are due not only on the golden wedding anniversary, but also on other anniversary dates, every 5 years. Additionally, at the request of the married couple, a solemn ceremony is organized to celebrate the wedding anniversary.

Who is eligible to receive

Married couples who celebrate a golden, emerald, iron, diamond, royal wedding - 50th anniversary, 55th anniversary, 60th anniversary, 65th anniversary, 70th anniversary (and all subsequent anniversaries) of marriage can count on a gift from the Moscow budget . A one-time payment to marital anniversaries is provided subject to certain conditions:

  • spouses are citizens of the Russian Federation;
  • their place of residence is the city of Moscow.

How will the amount of payments to celebrants of married life change in Moscow in 2018?

In 2018, more than 10,000 families became celebrants of the capital who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary or more. On gala event on the occasion of the spouses’ anniversaries, the mayor of the capital Sobyanin presented the “Golden Couples of Moscow” Thanksgiving letters 11 families and announced the decision to increase payments to anniversaries of married life in Moscow in 2019.

Since 2000, cash benefits for married couples have been increased several times, but for 2019 a significant increase in cash benefits is envisaged. Data on how much the one-time payments will increase cash payments, are given in the table:

Anniversaries married couples

Amount of cash one-time remuneration in 2018 (rubles)

Amount of one-time cash reward for 2018 (rubles)

Ratio of the amount of remuneration in 2017 to the amount in 2018

50th wedding anniversary

55th marriage anniversary

60th wedding anniversary

65th marriage anniversary

70th anniversary and all subsequent anniversaries in 5 years

Registration procedure

To know detailed information regarding the preparation of documents, please call the Department social protection population of the city of Moscow. Receiving payment by spouses on the anniversary date includes the following steps:

  1. Filling out the application. The document is drawn up on the provided form on behalf of the two spouses. In the application, you must state your desire to receive a cash benefit, indicate the last name, first name, patronymic of the spouses, their passport details, place of residence, and personal account number for transferring funds.
  2. Submission of documents. Collected documents Together with the application, it must be submitted to the social protection authority at the place of residence. This can be done by one of the family members or by asking your friends or relatives. Employees can submit documents for single spouses social service.
  3. Order a solemn ceremony (optional - at the request of the spouses).
  4. Calculation of a one-time benefit for spouses celebrating their anniversary and notification to them.
  5. Money is transferred by bank transfer to the bank account or savings account of one of the spouses or paid by postal transfer.
  6. Carrying out a solemn ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary in the registry office or in the Wedding Palace, if it was ordered.

Where to arrange payments for the golden wedding in Moscow

Although the REGISTRY OFFICES have lists of marital anniversaries, you should not count on automatically receiving a lump sum payment. You must contact the relevant authorities for a reward. Previously, the preparation of documents for issuance Money For the anniversary, the registry offices of the city of Moscow were engaged. The rules for submitting documents have now been changed.

In 2018, you should contact the Client Service of the Department of Social Protection of the Population, which operates in multifunctional public service centers (MFCs). Birthday celebrants registered in the Novomoskovsk and Troitsky districts can receive one-time payments at the USZN Client Service at the MFC or the department of social protection of the population, which is located at the place of residence of the spouses.

For Internet users or for those who have assistants among their friends or relatives, it is possible to electronically submit an application for a one-time payment for the anniversary. On the government services website you can fill out an application form and send it. To view the status of the document, the “My Applications” section is provided. The application service is provided free of charge. The application review period is 3 days. After making a decision, a message about the result comes.

What documents are required

There are no time limits for submitting documents. You must apply for payments in 2018 after the anniversary. Cash rewards will be paid on several anniversary dates of marriage, if payments were not made before. The amounts of funds paid will correspond to the amounts that were in effect in the year of the anniversary. The list of documents that must be submitted to obtain a one-time benefit is contained on the website of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Moscow. For 2018 it includes:

  • joint statement of both spouses;
  • passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
  • a certificate or certificate of registration of place of residence, if such data is not included in the identity card;
  • marriage registration certificate;
  • passport and executed power of attorney or decision of the guardianship authority for persons representing the interests of the spouses.

In Moscow, one-time payments are made to spouses living in the capital and celebrating marriage anniversaries of 50 years or more. Thus, couples who have been married for 50 years receive 10 thousand rubles, 55 years - 11 thousand rubles, 60 years - 12 thousand rubles, 65 years - 13 thousand rubles, 70 years - 15 thousand rubles. The Russian authorities care about their citizens and try to support as much as possible the number of families who have lived with each other for 50 years or more.

Such couples set an example for the younger generation. Which in turn is a very important aspect for the functioning of a strong state. Living together for so many years is hard labour, over relationships which is useful for society as a whole. This is also an indicator of the country's well-being. After all, the more such families there are, the fewer negative indicators social status countries.

What does a golden wedding rely on from the state in Moscow, how many “golden” couples will receive monetary gratitude from the authorities

This year, more than 10 thousand families became celebrants in Moscow. 5181 couples celebrated their golden wedding, 3350 couples have been married for 55 years, 1525 - 60 years, 257 - 65 years, 26 - 70 years and one married couple celebrated their 75th anniversary.

The family is the most important unit of society. It is in the family that the child receives the baggage of love that helps him go through life with his head up and cope with any difficulties. One of the main tasks of a family is to raise a highly moral person.

What does the state rely on for a golden wedding in Moscow, where should citizens go for payments?

For payments in honor of the anniversary of marriage, you must now contact the client services of the Social Protection Administration in multifunctional centers public services(MFC). New order was introduced throughout Moscow on January 1. Couples can apply to any MFC in Moscow, no matter what region the family lives in.

Having received an increased payment, of course, families will think about how to celebrate such an important day. Today, a very popular option is the so-called “wedding reconstruction”. This is an option to have the wedding again. Refresh your feelings, remember the day when you first put rings on a friend at the registry office.

What does the state rely on for a golden wedding in Moscow, details of increased payments

Thus, from 2018, one-time payments to those who have been married for 50 years will increase from 10 thousand to 20 thousand rubles, 55 years - from 11 thousand to 25 thousand rubles, 60 years - from 12 thousand to 25 thousand rubles, 65 years - from 13 thousand to 30 thousand rubles, 70 years and more - from 15 thousand to 30 thousand rubles.

Golden wedding is not only a beautiful name. It is completely justified. Gold has always been considered a valuable metal. The heroes of fairy tales and stories always wanted to get this wealth at any cost, and this, in turn, is very difficult work. Not everyone can handle it. It is from this association that the name “Golden Wedding” comes.