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In what numbers are child benefits transferred? This and other questions regarding the timing and schedule of transfers, procedures and nuances of payments are of interest not only to parents, but also to accounting workers and social security authorities. A detailed answer to them is available in the proposed article.

What benefits are paid monthly in 2016?

The existing system of benefits in the Russian Federation today is quite complex, it is regulated by various regulatory documents, and therefore confusion in the order and timing of payments is common. Therefore, before considering the question of what date child benefits are accrued in 2016, let’s briefly talk about the benefit system itself.

Article 3 of the Law “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children” dated May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ provides for 8 different types of benefits that are paid from the moment of pregnancy until the child reaches the age of 16 years:

• when registering in the early stages of pregnancy (one time);
• in connection with maternity (one time);
• at the birth of a child (once);
• until the age of 1.5 years (monthly);
• until the age of 16 (usually monthly);
• when transferring a child to a family (one time);
• pregnant wife of a conscript (one time);
• per child of a conscript (monthly).

The listed payments can be one-time, when the entire benefit amount is paid once, regardless of the timing and method of calculation, as well as monthly. If the benefit is paid by the organization where the parent works, it is issued with the next salary. If the benefit is paid by social security authorities, then payment for the previous month must take place no later than the 26th day of the current month.

We will consider the features of each target payment separately.

What are the dates for pregnancy and maternity benefits?

For working women serving or studying, maternity benefits are paid at the place of work or at an educational institution. The administration has 10 days from the date of submission of the application and supporting documents to accrue funds.

If a woman does not work for 12 months due to the liquidation of the organization until she is declared unemployed, the benefit will be paid by the social security body, according to the order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation “On approval of the procedure and conditions for the appointment and payment of state benefits...” dated December 23, 2009 No. 1012n. Funds will be paid by the 26th day of the month following registration of the application.

Benefits for pregnancy up to 12 weeks are paid simultaneously with maternity benefits in a similar manner. According to paragraph 19 of the above-mentioned order, it is an additional payment to the maternity benefit, therefore, both benefits are paid together.

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Payment schedule for child care benefits

This benefit is entitled to receive not only mothers, but also fathers, guardians or other persons who actually care for the child until he reaches 1.5 years. However, only one person can receive benefits. The benefit is paid monthly for 1.5 years from the date of birth of the child. Since the payment period overlaps with the maternity benefit, after giving birth, parents can choose only one benefit. Accordingly, after the end of the maternity benefit payment period (if the choice was made in its favor), a childcare benefit for up to 1.5 years will be accrued.

If the parent caring for the child is subject to social insurance or is an employee of the law enforcement agencies or the Ministry of Defense, then the benefit will be issued every month with the next salary.

For all other citizens, after registering the application, benefits are paid every month, while payment for the previous month is made until the 26th of the current month. The payer will be the local social security authority.

10 days are allotted for the calculation of the first payment from the date of receipt of documents, however, the above rules regarding salaries and the social security payment schedule remain in effect.

IMPORTANT! When deciding on the date of accrual of benefits for children from 1.5 to 3 years old, it is worth remembering that they are not entitled to benefits as such. However, the parent’s right to leave remains until the child reaches 3 years of age.

During this period, the parent is entitled to compensation in the amount of 50 rubles. (as of 2016), the procedure for its payment is the same as for benefits. Due to the obvious insufficiency of this money, most parents are still forced to work, and in such a situation they are deprived of compensation.

When is benefits paid to the child of a citizen drafted into the army?

The benefit for the child of a conscript soldier is paid according to the social protection schedule, i.e. until the 26th day of the next month. The recipient is the spouse of the conscript or the child’s guardian in the event of her death, detention or deprivation of parenting rights. The benefit is paid from the moment of birth until the child is 3 years old, regardless of the availability of other benefits or compensation. Accordingly, the specified 3-year period is limited to the period of conscription, i.e., most often one year.

What date are child benefits accrued to a child under 16 years of age?

The amount and procedure for paying these benefits is determined in each region separately; there is no single document regulating these issues. However, practice comes from already established and proven methods of making payments.

If the child’s parent works or serves in law enforcement agencies, then the administration of the organization must pay for the benefit. Accordingly, the same rule regarding the frequency of salary payments remains the same.

If the parent does not work, then all payments are made by the same social security authorities. Here the approach is also usually uniform.

