One-time Childbirth Allowance and Other State Assistance to Parents

Future mothers know that the state will support them in the upbringing of the child, providing a childcare allowance and a childbirth allowance. However, about which benefits and payments they rely on, many mothers have only a vague idea. Also, few know in what amounts individual types of benefits are paid , because the numbers are constantly changing. In particular Art. 10 of Law No. 357 FZ of December 13, 2010, "On the Federal Budget for 2011" changed the rates, setting the index at 1.065.

All types of assistance provided by the state to parents can be divided into benefits paid to parents at a certain stage of the mother's pregnancy, after childbirth and during the first life of the child.

Pregnancy benefits

  · One-time allowance

It is given to women who are registered in the early stages of their pregnancy. Only women who are employed, students or students can count on such benefits. Since January 1, 2011, its amount is 438 rubles 87 kopecks.

· Maternity Benefit

This benefit is paid as a total amount for the period of leave in 140 calendar days. Since January 1, 2011, the benefit for women who are subject to compulsory social insurance is the amount of average earnings in the last two years.

Unemployed women receive this allowance in the amount of 412 rubles 8 kopecks per month (as of January 1, 2011).

Maternity benefits

· One-time childbirth allowance

Since January 2011, its size is 11,703 rubles 13 kopecks.

In the event that the mother or father is employed, the allowance will be given at the place of work. In the accounts department will need to provide a package of documents.

If both parents are on the date of birth of the child, they are considered unemployed, then a lump-sum birth grant is payable to the PERS with the presentation of the relevant documents.

· Maternal capital

The right to it is confirmed by a state certificate. Since January 2011, the amount of capital is 365,700 rubles, of which 12,000 rubles can be received immediately and spent for any needs.

This capital is provided at the birth (adoption) of the second and subsequent children since 2007.

· Additional city payments in Moscow.

· Additional payments in the regions of the Russian Federation.

Allowance for childcare

It is paid as an aid to support the parents at the first time after childbirth. Payments for the care of a child before reaching the age of one and a half years have been established since the beginning of 2011 in the amounts correspondingly: for the care of the first child - 2194.33 rubles, for the second and subsequent - 4388, 67 rubles.

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Of all state benefits and payments, a one-time childbirth allowance is the most universal , because the payment does not depend on whether the mother is employed or unemployed. This benefit is paid guaranteed to all children in the amount and order established by the state.

The allowance is assigned according to Articles 4.2. M 12 of Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995 "On State Benefits for Citizens with Children".

Such a benefit can be obtained not only by the mother of the child, but also by his father, and also by a person who replaces parents. For one child, the allowance can be obtained only once.

The right to receive this benefit is limited in time. The application must be submitted within six months after the birth of the child. Issue benefits are required within ten days from the date of acceptance of the application and package of documents.

List of documents required to receive a lump sum allowance for the birth of a child:

- signed statement;

- certificate form No. 24 from the Registry Office for the birth of a child;

- a certificate from the place of work, as well as the social protection agencies that the second spouse did not receive the allowance;

- a copy of the document that certifies the identity, an extract from the work record or other document from the last place of work.