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About monthly child benefit

Document with changes made:
(Tverskaya, 13, N 139, 11/20/2008, Bulletin of the Mayor and Government of Moscow, N 65, 11/25/2008).
(Tverskaya, 13, N 12-13, 01/31/2012, Bulletin of the Mayor and Government of Moscow, N 6, 01/31/2012);
(Official server of the Moscow City Duma, duma.mos.ru, 12/19/2012);
(Official website of the Moscow City Duma www.duma.mos.ru, 12/29/2016).
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This Law regulates relations related to the appointment and payment monthly allowance per child, for the purpose of social support for citizens with children.

Article 1. Scope of this Law

1. This Law applies to:

1) citizens Russian Federation having a place of residence in the city of Moscow;

2) foreign citizens and stateless persons residing in Moscow.

2. The place of residence of citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons is established according to the data of the registration authorities.

3. This Law does not apply to:

1) citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons whose children are fully supported by the state;

2) citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons deprived parental rights or limited parental rights;

3) women performing military service under a contract in military units located outside the Russian Federation.

Article 2. Legal basis for the appointment and payment of monthly child benefits

The assignment and payment of monthly child benefits are carried out in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Federal Law of May 19, 1995 N 81-FZ “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children” and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, the Charter of the City of Moscow, this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the city of Moscow.

Article 3. Right to monthly child benefit

1. The right to a monthly child benefit has one of the parents (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) for each child born, adopted, taken under guardianship (trusteeship) living together with him or her until he reaches the age of 18 in families with an average per capita income, the amount of which does not exceed the amount annually established by the Moscow Government for the purpose of implementing this Law. This value cannot be lower than the value established by the Moscow Government living wage per capita (part as amended, put into effect on February 11, 2012 by Moscow City Law of January 11, 2012 No. 2.

2. The existence of the right to a monthly child benefit and the grounds specified in Article 8 of this Law is determined in the manner established by the Government of Moscow (as amended by the Law of the City of Moscow dated January 11, 2012 No. 2.

3. The procedure for recording and calculating the amount of average per capita family income, which gives the right to receive a monthly child benefit, is established by the Moscow Government.
Law of the city of Moscow dated December 28, 2016 N 54.

Article 4. Conditions and procedure for assigning monthly child benefits, its amount and indexation periods

The conditions and procedure for assigning monthly child benefits, including the use of need criteria, the amount of monthly child benefits and indexation periods are established by the Moscow Government.
(The article as amended, put into effect on February 11, 2012 by the Moscow City Law of January 11, 2012 No. 2 by the Moscow City Law of December 28, 2016 No. 54.

Article 5. The body that assigns and pays monthly child benefits

The body responsible for the appointment and payment of monthly child benefits is the executive authority of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government.
(The article as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

Article 6. Application for monthly child benefit (lost force as of January 9, 2017)

(Repealed as of January 9, 2017 - .

Article 7. Deadlines for assigning monthly child benefits

1. Monthly child benefit is assigned from the month of birth of the child, if the application was made no later than six months from the month of birth of the child.
(Part as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

2. When applying for a monthly child benefit after six months from the month of birth of the child, the benefit is assigned and paid for the elapsed time, but not more than six months preceding the month of application for a monthly child benefit.
(Part as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

3. Part lost force on January 9, 2017 - Moscow City Law of December 28, 2016 N 54..

4. A monthly child benefit is assigned no earlier than from the month of registration of the parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) at the place of residence in the city of Moscow.

Article 8. Grounds for refusal to assign a monthly child benefit, suspension and termination of payment

1. The grounds for refusal to assign a monthly child benefit are:

1) exceeding the average per capita family income of the value established annually by the Moscow Government for the purpose of implementing this Law, and (or) non-compliance with other criteria of need established by the Moscow Government;
(The clause as amended by the Moscow City Law dated November 5, 2008 No. 56 applies to legal relations that arose from January 1, 2008; as amended by the Moscow City Law dated January 9, 2017 December 28, 2016 N 54.

2) placing the child on full state support;

3) receipt, in accordance with the procedure established by federal legislation and the legislation of the city of Moscow, by the guardian (trustee) of funds for the maintenance of a child under guardianship (trusteeship);

4) deprivation of citizens of parental rights or restriction of their parental rights;

5) assignment to one of the parents (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) of a similar monetary payment for the same child in another subject of the Russian Federation;

6) lack of income from one or both parents (adoptive parents) without a good reason. The list of such valid reasons is established by the Moscow Government (the clause was additionally included from February 11, 2012 by Moscow City Law No. 2 of January 11, 2012).

