Being the wife of a military man is not easy, given that you have to move frequently and change places of residence, as well as search for work, which may not be available for women in small towns and military units.
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That is why, at the legislative level, a separate procedure for pension provision is provided for this category. After all, being a reliable rear defender of the fatherland is also not easy work, which is rewarded accordingly.
What benefits are offered by law to the wives of military personnel?
Women who marry military personnel are immediately prepared for various hardships. If the husband serves by conscription, then this has practically no effect on the girl’s life. This is due to the short service life of one year, as well as the absence of the need to move to a new place of residence. But if a man serves under a contract and builds a military career, then this greatly affects the life of the family.
To simplify a woman’s working and living conditions, the state offers her various preferences and benefits. Due to the need to move regularly, women have difficulty finding employment. They deal with raising children, finding kindergartens and schools, as well as other everyday problems. Therefore, they often cannot accumulate the required length of service to receive a pension.
The main support measures for military wives include:
- favorable conditions for employment;
- the opportunity to improve living conditions at the expense of public funds;
- provision of pensions on preferential terms;
- receiving free medical care when contacting employees of military institutions;
- registration of free vouchers to sanatoriums;
- providing large payments and other measures of assistance to military widows.
When moving, women face many difficulties, interrupt their work experience and spend a long time searching for a new job. Therefore, they receive labor, pension and social preferences. Support measures are offered on the basis of Federal Law No. 76, Federal Law No. 306 and Federal Law No. 81.
The exact number of benefits offered to women depends on the rank and characteristics of the husband's service.
But at the same time, general assistance measures include:
- employment on favorable terms;
- retraining at the expense of public money;
- receiving medical care in departmental institutions intended for military personnel;
- the period of stay in the garrison is counted towards the length of service;
- receiving free vouchers to a sanatorium.
Even widows retain many preferences, but only until they remarry.
It is also useful to read: List of benefits for combat veterans
Who is entitled to
Currently, not only men, but also women can enroll in military service, so the wording “military wives” is outdated. A modern interpretation of the status of “military spouse” is now being applied. But legislative acts do not contain this status; the word “wife” can still be found in them.
Family members of military personnel can count on some privileges and payments while in a military unit and subsequent stay after the end of service of the head of the family.
It can be difficult to find employment in military camps or closed areas, which affects the loss of seniority of a military spouse. This issue arises especially acutely when calculating pensions.
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Preferential status is assigned to such categories of the population in the following situations:
- there is proof of permanent residence in a military unit while the spouse is performing military duties;
- the lack of work was recorded by the employment authorities of the city district or settlement where the woman was located (that is, there were no available jobs in the town).
Many military spouses cannot get a job because they are raising children who cannot be placed in kindergarten. After all, such institutions are often not provided for in garrisons. All this affects the interrupted work experience.
But Federal Law 75 provides benefits for the wives of military personnel when calculating pensions by summing up the time spent living on the territory of a military base with the years of work of the military spouse.
If the husband dies while serving or goes missing, the spouse loses her status. All seniority benefits after this date are lost.
Types of assistance for wives of military contractors
If the husband serves on the basis of a contract, the wife can count on several privileges.
These include:
- preferential right to occupy vacant positions in companies under special conditions, with the help of which a girl effectively combines work with childcare;
- labor benefits, which include the possibility of having a shorter working day or receiving a period of rest at the same time as your husband;
- retirement is carried out according to individual conditions, for which an increased payment is offered, and the time spent in the garrison is included in the length of service;
- it becomes possible to significantly improve living conditions at the expense of the state, since the military man participates in the NIS program, under which military mortgages are offered on favorable terms;
- support measures in the healthcare sector are being drawn up;
- if a man dies or is fired, then financial support is offered in the form of pensions or other payments.
Attention! Many assistance measures are offered solely on an application basis, so a woman must independently find out about all the possibilities, which are formalized by preparing an application and other documentation.
