Transport benefits for disabled children and their parents in 2021

Disability for children under 18 years of age is assigned by the ITU commission. Persons with limited legal capacity have a need to travel to the place of treatment, undergo rehabilitation, examination or for other purposes. Transport benefits can reduce travel costs and make it more accessible for people with disabilities to travel with people accompanying them on trips.

The right to free travel for certain categories of citizens is determined by regional regulations. Preferences allocated to disabled children are provided at the place of registration. The transport benefit intended for a child with limited legal capacity automatically applies to the person accompanying him.

Start time for transport benefits

Legislative norms establish preferences for disabled children and persons accompanying them on trips. The right to a benefit arises after the child is identified as disabled and terminates in the event of withdrawal. Based on the ITU conclusion, the parent or guardian must contact the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation to enter information about the child into the Federal Register of Disabled Persons (FRI) - citizens entitled to social benefits. The work of the IDF is legally defined by the Federal Law of November 24, 1995 No. 181-FZ. The register contains information:

1. About a person recognized as disabled. The full name, gender, date and place of birth, details of the person’s birth certificate or passport are indicated.
2. Places of registration addresses and actual residence.
3. SNILS numbers.
4. About representatives of a disabled child.
5. Details of dysfunction of the body.
6. Dates of commencement of recognition as disabled and the day of re-examination.
7. List of benefits provided to a person - benefits, vouchers, compensation.
8. List of rehabilitation measures.

Information in the FRI register is entered by social authorities, medical institutions, and the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. Disabled children themselves and their representatives do not participate in the processing or placement of information.

A child is assigned a disability for 1 or 2 years, depending on the degree of functional impairment of the body, but without establishing a group. Before the end of the period or when the child reaches the age of majority, a re-examination is carried out.

Where to go to get benefits for a disabled child

Pension Fund. Accepts documents for benefits and determines its amount. To receive a pension, the child's representative must submit an application. You can contact the fund at your place of registration or place of stay. There are only two conditions - the confirmed status of a disabled child and permanent residence in the Russian Federation. The pension is assigned from the first day of the month of application. The pension is assigned for the period during which the person is recognized as disabled.

• Social protection. Accepts documents and sends a request to the accounting department for a discount on housing and communal services. Before contacting social media protection, you need to pay off the debt on utility bills. The center's specialists provide assistance in drawing up an application. The discount is valid for a month. Please note that utility bills must be paid no later than the 26th of the current month.
• Tax Inspectorate. Accepts 3-NDFL declaration for tax deduction. In addition, the tax deduction can be returned through the employer. The difference is that you can submit a return to the tax office only for the past year, and to the employer for the current year.
• District administration. Involved in the distribution of land for construction. To do this, you must submit an application, which is reviewed within thirty days. Land is provided on a first-priority basis without bidding for rent or ownership for a fee. You should also contact the administration for the development of an Individual Rehabilitation Plan.
• FSS. Distributes vouchers to camps and sanatoriums. An application is submitted for this purpose. You also need to have a referral from a doctor if treatment is not included in the IPR. Registration upon application takes place within ten days. The voucher is provided no later than 18 days before the date of arrival. The duration of treatment in the sanatorium is from 21 to 42 days with payment for travel to the place of treatment.

Benefits when using city municipal transport

Disabled minors and one person accompanying them on a trip around the city have the right to free travel. The benefit applies to travel by bus, trolleybus, and tram. There are no benefits for travel without payment in commercial private transport.

Example of refusal of benefits. The guardian of a child with a disability decided to replace the free travel service with compensation. In return for preferential travel, starting from February 2021, a person receives the cash equivalent of the service in the amount of 122.99 rubles monthly.

In some large cities there is a system of social taxi services. Conditions for using a taxi:

• Preferential travel is provided to disabled children and accompanying persons, minor citizens with visual impairments or those moving with the help of technical means of rehabilitation.
• Travel to the vehicle is carried out on the basis of coupons issued by the branch of the All-Russian Organization of Disabled Persons, social security authorities or another structure. There is a minimum fee for the trip, the amount of which is set by the municipality.
• There are certain social facilities available for taxi travel - clinics, train stations, rehabilitation centers, pension and insurance services. Delivery of persons to non-social facilities is carried out for a higher fee.

