For women on maternity leave, the employer pays a monthly allowance for each child under one and a half years old. What kind of benefit is given to the first-born child, what amount of benefit will be accrued for the second and third child, is the minimum and maximum amount of benefit limited to 1.5 years in 2017 - our article will answer these and other questions.

Monthly child care allowance

The monthly allowance for caring for children up to one and a half years of age is classified as so-called “maternity benefits”. Child benefit up to one and a half years is assigned to women who, at the end of postnatal leave, have taken leave to care for a baby up to 1.5 years.

The right to go on “children’s” leave, and therefore to receive benefits, instead of the mother, is equally given to the child’s father, grandparents, guardians, and other working relatives who actually care for the baby, for whom social insurance contributions are transferred (Article 13 of the Law dated May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ).

For an employer, the basis for assigning a monthly benefit for a child under one and a half years old will be an application for parental leave and payment of “child” benefits. The application is submitted along with a birth certificate (copy), a certificate confirming that the father does not receive benefits (from his employer, or from social security for unemployed people), and for adoptive parents, a copy of the court decision and the adoption document are also required.

The employer has 10 calendar days to assign benefits. The monthly child care allowance is paid after its appointment, in the next salary. Further, the benefit should be paid once a month, also on payday. Personal income tax is not withheld from the benefit and insurance premiums are not charged on it.

A woman-mother has the right to use her “children’s” leave only partially, then the rest of it can be “taken off” by her husband or relatives (Article 256 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). Care allowance for up to one and a half years will cease to be accrued upon returning to work, since wages will be paid for working hours.

During maternity leave, maternity benefits are calculated and paid to the woman by the employer from the Social Insurance Fund. In the case where there are several employers, only one will pay the benefit, at the choice of the employee herself, and the other must provide confirmation that he did not assign benefits (clauses 2 and 2.1 of Article 13 of the Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ ). If a woman has changed jobs, and her work experience in her last place has not yet reached 2 years, she needs to request a certificate from her previous employer in form No. 182n so that the calculation can fully take into account earnings for the previous 2 years.

Procedure for calculating benefits up to one and a half years

“Children’s” benefit up to 1.5 years is equal to 40% of average earnings. Let's look at how it is calculated.

To calculate a monthly “children’s” benefit up to 1.5 years in 2017, you need to take into account the payments from which Social Insurance contributions were calculated in 2015-2016. This income is limited to a maximum amount:

• 670,000 rubles in 2015,
• 718,000 rubles in 2016

The two-year billing period is 730 days, from which the following days are subtracted: illness, pre- and postnatal leave, leave to care for an older child under 3 years old, if one falls within the billing period. According to the woman’s statement, to calculate the monthly child care benefit, those years of the calculation period that coincided with the previous decree can be replaced by the nearest earlier years, if only the amount of the benefit becomes larger (clause 1 of Article 14 of Law No. 255- Federal Law). In 2017, year replacements can only be made for 2013 and 2014, subject to the income limits then in effect:

• 568,000 rubles in 2013,
• 624,000 rubles in 2014

The next step is to calculate the average daily earnings. The employee’s two-year income is divided by the resulting number of days of this period:

Average daily earnings = Income for the previous 2 years / Number of days in the billing period

To final calculate the amount of the monthly child care benefit, the result must be multiplied by the average monthly calendar days - 30.4 (clause 5.1 of Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ), and then by 40%:

Benefit up to 1.5 years = Average daily earnings x 30.4 x 40%

Calculation of benefits for all children is carried out equally, regardless of their “order” of birth. For those caring for several children under 1.5 years old, the amount of the benefit is summed up, and the resulting amount cannot exceed 100% of the average salary (Clause 2, Article 11.2 of Law No. 255-FZ).

Limitations on the amount of benefit for a child under one and a half years old

Although the benefit itself is not limited to the maximum limit, it must be borne in mind that the size of the average daily earnings is limited. Its maximum when calculating benefits is:

(RUB 670,000 + RUB 718,000) / 730 days = RUB 1,901.37

Accordingly, the maximum monthly benefit for child care up to 1.5 years in 2017 will be:

1901.37 rub. x 30.4 x 40% = 23,120.66 rubles.

As for the monthly minimum child care benefit, the restrictions here are directly established by Part 1 of Art. 15 of Law No. 81-FZ: 1500 rubles. for the first and 3000 rub. for subsequent children. But these amounts are not final - they are adjusted by the indexation coefficient, and also depend on the size of the current minimum wage. The last indexation was carried out on February 1, 2017, after which the minimum benefit became as follows (Government Decree No. 88 dated January 26, 2017):

• for the first baby – 3065.69 rubles,
• on the second, third, etc. – 6131.37 rub.

