Free travel for senior citizens is a topic that interests many citizens. The fact is that in Russia in some regions people who have reached retirement age are entitled to use public transport without paying for services. Previously, this benefit was provided to everyone who received a pension certificate. But today the situation has changed a bit. Now, citizens only in certain circumstances are entitled to free travel. Is it suitable for older people in the Moscow region? If so, how many times can this benefit be taken? All this will be described later.
By region
Is there always a free ride for senior citizens? As practice shows, the decision to provide benefits to people who have reached retirement age remains with the specific region. This means that the issue is being considered at the regional level.
In other words, somewhere there are benefits and free travel, somewhere not. Learn more accurate information is recommended in the administration of a particular locality.
It is also worth paying attention to the fact that the pensioner's right to free travel, if any, is used in relation to specific modes of transport. Some vehicles do not allow the use of transportation services under any circumstances without any payment. All these factors must be considered. So what about pensioners in Moscow and the Moscow region? Can they use the right of free travel in a particular transport?
Is there a right
The first step is to understand whether pensioners in Moscow and the region are supposed to have free travel in principle. Perhaps in this area citizens of retirement age do not have any benefits?
Fortunately, this is not so. In general, citizens can use the services of free movement on public transport. But only under certain conditions. As practice shows, now in the Moscow region there are a lot of pensioners who drive public transport vehicles for free. But in what situations are they entitled to benefits? And when will you have to pay anyway?
Applicants
The fact is that free travel for pensioners is not allowed in all cases. Modern citizens who have reached retirement age cannot simply exercise their right. They simply do not have one. Only certain categories of people in Moscow and the region are able to use public transport services for free.
Who exactly secured these benefits? Today it is:
- WWII veterans;
- Heroes of the USSR or the Russian Federation;
- rear workers;
- residents of besieged Leningrad;
- victims of the Nazis;
- relatives of heroes of labor;
- people who participated in the elimination of technological disasters;
- affected by industrial accidents;
- disabled people;
- disabled children.
Accordingly, not every citizen has a studied benefit. But such rules apply exclusively in Moscow and the Moscow region. This must be remembered.
Statement of rights
Special attention needs to be paid to such a moment as a statement on the right to free travel for pensioners of one or another category. The main problem is that just so you can’t use the benefits. They are required to be declared. But how is this done?
Everything is quite easy and simple. When paying for travel, a citizen provides an identity card and certificates that indicate certain benefits. If you have a pension certificate, you can use it. In any case, if you do not declare the availability of benefits while using public transport, they cannot be used.
Compensation
Sometimes free travel for pensioners of the Moscow region and other regions of the country can be replaced. Citizens who do not wish to take advantage of the proposed benefit are entitled to receive monetary compensation. More specifically, retirement benefits.
To do this, it is best to contact the city administration and clarify how to inform the FIU that you want to replace the right of free travel. Fortunately, such a situation is a rarity. That is why it is not worth focusing on this issue.
Changes in laws
But it’s not so simple. Now in Russia, in all regions, issues related to the provision of such benefits as free travel for pensioners are being reviewed. Citizens who went on a well-deserved rest and live in the Moscow region or the capital, in 2015, some innovations were touched. What is it about?
The fact is that, as a result of the adopted regional law, free transportation in the transport remained, but now they cannot claim it:
- labor veterans ;
- military pensioners;
- people without preferential status.
All others reserved the right to use public transport for free. This change was developed and adopted in order to save state budget funds.
What are the rights of beneficiaries
And what specific opportunities does free transport offer? Pensioners will be served in public vehicles according to the following principles:
- Free people of retirement age if they use the services of suburban transport or trains.
- Without payment, deliver citizens to the place of treatment by public transport.
- Veterans in Moscow have the right to use municipal public transport without paying service charges. For example, you can safely ride a bus.
There are no more significant benefits and opportunities. And this fact must be taken into account by every citizen. Otherwise, he will think that he generally cannot use the benefits of public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region.
What does not work
It has already been said that not all vehicles offer these features. In some situations, there are exceptions. When do pensioners of the Moscow Region not get the right to use vehicles for free? Free travel, as already mentioned, is offered only to certain categories of citizens. Other pensioners are not allowed in this region.
But under certain circumstances, beneficiaries also have to pay for using transportation services. Namely:
- if they use "minibuses";
- when using taxi services.
All other transport offers benefits according to the rules specified above. "Private traders" provide the right to travel at their discretion. But neither in Moscow, nor in other cities are such trends visible.
Summary
What conclusions can be drawn from the foregoing? Free travel for pensioners in Russia, in particular in Moscow and the region, is. But it is not intended for everyone. At the moment, the authorities are trying to abolish this benefit for most citizens.
It is required to declare your rights, otherwise it will not be possible to realize this or that “bonus” from the state. Without identity cards and certificates of affiliation with a particular category of beneficiaries will have to use public transportation vehicles on a common basis. Similar standards apply in all regions of the country, not only in the Moscow region.