A monthly travel limit is established for each person with limited legal capacity. Orders are processed on a first-come, first-served basis, taking into account the priority category – disabled children.

Communal payments

Families with disabled children are provided with benefits for utility bills in the form of discounts:

- from rent and utilities in houses of state, municipal and public housing stock - not less than 50%

— in residential buildings that do not have central heating, a discount is provided on the cost of fuel purchased within the limits established for sale to the public.

50% discount for telephone and radio use.

Registration of benefits for travel in suburban transport

Children with disabilities and those accompanying them have the right to free travel on suburban railway transport. Persons are provided with travel tickets based on the documents provided:

1. Personal document – ​​passport, birth certificate.
2. Certificates of disability assignment.
3. Certificates from the Pension Fund of Russia regarding the right to free travel.

Persons entitled to free travel can use the benefit an unlimited number of times. Some regions provide a reusable travel ticket for a limited period - a month, a quarter. In large cities, the benefit is provided upon presentation of a transport or social card, the data from which is read by automated control systems.

The legality of using a preferential travel document or card is subject to control along the route of travel. Persons accompanying a disabled child must be prepared to present documents confirming their right to benefits.

What to do if refused?

If there is an appropriate conclusion from a medical and social examination, social protection authorities provide people with disabilities with the necessary support measures. Refusal can be met by the carrier.

An unscrupulous railway station employee may refuse to sell a train ticket for half the price, even when presenting a certificate and an expert opinion.

If the refusal violates legal rights, you must contact the social security authority to draw up a protocol on the offense and the transport prosecutor’s office.

Failure to ensure availability of transport is punishable by an administrative fine in accordance with Art. 9.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

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Providing discounted travel

The presence of medical indications and the absence of contraindications gives the right to preferential categories of citizens to receive a voucher for sanatorium-resort treatment. The voucher is provided on the basis of a certificate from a health care facility, which is valid for 6 months. Free travel is provided for children with disabilities sent for consultations, specialized treatment, diagnostics, preventive care or sanatorium-resort treatment.

The procedure for providing preferential travel to the place of treatment is established by Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated October 5, 2005 No. 617. In addition to free travel to the place of treatment, the right to free travel for disabled children and their accompanying persons is granted once a year. During the period from 1.10 to 15.05, unlimited trips are paid at 50%.

The legislative framework

Most of the benefits guaranteed to disabled children are stipulated in Federal Law No. 181-FZ “On the social protection of disabled people in the Russian Federation.” Article 30 of this normative act contained information about transport concessions. But in 2005, the article lost its force. This happened in connection with the monetization of benefits, which gave citizens the opportunity to choose whether to use their privilege or receive monetary compensation.

This has led to the fact that transport benefits for children with disabilities today have become almost completely regulated at the regional level - they are prescribed in Government Resolutions and legislative acts of a specific municipality of the Russian Federation.

In other words, the issue of providing transport benefits is at the discretion of local authorities. For this reason, it is best to check the list of all current discounts on tickets with the social security department of your city.

Registration of free travel to the place of treatment

Simultaneously with the referral for treatment, the representative of the disabled child must receive the document “coupon No. 2”. Social security authorities or the Social Insurance Fund, on the basis of coupon No. 2, provide personalized travel documents of one of 2 types of forms, used depending on the type of transport. Documents are provided upon application by the person within 5 days from the date of application. Issue is carried out in 2 copies to ensure travel in forward and reverse directions.

Travel documents are available at the ticket office. Additionally, you will need to provide a certificate of disability and identification. Services are paid separately.

Important! If you refuse the in-kind service of free travel to the place of treatment and receive compensation in return, travel documents will not be provided. The disabled person and accompanying person will pay for travel with their own funds.

What payments are due to a disabled child?