2. Payment of monthly child benefit is suspended in the cases specified in paragraphs 2-5 of part 1 of this article, as well as in the following cases:

1) failure to receive monthly child benefits for six consecutive months;

2) the court recognizes the child as missing;

3) declaring the minor fully capable in accordance with federal law.

4) failure to provide information about the income of family members at the request of the executive authority of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government.
Law of the city of Moscow dated December 5, 2012 N 64; as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

3. Payment of monthly child benefit is terminated in the following cases:

1) the child reaches the age of 18 years (clause as amended, put into effect on January 1, 2009 by Moscow City Law No. 56 of November 5, 2008);

2) removal of the recipient of the monthly child benefit (hereinafter referred to as the recipient) from registration in the city of Moscow;
(Clause as amended, put into effect on December 30, 2012 by the Law of the City of Moscow dated December 5, 2012 N 64. - See previous edition)

3) establishing the existence of the grounds provided for in clause 1 or clause 6 of part 1 of this article (clause as amended, put into effect on February 11, 2012 by Moscow City Law of January 11, 2012 No. 2;

4) death of a child.

5) failure to provide information about the income of family members for the past calendar year in the manner established by laws and other regulatory legal acts of the city of Moscow;
(The clause was additionally included from December 30, 2012 by Moscow City Law of December 5, 2012 N 64)

6) establishment by an executive body of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government during an inspection of the fact of providing false information necessary for the assignment of a monthly child benefit, or other information about the absence (loss) of the right to a monthly child benefit.
(The clause was additionally included on December 30, 2012 by Moscow City Law No. 64 of December 5, 2012; as amended by the Moscow City Law dated December 28, 2016 No. 54.

Article 9. Responsibilities of recipients of monthly child benefits

1. Recipients are obliged to month period inform the executive authority of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government about the occurrence of circumstances entailing a change in the amount of the monthly child benefit, suspension or termination of the payment of the said benefit.
(Part as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

2. In the event of a change in the average per capita family income that gives the right to receive a monthly child benefit, recipients are required to inform the executive authority of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government within three months.
(Part as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

Article 10. Payment of monthly child benefit

(The title as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by the Law of the City of Moscow dated December 28, 2016 N 54.

1. Payment of monthly child benefit is made for the current month.

2. Monthly child benefit that is not claimed in a timely manner is paid for the past time, but not more than for 3 years, in the amounts established by the Moscow Government for the corresponding period.

3. Monthly child benefit not received on time due to the fault of the executive authority of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government is paid for the past time without a time limit.
(Part as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

Article 11. Withholding of overpaid amounts of monthly child benefit

1. Excessively paid amounts of monthly child benefit are withheld if the overpayment occurred due to the fault of the recipient (providing knowingly false information, concealing data affecting the right and (or) amount of monthly child benefit).

2. Withholdings of the monthly child benefit are made in the amount of no more than 20 percent of the amount due to the recipient for each subsequent payment. If payment of the specified benefit is terminated, the remaining debt is collected from the recipient in court.

3. Amounts of monthly child benefit paid in excess to the recipient due to the fault of the executive authority of the city of Moscow authorized by the Moscow Government are not subject to withholding, except in the case of a counting error.
(Part as amended, put into effect on January 9, 2017 by Moscow City Law No. 54 of December 28, 2016.

Article 12. Financing the costs of paying monthly child benefits

Financing the cost of paying monthly child benefits is an expenditure obligation of the city of Moscow.

Article 13. The right of citizens with children to other measures of social support

The Moscow government may establish other measures of social support for citizens with children.

Article 14. Final provisions

2. Citizens to whom a monthly child benefit was assigned before January 1, 2005 retain the right to receive it in accordance with federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, the laws of the city of Moscow and other regulatory legal acts of the city of Moscow that were in force before the adoption of this Law.

3. Citizens specified in part 2 of this article have the right to receive a monthly child benefit in the amount and manner established by this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the city of Moscow.
(Part additionally included from January 1, 2013 by Moscow City Law of December 5, 2012 N 64)

Mayor of Moscow
Yu.M.Luzhkov

Revision of the document taking into account
changes and additions prepared
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The minimum pension in Moscow has increased. The amounts of payments and benefits for veterans of the Great Patriotic War also increased. Patriotic War, disabled people, large families, orphans and other privileged categories of citizens.

In 2017, the capital authorities decided to unprecedentedly increase the volume of payments and benefits to Muscovites. The minimum pension was set at 17,500 rubles. City payments to veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War have doubled. Benefits for families with many children have increased significantly low-income families and other privileged categories of citizens. In addition, it was decided to increase the number of recipients of sanatorium-resort treatment from 120 to 200 thousand people, and provide benefits for utility bills to more than four million citizens.

