The legislation of Russia and Ukraine is known to support people with disabilities. The logic of support is this: people with disabilities have the right to preferential living conditions, treatment, work and housing payments. This list also includes purchase discounts.
So what kind of discount does a disabled person have the right to demand when buying a plane ticket? The legislation of Ukraine and the Russian Federation answers this question differently.
Benefits for disabled people in the Russian Federation
- General benefits throughout Russia
Until recently, in the Russian Federation, disabled people had the right to purchase plane tickets with a 50% discount, and once a year - free to and from the place of treatment. This right was confirmed by Article 30 federal law No. 181 “On social protection of disabled people in the Russian Federation.”
In 2005, this article became invalid. Why? The fact is that in that year the monetization of benefits was carried out in the Russian Federation. The consequence of this was monthly payments EDV, compensating the right of specific categories of citizens to benefits, including air tickets.
This cash payment differs for different categories of beneficiaries. So, for labor veterans, disabled people of groups 1, 2 and 3, these amounts will differ. It is up to the person himself to decide which article to receive the EDV, based on the amount that is most beneficial to him.For example, disabled people of group 3 receive an increase in pension in the amount of 1534.85 rubles, group 2 - 1917.33 rubles monthly, disabled people of group 1 - 2684.75 rubles. But the additional income of labor veterans is only 630.85 rubles (all data are given as of April 2013).
Where is the price of air tickets? And it is included in the social package of services; its amount in 2013 was 92.89 rubles per month. True, there is another 100 rubles for a trip to the sanatorium. Also, working pensioners receive a 50% discount (non-working – 100%) on travel to and from the sanatorium. So, potentially, if there is no other way to the sanatorium other than air travel, disabled people are entitled to discounts here too. Also, if a disabled person of group 1 travels with an accompanying person, he is entitled to the same discounts.
- Moscow and Moscow region
In 2009, the Moscow government issued Resolution N 755-PP, regulating the procedure for providing free sanatorium and resort treatment for certain categories of citizens. The list also includes disabled people of groups 1, 2 and 3. Thus, Muscovites and residents of the region can still count on free travel or even a flight, but not of their own choice, but exclusively to the location of the sanatorium and back.
The text of the resolution itself looks like this:
"3. Department social protection population of the city of Moscow:
3.1. Provide:
3.1.1. Organization of work on the provision of sanatorium-resort treatment and travel to the place of treatment and back on intercity transport by separate preferential categories citizens in accordance with the approved provisions."Thus, “intercity transport” is promised, which includes airplanes.
- Discount on air tickets to the Far East and back
Since 2009, especially for residents of the Far East, discounted fares have been available for flights to the European part of Russia and back in economy class cabins. These fares are set by different airlines as part of the current government program to subsidize air travel for residents of the Far East in European part countries and back.
The fare is fixed at 50% of the actual ticket price. The promotion is valid from mid-May to mid-September.
Airlines participating in this program: Transaero, Russia, Aeroflot, Siberia, Yakutia and Mirny Airlines.
Discount tickets can be purchased by the following citizens of the Far East: young people under 23 years of age, men over 60 and women over 55 years of age, disabled people of group 1 and their accompanying persons, as well as disabled children and their accompanying persons.
The purchase of a discount ticket is made upon presentation of a passport with registration. - Special benefits for selected airlines
A number of airlines provide different categories citizens preferential rates for flights. Thus, UTair Aviation OJSC provides the right to one free flight per year (possibly in one direction, or “round trip”). To receive the benefit, you must present a passport and a WWII veteran ID. The company also provides a 30% discount for one person accompanying a veteran.
Siberia Airlines regularly provides preferential fares for veterans on the eve of Victory Day celebrations. The validity of these discounts is limited; as a rule, the promotion runs from April 15 to May 31. The ticket price in this case, for example, this year, was 50 rubles one way and 75 rubles round trip for any flight within Russia.
Different airlines may conduct similar promotions in different time, it is advisable to find out before purchasing a ticket whether there are any discounts during the period you are interested in.
Discounts on air tickets in Ukraine
- Benefits for disabled people
The right of Ukrainian disabled people to state assistance was enshrined back in 1991 by the law “On the fundamentals of social protection of disabled people in Ukraine.” Article 38-1 of this law establishes the right of disabled people to buy train and plane tickets with a 50% discount.
