Agree that the installation of gas meters is difficult to fit into the budget of an elderly person if he only lives on retirement. And it would be nice to minimize these costs or do without them altogether. Free installation of gas meters for pensioners could solve this problem.
However, federal legislative acts provide only partial payment for installation. But even this money is issued for a reason, but according to certain rules. The article proposed by us describes in detail the features of the procedure and partial reimbursement of funds spent.
The content of the article:
- Legal and regulatory framework for preferential installation
- Who can qualify for benefits?
- Services eligible for benefits
- Amount of monetary compensation
- Who installs the gas meters?
- The procedure for the preferential installation of a gas meter
- Documents for preferential installation of IPU
- Receiving monetary compensation
- Conclusions and useful video on the topic
Legal and regulatory framework for preferential installation
In accordance with the law "On Energy Saving", gas meters (or meters) must be equipped with all living quarters in which gas is used. This regulation came into force in 2015.
At the same time, the free installation of gas meters for pensioners is regulated by the following legislative acts:
- Law No. 4871-1 of 04/27/93, which talks about checking gas meters and the timing during which metering devices must be checked;
- Federal Law No. 261;
- article No. 9.16 of the Administrative Code (describes the prosecution of resource supplying organizations for failure to install a metering device in a jurisdictional territory);
- article No. 543 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
- article No. 210 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
- article 22 of the Rules for the supply of gas;
- Articles No. 63, 65, 66 of Chapter 8 of the RF LC “Social rent of premises”, if the apartment in which the gas meter is installed was not privatized;
- article No. 158 of the RF LC, which states that the owner of the home is obliged to independently bear all the costs of maintaining the premises in an apartment building;
- Government Decree No. 354, which substantiates the procedure for calculating fees for installation and verification counters, as well as describing the reasons why the device is considered unsuitable for subsequent operation;
- Government Decree No. 797;
- Government Decree No. 456;
- Government Decree No. 549, etc.
Based on the provisions of these regulations, property owners must independently take care of the installation of gas meters.
If the owners or responsible tenants did not supply them on their own, the services with which they are contracted equipment maintenance contract and the supply of gas, make their installation compulsorily. This right of organizations involved in the supply of gas is enshrined at the legislative level.
Anyone has the right not to let gas service employees into their apartment to install gas meters without explaining the reasons
In this case, the installation of equipment is carried out at the expense of the property owner. All expenses will be collected in stages.
If the owner of the apartment interferes with the installation or refuses to pay for the work, utilities have the right to go to court. At the same time, there are no penalties for the delay in the installation of individual gas metering devices (IPU).
Who can qualify for benefits?
Due to the high cost installation of devices accountingand the state has established benefits for pensioners to install a gas meter. They are allocated in the form of a money order.
Installation compensation is not paid to all retirees, but only to those who belong to the following categories:
- unemployed old age pensioners;
- combatants and veterans;
- disabled people of the first and second groups;
- veterans of labor and the Second World War;
- blockades.
If a person has recently retired and continues to work officially, he is not entitled to benefits for the installation of equipment.
But the regional authorities can independently determine the privileged categories of citizens and establish additional methods of support for them. Those. Before installing a gas meter, check with your local social welfare office for regional programs.
Services eligible for benefits
According to the law, a pensioner can only receive a benefit for installing a meter. No compensation is paid for the verification and sealing of metering devices. This rule applies to the entire territory of the Russian Federation.
If an elderly person does not have an official income (other than a work pension), he can count on preferential installation of gas meters
If a pensioner is officially employed, then he will not be able to count on a benefit. At the same time, the amount of wages does not matter. Also, the privilege is not provided to foreign citizens, regardless of their age.
Amount of monetary compensation
Usually the amount of compensation is 70% of the cost of installation, but not more than 6681 rubles. Usually this amount is enough, because installation of a gas meter costs from 3 to 8 tr. depending on the features of the unit. The cheapest option is to install the appliance on a conventional 4-burner stove.
If the apartment has an ordinary gas stove, then installing the meter will cost 3-4 tr, depending on the region
Money is paid only once. Those. a pensioner can install a meter for benefits in only one apartment. In other real estate objects, as with replacement of the gas meter, you will have to pay its full value.
Who installs the gas meters?
On the basis of clause 5.5.2 of the Resolution of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Construction, Government Resolution No. 410 and Housing and Utility Services No. 170, citizens have no right to interfere with the design of gas distribution systems.
Installation, dismantling and inspection of the serviceability of meters can only be carried out by specialized organizations that have the appropriate accreditation. You can check the company's license in the official register.
For example, in the Moscow region, such a base is the "Register of specialized organizations for maintenance, repair and technical diagnostics of in-house and in-house gas equipment in apartment blocks located on the territory of the Moscow region ", posted on the official website State Housing Inspection.
When installing gas meters, it is necessary to check the license of the company that will be engaged in the installation, so as not to run into scammers
Usually, these organizations are the gas distribution organizations themselves and the firms that have concluded contracts with gas suppliers.