In addition, it was in 2017 that the expansion of the list of social services and benefits for Muscovites in need of help was announced. Over 3.8 million city residents received the right to free pass. Increased benefits and payments to Muscovites will begin to accrue from the beginning of this year. In 2018, all citizens who have the right to benefits and social services will be able to fully realize it.

In total, more than 430 billion rubles are planned for social support for Moscow residents in 2018 (in 2017, more than 390 billion were allocated for this). An important achievement in the field of social services was the transfer of services into electronic form. Already 26 public services in the field social protection can be obtained from the comfort of your home, and nine of them are available exclusively online. In the future, the list of electronic services will continue to be expanded.

What assistance is provided to pensioners

Moscow pension supplements increased by three thousand rubles from January 1, 2018. Thus, minimum pension increased from 14,500 to 17,500 rubles per month. The increase will affect about 1.4 million pensioners. Another 43 thousand unemployed citizens retirement age The city surcharge is calculated for the first time. Monthly payments to veterans of the Great Patriotic War and home front workers, labor veterans, people who suffered from political repression, and cavaliers of a number state awards doubled. Annual cash “gifts” to families celebrating their anniversary have also increased: the amount of payment to Muscovites who have been married for 50 years will now be 20 thousand rubles. Payments on the occasion of the 55th anniversary have doubled or even more married life, 60th anniversary and so on. In addition, over 110 thousand single non-working pensioners at the age of 70-80 years old they can take advantage of a discount on paying contributions for major repairs.

But not only material support is important, but also the formation of active and useful leisure time for the older generation. Last year, the capital launched the “City of Longevity” program. Thanks to her, older citizens can attend a variety of interest groups, dance groups, excursions, play sports and gain new knowledge. Today, more than 500 schools for pensioners are open, where they teach the basics healthy image life, safety, self-defense, learn to cope with chronic diseases, e.g. diabetes mellitus. About 60 thousand people already visit them.

On November 1, 2017, another one started in the city educational project- "Silver University". Classes are organized with the participation of the Moscow City Pedagogical University and are held both on the basis educational institutions, and territorial social service centers. Lessons at the university are taught by teachers from the Moscow Pedagogical State University, school teachers, student volunteers and other involved specialists. Here you can master the basics of computer, financial, and legal literacy, learn foreign languages, and get a job as a nanny and urban landscaper. So far, there are almost three times as many people wishing to enroll in the university as there are places to study. Therefore, the project will be expanded in the new year.

For elderly people with limited mobility who cannot leave their apartment for health reasons, there is a “Sanatorium at Home” in Moscow. If any of the patients need urgent help, employees of the Mobile Social Service, which was created at city social protection centers, are ready to come to the rescue. Social workers will bring food, call a doctor, or help you take medications. Residents of the home “sanatorium” are also provided with nursing services. Over five thousand people participate in the program, including pensioners, veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War.

How will large and low-income families be supported?

Since 2018, payments to families with children in need of help have increased several times. First of all, this concerns low-income citizens. For them, the allowance for a child under three years old will be 10 thousand rubles, and for a child over three years old - four thousand rubles (before this it was two to three thousand, depending on the age of the child). For single mothers and families where one of the parents evades child support, payments for a child under three years old will increase from three to five thousand to 15 thousand rubles per month.

In addition to financial assistance, more than 10 thousand children from low-income families will receive vouchers to camps and sanatoriums, as well as free meals at school. In addition, at social protection centers you can obtain food and food certificates, as well as certificates for the purchase of clothing, shoes and children's goods and certificates for the provision of durable goods, which can be used in the capital's stores.

Starting this year, monthly compensation payments have doubled due to the rising cost of living (up to 1,200 rubles for families with three to four children and up to 1,500 for families with five or more) and payments for the purchase of children's goods. In addition, large families will continue to be provided with free travel to public transport(for children and one parent), free parking and spaces in kindergarten, meals at school, benefits for visiting museums, sports and cultural events, as well as free tickets to the zoo.

All Moscow families with children receive financial support from the city. In addition to the federal benefit, Muscovite parents are paid a one-time payment of another 5,500 rubles for the first, and 14,500 for the second and subsequent children. And if triplets are born, the family receives 50 thousand rubles. In addition, the capital encourages young families who have a child. If both parents are under 30 years of age, they will be paid five times the subsistence minimum (seven times for the second, 10 times for the third and subsequent ones). Dairy kitchens operating at the capital's clinics traditionally remain an excellent help for families with small children.

Thanks to social support Every year there are more large families in Moscow. Now the city provides financial assistance to over 125 thousand large families, in which more than 315 thousand minor children are being raised. For comparison, in 2011 there were only 73 thousand such families.

What social guarantees can people with disabilities count on?