The text of the law reads like this:
Disabled people, disabled children and persons accompanying disabled people of the first group or disabled children (no more than one accompanying disabled person or disabled child) are entitled to a 50% discount on the cost of travel on internal lines (routes) by rail, water, air and road transport in the period from October 1 to May 15.” The same applies to an accompanying disabled person of group 1 (there can only be one person).
You can purchase these discounted tickets from any company that provides transportation on the territory of Ukraine, regardless of their forms of ownership and subordination. This is stipulated in the law “On Transport”, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in 1994.
In order to purchase a discount ticket, you must present the established form of identification to the cashier.
- Expected prospects
Despite the fact that the law on preferential tickets for disabled people in Ukraine is still in force, the Verkhovna Rada is already considering a bill designed to replace benefits for pensioners and disabled people with targeted assistance. It is expected to be adopted at the end of 2014. In a word, monetization awaits Ukraine. We can only hope that there it will proceed more gently and calmly than in Russia in 2005.
The law does not provide for special discounts on air tickets for pensioners. However, airlines often take the initiative and sell discounted tickets for certain categories of citizens. You should find out about such promotions directly at the airport that operates such flights.
Conclusion
Summarizing the above, we can say:
- In Russia, there are no legally established benefits (at the level of Federal legislation) for disabled people and pensioners for air travel. Only private initiatives and decrees of regional authorities and airlines are valid;
- disabled people in Ukraine have the right to a 50% ticket, and once a year, from October 1 to May 15 – to free travel;
- pensioners, both Ukraine and Russia, do not have any benefits for air transport. Such benefits can be provided privately by airlines in the form of discounted ticket sales.
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- airplane benefits;
- benefits for public transport;
- discounts in some stores;
- prescriptions for free purchase of medicines;
- preferential terms of medical care;
- free trips in a sanatorium, etc.
Airplane benefits for disabled people of various categories
Airplane benefits can be provided to disabled people of groups 1, 2 and 3 and disabled children.
If earlier (before 2005) under Article 30 of the Law “On Social Protection of Disabled Persons in the Russian Federation” 50% discounts on air tickets for disabled people were provided, now the legislation has changed somewhat and monetization of benefits has been carried out, and discounts for various categories of disabled people on air tickets are supposedly compensated monthly cash payments (MCP), which includes a social package. The social package includes:
- provision of necessary medical supplies according to doctor's prescriptions medicines;
- provision, if there are medical indications, of a trip to Spa treatment;
- free travel on suburban railway transport, as well as on intercity transport to and from the place of treatment.
In the context of our conversation about benefits for air tickets for disabled people, we may be interested in the last point of the social package. Discounts for people with disabilities (if treatment is required) may be provided on air tickets to the place where this treatment is carried out. Disabled people can count on the listed benefits only if they have a fully developed social package. Next, you need to find out the details at the pension fund branch, where at a minimum you need to get a certificate that a recruitment has been issued for a disabled person, and he did not refuse it. Please also note that conditions for discounted tickets for disabled people may vary depending on different parts Russia. The discounts in question for travel to the sanatorium are provided by airlines participating in the discount program, so we recommend contacting the airline to clarify the possibility of receiving benefits and details of the further procedure for purchasing air tickets “on demand”.
Transportation of disabled people by air
Transporting disabled people by air may seem like a difficult process if you are not aware of the special rules. All Russian and global companies have long ago developed special conditions for transporting people of this category.
How to transport a disabled person on an airplane?
- Preparation: When purchasing a plane ticket for disabled people, provide information about the disabled passenger (a request is sent notifying you of the need to create special conditions
- for a specific flight);
- You need to purchase a ticket in advance (so that you have time to receive a response to your request);
When transporting a disabled person on a stretcher on an airplane, you will have to discuss certain accommodation conditions.
- Pre-flight procedures:
- passage is carried out out of turn;
- strollers, special chairs, stretchers (if available) are transported in the luggage compartment (free of charge), a disabled person is provided with an airline stroller;
- You are allowed to take into the salon: crutches, an oxygen tank, a cane;
- you should take medications to the salon;
- transportation of a guide dog with documents is free of charge;
When transporting disabled people by air, they also need a certificate of admissibility of the flight.
- Accommodation:
- Such passengers enter the cabin first;
- place them in convenient places (not in the first places and not next to the emergency exit);
- disabled people are the last to exit the plane;
the equipment received is handed over, and they get theirs back.
