Maternal capital for Crimeans: implementation of the program on the territory of the Republic of Crimea

The Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol joined the Russian Federation in March 2014. The program for the issuance of maternity capital for the Crimeans was organized from January 1, 2015, it is based on the provisions of the law "On parent capital". The law gives the right to receive money at the birth / guardianship / adoption of the second, third and subsequent children.

Ukrainian system of demographic stimulation

Before the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation , the Ukrainian order of civic incentives operated on the territory of the republic. The accrual of financial assistance for the first child in the recalculation from the hryvnia was 117,648 rubles in a two-year period, for a second child 235,296 rubles in a four-year period and for subsequent children 470,592 rubles for a six-year period.

The maternal capital for the Crimeans saved for mothers those children who were born during the period from March 21 to the end of 2014. However, from the beginning of next year, the payment amounted to 453,026 rubles.

Support measures for Russian families

The maternal capital for the Crimeans is paid on the entire Crimean peninsula in accordance with the law "On parent capital". Family capital is implemented for the following measures to support mothers.

Housing:

• Purchase, construction or reconstruction of new or current housing;
• As a payment of an initial installment for a loan or a mortgage;
• As payment of principal on a loan or mortgage.

Educational:

• As payment for budgetary educational activities that have state accreditation;
• As payment for supervision or care of a child in specialized institutions;
• For payment of housing and communal services of a hostel for the period of study.

Retirement savings:

• As an urgent pension payment (with accruing, not counting the payments on the parent capital, all the pension savings of the certificate holder credited to her personal account in the Pension Fund are taken into account);
• As a lump sum payment (it is issued if its amount is less than 5% of the old-age pension, a single payment is given for the loss of the breadwinner or for disability if the citizens did not receive the right to receive an old-age insurance pension due to a lack of compulsory insurance experience) .

Implementation of the support program in the Crimea

The right to pay maternity capital in the Crimea is:

• Mothers who possess Russian citizenship, who gave birth or adopted the second and subsequent children;
• Guardian (male), who adopted the second and subsequent children;
• Father (guardian) having a different nationality if the mother (guardian) was deprived of the right to civil support from the state due to deprivation of parental rights, a crime over the child or by reason of death.

A minor child (also an adult child) who is enrolled in a full-time form at an educational institution will receive the money until the end of the schooling, but no longer than until the age of twenty-three, if the parents (guardian) or single parent (guardian) have been deprived of the right to civil support From the state.

The following documents are for maternity capital for Crimeans, which are necessary for processing and obtaining a certificate for payment. It:

• Document proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
• Certificates of birth (adoption) of children, in which the citizenship of parents is indicated;
• Documents proving the citizenship of the RF children or another state;
• Documents confirming identity, place of residence and the rights of a lawful authorized or trusted person.

Regional maternal capital in the Crimea

A positive aspect of child support payments is that the benefits paid earlier by the Ukrainian side have been preserved. At the moment, accruals come from the state budget of the Russian Federation. The bodies of social protection are given assistance to the citizens during pregnancy and childbirth, with the adoption of children, a single child at birth, large families.

Demographic trends on the peninsula

As of January 1, 2017, the population of the peninsula is 2 340 921 people. At present, Crimea has the smallest birth rate in Russia. The birth rate in the Crimea continues to decline. In 2017, children were born less by 426 than in 2016. But the death rate decreased by 172 people. Additional measures of material support should significantly increase the birth rate in the region.

Last changes

In 2017 maternal capital in the Crimea will remain indivisible. According to state officials, the breakdown of capital into small payments will lead to unproductive expenditure of monetary assistance. As for the mortgage, it can be taken only in banks and organizations controlled by the Central Bank. Mothers' capital for Crimeans will be given to parents (guardians) until the end of 2018, inclusive. This means that until this time the family should have a second or subsequent children. The Ministry of Labor proposes to extend the project for the calculation of maternity capital for another six years, which should stimulate the birth rate in the region.