Equality between generations in Russia: Intra-family transfers

The main objective of the research is to depict the specifics of intergenerational transfers in Russia, to estimate the role of intra-family support on the life of the elderly people, the intensity of contacts between relatives and thus to show the moderating effects of intergenerational exchanges on social inequalities.
State support encompasses elderly population mainly by means of payments from the Pension Fund. The risk of increase in inequality between generations is probable as number of tax payers decreases affecting cost-benefit ratio governmental provisions, private intra-family support among generations has informal character and poses the question of its universal and obligatory nature. Assistance within the family has various forms and contributes to generational equity and solidarity.
We use various sources of data, which contain generous and specific information about main characteristics of different generations and intergenerational transfers. Among them data from Rosstat, RLMS. The assessment of priorities in the reforming of the social security system is based on the 2000-s years studies including the survey of intergenerational relations of elderly in their families, conducted by the author in rural areas of Russia.