Disabled people are among the most vulnerable segments of the population, requiring additional protection from the authorities and society. Depending on the severity of the disease or injury, disabled people are usually divided into 3 groups. Establishing the disabled group is the responsibility of the federal bureaus of medical and social examination. The list of benefits entitled to a person with disabilities depends on the disability group. Let's find out what benefits disabled people are entitled to for transport within the city, district and within Russia in 2018. Benefits for disabled people on public transport: for disabled people of group 3. It is possible to take advantage of discounted travel only after presenting public transport social travel card.
Who is eligible for benefits and discounts on trains in 2018?
Injury limits normal life and requires a course of rehabilitation and social protection. What travel benefits are available to disabled people of group 2? Travel preferences are provided to a person with disabilities, a disabled child and citizens who care for children with disabilities. The type of benefit depends on the type of trip in a particular transport.
Discounts on train travel long distance have the following specifics:
- are provided only in both directions if treatment at a resort or sanatorium is required;
- a disabled person can be a passenger in Russian Railways or FPK cars;
- apply to all types of trains except speed and branded ones;
- the purchase of a special FSS or USZN coupon is required (only for residents of Moscow and the Moscow region;
- can be used once a year.
The benefit has a number of restrictions.
Disabled people are citizens who have “persistent” impairments in their health, which lead to restrictions in their life activities. Depending on the degree of the resulting disorder, three groups of disability are distinguished (Article 1 of Law No. 181-FZ). Assignment of a particular group is carried out by authorized specialists of federal medical institutions who conduct medical and social examination patient.
It is depending on the degree of the assigned group that citizens receive the right to benefits, the amount and list of which are regulated by the government of the Russian Federation. In this article, we will look at whether there are discounts on air tickets for people with disabilities and what the size of the discount on plane tickets is for people with disabilities, and in general what types of travel benefits there are for people with disabilities.
Discounts on train tickets for pensioners and group 2 disabled people in 2018
Holiday tariffs Russian Railways invites customers to celebrate their birthday together. Birthdays have their fares reduced by 35%. On the Sapsan route you can save half the fare for the birthday boy and three friends traveling seven days before the holiday date and the same number after. Newlyweds also enjoy benefits. They are offered a 35% reduction in the cost of travel if they manage to take advantage of the discount on time (a month after the wedding).
Attention
Dear newlyweds: do not forget your marriage certificate when approaching the cashier! Group travel is cheaper Some destinations are filled with other attractive conditions. People are offered to travel together to some not particularly popular country. These included Finland, Poland, Mongolia, China, Korea, and the Baltic countries.
Various price reductions were offered: from 50% for children to 10% for adults (2016).
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Important
The official website of the JSC Russian Railways company provides data on all categories of citizens who can receive discounted train tickets at the box office or when purchasing via the Internet. This series includes all groups of people established by federal legislation as preferential. The costs of providing travel for this class of residents are borne entirely by the Russian federal budget.
This category includes Heroes of the Russian Federation and the USSR, residents who received the Order of Glory and Socialist Labor. Slightly smaller amounts of support are provided to full holders of the Orders of “Labor Glory” and “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR.” The status of beneficiary for such pensioners is fixed at the federal level, i.e.
e. does not depend on the region of residence. Regional authorities may provide additional subsidies depending on budgetary capabilities.
Are there any discounts for pensioners on train tickets in 2018?
The right to free travel is also granted to a person accompanying a disabled person. Transport benefits for disabled people: travel tickets The cost of a social travel ticket for disabled people is 375 rubles. A social travel card, which will indicate the name of its owner, will help you take advantage of the discount on public transport. To prevent anyone else from presenting your card on a bus, train or tram, you must have a passport with you. If a disabled person does not have a social travel card with him, he will have to pay for the ticket, even if the person is in wheelchair. To get a social travel card, you need to go to the regional department of social protection of the population (you can send a proxy or use a social taxi service).
Providing benefits to pensioners for train tickets in the Russian Federation
The governments of most regions of the Russian Federation have their own programs to support socially vulnerable segments of the population, which include all pensioners. And each such program includes measures to subsidize transport costs either in the form of a benefit (discount on the ticket price) or in the form of a cash supplement to the pension amount. You can choose the appropriate option yourself by writing an application for a benefit or an application to refuse it and replace it with a cash supplement to your pension.
This is especially true for pensioners who rarely use commuter and long-distance trains. You can obtain complete and up-to-date information on assistance to pensioners for travel in a specific region at your local office Pension Fund Russian Federation. Qualified specialists will tell you what documents are needed when purchasing train tickets and what discount you can expect.
