At the birth of a child, most families in Russia can count on:
In addition, those registered in Moscow at the place of residence can apply for:
If the first child was born or adopted in your family after January 1, 2018, and at the same time the average per capita income of your family is not higher than 2 living wages, you have the right to.
Families in which, from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2019, a second child was born or adopted, or from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2026 inclusive, the first child was born or adopted, can count on, which, including monthly payment from maternity capital.
There are also several payments that are intended for pregnant women. It:
- maternity allowance;
- a one-time allowance for women registered with medical organizations in the early stages of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks);
- a one-time allowance for women registered with medical organizations in Moscow up to 20 weeks of pregnancy (for residents of Moscow);
- a one-time allowance to the pregnant wife of a conscripted military serviceman (for families where the father of the unborn child is conscripted).
Read more about how to arrange payments for pregnant women in ours.
In addition, there are payments that families can apply for. Families with children:
- single mothers (fathers);
- from large families;
- from student families;
- who are disabled;
- whose parents are disabled and (or) pensioners.
If after the birth of a child you become, if you are or if you are raising or you are, as well as if you are an orphan child or a child left without parental care, you can count on additional payments. Additional support is also provided to mothers and other relatives who are on parental leave, whom or the termination of the activity of an individual.
2. How to apply for a one-time allowance for the birth of a child?
The right to receive a lump-sum allowance at the birth of a child has one of the parents or a person replacing him (guardian, adoptive parent, foster parent).
To receive benefits no later than 6 months after the birth of the child, you must contact:
- at the place of work or service of one of the parents - if one of the parents works or serves, then only he can receive benefits;
- c - if both parents do not work (including those dismissed due to the liquidation of the organization), do not serve or study full-time.
The amount of the payment can be found on the website of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow (relevant for both employed or employees, and for the unemployed).
To make a payment, you will need:
- application for the grant;
- certificate of birth of the child (children) in form No. 1 (issued at the registry office at the time of issuance of the birth certificate);
- birth certificate of the child (children);
- One of the following documents:
- divorce certificate;
- certificate on the basis for entering information about the father (mother) of the child into the birth certificate;
- a court decision that has entered into legal force on recognizing the other parent as missing;
- death certificate of the other parent.
If both parents are unemployed and you are applying through My Documents, you will also need:
- identity document (passport) (for both parents);
- a work book, military ID or other document about the last place of work (service, study), in the absence of such documents, the request indicates that the applicant has not worked anywhere and is not working under an employment contract (for both parents).
If you are applying for a payout to an employer, you will need to submit:
- a certificate from the place of work (service) of the other parent stating that the allowance was not assigned, if the other parent also works;
- a certificate from the social protection authority at the place of residence of the other parent stating that the allowance was not assigned, if the second parent does not work or is studying full-time.
In some cases, additional If one or both parents work as individual entrepreneurs, lawyers, notaries, other individuals whose professional activities are subject to state registration and (or) licensing in accordance with federal laws, then additionally provided:
- a document confirming this status;
- a certificate from the territorial body of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation on the absence of registration of the applicant and (or) the second parent as an insurer and on non-receipt of public services at the expense of compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with motherhood.
If a guardian, adoptive parent or adoptive parent is applying for benefits, one of the following documents will be required:
- an extract from the decision to establish custody of the child;
- a copy of the court decision on adoption that has entered into legal force;
- a copy of the agreement on the transfer of the child (children) to be raised in a foster family.
Payment must be scheduled no later than 10 days from the date of receipt of the application with all necessary documents. It is transferred to the unemployed through federal postal organizations or credit organizations using the details specified by them. Funds must be transferred no later than the 26th day of the month following the month in which the application was received.
3. How to apply for a monthly allowance for caring for a child up to one and a half years?
A child care allowance up to one and a half years old can be issued by a parent, adoptive parent, guardian or other relative caring for a child, either working or employed, or studying full-time or unemployed (including). Moreover, if several people take care of the child, for example, mother and grandmother, only one of them can issue the allowance.
If a person, in addition to the right to child care allowance, has the right to, he will have to choose only one. Also, only one allowance can be received by the mother of the child, if during the leave to care for one child she becomes entitled to receive in connection with the birth of another.
You can apply for child care allowance:
- at the place of work or service (for employees or employees);
- c (for the unemployed and students).
To apply for a payment at the place of work or service, you will need:
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- adoption certificate (or court decision on adoption), or an extract from the decision to establish guardianship - if the payment is made by the adoptive parent or guardian).
To process a payment in the "My Documents" center, you will need additional documents:
- documents proving the identity of the parents (single parent), adoptive parent or guardian, with If the identity document does not contain a mark on the place of residence, it is necessary to present another document confirming the place of residence. in Moscow;
- birth certificate of the child, in connection with the care of which the payment is made;
- a document containing information about the place of residence, place of stay in Moscow of the child;
- documents confirming that there are older children in the family (to determine the amount of the allowance);
- It could be:
- certificate from the place of work or service of the father (mother, both parents) of the child that they do not receive child care allowance at the place of work - if they work or serve. It must be issued no earlier than one month before the date of the request;
- an extract from the work book about the last place of work - for the unemployed. If there is no work book, information that the applicant is not employed is indicated in the application;
- a certificate from the territorial body of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation on the absence of registration of the applicant and (or) the second parent as an insurer and on the non-receipt of child care benefits at the expense of compulsory social insurance - for individuals operating as individual entrepreneurs, lawyers, notaries and the like. It must be issued no earlier than one month before the date of submission of the request.
- birth certificate in form No. 2 (if the registration of a civil status act was carried out by the registry office outside of Moscow).
- death certificate of the second parent (if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office outside of Moscow).
- certificate of divorce (if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office outside of Moscow).
- court decision on recognizing the other parent as missing or declaring dead, which has entered into force (a duly certified copy).
- a document confirming the change of full name (if necessary);
- details of the credit institution and the current account where the payment will be transferred;
- For those dismissed in connection with the liquidation of the organization additionally:
- a copy of the order on granting parental leave (for persons dismissed during parental leave), duly certified;
- certificate of the amount of the pregnancy and childbirth allowance paid at the place of work and (or) the monthly childcare allowance, issued not earlier than one month before the date of application (for persons dismissed during pregnancy and childbirth leave, parental leave for the child);
- certificate of the amount of average earnings calculated when assigning the maternity allowance and the monthly allowance for child care.
- For the unemployed additionally:
- an extract from the work book about the last place of work, certified in the prescribed manner, and in the absence of a work book, the request indicates that you (the second parent - if any) have not worked and are not working anywhere.
- For full-time students:
- a certificate from the place of study confirming that you (or the other parent, if any) are studying full-time, issued no earlier than one month before the date of application (for full-time students in vocational educational organizations and educational institutions of higher education , educational organizations of additional professional education and scientific organizations);
- a certificate from the place of study on the term and amount of the maternity allowance, issued no earlier than one month before the date of application (for full-time students in vocational educational organizations and educational institutions of higher education).
