How to receive new maternity benefits in the amount of 6,350 rubles

Who can claim payment

Categories of citizens who are entitled to such one-time assistance:

1. Officially employed citizens for whom the company has been paying contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for at least 12 months.
2. Entrepreneurs who pay insurance premiums for themselves. These include individual entrepreneurs, lawyers, notaries, and private practitioners.
3. Full-time students at universities.
4. Military personnel under contract and in places equivalent to military service.
5. Unemployed people registered with the Employment Center after the liquidation of the enterprise. But no longer than a year from the date of receiving unemployed status.

Expectant mothers who fall under the above points must write an application, having previously prepared the necessary certificates and documents.

What is required from the employer

The employer must accept the package of documents provided by the employee, having first checked their form and content. Then, within 5 calendar days, transfer the received information and the register to the FSS.

The form of transfer of the register depends on the number of employees:

• The data is transmitted in paper form with the provision of an additional inventory for a staff of up to 25 people inclusive;
• Data is transmitted in the form of an electronic register without attaching documents, with an average number of employees of more than 25 people.

Author of the material: Oksana Lim

Where to contact

To receive benefits, you need to write an application for the provision of such assistance at the destination of maternity payments. Depending on the category of citizens to which the pregnant woman belongs, these may be the following institutions:

• working people - to the settlement department of the employing enterprise;
• Individual entrepreneur - to the local branch or department of the Social Insurance Fund;
• students - to the administration of the educational institution;
• military personnel - to the relevant department of the military unit;
• unemployed - to the social security office at the registration address.

Operations for calculating maternity and accompanying payments are performed by specialists from the above authorities.

Who is eligible for benefits in 2021

In accordance with the current provisions of the laws, the following can apply for benefits for registration in the early stages of pregnancy:

1. Women insured in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity. Simply put, women who work (serve) officially and for whom they pay contributions to compulsory social insurance.
2. Women who worked (were insured), but were dismissed due to the liquidation of the employer-organization or upon termination of the activities of the employer-individual entrepreneur, as well as employers-individuals engaged in private practice: notaries, lawyers, etc. - within 12 months preceding the day they were duly recognized as unemployed.
3. Women studying full time on a paid or free basis in educational institutions of primary vocational, secondary vocational and higher vocational education, in institutions of postgraduate vocational education.
4. Women performing military service under contract, serving as privates and commanding officers in internal affairs bodies, in the State Fire Service, in institutions and bodies of the penal system, in agencies for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in customs authorities .
5. On 01/01/2015, the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union dated 05/29/2014 came into force, the parties of which are the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia (Kyrgyzstan joined on 08/12/2015). According to the terms of the Agreement, citizens of these countries have the right to receive all types of compulsory social insurance benefits in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity from the first day of work in the Russian Federation. Moreover, this right does not depend on whether they are temporarily staying, temporarily or permanently residing on the territory of the Russian Federation. Employers must pay insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for them in the same amounts as for Russian citizens. Therefore, for the purposes of assigning benefits in the Russian Federation, citizens of the listed states are considered insured persons.

If a woman does not fall into one of the categories mentioned above, she is not eligible for payment.

List of required documents

To apply for the benefit, the following documents are required:

1. Certificate of registration with a medical organization. It is drawn up in any form, indicating personal information about the pregnant woman and the gestation period at the time of registration. The certificate is signed by the responsible person and certified by the hospital seal.
2. Statement. The name of the organization, the initials of the applicant, the wording of the request, the method of receiving money, signature and date of preparation are indicated.
3. Copy of the passport.
4. Other supporting documents if necessary (for the unemployed).
5. Bank account number.

How to receive new maternity benefits in the amount of 6,350 rubles

April 22, 2021, 14:16 - Public news service - OSN In his message, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised new monthly payments to pregnant women. Natalya Oganova, associate professor of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, candidate of legal sciences, told the Public News Service who can apply for benefits and how to receive it .

