Cost of social services increased to 995.23 rubles - Pension Fund

UFA, 2 February 2016. /Bashinform News Agency, Galiya Nabieva/. The cost of social services increased since February 1. With increase in monthly payments and the amount of funds allocated for the provision of social services as part of monthly payments is also raised.

According to the press service of the pension agency, since February 1, it will amount to 995.23 rubles. In Bashkortostan, as of 1 January 2016, 100 472 people received social services in kind. This is 29 percent of the number of people who have right to monthly monetary payments. Accordingly, 71 percent of citizens entitled to the monthly payments, abandoned it in favour of monetary compensation.