- If the documents will be submitted by a representative:
- identity document of the person authorized by the applicant;
- a document confirming the authority of the applicant's representative, or a power of attorney (in simple written form or notarized).
- other If you are a relative of the child who actually cares for him, while the mother and / or father cannot do this:
- certificate of death of parents (if any) (if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office outside of Moscow);
- a court decision (a duly certified copy), which has entered into force, on the deprivation of parents of parental rights or the recognition of parents as incapacitated (partially incapacitated), missing (if any);
- a certificate from the place of work (study, service) of the mother of the child that she does not use leave to care for the child and does not receive childcare allowance, and if the mother of the child belongs to the category of persons not subject to compulsory social insurance in case temporary disability and in connection with motherhood, including full-time students in educational institutions - a certificate from the social protection authorities at the mother's place of residence on non-receipt of a monthly allowance for child care. If at the time of applying for the appointment and payment of a monthly allowance for child care, this certificate is not available, before its submission it can be replaced by a copy of the mother's application, certified at the place of its submission (at the place of work, study, mother's service or in the social protection authority). population);
- a certificate confirming that the parents are in custody or that they are serving a sentence in the form of deprivation of liberty, issued by the relevant institution in which the parents are or are serving their sentence;
- a certificate from the internal affairs bodies stating that the location of the wanted parents has not been established.
The allowance is paid monthly. Employees receive it on the day of the issuance of wages, and the unemployed and full-time students receive it by transferring it to a bank account no later than the 26th day of the month following the month in which documents were submitted.
If a person on parental leave continues full-time education, starts part-time work, or works from home, the right to benefits will continue.
4. How to apply for an additional allowance for young families?
To apply for a grant, the following conditions must be met:
- at the time of the birth of the child, the parents (adoptive parents) were under 30 years old;
- no more than 12 months have passed since the birth of the child;
- at least one of the parents (adoptive parents) on the date of birth of the child was a citizen of the Russian Federation and had a permanent registration in Moscow.
When determining the order of birth of a child in a family, children previously born or adopted by this mother, including her children from previous marriages and born or adopted by her out of wedlock, are taken into account, provided that they live in this family.
The husband's children and children adopted by him are taken into account when assigning an additional one-time allowance if, before the birth of the child for whom it is assigned, the marriage of the spouses was registered and the children live in this family.
You can make a payment only using the official website of the Mayor of Moscow. To make a payment, you will need the following documents:
- an identity document of the applicant containing information about the place of residence in Moscow;
- identity document of the second parent or adoptive parent (if any);
- birth certificate of the child, in connection with the birth (adoption) of which the payment is assigned;
- a document confirming that the child, in connection with the birth (adoption) of which the payment is assigned, is permanently registered in Moscow (if the second parent (adoptive parent) does not have Moscow registration at the place of residence);
- These are the documents:
- a court decision on the recognition of the second parent as missing or on the announcement of the deceased, which has entered into force (a copy certified in the prescribed manner), and a copy thereof;
- birth certificates of the mother's older children and These are the documents:
- a document containing information about the place of residence in the city of Moscow of a child from a previous marriage, born out of wedlock, an adopted child (if information about the apartment building where the applicant and (or) the child lives is not contained in the Base Register), as well as one of the following documents:
- divorce certificate*;
*If the registration of the act of civil status is made outside the territory of the city of Moscow.
">documents, confirming the residence in the applicant's family of a child from a previous marriage of a husband, a child of a husband born out of wedlock, a child adopted by him (to determine the amount of payment); - a document confirming the change of full name (in case of a discrepancy between the full name in the documents).
The allowance is assigned by the department of social protection of the population of Moscow at the place of residence of the applicant within 10 working days from the date of registration of the application after the submission of all necessary documents.
Please note that on the official website of the Mayor of Moscow, a site has been created for constructing city payments for families with children. By registering on the portal and using this service, you can fill out one application for all city payments due to you.
5. How to apply for a one-time compensation payment for reimbursement of expenses in connection with the birth (adoption) of a child?
Parents or adoptive parents of a child are entitled to a one-time compensation payment for reimbursement of expenses in connection with the birth (adoption) of a child, but only if at least one of the parents (adoptive parents) has a permanent registration in Moscow and lives with the child together. Guardians can receive a payment if a child under guardianship has a place of residence in Moscow.
You can receive the payment when applying no later than 6 months after the birth of the child. The current amounts of payments can be clarified on the website of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow.
You can make a payment:
- if you are a parent or adoptive parent - only in electronic form on the official website of the Mayor of Moscow;
- if you are a guardian - only in the center of public services.
To process the payment, you will need documents (information of documents):
- identity document of the applicant containing If the identity document does not contain information about the place of residence, you must submit any other document containing this information. "> information about the place of residence in Moscow, and an identity document of the second parent (if available);
- birth certificate of the child, in connection with the birth (adoption) of which the payment is made;
- birth certificates of older children (to determine the amount of the payment, taking into account the older children of the mother);
- a document containing information about the place of residence in Moscow of the child, in connection with the birth (adoption) of which the payment is made;
- certificate of paternity (if any);
- These are the documents:
- marriage certificate*;
- a document containing information about the place of residence in Moscow of a child from a previous marriage, born out of wedlock, adopted by the father of the child, as well as one of the following documents:
- divorce certificate*;
- death certificate of the child's mother*;
- a court decision on the transfer of the child to the upbringing of the second parent, which has entered into force (a copy certified in the prescribed manner), and a copy thereof;
- a court decision on depriving the mother of parental rights, which has entered into force (a copy certified in the prescribed manner), and a copy thereof;
- certificate of the older child's education in an educational organization;
- certificate of observation of the older child in a medical organization.
*If the act of civil status was registered outside of Moscow.
">documents, confirming the residence in the applicant's family of a child from a previous marriage of a husband, a child of a husband born out of wedlock, a child adopted by him (to determine the amount of payment, taking into account the older children of the father); - birth certificate in form No. 2 *;
- death certificate of the other parent*;
- divorce certificate*;
- a court decision on recognizing the second parent as missing or on declaring him dead, which has entered into force (a duly certified copy), and a copy thereof.
* The document can be omitted if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office of the city of Moscow after January 1, 1990.
">document, confirming the fact of the absence of the second parent (if the only parent applies);- It can be one of the documents:
- decision (extract from the decision) on the establishment of guardianship over the child.
- a court decision on the adoption (adoption) of a child (children), which has entered into force (a copy certified in the prescribed manner), and a copy of it or a certificate of adoption (adoption).
- a document proving the identity of the authorized person and a power of attorney confirming the authority of the authorized person (if the guardian is not able to submit documents in person).
The allowance is assigned within 10 working days from the date of registration of the application after the submission of all necessary documents.