The child's mother usually receives benefits, except in cases of her absence, detention, or deprivation of parental rights.

It is worth remembering that benefits are also paid for children under 18 years of age, if they continue to study at school.

What to do if there is a delay in payments?

The schedule for payment of child benefits is established by the already mentioned order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated December 23, 2009 No. 1012n and is mandatory both for government institutions and for any other organizations. However, in practice, delays in child benefit payments are quite common. If we are talking about social protection authorities, then such situations are caused by untimely transfers of funds from the regional budget. In a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, delays reach one and a half months. This is especially true for 2016. However, there should be no reason to worry, since the money will still arrive in the recipient’s account.

Raising children is a responsible process that requires not only moral, but also large financial investments. In this regard, the state provides for the payment of child benefits for fathers and mothers. Child benefits are various types of contributions, the purpose of which is to provide material support to families with children and to provide the younger generation with decent care and education. Therefore, such funds are generously sponsored by the state budget and other sources.

Table of child care benefits from January 1, 2019

Deadlines for assigning and receiving child benefits

Women who take care to register with a doctor no later than the first three months of pregnancy can count on receiving a lump sum payment. In this case, the period for filing an application for registration of this payment cannot exceed six months from the date of 12 weeks pregnant.

One-time and monthly maternity benefits for women in need can be assigned to those who have submitted the appropriate application in a timely manner - no later than six months after the woman resumes her working activity.

A birth certificate is a document that, in a sense, protects a pregnant woman from poor-quality medical care by paying for part of the services provided by a medical institution. The deadline for issuing a birth certificate is from the date of 30th week of pregnancy before the baby is born.

A pregnant woman who registers with a doctor in a timely manner has the right to receive the necessary medications at public expense or at a significant discount. Moreover, free medications are provided at a time at any stage of pregnancy until the birth of the child.

• One-time.

The general lump sum benefit must be issued within six months from the date of birth of the child. After submitting the documents, the request is processed, as a rule, in two weeks, and payments are calculated.

• Monthly child benefit.

Compensatory monthly payments to families with children are usually about 40 percent from the parent's income. At the same time, starting from 2019, a family can claim this amount of payments until the child reaches 3 years(previously up to 1.5 years). An application for this compensation is considered until the child reaches this age.

There is a separate type of payment for children of military personnel. Deadline for payment of child benefit however, it stops when the child reaches three years of age.

An application for payment of compensation can be submitted by the pregnant wife of a serviceman whose gestation period is from 6 months. The payment is a one-time payment.

For families that are unable to provide their child with healthy, nutritious food, as well as for pregnant and nursing mothers, the state provides appropriate benefits. In this case, the deadline for filing an application cannot exceed six months from the moment the child is born.

Previously, for a long time (since 2008), the indexation of child benefits was carried out annually from January 1 at an “accelerating pace,” i.e. on the size of projected inflation. However, the crisis economic situation in the country has made its own adjustments - in order to reduce the budget deficit, at the end of 2015 the Government decided to suspend the current procedure for indexing benefits starting from the new year.

Thus, from February 1, 2016, child benefits were indexed only from February on the basis of last year’s inflation (i.e. at a “catch-up rate”). This procedure was in effect until 2018.

Information on the amount of benefits for families with children today (the amounts of benefits are established from January 1, 2019 ) is presented in the table:

Back in May 2012, V.V. Putin signed a decree “On measures to implement the demographic policy of the Russian Federation.” According to this decree, from the beginning of 2013, a monthly payment in the amount of the regional subsistence minimum per child is assigned to the third and subsequent children. This payment is assigned to the third or subsequent child born no earlier than January 1, 2013.

Since 2013, the state has co-financed the corresponding expenditure obligations only if an unfavorable demographic situation has been established in the region (the birth rate is below the national average).

What are the amounts of child benefits from February 1, 2018 after indexation by a factor of 1.025? How have the sizes changed? What are the raise amounts? Which benefits were not affected by indexation? This article provides a table with the new amounts of “children’s” benefits and provides examples of calculating benefits in ambiguous situations that an accountant may encounter in 2018.