From January 1, 2018, benefits for parents raising children with disabilities will amount to 12 thousand rubles (instead of six thousand). Also, a new benefit is being introduced for these families - an annual payment for the purchase school uniform(10 thousand rubles). More than 1.1 million Moscow disabled people, families raising children with disabilities health, and participants in the liquidation of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are provided with 50 percent benefits on utility bills.

Since January 2016, due to changes in federal legislation, people have been forced to pay in full for water, electricity and heating, which they spent in excess of the standards. However, the capital's authorities have restored the benefits, and now citizens again pay only 50 percent of the bill for the entire utility service, regardless of consumption standards. In addition to traditional material support for people with disabilities (travel benefits, housing and communal services payments, rehabilitation means, and so on), the capital is actively adapting the city infrastructure for them.

Since 2014, more than 25 thousand have been issued to Moscow disabled people. social certificates in the amount of more than 110 million rubles. Thanks to them, Muscovites in need were able to purchase medical multifunctional electric beds, bedside tables, steps and boards for the bath, chairs for the bath and shower, as well as other necessary goods. In 2016 alone, almost 270 thousand people received technical rehabilitation equipment and prosthetic and orthopedic products, and more than 55 thousand disabled Muscovites received assistance in rehabilitation. Tens of thousands of citizens with disabilities will continue to receive sanatorium and resort treatment at the expense of the city budget.

How to help orphans and their guardians

The city continues to support those who take into families children left without parents. In 2017, the capital increased the amount of payments to foster parents, guardian families, trustees and foster carers by 10 percent. Their size now ranges from 16,500 to 28,390 rubles, depending on the age of the children, their number in one family and health status. Moscow social services also provide training and support for foster families. There are 57 schools for foster parents and 54 organizations in the capital that provide support to families raising orphans.

For the last four years, Moscow families who have taken in at least five orphans, of which three children are over 10 years old and (or) are disabled, have been receiving housing under a free use agreement. After 10 years, foster parents who have conscientiously and continuously fulfilled the responsibilities of raising orphans are provided with an apartment under a social tenancy agreement or as their own.

Currently, 92 percent of all orphans are being raised in families, and only 8 percent are in social institutions. And eight years ago the ratio was 74 percent to 26 percent. In 2018, all social work, aimed at supporting orphans and searching for them suitable families, guardians and foster carers will continue.

The Government of the Russian Federation is developing and implementing measures aimed at supporting families with children. Some of them are financial in nature. Thus, child benefits were increased (indexed) in 2017. The inflation rate recorded in the previous period was taken into account for the calculation of this operation.

On indexing payments for children in 2019

Since 2008, an annual increase in state aid to families with children has been envisaged, paid in accordance with the execution of Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995, from the beginning next year. However, in 2016, changes were made to this procedure:

• indexing is now carried out annually on the first of February;
• the increase factor is set at the inflation rate.

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 maternity capital, set at 453,026 rubles, it is frozen until 01/01/2020.

Attention: inflation in 2016 was recorded at 5.4%. Consequently, state support increased by 1.054 times.

The indexing coefficient as of February 1, 2018 is 1.025.

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Amount of state assistance to families with children in 2019 (comparative table)

Type of accrual	Value (thousand rubles)
	As of 01/01/2018	From 02/01/2019
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
Minimum (working)	51,919 - standard sick leave - 140 days; 57,852 - if complications occur −156 days; 71,944 - in 194 days
Fixed payment, including for the unemployed	613,14	655,49
One-time appointments
Women, subject to early registration	613,14	655,49
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 support (monthly)
Up to one and a half years	40% of the average salary for 2017 and 2016
	For the firstborn - 3.05669 On the second and subsequent ones - 6.13137	3277,45
Child of a conscript	11,09676	11863
upon the loss of a military breadwinner	223185	228765
For a baby in the Chernobyl zone	3.16200 - up to 1.5 years 3.24105 6.32400 - up to 3 6.48210

Important: for all categories of families, additional preferences are established at the regional level.

For information: a regional coefficient is applied to all of the above benefits. Exceptions:

• maternity capital;
• payments in which this coefficient is taken into account when calculating wages.

Who is eligible for a raise from February 1

Not all payments are subject to indexation. Basically, an increased amount is established for recipients to whom preferences are assigned after February 1.

Citizens who receive state assistance based on the minimum wage (fixed) can count on annual indexation of benefits.

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Help for under 18s

At the regional level, assistance is provided to families with children depending on the age of the minors:

• up to 16 years old;
• until adulthood (if the young person attends school).

This type of government assistance is regular and is related to the financial situation of families. As a rule, support is accrued and paid monthly. However, a number of regions have switched to quarterly payments:

1. Republic of Crimea.
2. Regions:
   • Tyumen;
   • Irkutsk.

Conditions for appointment and frequency of transfers are posted on the websites of regional governments. Details can be found at the social security office at your place of residence.