6. How to apply for a monthly payment in connection with the birth or adoption of the first or second child?
You are entitled to a monthly payment in connection with the birth or adoption of the first or second child if:
- the first child in your family was born (or was adopted) after January 1, 2018;
- your average per capita income When calculating the average per capita income, the family includes parents (adoptive parents), guardians of the child, in connection with the birth (adoption) of which the right to receive a monthly payment arose, the spouses of the parents of minor children and minor children.
Not included in the family:
- persons serving a sentence in the form of deprivation of liberty, persons in respect of whom a preventive measure in the form of detention has been applied, persons undergoing compulsory treatment by a court decision, as well as persons deprived of parental rights;
- persons who are fully supported by the state.
Families that meet both conditions are paid an amount equal to To determine the amount of the payment, the cost of living established in the region of your residence for the second quarter of the year preceding the year of applying for the payment is taken.
"> subsistence level for children.A monthly payment is assigned to a woman who has given birth or adopted a first or second child, or to a father (adoptive parent) or guardian - in A monthly payment in connection with the birth (adoption) of the first child is assigned to the father (adoptive parent) or guardian of the child in the event of the death of the woman, the father (adoptive parent), their declaration of death, deprivation of their parental rights or in case of cancellation of the adoption of the child.
"> some cases. To make a payment, you will need:- Please note: the insurance number of an individual personal account (SNILS) is not in the list of required documents, however, these data will be needed when filling out the application, so it is better to have SNILS with you.(issued on the spot);
- applicant's passport;
- passport of the second parent (if there is a second parent);
- documents containing information about the place of residence of parents in the city of Moscow - will be needed if the parents' passports do not have this information, and one of the following conditions is met:
- in relation to the house in which the residential premises are located, the accrual of payments for housing and communal services and registration records at the place of residence and stay is not carried out by the State Budgetary Institution of the MFC;
- housing is located on the territory of the Trinity and Novomoskovsky districts;
- documents containing information about the citizenship of the applicant and the child;
- the birth certificate of the first child, in connection with the birth (or adoption) of which the payment is made, will be required if the birth was not registered in Moscow;
- a document confirming the fact of the birth and registration of the child - if the child was born on the territory of a foreign state;
- birth certificates of other children living in the family (if the birth was registered outside of Moscow), or a document confirming the fact of birth and registration (if the child was born on the territory of a foreign state);
- certificate of paternity - if the registration of the act was carried out outside the territory of the city of Moscow;
- a court decision on the adoption of a child that has entered into force (certified copy), or a certificate of adoption (submitted at the request of the applicant);
- marriage certificate - will be required if the marriage was registered before January 1, 1990 or outside the city of Moscow;
- certificate of divorce - will be needed if the marriage is dissolved outside the city of Moscow;
- certificate from the place of work (service, study) or other document confirming the income of each family member for the last 12 calendar months preceding the month in which the request was submitted;
- information on benefits and payments to the applicant (a family member of the applicant) in accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, the regulatory acts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation as measures of social support;
- information on the receipt of a pension, compensation payments of additional monthly provision for a pensioner;
- certificate (information) on scholarships paid to students and other cash payments to students, graduate students, residents, assistant trainees, doctoral students, students of preparatory departments;
- information on the receipt of benefits for pregnancy and childbirth, as well as a one-time allowance for women registered with medical organizations in the early stages of pregnancy, at the expense of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation;
- information on monthly insurance payments for compulsory social insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases.
With the prepared documents, you can contact the center of public services.
Monthly payment is appointed within 1 month from the date of receipt of documents. Monthly payment is assigned until the child reaches the age of one year. After that, documents must be submitted again for a period until the child reaches the age of two years, and then for a period of up to three years.
You can apply for payment at any time within 3 years from the date of birth of the child.
7. How do I apply for a food allowance?
The monthly compensation payment to compensate for the increase in the cost of food for certain categories of citizens is paid for children:
- single mothers (fathers);
- military personnel undergoing military service on conscription;
- from families in which one of the parents evades the payment of alimony;
- from large families;
- from student families;
- who are disabled*.
A parent, adoptive parent, stepfather or stepmother (for large families), a guardian or trustee of a child can issue a payment. Both the legal representative of the child and the child for whom the payment is made must live together and have permanent registration in Moscow. Citizenship doesn't matter.
Paid for each child from the month of his birth until he reaches 3 years of age, provided that the application for the purpose of the payment was submitted no later than 6 months from the month in which the child was born.
- about the purpose of the allowance;
- If the passport does not contain a mark on the place of residence, you can provide another document confirming the place of residence, and its copy."> in Moscow;
- an identity document of an authorized representative and a notarized power of attorney - when an authorized representative applies;
- "> birth certificates of children on which the payment is made;
- certificate of establishment of paternity - for those who have established paternity, it is submitted at will;
- a court decision on the adoption (adoption) of a child that has entered into legal force (a copy certified in the prescribed manner), or a certificate of adoption (adoption) - for adoptive parents, is submitted at will;
- It is possible not to provide if the registration of a civil status act was carried out by the registry office of Moscow after January 1, 1990.">
one of the documents confirming the absence of the second parent:
- birth certificate in form No. 2 *;
- death certificate of the other parent*;
- divorce certificate*;
- court decision on recognizing the other parent as missing or declaring dead, which has entered into force (a duly certified copy).
one of the documents confirming the service:
- a certificate from the military commissariat on the call of the father of the child for military service;
- a certificate from a military professional educational organization or a military educational organization of higher education about the training of the father of the child in it.
one of the documents confirming non-payment of alimony by the second parent:
- a message from the internal affairs bodies or a certificate from the bodies of the Federal Bailiff Service that the location of the wanted debtor was not established within a month;
- notification of the authorized federal executive body on non-execution of a court decision (court order) on the recovery of alimony if the debtor lives in a foreign state with which the Russian Federation has concluded an agreement on legal assistance;
- a certificate from the court on the reasons for non-execution of the court decision (court order) on the recovery of alimony.
For a large family in which the children of the spouse (spouses) born in a previous marriage or born out of wedlock actually live
Documents confirming that the child is being raised in the applicant's family:
- marriage certificate (if the child was born out of wedlock)*;
- death certificate of the second parent (if available) *;
- divorce certificate*;
- a court decision on the transfer of the child to the upbringing of the applicant, which has entered into force (a copy certified in the prescribed manner);
- certificate of the child's education in an educational organization, issued no later than 30 calendar days before the day of applying for the provision of a public service (if the child is studying);
- certificate of observation of the child in a medical organization, issued no later than 30 calendar days before the day of applying for the provision of a public service (if the child is observed in a medical organization).
For a student family
- certificate of parents' full-time education in a professional educational organization or an educational organization of higher education.
For a family with a disabled child:
- an extract from the certificate of examination in the federal state institution of medical and social expertise on the recognition of the child for whom the payment is made out as a disabled child.
* If the registration of a civil status act was made in Moscow after January 1, 1990, the document may not be submitted.