From February 1, 2018 – indexation of some benefits

“Children’s” benefits usually include payments related to the birth of children. The list of such payments is contained in Federal Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995 “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children” (hereinafter referred to as Law No. 81-FZ). Most often, employers have to deal with the calculation and payment of the following types of “children’s” benefits:

• benefits for registration in the early stages of pregnancy;
• monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years;
• maternity benefit.

The listed types of benefits are paid by the employer to its employees. In this case, with the social benefits paid, you can reduce insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund or receive the necessary compensation from the fund.

It is worth noting that in some regions there is a pilot project in which benefits are paid not by employers, but directly from the Social Insurance Fund. The territorial bodies of the Social Insurance Fund in the “pilot” regions themselves calculate and pay “children’s” benefits. Here is a list of such regions as of February 1, 2018:

Indexation of child benefits in 2018

There has been no indexation of child benefits since January 1, 2018. In 2018 and subsequent years, child benefits are indexed annually - only from February 1. The indexation coefficient is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation (Federal Law dated December 19, 2016 No. 444-FZ.) Indexation concerns the following benefits paid by the employer:

• a one-time benefit for women who registered in the early stages of pregnancy;
• lump sum benefit for the birth of a child;
• monthly child care allowance.

From January 1 to February 1, 2018, child benefits should be paid in the same amounts as in 2017. Here are the amounts of “children’s” benefits in the table from January 1, 2018.

However, from February 1, 2018, the indexation coefficient for child benefits is 1.025 (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 26, 2018 No. 74 “On approval of the amount of indexation of payments, benefits and compensation in 2018”).

Taking into account the new coefficient, from February 1, 2018, “children’s” benefits should be paid in indexed amounts, which are shown in the table below.

In districts and localities where regional wage coefficients have been established, “children’s” benefits (both in January 2018 and from February 1, 2018) will be higher, since they need to be additionally increased by the amount of the increasing coefficient (Article 5 of Law No. 81-FZ). Next, we will comment on the conditions and procedure for indexing benefits from February 1, 2018.

Benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy from February 1, 2018

This benefit is supposed to be paid once (that is, in a lump sum). Women who:

• registered in medical institutions before 12 weeks of pregnancy;
• have the right to maternity benefits (Article 9 of Law No. 81-FZ).

This benefit will be paid in a new amount from February 1, 2018 – 628.47 rubles. rubles However, a controversial situation is possible. Let's give an example.

The employee goes on maternity leave from February 2, 2018. On January 26, 2018, the woman submitted to the accounting department a certificate from the antenatal clinic stating that in 2017 she registered in the early stages of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks). How much benefits should I pay for early registration?

The benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy should be paid in addition to the maternity benefit (Article 9 of Law No. 81-FZ). Therefore, the benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy must be transferred in the amount that is established on the start date of maternity leave. In our case, the woman went on maternity leave on February 2, 2018. Therefore, the registration allowance should be paid in the amount of 628.47 rubles (including indexation by a factor of 1.025). If the start of maternity leave was in January 2018, then the benefit would be in a smaller amount - 613.14 rubles.

One-time benefit for the birth of a child from February 1, 2018

One of the parents has the right to a lump sum benefit upon the birth of a child. If two or more children were born, then the benefit is paid for each of them (Article 11 of Law No. 81-FZ). The employer must pay the benefit within six months after the birth of the child if the employee has submitted the documents necessary to assign the benefit (Article 17.2 of Law No. 81-FZ). Due to the indexation of benefits from February 1, 2018, an ambiguous situation may arise when assigning.

The child was born in 2017, and the woman came to the accounting department in February 2018 to receive a one-time benefit for the birth of a child. How much benefits should I pay?

The amount of a lump sum benefit for the birth of a child should be calculated on the date of birth, and not on the date of application for benefits (FSS letter dated January 17, 2006 No. 02-18/07-337). In our case, the child was born in 2017, so the benefit amount will be 16,350.33 rubles. (excluding indexation by a factor of 1.025). A one-time benefit for the birth of a child in the indexed amount (RUB 16,759.09) is paid if the child is born from February 1, 2018.

Monthly childcare benefit for children up to 1.5 years old from February 1, 2018

Minimum amount of care allowance

The minimum wage from January 1, 2018 is 9,489 rubles. Cm. " ". Therefore, the minimum benefit amount from January 1 is RUB 3,795.60(RUR 9,489 x 40%). Less than this amount cannot be paid as a childcare benefit for a child under 1.5 years of age.

