Compensation for travel for pensioners in 2019 and how to apply for a benefit

The content of the article

• Who should
• Federal beneficiaries
• Public transportation reimbursement
• Unified Social Travel Card (ESPB)
• Discounts for pensioners on a social card
• How to make out
• Reimbursement of fare
• To the place of treatment and back as part of the NSO
• Retired military personnel
• Pensioners of the RCC to a vacation spot

Russian pensioners are entitled to privileges for using transport services. The specific conditions of provision depend on the region of residence and the category of beneficiary, it can be completely free travel or a discount on the purchase of a ticket.

Who should

The main circle of beneficiaries is determined by federal law and can be supplemented at the regional level. For example, in St. Petersburg there is a special summer program of transport benefits for pensioners.

Every year from April 27 to October 30, people of retirement age can buy a ticket with a 90% discount.

Federal beneficiaries

The number of persons who are entitled to reduced fare for pensioners on public transport include:

• veterans of World War II;
• rear workers;
• residents of besieged Leningrad;
• Heroes of Russia and the Soviet Union;
• Citizens with the title of Honorary Donor;
• liquidators of the Chernobyl accident;
• disabled people.

Public transportation reimbursement

The privilege applies to trips on buses, trolleybuses and trams (in some cases, commuter trains also apply here). Depending on the specific situation, this will be:

• completely free travel;
• sale of tickets at reduced prices;
• discounts on the purchase of single tickets;
• monetization benefits.

Unified Social Travel Card (ESPB)

A pensioner presents a registered travel document in the form of a plastic card during a trip by public transport. Specific rules vary by region:

• In Orel, beneficiaries can purchase ESPB for 60 trips in city public transport for 450 rubles.
• For pensioners Kemerovo, there are three types of uniform social travel cards. Tickets vary in color, user categories and list of benefits. The holders of the green card (Heroes of Russia, World War II veterans, war invalids, etc.) who are entitled to free travel by trams, trolleybuses and buses (including commuter and intercity services) have the most opportunities..
• A single social travel card in Nizhny Novgorod costs 450 rubles for 39 trips. Its validity period is 3 months..

Discounts for pensioners on a social card

Every pensioner in Moscow can receive a social plastic card – you need to submit an application to the IFC. Card Features:

• free travel for pensioners by public transport: bus, trolleybus, metro;
• lack of fees when traveling by train in the suburbs of Moscow;
• receipt of pension and other social payments;
• accumulation of savings with interest accrual;
• social taxi;
• discounts on goods and services.

The bonus program covers over 7,500 trade and service enterprises.

The most popular places where people of retirement age can get discounts are:

• supermarkets – up to 5%;
• clothing stores – up to 15%;
• pharmacies – up to 5%
• home appliance repair services – to 10%;
• lawyer consulting – up to 25%.

How to make out

In order to get a preferential ticket, you must:

1. Collect a package of documents.
2. Submit the prepared documentation to the territorial office of the Pension Fund of Russia or to the MFC.
3. Within 10 days, the application will be considered and the pensioner will receive a social card.

The package of documents for obtaining a preferential ticket includes:

• Passport with a registration mark.
• Free form application.
• Pension certificate or certificate.
• Certificate with insurance number of an individual personal account.
• Documents on the right to benefits (for example, a certificate of a veteran of the Great Patriotic War) – if necessary.

Reimbursement of fare

Certain categories of pensioners are entitled to compensation for the cost of travel to a place of rest or treatment. These include:

• Federal Level Beneficiaries Eligible for Monthly Cash Payment (EDV).
• Retired military personnel.
• Senior citizens from the northern regions.

Depending on the specific situation, compensation may take the form of:

• Cash compensation for unused benefits.
• Payments upon expenses incurred for the purchase of travel documents.
• Granting tickets to the place of rest and back.

To the place of treatment and back as part of the NSO

Federal beneficiaries are eligible to receive a set of social services. NSO includes:

• Monthly cash payment.
• Drug Supply.
• Providing spa holidays.
• Compensation for commuter rail transportation to and from the treatment site.

If desired, a pensioner can fully or partially monetize NSOs, receiving financial compensation instead.

For example, refusing transport preferences, a pensioner will receive a monthly surcharge of 122.99 rubles. The waiver of the benefit is made out in the form of an application and is submitted to the IFC or the territorial branch of the PFR.

Retired military personnel

Military pensioners are only compensated for travel to the sanatoriums of the Ministry of Defense. You can take advantage of the privilege no more than once a year and monetization is not provided. The privilege is provided for aviation, bus, rail and water transport. Family members of the military who are traveling on vacation or treatment with him can get a 50 percent discount when buying tickets.

Compensation for all transportation costs occurs after the trip. A pensioner must submit to the military registration and enlistment office the tickets purchased by him and an application for reimbursement of expenses incurred. After reviewing the submitted documents, the necessary amount will be transferred to his account.

The subsidy is financed from the budget of the Ministry of Defense.

The conditions of the trip, which a retired military may apply for, vary depending on the rank:

• Generals are given a business class seat on an airplane, a CB compartment at a level crossing, a luxury cabin and a first category when traveling by water.
• Colonels, lieutenant colonels and majors are assigned an economy class, compartment cars and cabins of the first category.

Pensioners of the RCC to a vacation spot

Non-working pensioners living in areas of the Far North, every two years, are entitled to compensation for transportation costs when moving to a place of rest (sanatorium, dispensary, tourist base, etc.). Monetization of this benefit is not provided. In accordance with the law, pensioners are compensated for expenses incurred by RCS on the basis of tickets or provide travel documents to the place of rest and back.

Compensation for travel on limited types of travel documents.

In trains, for example, only a reserved seat will be preferential. A citizen can purchase a ticket of a higher class (coupe, luxury), but compensation will be allocated only within the established norms.

Order of registration

Depending on the type of compensation, the scheme for its provision changes:

• If a pensioner wants to get tickets to the place of rest and back, then he (or his official representative) needs to submit an application to the PFR territorial office, which indicates the dates, route of travel and place of rest. In addition, a copy of the ticket is attached. Pension Fund employees will review the submitted documents, purchase tickets and provide them to the applicant.
• If a pensioner needs to compensate for travel expenses after a trip, then the package of documents is supplemented by used tickets. After considering the application, the money will be transferred to his account.