Gas services involved in the installation of meters must be licensed and have an emergency dispatch service. Those. preferential installation of gas equipment is no different from the standard installation procedure.
The procedure for the preferential installation of a gas meter
If a pensioner wants to install a gas meter, he must contact the subscriber service of the branch the Gazprom gazoraspredeleniye enterprise or another organization that has the appropriate accreditation.
In this case, the owner of the premises or his authorized representative concludes an agreement with the gas distribution organization for the maintenance of in-house gas equipment. After completing this contract, you must submit an application for the installation of a meter.
When buying a meter, you should be guided by the recommendations of the gas service employees and purchase only high-quality consumption meters
After processing the application, specialists from the gas company come to the apartment and check the condition of the pipes, as well as the technical feasibility of installing the device. If the gas pipeline has no defects, an estimate of further work is drawn up. The landlord then purchases gas meter.
All documents must be saved to the counter, because in the future, they may be required when checking its performance and determining warranty period. The product is guaranteed by the manufacturer.
During the warranty period, you can apply for a return of an already installed device if it becomes faulty and a manufacturing defect is found.
The gas meter installation procedure consists of several steps, including:
- Registration of the gas meter installation diagram.
- Laying of gas supply pipelines.
- Pneumatic test of all gas pipelines.
- Installing a filter on the gas pipeline.
- Gas purging and start-up.
When the meter is installed, the applicant will be given an act of work performed and a brief instruction in operation will be given. After that, you need to send an application to the Management Company for sealing the meter.
Usually the meter is sealed within 3 working days after leaving the application. If during this time no response is received from the utilities, you can write a claim to the State Housing Inspectorate.
Documents for preferential installation of IPU
Only non-working old-age pensioners are entitled to compensation for the money spent. That is why the applicant must first prove his status.
To do this, he needs to collect the following documents:
- general passport;
- pensioner's ID;
- a certificate on the composition of the family;
- registration certificate for the apartment;
- income statement;
- certificate of absence of debts for housing and communal services;
- technical documentation for the installed gas equipment (it is needed to calculate the throughput of existing devices);
- documents confirming the authority of the person, if the application was submitted not by the owner of the property.
In addition to these papers, you must provide a certificate confirming ownership of real estate, or an extract of the USRN. It can be taken at any center of public services "My Documents", in the department of Rosreestr (but now these offices are few) or on the official website of Rosreestr online.
When applying for compensation for the installation of a gas meter, you need to collect a package of documents in the original, without which it will be impossible to receive money
If a pensioner does not have a pension certificate, he can bring a certificate of the established form with the official stamp of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, which is now issued upon retirement. It also identifies a person, but is printed on a plain white sheet and does not contain a photograph.
The certificate has full legal force, similar to the one that the pension certificate possessed. Those. it can be presented when installing the meter.
A certificate of family composition can be obtained from one of the organizations listed below:
- Housing office or residential cooperative;
- Passport Office;
- regional branch of the Federal Migration Service;
- local government bodies;
- archive of the settlement;
- MFC.
It all depends on the city in which the installation takes place. The certificate is printed on plain white paper and stamped on it. It contains all the persons currently registered on the living space.
A certificate of the composition of the family is issued even if the pensioner lives alone in the apartment
A pensioner can obtain a certificate of income from the Pension Fund. It will contain information about the assigned and paid pension. Non-working military pensioners receive this document at the military commissariat of their locality.
A certificate of absence of debts can be issued through:
- Multifunctional Center;
- public services portal;
- HOA;
- fixed gas services;
- Management companies.
Upon receipt of all the above certificates, a question will be asked about their purpose. A person may not expand on the actual purpose of the document and say that the paper is needed for personal purposes. Gas services and social welfare offices will accept certificates marked like this.
Receiving monetary compensation
After installing the meter, you will have to pay for the service immediately with your own money. Upon payment, the customer for the service remains with a receipt, a contract and an act of completed work. Together with these documents, as well as papers that confirm the right to benefits, the pensioner must come to the social security department of his area.
There is a territorial department of social protection of the population in any settlement of the Russian Federation, and its address can be found in the district administration
There he writes an application for compensation for the installation of a gas meter and attaches copies of all necessary documents. You will also need to indicate the account number in the Russian bank for transfers.
If all the formalities are met, a month after the application is submitted, the pensioner's bank account will receive money for the installation of a gas meter.
The administrative offices of some regions installed gas meters for pensioners at their own expense, but such actions depend on the size of the regional budget
If a pensioner cannot submit documents on his own, a trustee can do it for him. To represent the interests of an elderly person in the social security authorities, you will need to issue a notarized power of attorney.
Conclusions and useful video on the topic
The presence of kinship is not required. For more information on installing gas meters, see the video:
Summarizing all the above information, it turns out that only non-working pensioners have the right to preferential installation of meters.
The state compensates only part of the money paid, provided that the documents are correctly submitted. If the regional authorities have the opportunity to increase the amount of compensation, the pensioner will be able to find out about this in the social protection authorities of the population.
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