Payments for child care up to 3 years old in 2021: new law

Despite the difficult economic situation, supporting young families remains a priority in the distribution of financial benefits, and in the coming 2021 the amount of maternity payments will definitely not decrease.

It is worth noting that today the concept of “maternity leave” is not legally enshrined. This word, which has long and firmly taken root in our vocabulary, summarizes several different periods:

• period before birth (70-84 days);
• recovery after childbirth (70-110 days);
• caring for a baby up to 1.5 years old;
• further care leave from 1.5 to 3 years.

Who is entitled to such a payment now?

Currently, this payment is assigned:

• undergraduate and graduate students on academic leave for medical reasons;
• mothers (or other relatives actually caring for the child) who are in an employment relationship, and female military personnel on leave to care for a child until the child reaches 3 years of age;
• non-working wives of ordinary and commanding personnel of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation, State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in remote garrisons and areas where there is no possibility of their employment.

Maternity payments in 2021 to workers

During preparation for childbirth, the mother retains her position, and the employer transfers contributions to the Pension Fund. Therefore, leave for accounting and labor is included in the total length of service.

Working mothers in the 30th week of pregnancy are issued a b/sheet. It must be sent to the employer. The accountant will calculate the amount of the B&R benefit for the entire period of incapacity.

The amount depends on the salary that the employee received over the past 2 years. In this case, only the days when the woman received full earnings are taken into account. This means that sick leave, time spent on another maternity leave and some other points are not included in the calculation. But a woman can submit an application to replace the reporting period with previous years if at least 1 day of the last maternity leave falls within the time period under consideration. As a result, the payment amount will be the highest.

Then the total amount of earnings is divided by the number of days in the reporting period. The resulting value is compared with the smallest and largest allowable amount.

If a woman officially works for 2 or more employers, then she can receive payments from each of them. In the case of adoption of an infant under 3 months of age, benefits are accrued from that moment until the expiration of 70 days. If several babies are accepted into the family at once, then this period will increase to 110 days.

The process of calculating payments is worth considering using a specific example. So, a working woman, whose name is Olga, took out the 1st maternity leave for 140 days from January 24 of this year. The accountant will calculate the allowance as follows:

1. Olga’s salary for the past year is 539,000 rubles, for 2021 – 530,000 rubles. This is the basis for calculating average daily earnings.
2. In 2021, she took 21 working days of sick leave. In 2021 it was fully operational.
3. Total income – 1,069,000 rubles.
4. Days worked – 710.
5. Average daily income – 1505 rubles. 63 kopecks
6. The amount of the B&R payment will be equal to the average daily income multiplied by the number of days on sick leave. In this case, 1505.63*140 = 210.788 rubles. 20 kopecks

This amount is not more than the fixed maximum, equal to 282.106 rubles. 70 kopecks, so Olga will receive maternity payments in full.

When the BiR leave ends, which will last until June 12, she needs to start applying for child care benefits. To calculate it, a special formula is used:

1505 rub. 63 kopecks (average daily income) * 30.4 (365 days / 12 months) * 0.4 (40% of salary) = 18,308 rubles. 46 kopecks

The amount received will be credited to her every month.

But that is not all. Olga will receive a benefit for early access to the antenatal clinic - 613 rubles. 14 kopecks Currently the amount is 628 rubles. 47 kopecks The increase was established from 02/01/2018.

What is the current child benefit system?

Since 2021, Russia has a law on monthly payments for the first and second child.
This is a benefit that can be received by families with an income of less than 1.5 times the regional subsistence level for each family member. In 2021, the right to payment is available until the child turns one and a half years old. From 2021, more families will be able to count on a monthly payment in connection with the birth (adoption) of their first or second child: it will be paid until the child reaches the age of 3 years.

In addition, starting from 2021, families whose average per capita income does not exceed twice the subsistence level established in the region will be able to apply for the payment.

When assigning payments in 2021, for comparison, the cost of living for the second quarter of 2021 will be taken into account (for Russia, approved by Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated 08/09/2019 No. 561n and amounts to 12,130 rubles). For example, if a constituent entity of the Russian Federation has established a national subsistence level for the second quarter of 2021, then in 2021 the right to receive a monthly benefit for a child born after January 1, 2021 will be for families whose monthly income is calculated for the previous 12 months, does not exceed:

— for a family of three — 72,780 rubles (12,130×3 people x 2);
— for a family of four — 97,040 rubles (12,130 x 4 people x 2).

There is no benefit provided for the third child or children born before 2021.

Maternity benefit

The right to maternity benefits for pregnancy and childbirth in 2021 is granted to:

• expectant mothers who are officially employed or temporarily unemployed;
• women military personnel;
• dismissed (in case of liquidation of the enterprise);
• students.