What are the train benefits for disabled pensioners of groups 1 and 2?
Such privileges are granted primarily to former participants in hostilities, namely:
- all categories of participants in combat operations and work in the rear during the Great Patriotic War;
- people with any disability group and their accompanying persons;
- former residents of Leningrad during its siege, having the corresponding sign;
- served for at least six months in units of the USSR Army from 1941 to 1945;
- Chernobyl liquidators and residents of areas contaminated as a result of the accident;
- persons with disabilities that occurred during hostilities;
- citizens who were prisoners of fascism before the age of 18;
- other persons whose benefits are established by the budget of the subject of the federation.
Benefits for disabled people of group 2
Transport benefits for citizens with to varying degrees The amount of disability travel benefits depends on the degree of the assigned disability group - first, second or third. Travel benefits for disabled people of group 1. Disabled people of group 1 have the right to free travel:
- all types of public transport (except for private minibuses and taxis);
- in rural areas - in public vehicles;
- all types of suburban public transport (again, with the exception of taxis);
- providing a 50% discount on the cost of travel on international lines by all modes of transport (rail, air, road and river), but only during a certain period:
— from October 1 to May 15 (there are no restrictions on the number of trips); - at other times of the year, but only once.
Let's figure out who can buy train tickets at a discount and when, and who gets them for free. Categories of beneficiaries and types of benefits The state provides benefits when purchasing railway tickets to a large number of citizens of various categories. These include: children, students, honored people and some others. Passengers entitled to free travel on long-distance trains in interstate traffic issue tickets only at railway ticket offices. Children's benefits On trains operating within the country, as well as in the CIS and the Baltics, children can be taken on their boarding ticket. This applies only to the youngest (up to five years old). It’s more difficult with children under ten years of age.
In Russia they are also allowed to be transported free of charge, but you will have to share the space between two people. And in the direction of the near abroad (post-Soviet space) preferential prices are established - up to 65%.
Traveling by plane is often an expensive pleasure even for ordinary citizens, not to mention people with disabilities and limited means. Therefore, it would be a good idea to find out what discounts are available on air tickets for disabled people in 2018.
According to statistics from the Federal Air Transport Agency, Russian airline carriers served more than 105 million passengers in 2017. An increase of 18.6% indicates the leading position of air transport among competitors. There is a trend of occupancy of places up to 83%, an increase in cargo turnover by 15.5%. 5 domestic airlines are characterized by an increase in the pace of economic activity:
- Russia - 11.1 million (+37.7%);
- Ural Airlines - 7.9 million (+23.7%);
- Aeroflot - 32.8 million customers (+13.3%);
- Utair - 7.3 million (+9.6%);
- S7 - 9.9 million (+4.9%).
Subsidies for air travel
In 2018, the list of regional flights that are subsidized includes 108 destinations. Regions provide co-financing 65. Discount air tickets, a share of the cost of which is paid by the state, operate on Far East and in Crimea, Volga federal district and Kaliningrad region.
Available to pensioners, children under 12 years of age, citizens of the Russian Federation under 23 years of age, disabled people and their accompanying persons.
2018 is characterized by continued action federal program subsidizing flights for pensioners. There are 12 airlines participating in the program. Validity period: from April 1 to October 31.
Subsidized benefits reduce the cost of an air ticket by 50%. In addition, companies offer additional promotions, thanks to which beneficiaries receive discounts from 10 to 30% on flights. To receive a discount, a pensioner indicates his status when booking a ticket. Upon receipt of the booked air ticket, present a pension certificate and a passport with regional registration. The benefit is available upon provision of the specified documents.
To take advantage of your right to travel with privileges, plan ahead. Usually, by the departure date of the flight, there is an increase in the ticket price.
Persons retirement age has the right to buy an air ticket only in economy class.
The government program guarantees a discount on the purchase of an air ticket. Based on the cost of the trip, which is set in a private company, a discount is given.
How does the benefit work?
Depending on the flight direction, as well as the season, airlines sell discounted tickets for certain categories of citizens. Disabled people can also purchase such tickets at a reduced cost.
It is important to note that the provision of transportation benefits depends on the specific disability group. For air travel, a 50% discount is given to disabled people of groups 1 and 2 when traveling by plane, but at a specific time. No restrictions on the number of trips.