When going on maternity leave
A woman planning to have a child must find out in advance what benefits and payments she is entitled to by law. After the birth of a child, a military spouse receives not only a standard one-time benefit, but also a monthly cash payment.
Wives of cadets or women who live with a military man in a civil marriage, without formalizing the relationship, will not be able to count on a monthly allowance.
As a standard, a benefit is paid depending on the girl’s average earnings. To do this, her income for 2 years of work is taken into account. If a woman does not work, she is deprived of the right to maternity benefits. The exception is the situation when a girl is fired from a liquidated company.
Labor benefits
Military spouses are often forced to move, so they have to regularly change their place of employment. This leads to interruption of work experience and negativity from potential employers.
They often face refusal, as company leaders are interested in reducing turnover. Therefore, according to the law, such girls can count on certain government support even in the process of searching for a place of employment.
Such preferences include:
- the opportunity to fill available vacancies in the civil service;
- free retraining or retraining is offered when applying to the labor exchange;
- if the family moves to a new place due to the husband’s work, then the wife can come to the employment center to register as unemployed to receive benefits, and it is extended for the period of maternity leave, but the period cannot exceed three years.
If a girl works in a permanent place, then she can enjoy some labor benefits. These include registration of extraordinary leave, since the period of rest offered to the husband is taken into account. At any time, a woman can take additional leave, the duration of which is 14 days.
Sometimes military spouses are faced with the fact that they cannot accumulate the required length of service to retire when they reach the appropriate age. This is usually due to the fact that due to constant moving, girls cannot find a permanent place of work, so they sit at home for a long time. Therefore, even pension benefits are offered. This applies to the rules for calculating length of service.
It includes the following periods:
- maternity leave for all children, but the total duration cannot exceed 4.5 years;
- periods of stay in the garrison, since it is very difficult for women to find work, but they must register with the employment center, and the total period cannot exceed 5 years;
- the time when the girl was registered at the labor exchange.
If a woman becomes a widow, she can count not only on a standard pension, but also on a special benefit associated with the loss of a breadwinner.
Reference! A double pension is offered only on the condition that the woman has not officially remarried.
It is also useful to read: Who is entitled to a pension for the loss of a breadwinner-military
Cash benefits
Since military women are rarely able to realize their capabilities and skills at work, they can count on different measures of material support.
These include:
- unemployment benefit, which is paid only after registration at the employment center, and you must apply to the department located at the place of residence of the family;
- if the spouse dies in the service, then compensation is allocated, the amount of which reaches 3 million rubles.
Important! Another significant benefit is the payment assigned for the loss of a breadwinner, and it is assigned only to widows who are single women, therefore, after re-registering their marriage, they lose the right to this material support.
Medical preferences
Military wives can count on free and high-quality medical care.
The main support measures include:
- the opportunity to receive assistance in military medical institutions and clinics on the basis of a standard policy;
- Some types of medicines are issued free of charge with a doctor's prescription by employees of state pharmacies;
- free spa treatment is offered if it is prescribed by the attending physician;
- free dental prosthetics are provided;
- If a woman goes to a sanatorium, she is paid compensation for expenses associated with travel to the place of treatment or rehabilitation.
The above compensations are awarded even to widows of military personnel.
Housing
Spouses of contract military personnel are offered some types of housing benefits.
These include:
- if a man dies, then the woman receives ownership of a comfortable and ready-to-live-in housing free of charge;
- before receiving the property, the opportunity to use a service apartment is offered;
- if a military man died while on duty, then housing repairs are carried out at the expense of the state budget;
- compensation for expenses related to payment for housing and communal services;
- if the spouse did not use the funds under the NIS during his lifetime, then they can be used by the widow.
Such preferences significantly simplify a woman’s living conditions.
Upon retirement
Practice shows that it is difficult for military spouses to find work while in garrison or when constantly moving. Therefore, often when they reach the age of a pensioner, they do not accumulate the required number of points and length of service.