">documents confirming the right to receive payment;You can make a payment:
- personally in the center of public services;
- "> online on the official website of the Mayor of Moscow. Please note that requests in electronic form are not accepted from guardians, trustees and authorized representatives.
- single mothers (fathers);
- military personnel undergoing military service on conscription;
- from families in which one of the parents evades the payment of alimony (or in other cases where the collection of alimony is impossible);
- up to 1.5 years, whose parents are disabled and (or) pensioners**.
- about the purpose of the allowance;
- documents proving the identity of the applicant and the second parent (if any), If the passport does not contain a mark on the place of residence, you can provide another document confirming the place of residence, and a copy of it. "> containing information about the place of residence in Moscow;
- * Documents from the registry office may not be submitted if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office of Moscow after January 1, 1990. about the birth of children for whom the payment is made;
- documents confirming that the children on whom the payment is made are permanently registered in Moscow;
- * Documents from the registry office may not be submitted if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office of Moscow after January 1, 1990. on the establishment of paternity - for those who have established paternity, it is submitted at will;
- a court decision on the adoption (adoption) of a child that has entered into force (a duly certified copy), or * Documents from the registry office may not be submitted if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office of Moscow after January 1, 1990. on adoption (adoption) - for adoptive parents, submitted at will;
- decision (extract from the decision) on the establishment of guardianship (guardianship) over the child - for guardians or trustees;
- It is possible not to provide if the registration of a civil status act was carried out by the registry office of Moscow after January 1, 1990."> a document confirming the change of last name, first name or patronymic - if the full name was changed;
- For a single mother (father)
- birth certificate in form No. 2 (If the registration of a civil status act was made in Moscow after January 1, 1990, the document may not be submitted);
For the family of a conscripted military serviceman
- a certificate from the military commissariat on the call of the father of the child for military service, or a certificate from a military professional educational organization or a military educational organization of higher education about the training of the father of the child in it;
- certificate of education of a child over the age of 16 in an educational organization that implements the main educational programs of primary general education, basic general education, secondary general education.
For a family in which one of the parents avoids paying child support
- a message from the internal affairs bodies or a certificate from the bodies of the Federal Bailiff Service stating that the location of the wanted debtor has not been established within a month, or notification of the authorized federal executive body on non-execution of a court decision (court order) on the recovery of alimony if the debtor lives in a foreign state with which the Russian Federation has concluded an agreement on legal assistance, or a certificate from the court on the reasons for non-execution of the court decision (court order) on the recovery of alimony;
- certificate of education of a child over the age of 16 in an educational organization that implements the main educational programs of primary general education, basic general education, secondary general education.
For a family in which parents are disabled or retired
- extract from the certificate of examination in the federal state institution of medical and social expertise;
- pension document.
*Documents from the registry office may not be submitted if the registration of the act of civil status was carried out by the registry office of Moscow after January 1, 1990.
">documents confirming the right to receive payment. - personally in the center of public services;
- Please note: on the official website of the Mayor of Moscow, a site has been created for constructing city payments for families with children. By going to the service page and using this service, you can fill out one application for most of your city payments.">online on the official website of the Mayor of Moscow.
The monthly cost of living allowance* is paid for children:
The payment is assigned for each child from the month of his birth (provided that the application for the purpose of the payment was submitted no later than 6 months from the month in which the child was born). Paid up to age 16 If the child is studying in an educational organization that implements the main educational programs of primary general education, basic general education, secondary general education, secondary vocational education.
"\u003e in some cases - 18 years old. The exception is families of children whose parents are disabled or pensioners. They are paid benefits until they reach 1.5 years old.Payment can be made by one of the parents (single parent), adoptive parents (single adoptive parent), guardian, trustee. Both the legal representative of the child and the child for whom the payment is made must live together and have permanent registration in Moscow. Citizenship doesn't matter.
To make a payment you will need:
The decision to assign benefits is made within 10 working days from the date of registration of the application and submission of all necessary documents.
You can make a payment:
The current amount of the payment can be found on the website of the Department of Labor and Social Protection.
If your family has many children, you can apply.
** If a child falls into more than one category, only one monthly allowance is awarded to cover rising costs of living.
The Government of the Russian Federation develops and implements measures aimed at supporting families with children. Some of them are financial in nature. So, child benefits in 2020 were increased (indexed). The calculation of this operation was based on the inflation rate recorded in the previous period.
About indexing payments for children in 2020
Since 2008, an annual increase in state aid to families with children has been envisaged, paid in order to comply with Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995, from the beginning of the next year. However, in 2016 this procedure was changed:
- now indexing is carried out annually on the first of February;
- the increase factor is set at the rate of inflation.
On December 19, 2016, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved the law (No. 444-FZ). The document establishes the following rules:
- indexing of social payments to families with children starting from 2017 will be carried out regularly on February 1;
- this will not affect the amount of maternity capital, set at 453,026 rubles, it is frozen until 01/01/2020.
The indexing coefficient on February 1, 2018 is 1.025.
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The amount of state assistance to families with children in 2020 (comparative table)
| Type of accrual | Value (thousand rubles) | |
| As of 01.01.2018 | From 01.02.2019 | |
| For pregnancy and childbirth | ||
| General | 100% of the average salary for 2018 and 2017 | |
| Maximum (working) | 301 095.20 - standard - 140 days 335 506- 156 days 430 136 - 194 days |
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| Minimum (working) | 51,919 - standard sick leave - 140 days; 57,852 - if complications occurred −156 days; 71,944 - in 194 days |
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| Fixed payment, including for the unemployed | 613,14 | 655,49 |
| One-time appointments | ||
| Women, subject to early registration | 613,14 | 655,49 |
| The wife of a conscript | 25,89245 | 27,680 |
| At the birth of a child | 16,35033 | 17,479 |
| When adopting a *disabled child | 16,35033 | 17,479 |
| Matkapital | 453,026 | |
| Regular state benefits (monthly) | ||
| Up to a year and a half | 40% of the average salary for 2017 and 2016 | |
| For the firstborn - 3.05669 On the second and subsequent - 6.13137 | 3277,45 | |
| A child of a conscript | 11,09676 | 11863 |
| with the loss of a military breadwinner | 223185 | 228765 |
| On a baby in the Chernobyl zone | 3.16200 - up to 1.5 years 3.24105 6.32400 - up to 3 6.48210 |
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| Child care 1.5-3 years old | since 1994, a compensation payment of 50 rubles has been established; from 01/01/2020 it has been canceled | |
In 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation decided on the need to increase compensation payments for caring for a child of 1.5-3 years old from a low-income family to 10,000 rubles.
Important: for all categories of families, additional preferences are established at the regional level.
For your information, a regional factor is applied to all the above benefits. Exceptions:
- mother capital;
- payments in which this coefficient is taken into account when calculating salaries.
Who is eligible for a raise from February 1
Citizens who are provided with state assistance based on the minimum wage indicator (fixed) can count on annual indexation of benefits.
