Amount and procedure for payment of benefits for a child under 3 years of age in 2021

Maternity payments up to 3 years

Maternity leave up to 3 years is paid from the Social Insurance Fund. Which categories of persons are entitled to support:

• working insured citizens;
• unemployed;
• disabled;
• full-time students;
• IP;
• persons who are left without work due to the termination of the employer’s activities.

The monthly benefit is calculated based on the income for the last 24 months preceding the year in which the mother went on maternity leave. The amount of security is 40% of the average salary for 2 years. If there are several children under 1.5 years of age in a family, then the payments are added up, but their amount does not exceed the full average earnings for the last 2 years.

It should be borne in mind that the maximum amount of income on which the payment is calculated should not be greater than the maximum rate for calculating insurance premiums. In 2021, this maximum is 912 thousand rubles.

Funds are paid within one and a half years after birth. Then, from one and a half to three years, the mother or guardian receives monetary compensation at the place of work.

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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Child benefit for a child from 1.5 to 3 years old

The state has canceled monthly compensation payments in the amount of 50 rubles for child care, which are paid from one and a half to three years.

The document invalidates Presidential Decree No. 1110 of May 30, 1994, which states that benefits of 50 rubles are awarded to mothers who are in employment relationships with organizations, regardless of organizational and legal forms, and to female military personnel on leave for child care up to three years old.

At the same time, citizens to whom these payments were previously assigned will receive them before the end of the established period.

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All benefits for children under 3 years of age

Let's consider all payments up to 3 years that are due to mothers and guardians on parental leave.
Payments for child care up to three years of age

Some regions of the Russian Federation provide additional financial support and benefits.

Other requirements for granting benefits

When figuring out who is entitled to benefits for up to 3 years, many forget about the additional criteria for calculating payments. In particular, in the future there will be many families who do not know about the need to annually re-collect the package of documents. Also, some people ignore the presence of a financial boundary that reflects the total family income.

Important! It is worth remembering that this Putin benefit is only available to families with a low average per capita income. The requirement regarding an income of 1.5 times the subsistence level will be changed in 2020. Now state support extends to families with an income below 2 minimum wages per person.

It should be noted that the presence of any large payments accrued in addition to wages is also taken into account. The same maternity benefits, interest on deposits, alimony and other income will be taken into account when analyzing the financial situation of the family. If there have been changes in the financial situation of the family over the previous year that have increased the total income, then the grant of benefits may be refused if the threshold of 2 subsistence minimums per person has been exceeded. This rule applies to payments not only for 1 child, but also for the second, despite the fact that the money comes from maternity capital.

Replacing the 50 ruble benefit

From January 1, 2021, instead of an allowance of 50 rubles, a new allowance will be paid in the amount of the child’s subsistence level in the region.

To receive this benefit, you must obtain a certificate of average earnings. Low-income families are entitled to a new child benefit.

Families whose average per capita income is no more than twice the subsistence level of the working-age population of their region for the 2nd quarter of the previous year will receive additional social support.

Who is entitled to benefits for up to 3 years?

Mothers can apply for child benefits:

• those performing military service;
• disabled people of groups 1 and 2;
• unemployed as a result of the termination of the organization in which they were employed;
• unemployed people who are undergoing retraining courses;
• correspondence students of universities;
• individual entrepreneurs;
• those who care for a disabled child of group 1.

In addition to mothers themselves, the following people have the right to apply for this type of compensation for child care:

• second parent;
• children's guardian;
• the person who took the child in for adoption;
• grandmothers;
• grandfathers;
• other categories of citizens who are relatives of the children’s parents and who provide day-to-day care for the child.

Summarizing, when the mother returns to work, but if a place in the nursery is not provided, it is possible to save government cash payments by transferring them to someone who will look after children under 3 years of age during the mother’s absence. Payment of compensation will also take place monthly.

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How to apply for benefits?

Registration procedure:

1. You must submit an application and documents at your place of work. If a woman is registered as an individual entrepreneur or unemployed, then she needs to submit papers to the social protection authorities.
2. The documents are reviewed by the employer within 10 working days, after which benefits are assigned.
3. If payments were made through the employer, they will be credited to the card on the day the salary is issued. When registering compensation with the social security authorities, funds can be transferred to any account specified in the application or issued in cash via mail at the request of the applicant.

After the birth of a child, you can apply for compensation from the employer and maternity benefits with one application at once.

Application for benefits

The document must indicate:

1. Name of the organization and full name of the general director.
2. Your details (full name, position).
3. In the main part of the document, you need to provide the data of the decree on maternity payments and formulate a request for compensation.
4. Date and signature.

Sample document:

Application deadline

Documents must be submitted no later than 6 months after the date the woman goes on leave. If the deadline is missed, you will only be able to receive payments for a period not exceeding six months.

Termination of payments

There are situations in which payments are suspended for up to 3 years:

• the woman resigned of her own free will;
• receives unemployment benefits;
• early exit from vacation;
• a woman goes from maternity leave to maternity leave;
• the child was taken to a boarding school;
• the mother was deprived of parental rights.

The termination of child benefit payments occurs from the next month after the occurrence of these circumstances.

Is the benefit taxable?

According to the letter of the Ministry of Finance of Russia dated July 3, 2012 No. 03-04-06/6-196, child benefits are not subject to personal income tax. An exception is payment for caring for a sick child if the mother takes out sick leave. This practice applies to employees.

