Social contract in Russia: up to 350 thousand rubles for business and up to 200 thousand for personal farming

The social contract allows Russians to receive up to 350 thousand rubles for starting their own business or up to 200 thousand rubles for personal subsidiary farming.

Demobilized veterans of the Northern Military District can enter into a social contract for entrepreneurial activity without assessing income from January 1, 2026.

Russia also has other social support measures, such as unemployment benefits, subsidies for housing and utilities, and regional payments.

MOSCOW, September 17 - RIA Novosti. Under a social contract, Russians can receive from the state up to 350 thousand rubles to open their own business or up to 200 thousand rubles for personal farming, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Yana Lantratova told RIA Novosti.

She recalled that today in Russia there is such a support measure as a social contract - an agreement between a person and a social protection body. In this case, the state provides support, and the recipient carries out an agreed program that should help him improve his situation.

“A social contract can be concluded to find a job, open your own business, run a personal subsidiary plot or overcome a difficult life situation. You can get up to 350 thousand rubles to open your own business, up to 200 thousand rubles for a personal subsidiary plot,” Lantratova said.

At the same time, the commissioner emphasized, each case is individual, and the maximum amount of support is not automatically assigned to everyone. Money has a purpose and its use must be verified.

“From January 1, 2026, an important rule is in force for demobilized veterans of the Northern Military District: they can enter into a social contract for entrepreneurial activity without assessing income,” she clarified.

At the same time, the social contract is not the only support measure available to citizens of the Russian Federation. According to Lantratova, Russia has a range of social guarantees, including unemployment benefits, subsidies for housing and utilities, assistance to victims of emergency situations, as well as regional payments.