The child is entitled to a disability pension (Article 11 of the Law “On State Pension Provision” dated December 15, 2001 No. 166-FZ). In 2019, its size was 12,082.6 rubles. To receive a pension, you must submit an application to the pension fund. For parents who are unable to work, an allowance is assigned - 5,500 rubles (Decree of the President of Russia No. 175 of February 26, 2013).

Also, for a disabled child, a monthly allowance is provided until adulthood for the purchase of goods for children, baby food and special dairy products. The benefit is assigned at the request of one of the parents, regardless of family income. The application is sent to the social services department. protection. The full period of disability is accrued from the first day, but no later than six months. The benefit amount in 2021 is 6850 rubles.

Transport tax benefit

Vehicle owners pay tax depending on the following indicators:

• The rate established in the region of vehicle registration.
• Transport categories.
• Engine power indicator.
• The number of months the vehicle was owned during a calendar year.

The rate is set by the subject of the Federation. In relation to the rate established by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, regions have the right to increase or decrease the indicator by no more than 10 times. Subjects of the Russian Federation determine the benefits provided to individuals during taxation. The preference is valid for only one family vehicle.

Parents using a vehicle to transport a child with a disability may qualify for a tax exemption. The benefit is established on the basis of Art. 358 Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Exemption is granted subject to a number of conditions.

Subjects independently provide benefits depending on budget capabilities. To obtain a preference, you will need to contact the Federal Tax Service with an application and attached documents (Article 361.1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation) or without them, subject to the availability of data from the tax authority. If documents are missing, a request is sent to the applicant.

Annual transport allowance for disabled people

When it comes to the annual transport allowance, we need to talk about the fact that regional government structures come into play. Municipal officials have provided additional measures to support the population. For residents of Yekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk region, in full compliance with Resolution No. 1426-PP, an annual benefit is provided. The first group receives 1,650 rubles, the second and third – 825 rubles.

Benefit amounts vary by region. It is always better to find out specific information from the competent local authorities.

Allocation of parking spaces

A person carrying a child with a disability is given the right to park in specially designated areas. The places are equipped with a special sign in the form of a wheelchair or special markings.

According to legislative norms, in each parking lot, regardless of the category of owner, at least 10% of the total area must be allocated for parking for disabled people.

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The right arises only for one car of the family, subject to compliance with the conditions of the preliminary registration of the sign or permit.

A special nameplate or permit is provided for the period of validity of the disability until the next re-examination. You can use the benefit 24 hours a day.

To receive a preference, you must have a conclusion on the presence of medical indications for ensuring the child’s movement by vehicle. The IPR includes a motor vehicle as part of the rehabilitation program.

Tax benefits

Both parents are entitled to a monthly benefit in the form of a standard tax deduction in the amount of 1,000 rubles. each, until the income calculated on an accrual basis does not exceed 280,000 rubles.

Moreover, if the child is disabled (under 18 years old), the benefit is doubled.

That is, each month each parent will be able to avoid paying 260 rubles. (RUB 2,000 x 13%). The benefit is provided at the place of work, or by the tax authority when submitting a declaration. One of the parents may refuse benefits in favor of the other. There are other benefits: for example, a social tax deduction for paying for the treatment of children (see in detail Article 219 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation) up to 120,000 rubles. (i.e., the tax refund upon declaration can amount to 15,600 rubles (120,000x13%)), and for expensive types of treatment, the social tax deduction can amount to the amount of the individual’s income, i.e. the payer who paid for expensive types of treatment for a child will not be subject to personal income tax at all.

If an apartment (share) is registered in the name of a disabled child, then he is not a payer of property tax for individuals - for this apartment, share.

Equipping entrances to buildings with ramps

Since 2012, private and public organizations have been required to equip entrances with ramps to accommodate wheelchair users. For failure to comply with the requirement or installation of a ramp that does not meet the requirements, an administrative fine is provided.

When installing ramps, the parameters required for the design are taken into account.

Vehicles must be equipped with external structures.