Note: this type of government support is also subject to indexing. But it is carried out on the basis of regional legislation. The dates for increasing accruals differ from federal ones. In some regions, benefits are indexed in the fall.

Maternity leave in 2019

If future mom officially employed, she has the right to two types of accruals:

1. for pregnancy and childbirth (B&C);
2. one-time payment for registration early(up to 12 weeks).

The Birth and Birth 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 amount is paid.

The calculations are based on the following constants:

1. Minimum wage - 7,800 rub. from 07/01/2017 (previously 7,500 rubles);
2. maximum base of insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund:
   • 2015 - RUB 670,000;
   • 2016 - RUB 718,000;
   • 2017 - RUB 755,000;
   • 2018 - RUB 815,000;
   • 2019 — 865,000 rub.

Maternity leave amounts are limited to minimum and maximum amounts. They are:

1. during normal childbirth:
   • 140 days of sick leave;
   • from RUB 43,675.80 (after May 2018 - 51380) up to RUB 282,493.40.
2. for complications:
   • 16 additional days of sick leave;
   • for which you are charged from RUB 48,667.32. (after May - 57252) up to 314,778.36 rubles.
3. in case of multiple pregnancy:
   • 194 days of sick leave;
   • from 60522.18 (after May 71198) rub. up to RUB 391,455.14

Help: Some citizens are provided with fixed assistance

Its value depends on the status of the recipient:

• those dismissed due to the liquidation of an enterprise, those who ceased operations as individual entrepreneurs, persons engaged in private practice, incl. licensed – 300 rub. excluding indexation (RUB 655.49 with indexation in 2019),
• female students – in the amount of a scholarship,
• contract servicemen - in the amount of monetary allowance,
• working women who do not have 6 months of insurance experience - in the amount of the minimum wage (in 2019 - 11,280 rubles).

Mothers in labor who do not have official employment are not entitled to this type of federal assistance.

In some regions, gubernatorial support is being established non-working women at the birth of babies.

One-time payment to a woman in labor

As part of the implementation of state policy to stimulate the birth rate, one of the parents has the right to receive one-time state support upon the birth of a baby. The lump sum payment has fixed size(in 2019 17,479.73 rubles) and is provided regardless of employment.

You can arrange it:

• at the place of service, if both or one of the parents works officially;
• with social security authorities if there is no employment.

Important: this type of state support is available to all citizens of the Russian Federation.

In 14 regions of the country, as part of a pilot project, one-time assistance during childbirth is paid directly by the Social Insurance Fund. It happens like this:

1. after granting sick leave according to the BiR, the accountant fills out an application for the allocation of money for benefits;
2. the report is submitted to the Social Insurance Fund;
3. After the inspection, the authority’s specialists transfer the funds to the recipient.

Information: this project operates in the following regions:

1. republics:
   • Crimea;
   • Mordovia;
   • Karachay-Cherkessia;
   • Tatarstan;
2. Khabarovsk Territory;
3. areas:
   • Astrakhan;
   • Belgorodskaya;
   • Bryansk;
   • Kurgan;
   • Kaliningradskaya;
   • Kaluga;
   • Lipetskaya;
   • Nizhny Novgorod;
   • Novosibirsk;
   • Novgorodskaya;
   • Ulyanovskaya;
   • Samara;
   • Rostov;
   • Tambovskaya.

State capacity up to one and a half years

At the end sick leave According to BiR, a woman is given the right to choose:

• return to work;
• take leave to care for a child up to three years old (less than possible).

Help: another adult relative can go on vacation if the mother decides to leave maternity leave. For example, a father or grandmother can care for a newborn.

G a citizen who actually cares for a child has the right to benefits for up to one and a half years. Its indicator depends on the fact of employment. Defined like this:

• 40% of average earnings for the last two years;
• in a fixed amount if the recipient did not work.

State aid up to one and a half years has a minimum possible size. It is equal to:

• 3277.45 rub. for the firstborn;
• 6554.89 rub. - for the second and subsequent babies.

In this amount it is assigned to the following persons:

1. having less than six months of total experience;
2. non-working recipients (from date of birth),
3. mothers laid off during pregnancy due to the liquidation of the enterprise,
4. mothers, fathers, guardians studying full-time,
5. relatives caring for a child when the mother and (or) father are deprived of parental rights or their death.

The maximum care allowance should not exceed 26,152.27 rubles.

Maternal capital

The last time the certificate was indexed was in 2015. Then the amount of maternity capital increased from 429.4 thousand rubles. to the current size of 453.026 thousand rubles. There are no plans to further increase this type of state support. The amount of maternity capital was frozen until 2020 (Law No. 444-FZ).