On July 1, 2017, there was another increase in the minimum wage to 7,800 rubles. Since the benefit amount below 40% of the minimum wage is impossible (which is 3,120 rubles), the minimum benefit for up to 1.5 years changed again from July 1, 2017, but only for caring for the first child:

• for the first child – RUB 3,120.00,
• for subsequent children it is still 6131.37 rubles.

The new values ​​apply only to those whose “children’s” care leave began on 07/01/2017 and later. There is no need to recalculate child benefits up to 1.5 years old assigned earlier than this date.

In areas where, by law, salaries are increased by regional coefficients, the minimum and maximum “children’s” allowance up to the age of one and a half years must be determined taking into account such coefficients (Article 15 of Law No. 81-FZ).

Features of payment processing

Let's start with the fact that people who are entitled to benefits can be divided into 2 groups: working and non-working.

Documents for employed people

Working citizens Those who have the right to this receive it at their place of work, providing the accounting department with all the necessary documents for benefits for up to 1.5 years. Their list is determined by the relevant Procedure established by the federal executive body and may differ slightly for different situations. Mostly they require:

1. Write:

• Application for leave for this leave.
• Application requesting payment of benefits for up to 1.5 years.

2. Bring:

• A certificate confirming that a child has appeared in the family (birth or adoption) and a copy of it.
• Birth (adoption) certificates of previous children and their copies. If the previous child has died, a death certificate and a copy of it must be provided.
• A certificate stating that the payment was not issued by the second parent - main document for benefits up to 1.5 years. Options for where to obtain this certificate may vary. If the second parent works, then it is ordered at the place of work and is issued in a few days. The certificate must be certified by the seal and signatures of the chief accountant and manager. Shelf life - 1 month. If the father does not work, then a certificate is requested from Social Security.
• The applicant's passport and a copy of it.

Documents for unemployed people

Non-working women Those entitled to benefits for up to 1.5 years bring documents to Social Security. To submit you need:

1. Write an application.

2. Bring:

• A birth certificate confirming that a child has appeared in the family (about birth or adoption) and its copy, as well as birth certificates for previous children with copies. If the previous child has died, a death certificate and a copy of it must be provided.
• A certificate stating that the second parent did not receive this benefit. Ordered at your place of work or from Social Security.
• Work record book along with a copy.
• Passport or other ID and its copy (1 page and registration).
• A certificate from the Employment Service that unemployment benefits were not provided (if a woman is on the labor exchange, she will have to choose one benefit).
• A certificate from studies confirming full-time study (for students).
• A copy of the Sberbank passbook (or bank card details) for calculating benefits.

Benefit payment algorithm for up to 1.5 years

Purely technically, for working people, the registration of benefits looks like this. When a child appears, we collect all documents for benefits up to 1.5 years. First of all, at work, a certificate is ordered from the husband stating that this benefit was not issued to him. The deadline for its execution is several days. When it's ready, we pick it up. We make a photocopy of your passport and child’s birth certificate, as well as copies of certificates of previous children. We take originals, copies, certificates, and go to our work. We write an application for permission to go on care leave and for payment of benefits for up to 1.5 years on company letterhead or in free form. That's it, now we wait. The money arrives on payday in the usual way for your job (most often to a bank card).

• For unemployed people applying for a job, the documents and the entire process of registration look different. It is better to find out in advance the work schedule of your Social Security office and come for a consultation in person. You will be given a general list of documents for benefits up to 1.5 years, which will highlight what documents and certificates you need to bring. Perhaps at the same time you will learn about other types of payments that you are entitled to. Now collect these documents. First of all, you order a certificate from your husband’s work stating that he did not apply for this benefit. If the spouse does not work, then a certificate is needed from the district Social Security. Make photocopies of all children's birth certificates, identity documents, and marriage certificates. These are documents that are common to everyone, the rest are different.
• For persons dismissed due to the liquidation of an enterprise during pregnancy and parental leave, a work book with the appropriate note and a copy of it are needed. A salary certificate for the last 3 months is required (to calculate benefits). You also need a certificate stating that the woman did not apply for unemployment benefits. It is obtained from the Employment Service. If a woman is unemployed and will receive benefits for up to 1.5 years at the guaranteed minimum rate, then along with other documents, a copy and original of the work book are still needed.
• If the girl is a student, then she needs to order a certificate of full-time study.

After receiving the benefit, the money is transferred monthly to a savings book or bank card within the time limits established in your region.

It seems that collecting documents for benefits for up to 1.5 years is difficult, but in fact it is important to understand the logic of registration: what category the woman belongs to, and what papers must be provided to confirm her status. The benefit is issued once; in the future, you do not need to bring any documents.