The “minimum wage” for caring for the second and subsequent children has not changed since January 1, 2018. It was still 6131.37 rubles. rubles and after January 1, 2018.

From February 1, 2018, the indexation coefficient for benefits was approved in the amount of 1.025 (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 26, 2018 No. 74 “On approval of the indexation coefficient for payments, benefits and compensation in 2018”). This means that from February 1, if benefits are indexed, their amounts will be:

• allowance for the first child - 3142.33 rubles. (RUR 3,065.69 x 1,032)
• allowance for the second and subsequent children - 6284.65 rubles. (RUR 6,131.37 x 1.025).

It turns out that after indexation from February 1, 2018, the amount of the benefit for the first child turned out to be less than the amount calculated from the minimum wage as of January 1, 2018: 3,795.60 rubles. >3142, 33 rub.

In this case, the amount of the benefit cannot be less than the amount calculated from the minimum wage. Therefore, even after February 1, 2018, the minimum amount of benefit for caring for the first child remains at 3,795.60 rubles. However, the minimum amount of benefit for the second and subsequent children is increasing from February 1, 2018 - to 6284.65 rubles.

Maximum amount of care allowance

In 2018, the maximum amount of childcare benefits for children up to 1.5 years is not limited. However, the amount of average daily earnings from which the benefit is calculated is limited.

The amount of average daily earnings for calculating benefits cannot exceed the sum of the maximum values ​​of the base for calculating insurance premiums for the two years preceding the year of parental leave, divided by 730 (Part 3.3 of Article 14 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255- Federal Law). Therefore, in order to determine the maximum amount of average daily earnings, the following formula is used:

It turns out that if an employee’s vacation begins in 2018, it is necessary to take into account the values ​​of the maximum values ​​of the base for calculating contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for 2016 and 2017. They are:

• in 2016 – 718,000 rubles;
• in 2017 – RUB 755,000.

Therefore, in 2018, the maximum average earnings for calculating care leave will be 2017.81 rubles. ((RUB 718,000 + RUB 755,000) ÷ 730 days).

Next, you need to multiply the average daily earnings by the average monthly number of calendar days equal to 30.4 (Part 5.1, Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ). Total in 2018, the maximum average monthly earnings for calculating benefits will be 61,341.42 rubles. (RUB 2017.81 × 30.4).

The amount of the monthly childcare benefit for a child up to 1.5 years old is generally equal to 40% of the average monthly earnings (Part 1, Article 15 of Law No. 81-FZ). Therefore, in 2018, the maximum amount of monthly benefit per child is RUB 24,536.57. (RUB 61,341.42 × 40%). This is the amount that must be reimbursed from the Social Insurance Fund. Since February 1, 2018, due to indexation by 1.025, nothing changes in this amount.

Maternity benefit from February 1, 2018

Minimum allowance for BiR

Maternity benefits paid by employers are not indexed annually. That is, from February 1, 2018, the maternity benefit has not increased. However, please note that the maximum benefit amount has increased since 1 January 2018, as the new maximum average daily earnings must be taken into account when calculating benefits from the beginning of 2018. Let me explain.

Maternity benefits are paid in a lump sum and in total for the entire period of maternity leave, which is (Part 1, Article 10 of Law No. 255-FZ):

• 140 days (in general);
• 194 days (with multiple pregnancies);
• 156 days (for complicated births).

Maternity benefits, in general, should be calculated from the average earnings for the billing period, that is, for the two years preceding the onset of illness, maternity leave or vacation (from January 1 to December 31). Accordingly, if an employee goes on maternity leave in 2018, then the billing period will be 2016 and 2017 (Part 1, Article 14 of Federal Law No. 255-FZ of December 29, 2006).

However, earnings for the billing period should not be less than a certain amount. The state guarantees the calculation of benefits based on the minimum allowable earnings. It is defined like this:

In total, the minimum earnings for the billing period in 2018 are 227,736 rubles. (RUR 9,489 x 24)

Another value that will be required to calculate maternity benefits is the minimum average daily earnings. To find out the minimum average daily earnings for calculating benefits, the accountant needs to divide the resulting value by 730. The following formula is used:

Accordingly, from January 1, 2018, the minimum average daily earnings is 311.967123 rubles per day (227,736 rubles / 730 days). From January 1, 2018, the average daily earnings for calculating benefits cannot be less than this value.