Help for under 18s
- up to 16 years;
- until the age of majority (if the young person attends school).
This type of state assistance is of a regular nature and is associated with the financial situation of families. As a rule, support is accrued and paid monthly. However, a number of regions switched to quarterly payments:
- Republic of Crimea.
- Areas:
- Tyumenskaya;
- Irkutsk.
Terms of appointment and regularity of transfers are posted on the websites of regional governments. Details can be obtained from the Social Security Office where you live.
Reference: this type of state support is also subject to indexing. But it is carried out on the basis of regional legislation. The dates of the increase in accruals differ from the federal ones. In some regions, benefits are indexed in the fall.
Maternity in 2020
If the expectant mother is officially employed, she has the right to two types of accruals:
- for pregnancy and childbirth (M&R);
- a one-time payment for early registration (up to 12 weeks).
The B&R benefit depends on the complexity of the birth and the number of fetuses. Its value depends on the average monthly salary, determined on the basis of indicators for the last two years. 100% of the specified value is paid.
The calculations are based on the following constants:
- Minimum wage - 7,800 rubles. from 07/01/2017 (previously 7,500 rubles);
- marginal base of insurance contributions to the FSS:
- 2015 - 670,000 rubles;
- 2016 - 718,000 rubles;
- 2017 - 755,000 rubles;
- 2018 - 815,000 rubles;
- 2019 - 865,000 rubles.
The amount of maternity leave is limited by the minimum and maximum values. They are:
- with normal childbirth:
- 140 sick days;
- from 43675.80 rubles. (after May 2018 - 51380) up to 282,493.40 rubles.
- for complications:
- 16 additional sick days;
- for which it is charged from 48667.32 rubles. (after May - 57252) to 314,778.36 rubles.
- with multiple pregnancy:
- 194 sick days;
- from 60522.18 (after May 71198) rub. up to RUB 391,455.14
Its value depends on the status of the recipient:
- dismissed due to the liquidation of the enterprise, who ceased their activities as individual entrepreneurs, persons engaged in private practice, incl. licensed - 300 rubles. excluding indexation (655.49 rubles with indexation in 2019),
- students - in the amount of a scholarship,
- contract servicemen - in the amount of monetary allowance,
- working women who do not have an insurance period of 6 months - in the amount of the minimum wage (in 2019 - 11280 rubles).
Women in labor who do not have formal employment are not eligible for this type of federal assistance.
In some regions, the governor's support is established for non-working women at the birth of babies.
One-time payment to the mother
As part of the implementation of the state policy to stimulate the birth rate, one of the parents has the right to receive one-time state support when the baby is born. The lump-sum payment has a fixed amount (in 2019, 17479.73 rubles) and is provided regardless of employment.
You can arrange it:
- at the place of service, if both or one of the parents work officially;
- in the social security authorities, if there is no employment.
In 14 regions of the country, within the framework of a pilot project, one-time assistance during childbirth is paid directly by the FSS. It happens like this:
- after granting a sick leave for BiR, the accountant fills out an application for the allocation of money for benefits;
- the report is submitted to the FSS;
- after the verification, the specialists of the authority transfer the funds to the recipient.
Reference: this project operates in the following regions:
- republics:
- Crimea;
- Mordovia;
- Karachay-Cherkessia;
- Tatarstan;
- Khabarovsk Territory;
- areas:
- Astrakhan;
- Belgorod;
- Bryansk;
- Kurgan;
- Kaliningrad;
- Kaluga;
- Lipetsk;
- Nizhny Novgorod;
- Novosibirsk;
- Novgorod;
- Ulyanovsk;
- Samara;
- Rostov;
- Tambov.
Readiness up to one and a half years
At the end of the sick leave for BiR, a woman is given the right to choose:
- return to work;
- take a leave to care for a baby up to three years (or less).
G a citizen who actually takes care of a child is entitled to an allowance for up to one and a half years. Its indicator depends on the fact of employment. It is defined like this:
- 40% of the average earnings for the last two years;
- in a fixed amount if the recipient did not work.
State assistance up to one and a half years has the minimum possible size. It is equal to:
- RUB 3277.45 for the firstborn;
- RUB 6554.89 - for the second and subsequent babies.
In this amount, it is assigned to persons:
- having less than six months of total experience;
- non-working recipients (from date of birth),
- mothers laid off during pregnancy due to the liquidation of the enterprise,
- mothers, fathers, guardians, full-time students,
- relatives caring for a child when the mother and (or) father are deprived of parental rights or their death.
The maximum allowance for care should not exceed 26,152.27 rubles.
Compensation payments for child care 1.5-3 years
According to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 30, 1994 N 1110 (as amended on July 1, 2014) “On the amount of compensation payments to certain categories of citizens”, the following could count on compensation payments for caring for children 1.5-3 years old:
- students and graduate students of educational institutions who are on academic leave for medical reasons;
- mothers (or other relatives who actually take care of the child) who are in labor relations with companies (enterprises), regardless of the organizational and legal forms;
- military women who are on parental leave until they reach 3 years of age;
- non-working spouses of private and commanding personnel of the Internal Affairs Department of the Russian Federation, the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in remote garrisons and areas where there is no possibility of their employment;
- unemployed women with children under the age of 3, dismissed due to the liquidation of the organization.
Attention! As of January 1, 2020, compensation payments have been abolished.
Maternal capital
The certificate was last indexed in 2015. Then the amount of mother's capital increased from 429.4 thousand rubles. to the current amount of 453,026 thousand rubles. No further increase in this type of state support is planned. The amount of mother's capital was frozen until 2020 (Law No. 444-FZ).
The authorities explained their decision as follows:
- Most of the recipients invest the certificate in the purchase of housing. Since the beginning of the crisis, prices for it have not risen, and in some regions they even fall.
- The federal budget is still in deficit. There is no money to increase the mother's capital.
- This type of assistance is not regular. It is not directed to the satisfaction of urgent needs.
Last changes
The main news of 2018 regarding payments for children should please recipients:
- Now the amount of monthly support assigned in a fixed amount will increase annually (February 1). At the same time, the real inflation of the previous period affects the value of the coefficient.
- For the current period, the marginal base of insurance charges has been increased to 865 thousand rubles. And this indicator affects the amount of maternity.
- Work will continue in the regions to support families in which minors are brought up. This type of assistance is assigned on the principles of targeting and need. That is, people with low incomes can count on it.
- Since January 2018, new monthly payments for first-born and second-born children have appeared. The first benefits are provided from the budget, and the second - from the funds of the MSC. Money in the amount of regional PM for children is paid until the child is 1.5 years old.
Other changes are not so positive:
- The size of the minimum wage in 2018 was increased twice: from the beginning of January, and in May. And in January 2019 again. And this indicator affects the minimum amount of maternity leave.
- The amount of mother's capital was fixed until 2020 at the legislative level. Therefore, there is no need to wait for changes in this area.