Particular attention is paid to free travel for disabled people of group 1 to the place of treatment (the offer is valid only once a year). The benefit applies to the person accompanying the disabled person.
People under 23 years of age and citizens of retirement age can fly from cities in the Far East on discounted tickets. Disabled people with the first disability group can use this benefit. A person accompanying a disabled person has the right to use a discounted ticket under the same conditions.
If a child under 12 years of age travels with a disabled person, then preferential tariff A 25% discount is also added. When planning to take advantage of discounted tickets for a flight, it is important to take into account the limit on the number of discounted seats for any flight. It is useful to take care of booking your flight tickets in advance.
Citizens can take advantage of such discounted tickets when flying from Kaliningrad and Saratov. Air travel to Crimea is subsidized. Therefore, in addition to previous destinations, Crimea is now flown on relatively cheap air tickets. And although direct flights to Crimea are available only to residents of 32 Russian cities, discounted tickets to the peninsula can be purchased in 42 cities.
The cheapest tickets to Crimea are purchased in Samara and Lipetsk. In these cities, ticket prices start from 2,200 rubles. And from Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk, an air ticket to Crimea will cost 3,750 rubles at a reduced rate. It is worth noting that discounted tickets for disabled people and their accompanying persons are available all year round.
But for ordinary citizens, the benefit will only apply during the summer holidays. After October 1, the normal tariff is established, since government subsidies do not apply during this period.
If there is a person on board with physical or mental disabilities
It is important to note that:
- strollers, stretchers, special chairs transported in the luggage compartment without charging a fee, the disabled person is offered a company stroller;
- You are allowed to take into the salon: crutches, an oxygen cylinder, a cane;
- do not forget about medications;
- A guide dog is transported free of charge, documents are required;
- certificate on the appropriateness of traveling by plane for a disabled person.
Location:
- Disabled passengers board first;
- placed in comfortable places (not in the first place or near the emergency exit);
- leave the salon after everyone else;
- They return the equipment they received and receive their own in return.
Having studied the rules of accommodation, transportation, as well as preparation for the flight, there will be no questions about how to facilitate the transportation of a disabled person on an airplane.
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Children are also given travel passes for which they do not have to pay. One adult can only take one child in his seat. Only the youngest (under 5 years old) can travel free on commuter trains. Student and apprenticeship preferences Young people receiving education away from their home are also entitled to benefits. They act during school year: from 01.09 to 31.05 each year. Applies only to young people enrolled in full-time departments of any educational institutions. And these are pupils and students:
- Suvorov military, Nakhimov naval schools (from 10 years);
- Universities;
- vocational schools;
- schools and so on.
Everyone gets a 50% reduction in fare. Preferences apply to reserved seat and general carriages. Other beneficiaries There is a circle of people whose travel is paid by the budget.
Types of discounts on Russian Railways tickets and rules for obtaining them Quotes that have gone down in history - persons who have special services to the Motherland; - labor veterans of Ukraine; - persons who have special labor services to the Motherland; - victims of Nazi persecution; - children of war; - pensioners from among prosecutors and investigators of the prosecutor's office. Read also: Chronicle of May 30: Saakashvili’s plans, fire at the Kyiv metro station, “black list” for the EU For preferential passage to the subway, the listed categories of Ukrainians will need a Kiev resident card, which internally displaced persons from Crimea and the East of Ukraine can also receive.
At the same time, the provided “travel” benefits can still be used in ground transport in the capital.
Who is eligible for benefits and discounts on trains in 2018?
Family members of deceased (deceased) disabled war veterans, participants of the Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, family members of persons killed in the Great Patriotic War from the personnel of self-defense groups of facility and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of deceased workers of hospitals and clinics of the city of Leningrad . 8. Disabled people. 9. Disabled children. 10. Benefits for train tickets The conditions for 2017 have not yet been officially announced.
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It must be remembered that conditions change. They depend on the availability of free places and the demand for the destination. “Sapsan” Passengers of one of the most popular destinations can take advantage of special discounts. Sales of tickets for Sapsan will start 60 days in advance.
The first buyers get them at the lowest price. Then it grows, taking into account demand. This route is subject to a 20% price reduction for a round trip ticket.
What benefits does a group 2 disabled person have when traveling on Russian Railways?
Group I disabled people are entitled to:
- Free travel pass for any city public transport, except taxis and private minibuses.
- Free use of public transport services in rural areas.
- Free travel pass for any suburban public transport (except taxis).