If maternity leave began in 2018, then the minimum average daily earnings for calculating maternity benefits should be taken equal to 311.97 rubles. If actual earnings are below the minimum, then benefits had to be calculated from this value. Here are the minimum amounts of maternity benefits from January 1, 2018:

• RUR 43,675.80 (311.967123 × 140 days) – in the general case;
• RUB 60,521.62 (311.967123 x 194 days) – in case of multiple pregnancy;
• RUR 48,666.87 (311.967123 x 156 days) – for complicated childbirth.

Maximum allowance for BiR

The maximum maternity benefit that a worker can receive is limited to the maximum average daily earnings. In 2018 it is 2017.808219 rubles. (718,000 rub. + 755,000 rub.) / 730.

Thus, the maximum amount of maternity benefits in 2018 will be:

• RUB 282,493.15 – during normal childbirth (2017.808219 x 140);
• RUB 314,778.08 – for complicated childbirth (2017.808219 x 156);
• RUB 391,454.79 – for complicated multiple births (2017.808219 x 194).

From February 1, 2018, the maximum allowable amount of maternity benefits does not change, since it does not depend in any way on indexation. The coefficient 1.025 does not affect the size.

Benefit amounts from February 1, 2018: table

*This benefit depends directly on the established minimum wage. Therefore, first the amount is calculated taking into account the indexation coefficient (3065.69 rubles * 1.025 = 3142.33 rubles). And then it is compared with the minimum wage * 40% (9489 rubles * 40% = 3795.60 rubles). Since the total amount is less than the minimum wage allowance, RUB 3,795.60 is taken. Due to the increase in the minimum wage from May 1, 2018, the allowance for caring for the first child will be 4465.2 rubles.

Payments to large families for a child under three years of age and child benefits for children under 18 years of age to low-income families are established by regional law.

Article last updated 03/03/2019

Investment in the future!

Fateful for the development of the institution of motherhood and childhood in Russia, the annual Address of the President of the Federal Assembly contains a number of social proposals aimed at implementation next year:

1. Increase the monthly allowance for children at birth (first and second) in families where income is no more than two subsistence minimums for each family member. In the current 2019, such payments for children are awarded to families where income does not exceed one and a half times the minimum required for each person’s life.
2. Up to 10 thousand rubles increase the amount of benefits for caring for a disabled child, group I disabled since childhood (since 2013, the amount of the benefit of 5,500 rubles has not changed).
3. Reduce the tax burden on real estate for large families: deduct 5 m2 for each child from the area of ​​the apartment subject to taxation; in an individual house they will not pay tax on 7 square meters for each child. The current benefit for large families allows you not to pay tax for 20 square meters of housing.
4. 6 preferential mortgage interest per annum upon the birth of the second and third child will remain for all years of the mortgage, and not just, as now, for the first 3 years for the second child or 5 years for the third and subsequent ones. Such a measure should attract more than 4.5 thousand young families to solve the housing problem through a mortgage loan.
5. When a third child appears, the state will additionally repay the mortgage by RUB 450,000. It is assumed that this measure of support and motivation for large families will work “retroactively” from the beginning of 2019. The new payment can be added to maternity capital in the current amount - 453,026 rubles.
6. It is proposed to develop a new program to support individual housing construction (IHC) for families with children. The land tax for such families will be revised.
7. It is planned to develop infrastructure specifically for families with children, with the obligatory presence of clinics, schools and sports grounds in the microdistrict. The President gave instructions to solve the problem with the nursery by the end of 2021. To achieve this, developers will be exempt from income tax and VAT during the construction and transfer of social facilities. By the end of next year, the activities of the public service system should be transferred to a higher quality, more efficient level, and a simplified form.

Since 2019, at the birth of their second child, parents not only receive maternity capital from the state, but also have the opportunity to use its funds for monthly financial assistance if their family is classified as low-income.

The birth of a child in a family, the second or tenth, is fraught with additional expenses. And parents, planning to initiate an addition to the family, are obliged to make sure that they are able to do this. In every sense - financial, psychological, organizational and physical.

As for the financial side, the state undertakes to help low-income families with children, introducing more and more new types of benefits and other measures for them.