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Mistakes made when receiving benefits

Error No. 1. Persons entitled to free travel to the place of treatment on a voucher may not issue coupon No. 2, which allows them to issue travel documents. The opinion that it is possible to receive compensation for the cost of independently purchased tickets is erroneous. Free travel is provided only on the basis of travel documents. Compensation is provided in exceptional cases if the person was not provided with documents in the absence of an agreement between social services and the carriers.

Common mistakes

The main mistake is the citizen’s ignorance of his rights. If, when purchasing a ticket, a person does not present a document confirming his disability, liability from the person carrying out the transportation is removed. The cash desk employee is not obliged to find out whether a person is eligible under 181-FZ, even if he is in a wheelchair.

A situation often arises when disabled people of groups 2 and 3 demand free tickets for their accompanying persons. But the provision of a 100% benefit is associated with the limitation of the patient’s ability to provide independent care, and these persons are recognized by 181-FZ as having limited ability to work.

You cannot travel for treatment without paying for a ticket several times a year. The requirement to provide such a benefit will not be fulfilled legally.

Another mistake would be to require that relocation be provided for both parents. According to legal acts, only 1 person can claim payment reimbursement.

Answers to common questions

Question No. 1. How many people can accompany a child with a disability to the place of preventive treatment without paying for travel using a allocated voucher?

The right to travel without payment with a child to the place of treatment and back is granted only to one of the parents, guardian or other person with a notarized power of attorney.

Question No. 2. Are vehicles allocated through social security to ensure the movement of children with disabilities?

Federal legislation, starting from 2005, does not contain standards on the basis of which a vehicle is provided. Regional budgets also do not provide for the issuance of vehicles to people with disabilities or their legal representatives.

How to get benefits for a disabled child

You should start with a pediatrician or a specialist who is registered with the baby. The doctor will refer you for consultation with specialists, which is necessary in your case, and write out directions for tests and other examinations. Based on the results of the examination, he will prepare an epicrisis certificate necessary for the medical commission.

Whether or not to assign the status of a disabled child is within the competence of the ITU special commission. In case of a positive decision, a “pink” certificate is issued, which is the basis for receiving benefits. With a certificate in hand, you can contact the following authorities - the Pension Fund, social services. protection or MFC to receive benefits.

How to buy a children's train ticket online?

To buy children's train tickets in 2021 online, you need to follow these steps:

1. Step 1. In the search engine, enter the query “Buy railway ticket online in the Russian Federation” and enter the official website of Russian Railways (the second one in the screenshot).
2. Step 2. Click on the “Buy a ticket” hyperlink (you can also check the train schedule in advance).

3. Step 3. Fill in the fields “From” (place of departure), “To” (place of arrival), “There” (date of departure), “Back” (date of return arrival).

4. Step 4. Click on the “Find” hyperlink.
5. Step 5. Wait for the page to load and consider the options offered by the site.
6. Step 6. Select a suitable location and click on it.
7. Step 7. Make payment using a convenient method (electronic wallet, terminal, bank card).

Train ticket prices for children under 5 years old

If a small passenger is under 5 years of age, he is entitled to free train travel. In 2021, Russian Railways provides a 100% discount on travel in a vehicle in any direction. However, there is one limitation. A free train ticket for children is provided if the parent shares a bed with the child. The second seat cannot be occupied.

For your information

When receiving a 100% discount on a child's train ticket, you must take into account that it will not be possible to issue two children for one accompanying adult (the second child will have to pay the full price). The exception is the Luxury class carriage, where there is no restriction on the number of parents.

Problems and nuances

A separate category in 2021 is represented by group (organized) trips for children. The conditions for such movements on railway transport are regulated by paragraph 24 of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 111. According to the normative act, in order to make a reservation or purchase children's tickets for a group of minors, a written request from the first head of the educational institution is required.

According to the Order of JSC Russian Railways No. 1493r dated 08/06/2007, an organized group of children consisting of 8 to 12 people must be accompanied by 1 adult - a teacher, educator, coach, class teacher, etc. If you travel by train outside the country, you will need a parental power of attorney.

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