What is the value of the new law on social support of citizens?

The director of the Social Policy Institute of the Higher School of Economics, Lydia Ovcharova, spoke about the value of the new law on the provision of measures of social support, which entered into force on January 1st 2016. According to the document, regions received the right to independently develop criteria of neediness. Nevertheless, many experts insist that the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection develop uniform criteria for the entire country.