Help for families with children in 2019

If in recent years the emphasis in this regard has been on maternity capital, now, from the beginning of 2019, in addition to the extension of its program (until 2021) and expansion of functions, additional innovations are being introduced.

Thus, the number of regions in which, from the beginning of 2019, monthly payments will be made in the event of the birth of the third child in the family has increased. These are the so-called regions with a low birth rate; the government considered it necessary to increase the coverage of such constituent entities of the Russian Federation from 50 to 60. In them, with the birth of the 3rd child, payments are made every month until he turns 3 years old.

Those who seriously plan to have a 2nd or 3rd child and at the same time take out a mortgage on the primary housing market will receive a subsidy from the state: it undertakes to pay a mortgage rate of 6% or higher. That is, for parents the interest rate will be only 6% for the entire duration of the mortgage (as proposed by V.V. Putin).

Additionally, payments have been introduced to low-income families at the birth of their first child and second child. In both cases, the benefit will be paid until the child reaches 1.5 years of age, in the amount of one and a half monthly minimum wages for children in a given region.

If we are talking about a second child, then the source of funds is maternity capital, in contrast to the option with the firstborn, when funds are taken from the budget.

In addition, existing benefits relating to children and families with children will be increased in 2019, since at this time Federal Law No. 444-FZ of December 19, 2016 comes into force. It prescribes an indexation procedure that is uniform for various social payments, including including child benefits, regular and one-time. Thus, on February 1 of each year, benefits will increase in accordance with the inflation figure for the past year.

In particular, in 2017 inflation was 2.5%, which is how much payments will be increased.

The only exception is maternity capital, which will not be indexed until 2020 and will remain at the level of 453,026 rubles.

Payments for a second child in 2019

In 2019, the benefits due for the second child are basically the same as those assigned for the first. A significant addition is maternity capital, which really is serious financial support.

1. Maternity capital

If the second child was born or adopted between 2007 and 2018, then a certificate for maternity capital can be obtained from the local branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. To do this, you will need a minimum of documents - a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, a child’s birth certificate and an application filled out under the guidance of a specialist.

Since 2018, the capabilities of maternity capital have been expanded: Now his funds can be used to receive regular monthly payments. This opportunity is given to low-income families. In addition, maternity capital funds can be spent on caring for children.

This payment remains from February 2019 its size has changed taking into account inflation, became equal to 17,479.73 rubles. This is a one-time payment assigned to one of the parents. It has a similar size and does not depend on the order of birth of the babies or the fact of employment.

For working spouses, the application is submitted at the place of work; it should be accompanied by the necessary documents, in particular, a certificate stating that the second spouse did not receive the expected payment.

Wives of military personnel receive an increased allowance of 27,681 rubles. (versus RUB 26,721.01 in 2018). They need the same documents plus a marriage certificate; they are attached to the report and submitted to the military unit at the father’s place of service.

Mothers who do not work or study turn to the social security service. In addition to the same documents, they must attach to the application copies of the passports of both parents, the mother’s work record book and her insurance policy.

3. Benefit at 12 weeks of pregnancy

This is a one-time payment, and not automatic, but upon request, it can be used by women who register early in pregnancy.

With a certificate from doctors documenting 12 weeks of pregnancy, you can apply at your place of work and receive money. In January 2019 it is about 656 rubles. If the pregnant woman is a student, then she submits an application at her place of study. The money is added to the next payment of salary or scholarship.

Unemployed women are not entitled to this type of benefit.

The amount of this benefit greatly depends on the length of maternity leave and the status of the pregnant woman. All the nuances are spelled out in Art. 255 Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

A working woman receives compensation in the amount of 100 percent of average earnings calculated for the last 2 years (plus vacation pay). But, if her insurance period does not reach six months, the compensation is equal to the minimum wage.

If a woman is a full-time student, she is paid an amount equal to the scholarship.

In 2019, unemployed women are paid 655.49 rubles upon the birth of a child. per 1 month (almost 25 rubles more compared to last year).

5. Allowance for children under 1.5 years of age

Allowance for children under 1.5 years of age. This monthly allowance is paid at the mother’s place of work. The value is 40% of average earnings calculated over the last 2 years.

There is a limit below: the payment should not be less than 6554.89 rubles. for the second child and all subsequent ones (versus RUB 6,284.65 last year). The minimum amount is paid to unemployed mothers; they apply for benefits to social security services.