- Discount when paying for a ticket for an international flight for any type of transport (air, river, road, rail) in the amount of 50%:
- unlimited number of times from 10/1 to 15/05;
- once a year in other months.
- Free travel to a place of health or treatment ( sanatorium-resort establishment) once a year.
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Let's figure out who can buy train tickets at a discount and when, and who gets them for free. Categories of beneficiaries and types of benefits The state provides benefits when purchasing railway tickets to a large number of citizens of various categories.
Attention
These include: children, students, honored people and some others. Passengers entitled to free travel on long-distance trains in interstate traffic issue tickets only at railway ticket offices.
In Russia they are also allowed to be transported free of charge, but you will have to share the space between two people. And in the direction of the near abroad (post-Soviet space) preferential prices are established - up to 65%.
Are there any benefits for disabled people of group 2 on train tickets?
You can buy them within two months - 45 days before the start date of the trip. For customers who purchase tickets in advance, up to 16 days before departure, the carrier promises a 30% reduction in the cost of travel, and a 15% discount for up to seven days. The promotion for domestic trains does not apply to the summer period. The “earlier is cheaper” rule works on foreign destinations. Local offers Carriers organize temporary promotions based on the occupancy of railway trains.
Then they offer to buy a train ticket at a discount. For example, such conditions were provided to clients wishing to visit Paris (in 2016).
Internet sales are being stimulated. When purchasing through online ticket offices, you can significantly reduce ticket costs. The terms of the promotions are changing. Specific information should be obtained from the box office in your city.
Is a Russian Railways ticket free for a disabled person of the second group?
To receive it, you must submit a corresponding application to the Russian Pension Fund, providing the required documents;
- It is possible to receive land plots under benefits subsidiary farm, dachas, construction of houses for living;
- The legislation provides a benefit according to which disabled people of this group can improve their living conditions.
Benefits for disabled people of group 3 in 2016 Certificate from a student, full-time student (from 09/06/2016 this certificate does not need to be presented at the ticket office or when purchasing a ticket on the website; the certificate must be presented when boarding the train). 2. Children 1. A passenger has the right to carry free of charge 1 child under the age of 5 years, if he does not occupy a separate seat in compartment, SV, reserved seat, general and seated carriages, and not older than 10 years in Luxury class carriages. 2.
- disabled people and combat veterans;
- Participants of the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945):
- direct battles;
- interned on USSR ships;
- those who served but did not fight;
- having medals and orders;
- persons who have been awarded the sign “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;
- rear workers;
- concentration camp prisoners (in the past);
- family members:
- dead doctors of besieged Leningrad;
- deceased disabled people of the Second World War;
- persons who served in self-defense and air defense groups;
- disabled people, including children with disabilities;
- persons traveling with group I disabled people and disabled children;
- citizens affected by the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
These persons have the right to go to a sanatorium (called “place of treatment”) once a year in the territory of the Russian Federation.
Disability group 2, what are the benefits for train tickets?
An accompanying person cannot receive a free ticket. Read also the article ⇒ “Benefits for Russian Railways employees.” Benefits for disabled people on public transport: for disabled people of group 1 Travel on international public transport is compensated for disabled people of group 1 both ways. The first group of disabilities means that a person with disabilities cannot work, support himself, and sometimes even take care of himself on his own. Therefore, caring for him falls on family members, and the state, by approving the largest number of benefits, tries to ease their burden of maintaining and caring for the patient.
The rules of Ukriznytsia provide for preferential railway tickets. They are eligible for discounts up to 100%. Unfortunately, not all categories of discounted tickets can be purchased online.
Some of them can only be obtained at the railway ticket office by presenting a document confirming your right to the benefit. On our website you can get a link when purchasing a train ticket only for children's tickets. For other categories, booking with redemption at the box office is possible. The following categories of passengers have the right to buy railway tickets at a discount:
- Children under 6 years old can travel for free without a seat. Children from 6 to 14 years old with a 25% discount.
The fee for additional living space is set depending on the total area occupied, taking into account the benefits provided.
- Occupied by people with disabilities physical capabilities the premises are equipped with special equipment and devices in accordance with individual program rehabilitation. What benefits do disabled people of groups 1, 2, 3 have in 2017?
- Disabled people can use a pre-purchased pass to travel on city public transport;
- There is a fifty percent discount on utility bills. Also, disabled people of the 3rd group can count on payment of compensation.
People not connected to central heating will receive monetary compensation for purchased fuel.
