A mechanism for providing subsidies to the population to reimburse the cost of housing and communal services in the presence of metering devices

The mechanism for providing subsidies to the population to reimburse the costs of housing and communal services, the amount of which is measured by metering devices, provides for the following:

1. The right to grant a subsidy is determined based on the cost of services within the limits of consumption norms (regardless of how much citizens actually consumed in the previous period). And the amount of the subsidy is calculated based on the volume of actual consumption of services in the previous period, but not more than the established norms.

2. The amount of payment of citizens under the condition of the assignment of a housing subsidy does not depend on the cost of services taken to calculate the subsidy, but is determined depending on income (10 or 15 percent of their average monthly income). In the notification on the appointment of the subsidy, the mandatory share of the family fee within the limits of consumption norms, which the recipient of the subsidy must pay monthly, is specified. In the event that the cost of the actually consumed service is less than the mandatory share of costs for payment of this service, the recipients of subsidies pay its actual cost.

3. If the family economically consumed gas, water, and electricity during the period of receiving the subsidy, when the subsidy is assigned for the next period its expenses are reduced by 2% for every 10% savings. Yes, for 10 % savings in services, the mandatory payment of citizens decreases from 15 to 13% of total income, for 20% savings - from 15 to 11% of income. That is, by saving energy resources, subsidy recipients have the opportunity to reduce housing costs by up to 9%, and families of pensioners and other disabled citizens, as well as families with minor children, disabled people Groups I and II - up to 4% of their average monthly total income.

4. Subsidies for reimbursing the costs of paying for housing and communal services are provided in cashless form, i.e. the sums of the assigned subsidies are transferred to the accounts of the recipients of subsidies in organizations that provide services; their size varies depending on the actual consumption of services.

5. When assigning a subsidy, its approximate amount is determined. The final amount is calculated after the expiration of the subsidy period and receiving information from the applicant or the organization that provides services about the actual volumes of their consumption.

If, upon expiration of the subsidy period, the services are used for an amount less than the amount of the subsidy and the mandatory share of the payment within the consumption standards, the unused funds transferred are returned by the service providers to the account of the departments of labor and social protection. If, at the end of the subsidy period, the services have been used for an amount exceeding the amount of the subsidy and the mandatory share of the payment, the labor and social protection departments add the necessary amount of funds to the accounts of citizens with the organization that supplies gas, water, and electricity, but not more than the established norms.

This mechanism is beneficial to both the family and the state:

• energy resources are saved;
• The amount of budgetary funds for subsidies is decreasing;
• the family reduces its gas bills.