The authorities explained their decision as follows:

1. Most recipients invest the certificate in purchasing housing. Prices for it have not risen since the beginning of the crisis, and in some regions they even fall.
2. The federal budget still remains in deficit. There is no money to increase maternity capital.
3. This type of assistance is not regular. It is not used to satisfy immediate needs.

Information: the maternity capital program has been extended until the end of 2021.

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Last changes

The main news of 2018 regarding payments for children should please recipients:

1. Now the amount of monthly support assigned in a fixed amount will increase annually (February 1). At the same time, the value of the coefficient is influenced by the real inflation of the previous period.
2. For the current period, the maximum base of insurance accruals has been increased to 865 thousand rubles. And this indicator affects the amount of maternity leave. Consequently, women giving birth in 2019 will receive more money.
3. Work will continue in the regions to support families raising minors. This type of assistance is assigned on the principles of targeting and need. That is, people with low incomes can count on it.
4. Since January 2018, new monthly payments have appeared for first-born and second-born children. The first benefits are provided from the budget, and the second from MSC funds. Money in the amount of the regional minimum wage for children is paid until the child is 1.5 years old.

Other changes are not so positive:

• 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 maternity capital was fixed until 2020 at the legislative level. Therefore, we cannot expect any changes in this area.

New information about payments for the third child

According to government decree No. 2090-dated October 5, 2016, payments for the third child have been 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:

An increase in the minimum wage to 7,800 rubles from July 1, 2017, in certain situations will affect the calculation of sick leave, maternity and child benefits. But it is worth noting that no indexation of benefits will occur from July 1, 2017; simply, due to the increase in the minimum wage, there have been changes in the calculation and minimum values. Let's take a closer look.

Minimum benefits have increased since July 1, 2017. The minimum earnings for calculating benefits for two billing years will be 187,200 rubles. (7800 rub. * 24 months) or 256.44 rub. per day (RUB 187,200 / 730 days). This change will affect the calculation of sick leave and maternity leave in two cases:

If the employee did not have any earnings during the pay period;

If the average earnings calculated for the specified period, calculated for a full calendar month, are lower than the minimum wage on the day the insured event occurred.

Another basis for payment of the minimum benefit is if an employee, during a period of incapacity for work due to his own illness, while on sick leave, violated the regime prescribed by the doctor.

Minimum maternity benefit

Let us recall that maternity leave is a legally established paid period of 140, 156 or 194 days, which is entitled to every woman to give birth to a child and restore her health.

Before July 1, 2017, the minimum wage was set at 7,500 rubles, and if maternity leave began in 2017 (from February 1 to June 30), then the minimum average daily earnings for calculation maternity benefit should be taken equal to 246.575342 rubles. (RUB 7,500 * 24 months / 730). This value is used for further calculation of benefits if it turns out to be greater than the actual average daily earnings of the employee. The minimum amounts of maternity benefits until June 30, 2017 will be as follows:

RUB 34,520.55 (246.575342 rubles * 140 days) – in the general case;

RUB 47,835.62 (246.575342 rubles * 194 days) – in case of multiple pregnancy;

RUB 38,465.75 (RUR 246.575342 * 156 days) – for complicated childbirth.

From July 1, 2017 the minimum size maternity payments you need to calculate from the new minimum average daily earnings 256.438356 rubles. Here are the new values ​​of minimum maternity benefits from July 1, 2017 for different lengths of leave:

RUB 35,901.37 (256.438356 * 140 days) – in the general case;

RUB 49,749.04 (256.438356 * 194 days) – in case of multiple pregnancy;

RUB 40,004.38 (256.438356 * 156 days) – for complicated childbirth.

Let's look at the changes using examples.

Example 1.Kurochkina O.N. wishes to go on maternity leave from July 28, 2017. The billing period is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016. There was no earnings during the billing period. Insurance experience – 7 months. The regional coefficient does not apply. The minimum average daily earnings is 256.438356 rubles. (7800 rubles * 24 months) / 730. Daily allowance – 256.438356 rubles. (RUR 256.438356 * 100%). As a result, the amount of benefits to Kurochkina O.N. for 140 calendar days maternity leave, calculated from the minimum wage in the minimum allowable amount, will be 35,901.37 rubles. (RUR 256.438356 * 140 days).

At the start of maternity leave, a woman’s work experience may be less than six months. This happens, for example, if this is your first job. Then maternity leave for a full calendar month should not exceed the minimum wage (Part 3, Article 11 of Federal Law No. 255-FZ of December 29, 2006). In areas with regional coefficients - in an amount not exceeding the minimum wage, taking into account such coefficients.

Example 2.Ivanova S.P. From June 21, 2017, she goes on maternity leave. It will end on November 8, 2017. In the billing period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, she has no income. Insurance experience – 5 months and 1 day. The regional coefficient does not apply.