Due to such specific features, being in military garrisons is equated to work activity, therefore the length of service increases and points are awarded. But for this you need to register yourself with the employment center. At the same time, the woman receives unemployment benefits.
The length of service includes periods of maternity leave, but for a maximum of 4.5 years.
How to apply
The pension is issued according to the following scheme:
- Preliminary consultation at the Pension Fund.
- Collection of documents.
- Sending requests to military registration and enlistment offices to obtain certificates of joint residence with a spouse.
- Submitting an application and documentation package to the Pension Fund.
- Purpose of collateral.
An application form to the Pension Fund is available.
You must first go through the procedure of applying to the Pension Fund at the place of registration. This is done upon reaching the age of 55 years or earlier, at least 3 months before the end of retirement years. There they will explain the issue of calculating security, taking into account the available information about the length of service.
If the years of stay in the garrison are not taken into account, this should be notified and confirmed with the help of appropriate certificates.
After collecting the documentation package, the future pensioner fills out an application and submits it to the Pension Fund for consideration. Fund employees will make inquiries to military registration and enlistment offices and employment services at the place of service in order to confirm the submitted information. If the verification is positive, a pension is assigned.
It is possible to recalculate again in the following cases:
- Death of a husband, when the wife can transfer to her husband's pension.
- Increased experience.
- Entering the disability group that is eligible for financial support.
- Reaching age 80, after which the fixed part of the pension increases.
Situations are regulated by Federal Law No. 400, Article 23 of which provides for an increase in security upon the occurrence of certain circumstances. Each type of application must be supported by relevant documents.
Support for wives of conscripts
Conscripts serve only one year, so women cannot count on significant assistance from the state. But for one year the family loses its breadwinner, so some benefits are offered. Based on Federal Law No. 81, the conscript’s wife receives a one-time maternity benefit in the amount of 26 thousand rubles, and it is added to other payments.
An allowance of 11 thousand rubles is allocated for the baby, but only for the period the father is in the service. To receive these payments, a woman must independently contact social security workers with documents confirming her status.
Benefits for widows
Wives of military personnel who died in service can count on various measures of assistance. Since they are left without a breadwinner, they are offered material and housing support.
This includes:
- receiving a double pension if the woman is already receiving an old-age pension;
- if a young girl is raising small children, then she is assigned a survivor's benefit, paid monthly, and it is issued even to working widows;
- if during the life of a serviceman he was in line to receive real estate, then the right to housing is not lost, and the area of the apartment is not reduced;
- labor, medical and social benefits are offered, and compensation for housing and communal services is provided.
The widow of a serviceman must register on her own, for which the woman turns to representatives of the Pension Fund or Social Security with documents proving her status.
Reference! Therefore, an application is prepared in the form of the selected institution, a passport, a marriage certificate and a photo. A document from the military unit is required to prove that the man is represented by the military. If preferences are issued to widows, then a death certificate of the husband is required.
Example 2. Registration of a one-time social benefit for the child of a military personnel (conscript) in the Tula region
It should be borne in mind that registration of social benefits is possible only when the pregnancy reaches 180 days. To take advantage of this benefit, the conscript’s wife must personally (through an authorized representative, MFC) submit the appropriate set of documents to the authorized body. This is the Social Security Administration.
In the Tula region, the following form is used to apply for this type of state benefit.
The application form can be found on the State Services portal. State Services website.
The basic set of documents consists of: the applicant’s passport, two certificates (about the birth of the baby and about the marriage of the spouses), a certificate from the military unit certifying the conscript’s completion of service, as well as a medical certificate from the antenatal clinic where the expectant mother is registered.
Consideration of the appeal usually lasts up to 10 days, after which the woman is sent a proper notification of the decision made. That is, either she is assigned a payment, or one is denied. Accordingly, the refusal is justified.
The money is transferred to the conscript’s wife in one of the ways indicated to her (to her account or by mail). In the same way, a monthly social benefit for a child is issued to the wife of a conscript. When applying, the same application form is used and similar documents are submitted.