The amount of this type of payment depends on the duration of the vacation, which can be:

The amount of the payment depends on the salary of the expectant mother for the previous 2 years.

• if the average income for the reporting period exceeded the minimum wage, the mother will receive 100% of the average monthly earnings.
• if the average monthly income is less than the minimum wage, then in 2021 the payment will be 11,163 rubles, and from 01/01/19 - 11,280 rubles.

Also, the unemployed and full-time students will receive a minimum payment.

Thus, in the second half of 2021, the amount of maternity benefits for pregnancy and childbirth (minimum and maximum) will be:

From January 1, 2021, the amount of maternity payments will increase slightly:

From what sources are benefits paid?

For the first child, benefits are paid from the federal budget.
An application to assign a payment must be submitted to the social security authorities. For the second child, the monthly payment amount is deducted from maternity capital. To receive benefits, you need to submit an application to the Pension Fund office. If the family plans to manage maternity capital in another way, it can be used to pay off the mortgage or educate children without applying for a monthly payment for the second child. If such a payment has already been assigned, you can refuse it at any time.

Payment upon registration

For the birth of a healthy baby, the health status of the mother is extremely important and specialist supervision is advisable from the first weeks of pregnancy. The first of the available payments is designed to motivate the expectant mother to visit a doctor before the 12th week of pregnancy.

With timely registration in 2021, a woman receives 628.47 rubles. (the amount is fixed for all regions). The next indexation of this payment is expected in February 2021. This assistance is paid along with the breed allowance.

You can receive this, albeit not a very large amount, by providing an edit at your place of official work confirming the fact of timely registration in medical school. institution. Expectant mothers who do not have an official place of work can receive a payment by submitting documents to the social security authorities.

What else did Decree No. 570 bring?

The President recommended that the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation:

• maintain the established criteria and conditions for assigning monthly cash payments to families in need of support in the amount of the subsistence minimum for children determined in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, assigned in the event of the birth of a third child after December 31, 2012, or subsequent children until the child reaches the age of 3 years;
• take measures aimed at providing additional government assistance to families in need of support with three or more children.

Legal basis

Everything related to financial support for families in connection with replenishment is regulated by the following standards:

• Federal laws No.: 81-FZ; 256-FZ; 418-FZ;
• Order of the Ministry of Labor No. 1747-r;
• Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 606 (including changes in the Far Eastern District dated 05/07/2019);
• Family Code.

The latter does not directly regulate this issue. But it is there that the definition of the term “child” is contained in relation to this particular situation: this is a member of the household who has not reached the age of majority.

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Benefits provided to a family upon the birth of a third child

To support large families with three or more children, certain benefits are provided at the federal level. However, not all of them are applied at the regional level, since their implementation directly depends on the budgetary capabilities of the authorities of a certain subject of the Russian Federation.

Having received the status of a large family, you can apply for a number of benefits established by the state

List of benefits provided to large families.

1. Benefits for utility bills. They may vary in different regions and sometimes amount to 30%.
2. Free medications purchased with a doctor's prescription are available to children from large families under six years of age.
3. Free travel on public transport for schoolchildren and students from large families.
4. Free meals in kindergarten and school.
5. Free school uniform, if required in a particular educational institution, or compensation for it.
6. Free issuance of tickets to museums and cultural events.
7. Free provision of vouchers to children's health resorts.
8. Free education for children in music, art and choreography schools.
9. The right of children to receive free textbooks at school.
10. Priority in obtaining a place in nurseries and kindergartens.
11. Early retirement of one of the parents.
12. Benefits when taking out a mortgage loan.
13. Reduced land tax.

Large families are entitled to many different benefits

In some constituent entities of the Russian Federation, large families may be provided with other benefits. In Moscow, payments are provided for the purchase of products, as well as monetary compensation associated with increased prices for utilities, medicines, etc.

Deadlines for obtaining benefits

We must immediately warn you that parents will have to annually confirm their right to receive this payment by collecting and submitting the above documents for consideration.

Important! The sooner the documents are collected after the birth of the baby, the sooner the parents will begin to receive benefits for its maintenance.

It is recommended to submit documentation for the first time immediately after the birth of the child. However, if it is not possible to collect everything you need right away, then this can be done within a year. In this case, money will be transferred to the account for all months, starting from the date of birth of the baby.

You will have to re-submit documents annually to confirm your right to receive payment.

For example, if a child was born on August 20, 2021, documents can be submitted until July 20, 2021.

Once the documents are submitted, they will be reviewed for a maximum of 30 days. The first payment will be credited to the account no later than the next month if the documents are collected before the 20th of the current month. Payments are made strictly on a specific date each month.