If individual entrepreneurs and self-employed persons work under a simplified taxation system, they receive money for children from the Social Security Fund.

Other benefits and benefits for children

What, in addition to benefits, can families with children under three years old count on:

• utility benefits;
• the right to a free plot of land;
• housing subsidies;
• survivor's pension;
• caring for a disabled child;
• for families with many children: tax benefits, housing, utilities, free food according to a doctor’s conclusion, free medicines, purchase of children’s goods.

Receipt of benefits is not automatic after childbirth. Funds are paid only on the basis of the application and provided papers.

Benefits for conscripts' wives

Pregnant wives of conscripts will begin to receive one-time assistance in the amount of 28,511 rubles . Eligibility for benefits does not depend on family income. However, it is worth noting that only the legal wives of conscripts whose pregnancy is at least 180 days can receive the payment.

Help will also be provided to those families of conscripts who have already given birth to a child. The benefit amount will be 12,219 rubles . These amounts are subject to indexation like other social payments. This resolution came into force on September 8, 2020.

What should families do?

All families whose benefit payment period ends between April 1, 2021 and March 1, 2021 will have it extended. And, what’s important, it will be extended not until March 1, but until the child’s next birthday - that is, for a year

.

All payments will be extended automatically; no applications need to be submitted anywhere. True, the law on extending payments came into force only on October 27, while the first extension period ended on October 1. Accordingly, many families either submitted applications for extension or decided not to submit them (for example, they considered that they no longer met the income level).

But even if the family did not submit an application, or submitted it, but no longer passes the income level

– she will still receive benefits for another year. According to some reports, local officials may not even know about the new extension - but they have nothing to do with payments, the money will be allocated anyway.

The maximum that needs to be done is to make sure that the payment arrives within the usual time frame. If there is no money, then you can already arm yourself with the Federal Law of October 27, 2020 N 345-FZ and contact the MFC or the social welfare department - then payments will resume again.

True, if payments stopped for another reason

, it will be more difficult. For example, when a child turns 3 years old, the family is entitled only to benefits for children aged 3 to 7 years, but the amount is half as much, and income should be no more than 1 subsistence level per family member.

By the way, apply for the first time

To assign benefits for a child under 3 years of age, you will also have to confirm your income. The extension only applies to those who are already receiving payments.

Answers to frequently asked questions

Below we will look at the most common questions and their answers.

Is it possible to receive benefits for up to 3 years in several years at once if you have not received benefits before?

No, it will not be possible to receive benefits for several years; this is not provided for by law. After completing an application and submitting a package of documents, you can receive benefits a maximum of six months before the date of application. That is, if you submit documents in November, and the child is already 2.10, they can pay benefits for June-November. If you apply at the beginning of the year, you can only receive money for the current year; they will not pay for the previous year.

If the right to benefits has not arisen before - if the child has just turned 1.5 years old, then it will not be possible to receive benefits.

Can I get benefits for up to 3 years if I don’t work anywhere?

Yes. The benefit is assigned to the mother or other guardian who cares for a child under 3 years of age. Therefore, it is realistic to receive benefits if you do not work anywhere.

I receive an allowance of 50 rubles, can I get a new allowance for children under 3 years old?

If a child was born before January 1, 2020, then he is entitled to receive the benefit that he already receives. For children born after January 1, 2020, a new allowance is issued for children under 3 years of age. Therefore, if you already receive an allowance of 50 rubles, it will most likely not be possible to convert it to a new one, since the child does not fall under the new support measures.

Is it possible to receive benefits for up to 3 years if maternity capital is used up?

If you plan to receive benefits for your second child, but maternity capital has already been spent, then no. The funds go to the mother from maternity capital funds.

For the first child, funds are allocated from the federal budget. This payment does not yet apply to the third, fourth and subsequent children.

Can the amount change due to taxes or other fees?

No. Benefits are not subject to taxes and are not subject to any fees or other monetary penalties. The entire amount should arrive on approximately the same date every month.

Is this benefit reported as income?

This benefit is not documented in any way if it is necessary to collect income certificates in order to receive additionally any other type of support. This money is not considered income that would interfere with receiving other types of benefits.

What kind of extension?

The peculiarity of these payments for children is that they are assigned from the moment the application is submitted until the child turns 1, 2 or 3 years old. That is, if you submit an application when the child is 3 months old, benefits will be received in the next 9 months, after which the application will have to be submitted again.

This is not the easiest procedure - in addition to the fact that you need to go to the MFC or social security, every year you need to collect documents confirming your low level of income

. And these incomes are now calculated differently than usual - for the year (12 months), which ended 6 months ago. And if the family is truly in need, parents will have to confirm income with documents up to 3 times:

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• at the time of the first application for benefits;
• when the child turns 1 year old;
• when the child turns 2 years old.

But it is impossible to extend the payment through State Services

(because the social security department of a particular city is responsible for the registration), and in 2021 there is a coronavirus pandemic. What to do?

In the spring, the government found a solution for those families who need to extend the payment of benefits from April 1 to October 1, 2020

, these payments were extended automatically. This means that the payment of benefits was extended to families, even without confirmation of their income. In fact, the state decided that these families still needed money - and automatically approved the payment of benefits for the year.

True, in October the coronavirus in Russia spread even faster than in the spring. And then the government again decides to extend payments - this time until March 1, 2021

. That is, all families whose period of payment of “Putin” benefits ends from October to March will also receive an extension for a year.