STATE POLICY OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF PENSIONERS OF DONBAS IN THE PERIOD OF DEVELOPED SOCIALISM
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https://doi.org/10.52340/tuw.2024.37.01.15Keywords:
Donbas, pension provision, social policy, social protection, developed socialism, benefitsAbstract
Оne of the most important forms of social protection in the Soviet Union was the pension provision of citizens. There were various types of pensions: in connection with old age, disability, loss of a breadwinner, etc. Expenditures on pensions, as well as on various types of assistance, were carried out at the expense of the state budget and funds from state, cooperative enterprises, collective farms, trade unions and other organizations. The article analyzes the directions of state planning in the field of pension provision of the population, changes in pension legislation, methods for encouraging pensioners to continue working in the sectors of the national economy after retirement. The average size of monthly pensions, the number of pensioners and the amounts of monthly pensions paid to them in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the number of working pensioners by age in the indicated regions are also determined. In general, it can be concluded that pension provision in Donbas during 1965-1985, compared to previous years, has significantly improved. The amount of pension payments to both urban and rural pensioners was significantly increased, which had a positive effect on their material well-being and reduced the difference between the average pension and the average salary. The pension received by a former employee depended on several factors: length of service, position, salary level. A negative point was the establishment of a pension threshold, above which the employee was not paid benefits, even in the case of a very high salary.
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