So, pregnant women who register at the clinic are entitled to monthly payments in the amount of 6,350 rubles. But not all expectant mothers will be able to receive financial support.

Who can receive benefits

“This is a very important issue that Putin raised, and unexpectedly for many. Russia has big problems with demographic growth; mortality exceeds birth rate. And all measures are aimed at stimulating the birth rate. Therefore, they offer payments to needy low-income pregnant women. But who will fall under this criterion? These are unemployed women who do not receive maternity benefits. Those women who are not married. Because if they are married, then the second spouse also bears the responsibility for childbirth and upbringing. If a woman is divorced, then it is quite possible that she will fall under this criterion,” explained Natalya Oganova.

Deadlines for assignment and payment of benefits

The early registration benefit is paid no more than 10 days after submitting the application. This money can be paid along with your next salary.

Benefits for unemployed citizens are calculated until the 26th of the next month. The countdown starts from the day the Fund accepted the documents for consideration.

ATTENTION! In a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, there is additional financial assistance for pregnant women, the purpose of which is to support families where children are born. In some regions it is regulated by local legislation.

We recommend: Procedure for registering maternity leave.

Accounting

A one-time benefit for women registered in medical institutions in the early stages of pregnancy is one of the types of insurance coverage for compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity (clause 10, clause 2, article 8 of the Federal Law of July 16 .99 No. 165-FZ “On the basics of compulsory social insurance”, clause 3 of part 1 of article 1.4 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ “On compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity ", paragraph 3 of part 1 of article 3 of the Federal Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ “On state benefits for citizens with children”).
In accordance with clause 2 of the Accounting Regulations “Expenses of the Organization” PBU 10/99, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia dated May 6, 1999 No. 33n, the amount of a one-time benefit for women who registered with the antenatal clinic in the early stages of pregnancy is an expense of the organization is not and applies to settlements with the Federal Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation. The accrual of such benefits is reflected in the credit of account 70 “Settlements with personnel for wages” in correspondence with the debit of account 69 “Calculations for social insurance and security” (Instructions for the use of the Chart of Accounts for accounting financial and economic activities of organizations, approved by order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia dated October 31 .2000 No. 94n). The accounting records are presented in the table.

Payment amount

Initially, the amount of benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy was 300 rubles. This amount is indexed annually, and from February 1, 2021, the amount of this benefit is 675.15 rubles.

It is worth noting that neither the date of the certificate nor the date of submission of the application is important for payment. The main thing is when the benefits are paid.

Example . If the date of transfer of benefits is before 02/01/2020, for example, January 17, 2021, then the expectant mother will receive 655.49 rubles (this amount was paid from 02/01/2019 to 01/31/2020). If after 02/01/2020 – 657.15 rubles.

If a woman lives in an area where a regional coefficient is established, then the amount of the benefit increases by the coefficient

.

Innovations for 2021 when paying benefits through the Social Insurance Fund

From 01/01/2021, all regions of Russia switched to direct payments of benefits from the Social Insurance Fund. The corresponding law has been adopted - Federal Law No. 478-FZ dated December 29, 2020.

Read more about this in the article “What happened to the FSS pilot project “Direct Payments” in 2021: regions.”

Thus, from 2021, the rules of direct payments are applied throughout Russia for the assignment and payment of benefits.

In order for the employee to receive the benefits due to her, she now submits all the necessary documents to her employer.

The employer transfers the documents received from the employee within 5 calendar days to the Social Insurance Fund branch at the place of its registration. They are accompanied by an inventory of the documents being transferred. The inventory form was approved by order of the Social Insurance Fund dated November 24, 2017 No. 578.

The method of transferring a set of documents depends on the average number of employees of the organization. So, if it does not exceed 25 people , documents can be submitted on paper . When the average number of employees is 26 or more , only electronic communication channels are used. In this case, the information necessary for calculating benefits is submitted in the form of an electronic register. The form of this register and the procedure for filling it out were approved by Order No. 579 of the Social Insurance Fund dated November 24, 2017.

When is it paid?

The benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy is paid one-time and simultaneously with maternity benefits

(with sick leave for 140 days). This is due to the fact that the doctor issues such a certificate when applying for sick leave.

If the certificate was submitted later than the date of accrual of maternity benefits, then the benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy is assigned and paid:

1. by the employer - within 10 days from the date of acceptance of the application;
2. social protection authorities - assigned within 10 days, and paid no later than the 26th day of the month following the month the application was received.

must apply for a benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy within 6 months after the end of maternity leave

. Otherwise, the benefit will not be paid.

Where and when to contact

Social payments to pregnant women for early registration have a peculiarity - they cannot be received immediately. Benefits for pregnancy up to 12 weeks will be transferred simultaneously with social benefits for pregnancy and childbirth, when a working woman goes on maternity leave. To do this, you must obtain a certificate from your doctor in advance regarding the date of registration. It will be issued at any time upon verbal request from a pregnant woman.

The documents should be submitted to the correct addressee, who pays benefits in the early stages of pregnancy, depends on the woman’s status:

• organization or individual entrepreneur at the main place of work - for employees;
• educational organization (university) - for full-time students;
• territorial branch of the Social Insurance Fund (FSS) - if the insurer organization cannot accept documents (during liquidation, etc.).

You are allowed to submit an application after going on maternity leave, but no later than 6 months after the end of maternity leave. If the deadline is missed, payment will be denied.

To whom and for how many weeks is it available?

The early stage of pregnancy for women is established within 12 weeks from the moment of conception.

The following categories of persons have the right to receive a cash payment:

• full-time students of higher educational institutions (support is provided from the federal budget);
• serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under a contract;
• having permanent employment, if contributions to the territorial Social Insurance Fund are deducted from their wages (the benefit is allocated from the general budget of the Social Insurance Fund);
• registered as individual entrepreneurs who voluntarily transfer insurance premiums;
• accredited notaries and lawyers;
• those who left their own place of work due to the liquidation of the enterprise and registered temporarily with the employment center (within a calendar year from the date of loss of work).

You can apply for payments only after receiving an extract from the local antenatal clinic. The document must reflect the fact of registration during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Important to remember!

Only licensed medical professionals can issue certificates.

Read Payments at the birth of a child in 2021 in St. Petersburg

Sample application for benefits for registration in the early stages of pregnancy

Early pregnancy - how long?

As a general rule, the early registration period is up to 12 weeks

. A pregnant woman is registered not at the first visit to the doctor, but only after creating a special card.

That is, initially the expectant mother is confirmed with the fact of pregnancy and tests are prescribed. After they pass, she too is registered.

In practice, doctors issue a certificate of registration in the early stages

pregnancy for almost everyone, since few people wait 3 months before going to the doctor.

An expectant mother can register for pregnancy either in a public clinic or in a paid clinic, there is no difference. To obtain benefits, a certificate from any specialized medical institution is accepted.

Benefit amount in 2021

The initial benefit amount was initially set at 300 rubles. But upon payment, this amount increases by (Articles 4.2, 5, 10 of the Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ)

• indexation coefficient (set annually by the Government of the Russian Federation);
• regional coefficient (this applies to territories classified as regions of the Far North and equivalent areas, and territories not classified as such regions and localities, but having special climatic conditions).

In 2021, there are two different benefit amounts (in January and from February 1). This is due to the fact that from February 1, 2021, the benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy was indexed by a factor of 1.054 (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 26, 2017 No. 88 “On approval of the amount of indexation of payments, benefits and compensation in 2021.” We will show the benefit amounts in 2021 in the table.

Lump sum benefit – what is it?

This benefit is a one-time payment of funds to pregnant women who went to a medical institution and were able to register for pregnancy in the early stages (the 13th week is no longer taken into account).

These funds are allocated either from the Social Insurance Fund (social insurance funds - then the money is paid by the employer), or from budget funds and are aimed at stimulating early visits to the doctor, and, as a result, ensuring a more successful pregnancy and reducing the risk of complications in the future.