Keyword: «subsistence minimum»

The article deals with the socio-economic phenomenon of poverty, the causes of poverty in the Russian conservation, approaches to poverty measurement and "prosperity." Part of the problem of poverty can be reduced with the help of social policy, but the state minimum social standards can meet only the most urgent needs and does not take into account the subjective dimension of life, to the same statistics indicate that inflation is rising at a faster pace than the indexation of the minimum social guarantees.

The article presents general theoretical and practical aspects of reforming the pension system of the Russian Federation. It is pointed out the fallacy and haste of raising the retirement age. Critics of the unpopular idea adopted by the first reading in the State Duma are criticized. The main statistical data on budget dynamics are presented, the mechanism of pension provision and the financial management of the fund are critically analyzed, and some measures are proposed to solve the problem.