New about payments for a third child
According to the government decree of 05.10.2016 No. 2090-r, payments for the third child are established in fifty regions of the Russian Federation. However, in 2018, in some regions of the country, the demographic situation changed for the better. Because of this, these types of benefits are no longer assigned to:
- Republics:
- Crimea;
- Komi;
- Chuvashia;
- Mari El Republic;
- Edges:
- Khabarovsk;
In 2017, the amounts of cash payments, compensations and benefits increased by 5.4%. The Government Decree on their increase came into force on 02/01/2017. The reason for the increase in payments is inflation, which reduced the real incomes of Russians in 2016. The resolution, however, does not affect the indexation of maternity capital. Its dimensions will remain unchanged until 2020 - that is how long the law on freezing is in force.
Regional authorities do not lag behind the Government - they also use a system of benefits and additional cash payments to families with children. The approach in each Russian region is different, which determines the amount of child allowances and compensations.
Table of child benefits in 2017
Several factors affect the amount of child benefits:
- different standard of living in the regions;
- difference in the cost of the consumer basket;
- different social policies of regional authorities.
|
The name of the grant |
Benefits since February 1, 2017 |
Note |
|---|---|---|
|
Maternity allowance (one-time) |
The full amount of average earnings for all days of maternity leave, based on the minimum wage (7,500 rubles until July 1, 2017) or in the minimum fixed amount of 613.14 rubles per month |
The benefit is paid by the employer. Size according to the minimum wage: 34520.55 rubles Maximum payout amount: 265827.63 rubles with a vacation of 140 days; 296207.93 rubles for 156 days; 368361.15 rubles for 194 days. |
|
Pregnant women registered early (one-time) |
613.14 rubles |
Paid to expectant mothers who are registered with the antenatal clinic no later than the 12th week of pregnancy. You must apply for benefits no later than 6 months after giving birth |
|
At the birth of a child (one-time) |
RUB 16,350.33 |
Paid at the place of work. Unemployed pays SZN. To receive it, you must contact the place of payment no later than 6 months after childbirth. |
|
Maternity capital (family subsidy) |
453026 rubles |
Provided by the State Pension Fund after the birth and adoption of the second and subsequent children. It is issued in the form of a certificate, you can spend it in a non-cash form. |
|
Allowance for caring for a child up to 1.5 years (monthly) |
In the amount of 40% of the mother's average monthly earnings per child or in the minimum amount |
Paid at the place of work. The unemployed are paid the SZN in the minimum amount: 3065.69 rubles for the first child; 6131.37 rubles - for the second and subsequent. The maximum amount of benefits for employees per child is 23,120.66 rubles You must apply for the allowance no later than 6 months after the child reaches the age of one and a half years. |
|
Compensation for those on maternity leave (monthly) |
50 rubles or more |
It is provided to persons who are on leave to care for a child under 3 years old at the place of work. |
|
Payment to large families for a third child under 3 years old (monthly) |
Established in 2017, the regional subsistence minimum for a child |
Paid to families that have received the status of large families after the birth of their third child, if the average per capita income of the family is lower than established in the region. |
|
Monthly child allowance |
The amount of "children's" payments is established by the regulations of the regions |
It is installed in the regions independently on the basis of the general requirements of the Federal Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ "On State Benefits for Citizens with Children". |
|
To the pregnant wife of a conscripted military serviceman (one-time) |
25892.45 rubles |
The right to receive benefits is given after the gestational age of 180 days, if at that time the husband is doing military service. |
|
For a child of a serviceman undergoing military service on conscription (monthly) |
11096.76 rubles per month |
It is provided for a child up to 3 years old from his birth until the dismissal of the child's father from military service. |
|
Survivor's benefit for children of military personnel (monthly) |
2231.85 rubles per month |
Paid to the USZN at the place of residence (for children of conscripts) or at the pension authorities of the Ministry of Defense (for children of contract soldiers) until the age of majority (up to 23 years of age for full-time education). |
| 16350.33 rubles |
Employees are paid by employers. Non-working - USZN. |
|
|
Allowance for the transfer of a child to a family: adoption, foster family, guardianship and guardianship (one-time) |
124929.83 rubles |
When adopting a disabled child or several children who are brothers or sisters, it is issued for each child. |
Coefficients that increase the amount of benefits and compensations
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation guarantees an increased coefficient for the payment of wages to citizens who work in regions with a difficult climate. Also, the coefficient is used when calculating the amount of social insurance, if it was not taken into account at the place of work for the reporting period.
According to Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995, regional wage coefficients that were established in certain regions of the Russian Federation are still used to this day when calculating the amount of social benefits for employees with children in the following cases:
- payment of benefits established for the next year in a fixed amount, as well as in the current minimum or maximum amount;
- calculation of social insurance benefits, provided that during the payment of wages for the billing period they were not taken into account at the place of work.
However, since 2015, the issue of abolishing all used regional coefficients has been actively discussed. The Government considers them a relic of the past. Here is what Maxim Topilin, Minister of Labor and Social Protection, thinks about this issue:
“The situation in the economy has changed dramatically. At the moment, the increased ratio only causes unnecessary problems for employers' accountants. It should be understood that the system for accruing payments has changed a lot since the days of the USSR. That is why the “northern allowance” is just a leftover unnecessary formality.”
At the moment, it is still difficult to predict what development the consideration of this issue in the State Duma will take.
Sizes of child benefits from the Social Insurance Fund
The Russian social insurance system guarantees child benefits to women in connection with motherhood and due to temporary disability. What and what do the amounts of child benefits from the Social Insurance Fund depend on?
Their exact amount depends on the average income from which financial contributions were made to the insurance fund.
Compensation for childbirth and pregnancy
Its amount is equal to the woman's income for the previous 2 years. In 2017, the minimum payout amount is 34520.55, the maximum amount is 265827.63. The duration of sick leave as of this year is 140 days.
Maternity allowance
One-time assistance at the birth of a child is 16,350.33 rubles. This amount is paid to one of the parents, or to a person replacing him. It is accrued to both working - in the form of compulsory social insurance, and non-working citizens in the form of state social security.
To assign a one-time payment at the birth of a child, one of the parents must submit documents for the provision of benefits no later than six months after the birth of the child. If twins or triplets are born, the payment is provided for each child.
Allowance for the care of a child up to one and a half years
Paid monthly until the child reaches the age of one and a half years. The exact amount of compensation depends on the number of children in the family. If the child is alone, the payment is equal to 40% of the woman's monthly salary. If two - 80%, if three or more - 100%, which is the limit. The amount of cash payments for each child - no more than 23120.66.
The remaining compensations paid at the place of work and related to the birth of a child are accrued in the prescribed amount.
Additional accrual to the maternity and pregnancy allowance
It is paid to women who were registered in the antenatal clinic at a gestational age of up to twelve weeks. This payment is provided by the employer when a woman goes on maternity leave (together with maternity benefits), at the place of study, or at the social security service at the place of residence.