During parental leave until the child reaches the age of one and a half years, the employer is obliged to pay a monthly allowance from the Social Insurance Fund to the mother (another relative of the child). Art. 11.1 of the Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ (hereinafter referred to as Law No. 255-FZ). The requirements for the timing of its appointment and payment are formulated in such a way that it is unclear on what day it should be paid and for what month (for the current or the past).

Should I pay benefits, like wages, twice a month?

Child care benefits are paid within the deadlines established for the payment of wages clause 51 of the Procedure, approved. By Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development dated December 23, 2009 No. 1012n. And salaries must be paid at least every half month on the days established by the internal documents of the organization and Art. 136 Labor Code of the Russian Federation. Hence the question: should child care benefits be paid twice a month? This question was answered to us in Rostrud.

FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES

Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Labor and Employment

“The childcare benefit for a child up to one and a half years old is paid once a month in the total amount, since the payment of benefits in installments is not provided for by law and Articles 13, 15 of the Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ” .

On what day should benefits be paid?

You have set salary payment days for the first and second half of the month. Art. 136 Labor Code of the Russian Federation. On which of these days should benefits be paid?

FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES

“The child care benefit must be assigned within 10 calendar days from the date the insured person applies for it with all the necessary documents. And the employer is obliged to pay the benefit on the day closest to the date established for the payment of wages after the benefit is assigned. Part 1 Art. 15 of Law No. 255-FZ. Subsequently, this very day, established for the payment of wages, will be the day of the monthly payment of benefits.”

Rostrud

For example, in an organization, salaries for the first half of the month are paid on the 25th of the current month, and for the second - on the 5th of the next month. If a woman submitted an application for payment of benefits with all the necessary documents on the 20th, and the benefit was assigned to her on the 29th of the same month, then it must be paid on the 5th of the next month. And during this period, pay benefits during the entire vacation until the child reaches the age of one and a half years.

For what month should benefits be paid - current or past?

That is, for example, in June for June or in June for May? This is not defined by law. Possible options depend on your specific situation.

SITUATION 1. The woman applied for benefits in the first month of maternity leave, and the payment date for the first time falls in the same month. Then the benefit should be paid only for the current month.

Let's continue the above example. The woman, whose maternity leave began on June 5, submitted all documents to the accounting department on the same day. The benefit must be assigned no later than June 14, and paid on June 25 for June, that is, for the current month. And subsequently she must be paid benefits for the current month on the 25th.

In such a situation, if a woman interrupts her vacation and goes to work, and her benefits for the current month have already been paid, there is no need to withhold anything for the days remaining until the end of the month. After all, the payment of benefits stops from the month following the one in which the woman interrupted her maternity leave. clause 83 of the Procedure, approved. By Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development dated December 23, 2009 No. 1012n. In such a situation, the FSS will not refuse to reimburse the benefit.

SITUATION 2. The woman applied for benefits in the first month of leave, but the date of payment of benefits for the first time falls on the next month, or in the second, or any subsequent month of maternity leave.

Then she can be paid benefits both for the past and for the current month. By the way, indirectly the FSS does not object to the payment of benefits for the past month Letter of the FSS dated December 28, 2009 No. 02-13/07-13158.

For example, a woman whose maternity leave began on June 5 submitted documents to the accounting department on June 19. Then the benefit for June must be assigned no later than June 28, and paid on July 5. However, in this situation, you can pay benefits for the first time for 2 months - for June and July. Then the benefit will subsequently be paid for the current month. There is no point in this, but it will not be a violation either.

If several of your employees are on maternity leave, monitor payment dates more closely. It may happen that the benefit will be paid to them on different days established for the payment of wages. Of course it's inconvenient. And if the employees do not object and do not complain to the labor inspectorate, some organizations pay benefits to everyone who is on maternity leave on the day the salary is paid for the second half of the month, even if the benefit was paid for the first time on the day the salary was paid for the first half month.

Article last updated 07/03/2019

The president’s answers on the Direct Line were an announcement, in particular, of the long-awaited increase in monthly assistance to parents to care for a child up to one and a half and up to three years from the beginning of 2020. These two amounts will be equal to the child’s subsistence minimum established in the region (the average monthly subsistence minimum for a child in Russia is 10,380 rubles).

The care allowance will be received in a family where the income does not exceed two regional subsistence levels, and the baby was born no earlier than the very beginning of last year (2018). The law must be adopted no later than the beginning of October this year.

A monthly allowance for children at birth (first and second) in families where incomes do not exceed two subsistence minimums for each family member in the current year 2019 is awarded to families where incomes do not exceed one and a half minimum required for everyone to live.

The laws of motherhood and childhood, the most acute ones, are specified with the date of adoption. The previously given instructions of the President are not ignored and are gradually being implemented.

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.

Monthly benefit for the second child from January 1, 2019

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 benefits, 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 considered separately.

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.