Let's determine the average daily earnings based on the minimum wage that was applied at the beginning of maternity leave (that is, in June). The average daily earnings will be 246.58 rubles. (RUB 7,500 * 24 months / 730 days). Accordingly, the daily allowance will be 246.58 rubles. (RUR 246.58 * 100%).

The maximum daily benefit depending on the number of calendar days is as follows:

in June – 250 rub. (7500 rub. / 30 calendar days);

July, August and October – 251.6129 rub. (7800 rub. / 31 calendar days);

September and November – 260 rub. (7800 rub. / 30 calendar days).

Now let’s compare the amount of the daily allowance from the minimum wage with the maximum daily allowance for each month of maternity leave. And it turns out that the daily benefit based on the minimum wage does not exceed the maximum daily benefit in all months of maternity leave:

RUB 246.58< 250 р.;

RUB 246.58< 251,6129 р.;

RUB 246.58< 260 р.

Thus, the accountant has the right to calculate the benefit from the daily allowance calculated from the minimum wage - 246.58 rubles. As a result, the amount of S.P. Ivanova’s benefit for 140 calendar days of maternity leave will be 34,520.54 rubles. (246.58 rubles * 140 days), where 140 days is the duration of maternity leave.

Minimum child care allowance

The employer must pay child care benefits to the employee monthly in an amount equal to 40% of average earnings, but not less than the minimum amount (Clause 1, Article 11.2 of Federal Law No. 255-FZ of December 29, 2006).

The amount of the minimum benefit (for the first child) from July 1, 2017 cannot be less than the amount calculated from the new minimum wage, namely 3,120 rubles (7,800 rubles * 40%). However, the new value should only be used if maternity leave began on or after 1 July 2017. At the same time, the “minimum wage” for caring for the second and subsequent children does not change. It remains in the amount of 6131 rubles before and after July 1.

Example 3.An employee goes on maternity leave in the summer to care for her first child. The billing period is 2015-2016. During this time, she was credited with 122,907.72 rubles. There were no excluded periods. The monthly allowance based on actual earnings will be: 142,901.12 rubles / 731 days. * 30.4 days * 40% = 2044.54 rub. Let's consider two situations. The first is that maternity leave begins before July 1. Let's calculate the amount of the monthly benefit based on the previous minimum wage: 7,500 rubles * 40% = 3,000 rubles. This is the employee's first child. This means that the benefit amount cannot be less than 3065.69 rubles. This amount is due to the employee for a full month, since it is more than both 2044.54 rubles and 3000 rubles. The second situation is that the vacation begins on July 1 or later. The amount of benefits from the new minimum wage will be: 7800 rubles * 40% = 3120 rubles. This is more than 3065.69 rubles. Therefore, in this case, charge the employee 3,120 rubles. per month.

If an employee gets sick or the employee goes on maternity leave before July 1, the new minimum wage should be used only if the amount of the benefit was limited to the minimum wage, that is, in a situation where the length of service is less than six months.

This is due to the fact that they are calculated based on the following rule - the amount of the monthly benefit cannot exceed the minimum wage. Law No. 255 does not say on what date the minimum wage must be taken to calculate benefits (Part 6, Article 7 of Law No. 255-FZ), so benefits must be recalculated by month if they have different minimum wages.

Example 4 (sick leave).The employee was sick from June 28 to July 4, 2017 inclusive (seven calendar days in total). The calculation period is 2015–2016. The employee works full time; regional wage coefficients have not been established in the region. During 2015–2016, the employee had no income. At the time of illness, his insurance coverage was less than six months. This means that the amount of the benefit cannot exceed this amount: 7500 rubles / 30 days. * 3 days + 7800 rub. / 31 days * 4 days = 1756.45 rubles, where 30 days. and 31 days – the number of days in June and July, and 3 days. and 4 days – number of sick days in these months. Now let's determine the minimum benefit amount. To do this, let’s take the minimum wage as of the date of illness – June 28: 7,500 rubles* 24 months. / 730 days * 60% * 7 days. = 1035.62 rub. This amount is less than 1756.45 rubles. This means that the employee needs to be credited 1035.62 rubles.

Example 5 (maternity leave).The employee went on maternity leave from June 5 to October 22, 2017 inclusive. She joined the company in February 2016. This is the first place of work. This means that at the time of going on maternity leave, her work experience is less than six months. The employee works full time; regional wage coefficients have not been established in the region. Before the maternity leave, the accountant calculated the amount of the benefit as follows. The calculation period is 2015–2016. The employee had no income at that time. In this case, the minimum amount of daily earnings will be 246.58 rubles. (RUB 7,500 * 24 months / 730 days). But since the length of service is less than six months, the amount of the benefit cannot be more than one minimum wage for a full calendar month. With daily earnings of 246.58 rubles. the amount of the benefit will exceed the minimum wage in those months in which there are 31 days (246.58 days * 31 days = 7643.98 rubles). That is, in July and August. This means that for these months you need to pay 7,500 rubles. In addition, 31 days are also in October. Let's calculate the benefit for this month, as well as for other months in which maternity leave falls:

246.58 days * 26 days = 6411.08 rub. (for June);

246.58 days * 30 days = 7397.40 rub. (for September);

7500 rub. / 31 days * 22 days = 5322.58 rub. (for October).