Child benefits and benefits, as well as the cost of living in 2017
The amounts of payments, which are established by both the federal and regional authorities, directly depend on the subsistence level per child. At the same time, both the average indicator for the Russian Federation and a separate indicator for each region are taken into account.
Today, the living wage established on 01.12.2016 remains relevant. According to the government decree, the minimum for an adult is 9889 rubles, for a child - 9668.
Certain conclusions can be drawn by evaluating the amounts of child benefits indicated in the table above and the subsistence minimum. Here is some of them:
- The allowance for the birth of a child, payments for caring for him up to 1.5 years, as well as maternity capital are significant and tangible assistance for the family budget. These sums really help parents to support and bring up children at the first stages of their life.
- Large families with children under 3 years old are entitled to a monthly allowance. It is paid from the regional budget and corresponds to the subsistence minimum for each child. Low-income families are eligible to receive compensation.
- There are also very insignificant payments in the list of benefits that bring practically no benefit to families. We are talking about monthly payments for a child, as well as assistance to women registered with a consultation in the early stages of pregnancy. In this context, one cannot fail to recall also compensation for parents on parental leave. Its size is only 50 rubles per month.
Even taking into account some negative points, it can be noted that over the past ten years, state support for families with children has become more significant. And if we compare the current situation with the 90s, the difference is simply colossal.
Maternity capital for the second child in 2017
This year, the system for calculating benefits for the second child has been changed. Still, these payments have three main purposes:
- Housing. It will be possible to use the accrued money not only to pay the first installment, but also interest on the mortgage.
- Child education. For the capital received, you can create a separate bank account, the money from which will be used to pay for tuition in the future. Some media outlets claim that foreign educational institutions will also be available.
- Pension. Payments can be accumulated in the mother's bank account. Subsequently, this capital will be used to help parents when they reach retirement age.
This year, this list has been replenished with one more item - the maintenance of a sick child. The accrued funds can be spent on the purchase of medicines, procedures and rehabilitation activities for a disabled child.
There are also plans to introduce another option for targeted spending of the funds received. It's about buying a new car. By bringing such an initiative to life, its creators expect to achieve two goals. The first is assistance in purchasing a vehicle for young families. The second is assistance to the domestic automaker.
The main change affects the very essence of maternity capital. Since 2017, the entire family has been the recipient of the money. Now the father can also apply for the funds. Note that the second child himself can also receive a full right to payments. This happens if the mother and father were deprived of parental rights.
Amount of payments for the second child
This year, the maternity capital for the second child is 453,026 rubles. This figure may rise in the coming years. The position of the State Duma is as follows: the amounts of payments will be increased when the budget stabilizes, and its revenue side increases. Some of the money for the second child can be withdrawn in cash. It is 20 thousand rubles. This amount of money can be spent on the current basic needs of the baby: a crib, diapers, clothes, medicines, and more.
The regions also have their own family support programs. The money received thanks to them can most often be spent at your discretion, without targeted spending.
Indexation of child benefits
In 2008, the Russian Government established a procedure for indexing all child benefits. When recalculating the amounts of payments, the forecast level of inflation in the state, which was determined in the budget for each financial year, was taken into account. Indexation made it possible to completely or partially avoid the reduction in the importance of benefits for families, given the annual increase in prices for goods and services.
This indexation option has one big drawback: actual inflation always exceeds the forecast level. At the same time, we consider the actual inflation as the indicator determined by Rosstat, which, as a rule, is underestimated.
Let's take 2015 as an example. Maternity capital and the amount of payments per child after indexation increased by 5.5%. The year ended with an inflation rate of 12.9%. Thus, the real purchasing power of these benefits fell by 7% in just one year.
According to the current laws of the Russian Federation, additional indexation of payments is carried out only when the parameters of the main budget of the country are revised. Such a procedure is carried out extremely rarely and only in the event of a serious financial crisis.
Moreover, the revision of budget parameters is not a guarantee of additional indexation. In 2015, the Government adopted a new version of the budget law. The document featured an inflation rate of 12.2%. This figure reflected the real state of affairs in the country, which cannot be said about the previous indicator - 5.5%. However, in the same year, a law was passed to suspend the indexation of child benefits and maternity capital.
As a compensation, since 2016, the procedure for recalculating the amounts of payments has changed. As for pensions, indexation for child benefits, according to the law, is carried out taking into account actual inflation in the state, and not forecasted. In each year, indexation should be carried out taking into account the inflation of the previous financial year.
Anton Siluanov, head of the Ministry of Finance, said the following about this: “The economic situation in the country has worsened. The indexation of benefits, taking into account the forecast inflation, must be removed.”
There were no radical proposals. There are ideas in the State Duma to move away from the practice of indexing payments for inflation altogether. Instead, it is proposed to recalculate all benefits and compensations solely at the discretion of the Government. In this case, no "bindings" work. The specific amounts of benefits and compensations depend on the budgetary reserves of the state.
As you know, "children" are benefits that are accrued upon the birth of a child. As stated in the “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children”, child benefits include:
- allowance for contacting a consultation and registration at an early stage of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks);
- a one-time allowance at the birth of a child (on the basis of a certificate from the maternity hospital);
- monthly allowance for caring for a child up to the age of 1.5 years;
- maternity allowance (sick leave payment);
A woman who has given birth to a child receives all the listed benefits from the employer. Everyone needs to know the principle of accrual, as well as the upper and lower levels of child benefits - both managers and mothers themselves.
Increasing child benefits in 2019
It must be remembered that from January 1, 2019, the minimum wage was increased to 11,280 rubles, which affected all types of benefits.
This year, "children's" benefits, according to , have increased since February 1, 2019 - by a factor of 1.043. This means that in January benefits remained at the same level, and changed only in February.
And now - attention: look at how benefits have changed at the beginning of 2019:
- Allowance for registration up to 12 weeks: from January 1, 2019, a woman received - 628.47 rubles, from February 1, 2019 she began to receive - 628.47 rubles. × 1.043 = 655.49 rubles.
This allowance is paid only once. It is for women who:
- registered with medical institutions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy and provided a relevant certificate;
- are entitled to maternity benefits ().
If a certificate of registration is provided later than 12 weeks, then the allowance is paid within ten days after the grant, provided that the application for the allowance followed no later than 6 months after the end of the maternity leave ().
- Lump-sum allowance at the birth of a child: from January 1, 2019, a woman received - 16,759.09 rubles, from February 1, 2019 she began to receive - 16,759.09 rubles. × 1.043 = 17,479.73 rubles
- The minimum monthly allowance for caring for a second child and subsequent children up to 1.5 years old: from January 1, 2019, a woman received - 6,284.65 rubles, from February 1, 2019 she began to receive - 6,284.65 rubles. × 1.043 = 6,554.89 rubles
- Monthly allowance for caring for a child up to the age of 1.5 years: depends on the minimum wage. If the average monthly salary does not exceed the minimum wage, then the allowance is calculated in the amount of 40% of the minimum wage. It is worth considering that from January 1, 2019, the minimum wage increased to 11,280 rubles, as a result of which the minimum amount of the allowance for caring for the first child also changed. Now it is 11,280 rubles. × 40% = 4,512 rubles.
