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Unemployment benefits are fairly meagre in Russia, being offered for a maximum of 12 months and providing payment from 850 roubles (£8.50) per month up to a maximum of 4,900 roubles (about £50) per month. The exact amount a person receives depends on their previous work experience and the reason they are out of work. These benefits do not even begin to cover basic living costs: the minimum cost of living in Russia in 2014, as set by the government itself, was 8,283 roubles per month.). This is seen as the absolute minimum required to fulfil basic food and medical needs, although in major cities like Moscow the real figure is surely much higher. The legal minimum wage was a tiny 5,554 roubles, which rose by 7.4% to 5,965 roubles on 1 January this year. https://www.theguardian.com/politics...abled-benefits
Russia's new disability rules prompt outrage as 500,000 lose benefits
System only awards financial aid if claimant has lost ‘40% of a bodily function’, meaning thousands no longer qualify. https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-lose-benefits