As a result, the amount of maternity benefits will be:

6411.08 rub. + 7397.40 rub. + 7500 rub. * 2 + 5322.58 rub. = 34,131.06 rub. From July 1, the minimum wage increased to 7,800 rubles, which means that the amount of benefits for the period from July 1 needs to be recalculated. Maternity pay for July, August and October now does not exceed the minimum wage. The employee needs to pay the following amount: (RUB 7,643.98 – RUB 7,500) * 2 + RUB 246.58. * 22 days – 5322.58 rub. = 390.22 rub.

Leading Audit Specialist

In recent years, federal child benefits have been indexed annually from February 1 based on last year’s inflation rate. Thus, in 2017, state benefits for families with children will increase in proportion to the inflation rate determined at the end of 2016. The only exception is the amount of maternity capital, the size of which will not change and will again amount to 453,026 rubles.

According to the federal law signed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on December 19, 2016:

Inflation based on 2016 results is expected at 5.4%(this inflation value is confirmed by Rosstat).

Based on this, state benefits from February 1, 2017 will be indexed from coefficient 1.054 compared to the previous year - with the exception of maternity capital, the amount of which will remain unchanged in the amount of 453,026 rubles until 2020.

Below is table of indexation of child benefits in 2017.

Table of child benefits in 2017

Title of the manual	Amount paid, rub.
	from January 1, 2017	from February 1, 2017
One-time payments
pregnancy	581,73	613,14
according to BiR	100% of the average salary for the previous 2 years, according to the minimum wage or the minimum established amount:
	581,73	613,14
conscript service	24565,89	25892,45
	15512,65	16350,33
, establishing guardianship and	15512.65 or 118529.25 *	16350.33 or 124929.83 *
	* When adopting a disabled child, a child over 7 years old, or several children at the same time who are sisters or brothers (for each child)
	453026	453026 (does not change)
Monthly payments
	40% of the average salary for the previous 2 years or minimum:
	2908.62 - on the 1st; 5817.24 - on the 2nd and subsequent	3065.69 - on the 1st; 6131.37 - on the 2nd and subsequent
	10528,24	11096,76
up to three years	In an amount equal to the minimum subsistence level for children established in the region
Payment up to 18 years of age to the child of a deceased serviceman	2117,50	2240,32

Amount of child benefit up to 18 years of age

Payment for a third child under 3 years of age

By 2017, the number of regions with an unfavorable demographic situation that were provided with co-financing for the payment of benefits decreased to 42 federal subjects(initially it was 50, after the Republic of Crimea and the city joined Russia federal significance Sevastopol, their number was 52).

The following eight regions have exceeded the required birth rate threshold (national average):

• the Republics of Crimea, Komi, Chuvash and Mari El;
• Khabarovsk and Kamchatka territories;
• Sakhalin and Kaliningrad regions.

In these constituent entities of the Russian Federation, payment at the birth or adoption in 2017 of a third or subsequent children will not be appointed. However, despite this, social protection authorities will continue to transfer benefits for children born in 2014, 2015 and 2016 - since, according to government decree No. 2090-r dated October 5, 2016, in 50 regions, including those listed above, co-financing of the program will continue until these three-year-old children.

The amount of maternity capital in 2017 for the second child

Based on Federal Law No. 433-FZ of December 30, 2015, the maternity capital program was extended until December 31, 2018. However, it will not be indexed in 2017, as in the previous year. The certificate size remains the same - 453 thousand 26 rubles.

Despite the fact that the size of the certificate did not increase in 2016, its owners could issue lump sum payment, which amounted to 25 thousand rubles. It is expected that in 2017, families with children will be given the opportunity to receive the payment again due to the continuation of the crisis.

In addition to the lump sum, the main four areas for the sale of certificate funds remain the same:

• to improve living conditions;
• for children's education;
• on funded pension the mother of the child;
• for the purchase of goods and receipt of services, for the social integration and adaptation of disabled children (this item was introduced on January 1, 2016).

On December 9, 2016, the State Duma adopted suspending until January 1, 2020 annual indexation of maternity capital in accordance with the inflation rate. In this regard, you should not count on an increase in the amount of mat. capital for another at least the next three years.