For 2019, the maximum monthly allowance for child care is 26,152.33 rubles. (maximum possible average earnings 65,380.82 rubles × 40%).
Note that when calculating this allowance, certain criteria have been legislatively developed, their levels in 2019 are as follows:
- at the birth of the first child, the lower criterion - from January 1, 2019 was 3,142.33 rubles, from February 1, 2019 it is 3,277.45 rubles.
- at the birth of a second and subsequent child, the lower criterion - from January 1, 2019 was 6,284.65 rubles, from February 1, 2019 it is 6,554.89 rubles.
- the upper criterion for employees - from January 1, 2019 - 26,152.27 rubles, from February 1, 2019 - has not changed and also amounts to 26,152.27 rubles.
5. Payment for pregnancy and childbirth ("maternity"): the basis for it is the sick leave from the medical institution submitted by the woman, and the calculation is made on the basis of real earnings for the period of time in the previous two years (that is, 2018 and 2017).
The amount of benefits is calculated from the number of days of sick leave. They are valid from January 1, 2019. The February indexation did not affect them.
Minimum size for employed women:
- RUB 51,919 - with a standard vacation duration (140 days);
- RUB 57,852.6 - in case of premature birth (156 days of vacation);
- RUB 71,944.9 - with multiple pregnancy (194 days of vacation)
Maximum allowance for working women:
- RUB 301,095.02 - with a standard duration of the decree (140 days);
- RUB 335,506.08 - for 156 days of vacation;
- RUB 417,231.92 – in case of multiple pregnancy (194 vacation days)
The above allowance is paid to women once upon presentation of sick leave.
Maternity leave of a woman and the calculation of its payment
The rules for calculating maternity leave in 2019 have not changed: as before, you need to take into account the employee's income for the previous two years, and the salary is taken in full, with personal income tax.
To calculate the benefit, the annual amount of income must not exceed the maximum value of the base for paying contributions to the FSS:
- RUB 718,000 - in 2017;
- RUB 755,000 - in 2018;
- RUB 815,000 - in 2019.
To calculate the amount of an employee's actual average daily earnings, use the formula:
Average daily earnings \u003d Earnings for the previous 2 years / Actual number of calendar days in the billing period - Number of days excluded from the billing period
When using the formula, keep in mind that:
- for calculation, earnings for the previous two years are taken, which are subject to contributions;
- there are 731 days in a leap year, therefore, the actual number of calendar days in the billing period can be 730 days, 731 days and 732 days (if both years turn out to be leap years when changing years of choice). However, 2017 and 2018 are "normal" non-leap years.
So, the lower limit of daily earnings for calculating maternity leave in 2019 is 370.85 rubles.
And the upper limit of daily earnings is 2,150.68 rubles. Calculated according to the formula: (755,000 rubles + 815,000 rubles): 730 days, where 755,000 rubles. - the maximum earnings from which the allowance is calculated in 2017; and 815,000 rubles. - the maximum earnings from which the allowance is calculated in 2018.
In 2019, the maximum maternity benefit will be calculated as follows:
- with normal childbirth: 2150.68 rubles × 140 days = 301,095.20 rubles;
- with complicated childbirth: 2150.68 rubles. × 156 days = 335,506.08 rubles;
- with complicated multiple births: 2150.68 rubles. × 194 days = 417,231.92 rubles
The allowance is paid in the amount of 100% regardless of the insurance period of the employee, but on condition that it exceeds 6 months.
It happens that in the billing period a woman was already on maternity or parental leave. Then the corresponding calendar years can be replaced by previous calendar years at her request, if this "replacement" will increase the amount of benefits ().
The minimum amount of maternity
As you know, the minimum amount of maternity pay directly depends on the size of the minimum wage. Since from January 1 of this year the minimum wage has increased to 11,280 rubles, then you need to calculate the minimum average earnings as follows: 11,280 rubles. × 24 months / 730 days = RUB 370.85
Do not forget that earlier, in 2018, the minimum wage changed several times and amounted to: from January 1 to April 30, 2018 - 9,489 rubles, and from May 1 to December 31, 2018 - 11,163 rubles.
The minimum maternity allowance is for those whose insurance period does not reach 6 months, who had earnings below the minimum or had no earnings at all in the billing period.
Now let's calculate the minimum maternity benefit from February 2019:
- with a sick leave duration of 140 days: 370.85 rubles. × 140 days = 51,919 rubles;
- with a sick leave duration of 156 days: 370.85 rubles. × 156 days = 57,852.60 rubles;
- with a sick leave duration of 194 days: 370.85 rubles. × 194 days = RUB 71,944.90
Do I need to recalculate the allowance up to 1.5 years?
This question can be answered unequivocally - no. The general rule is that the allowance for caring for a child under 1.5 years old is assigned once and only on the start date of the vacation.
The allowance will need to be recalculated if, after February 1, 2019, the employee left the parental leave for at least one day and then went on vacation again. This time she will leave with a new calculation.
Plans to increase child care allowance
From 2020, the allowance for caring for a child aged 1.5 to 3 years will be significantly increased. At least such intentions were announced by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Now women on maternity leave after the child reaches the age of 1.5 years receive a monthly payment of 50 rubles.
Officials believe that the allowance should not just be increased - it should be targeted, that is, paid to those who need it.
Also, according to Medvedev, the issue of increasing the period of maternity leave counted in the length of service from 1.5 to 3 years needs additional discussion. First of all, it is necessary to weigh both the financial and social aspects of this idea, he noted.
Maternity capital in 2019
The amount of maternity capital for the second child this year has not changed and amounted to 453,026 rubles. The last increase in the certificate took place four years ago, and since then the amount has not changed.
The next indexation of maternity capital is planned only from January 1, 2020 - up to 470,241 rubles. And the federal program itself will operate at least until the end of 2021.
What changed:
- Signed, which changed the period for the Pension Fund to make a decision on issuing a certificate - from 1 month to 15 days.
- Previously, maternity capital was allowed to be spent on preschool education of a child, that is, now there is no need to wait until he is three years old. And for the second child born after January 1, 2018, it is allowed to issue a monthly cash benefit from maternity capital.
The other day, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved an initiative to use maternity capital funds for the construction of a residential building for permanent residence in a summer cottage (that is, it should be a permanent building). According to him, it is necessary to change the relevant norms and allow the spending of maternity capital for these purposes.
Maternity Calculator
You can easily and free of charge calculate the amount of payments using a special maternity calculator. Just fill in the form with the data from the sick leave or information about the child and the duration of the vacation, indicate the information about the employee's earnings for the last two years (or previous years - if replacing years) - and find out the amount of the benefit. If there is a regional coefficient, do not forget to mark it in the maternity calculator.