If a woman with a baby under 1.5 years old is the wife of a conscripted soldier, then the amount of the benefit will be 11,863.27 rubles. (instead of RUB 11,451.86 in 2019)

6. For children under 3 years old

In the period from 1.5 to 3 years of age, mothers receive only 50 rubles. per month from the state. The benefit is compensatory in nature, and its amount has not changed since 1994. It is believed that children go to nurseries during this period, and no large expenses are required for their maintenance.

The issue of increasing the amount of this benefit has been discussed for several years. It would be logical to extend the one that is due to children under 1.5 years old, further, to 3. However, the budget does not have an extra 50 billion rubles for this. Today, they are trying to patch up this unfavorable period locally, in the regions, using their own budget funds.

7. New benefit for the birth of a second child

New benefit for the birth of a second child. According to the provisions of the law on the introduction of regular monthly payments at the birth of the first-born and second child and the amendments made in 2018, the amount of the benefit is determined by 1.5 monthly wages established in a given region for children.

Low-income families living in Russia will receive such benefits by spending maternity capital funds if the child was born in 2019.

Parents who wish to receive such payments apply to the local branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, which is in charge of maternity capital. There they will assess whether a particular family has the right to receive benefits: for this, the per capita income must be less than one and a half monthly minimum for an able-bodied resident of a given region.

In Russia today there is a trend towards state support for maternity, and benefits were introduced for non-working mothers in 2019.

1. One-time, at the birth of a child, standard value 17,479.73 rubles.
2. Regular menstruation, for caring for children up to 1.5 years old. For the first child they give 4512 rubles, for the second and each subsequent child - 6554.89 rubles.
3. Standard monthly allowance accepted in a given region for a child.

Since non-working mothers do not go on sick leave, they are not entitled to maternity benefits. For the same reason, benefits are not paid for 12 weeks of pregnancy.

To receive the payments that non-working mothers are entitled to, you need to contact local social security services.

250 thousand rubles. additionally - yes or no?

In Life (formerly LifeNews) in the spring of 2017, the following tempting news appeared: if the age of the mother who gave birth to her second child is less than 35 years old, then she receives an addition to the maternity capital in the amount of 250 thousand rubles; this fact is reflected in the certificate, and you can spend the money received at your discretion.

Allegedly, there was a leak from an informed source in the government, and the authorship was attributed to Olga Golodets, Deputy Prime Minister, and the start of payments was expected in 2018.

Despite the uproar in the media, no confirmation of such intentions came from any authoritative source. Apparently, there are no funds; it is no coincidence that even the indexing of maternity capital has been postponed to 2020.

And the idea itself contradicts logic, because it does not contain any meaningful stimulation for action. By the age of 30, a woman herself is trying to fulfill her task of having children, the first, the second, and the third - as long as her health allows. It’s too late to rush her to give birth at 35 years old.

They are also trying to provide assistance to mothers with children at the regional level, introducing payments for this purpose that are feasible for the local budget. Locally, special programs are being developed to support families in which a child was born.

In the Kursk region, for example, mothers receive 2,000 rubles every month. to care for a second child under 3 years of age. In the Kaluga region, they took the path of increasing maternity capital by 2,200 rubles. after the birth of the second baby.

Moscow has the richest program designed for families with children, this is especially evident in comparison with other regions. Here are examples of some benefits.

• If both parents are Muscovites, then at the birth of a child registered in Moscow, a one-time benefit of 14,500 rubles is paid.
• Young parents, both under the age of 30, receive a one-time benefit in connection with the birth of a second child in the amount of 7 minimum wages.
• Low-income Moscow families receive benefits in the amount of 10,000 rubles, starting from the birth of a child until he reaches 3 years of age; and 4000 rub. – from 3 to 18 years.
• A support program has been developed for large families, containing many positions. Measures to support single Moscow mothers with children are separately considered.

Throughout Russia, with the adoption of new laws, a situation is emerging where the birth of every child in a family is accompanied by financial support from the state. Particular attention is paid to low-income and young families.

Efforts are being made not only by the federal authorities, but also at the regional level. Governor's payment programs and other local initiatives are being introduced. Not only in the capital, but also in certain regions, the matter is taken very seriously.