In 2017, the amount of cash payments, compensation and benefits increased by 5.4%. The Government Decree on their increase came into force on 02/01/2017. The reason for the increase in payment amounts is inflation, which reduced the real incomes of Russians in 2016. The resolution, however, does not in any way affect the indexation of maternity capital. Its size will remain unchanged until 2020 - that is how long the freezing law has been in effect.

Regional authorities do not lag behind the Government - they also use a system of benefits and additional cash payments to families with children. The approach in each Russian region is different, which determines the amount of child benefits and compensation.

Table of child benefits in 2017

The amount of child benefits is influenced by several factors:

• different standards of living in the regions;
• difference in the cost of the consumer basket;
• different social policies of regional authorities.

Title of the manual payments or compensation	Amount of benefits from February 1, 2017	Note
Maternity benefit (one-time)	The full amount of average earnings for all days of maternity leave, based on the minimum wage (7,500 rubles before July 1, 2017) or at a minimum fixed amount of 613.14 rubles per month	The benefit is paid by the employer. Minimum wage amount: 34520.55 rubles Maximum payout amount: 265,827.63 rubles for a vacation of 140 days; 296207.93 rubles for 156 days; 368361.15 rubles for 194 days.
Pregnant women registered early (one-time)	613.14 rubles	Paid to expectant mothers who register with the antenatal clinic no later than the 12th week of pregnancy. You must apply for benefits no later than 6 months after giving birth.
At the birth of a child (one-time)	16,350.33 rubles	Paid at the place of work. The unemployed are paid by the USZN. To receive it, you must contact the place of payment no later than 6 months after birth.
Maternity capital (family subsidy)	453026 rubles (not indexed in 2017)	Provided by government Pension Fund after the birth and adoption of the second and subsequent children. Issued in the form of a certificate, you can spend it in cashless form.
Child care allowance up to 1.5 years (monthly)	In the amount of 40% of the mother’s average monthly earnings per child or the minimum amount	Paid at the place of work. The unemployed are paid by the USZN in the minimum amount: 3065.69 rubles for the first child; 6131.37 rubles - for the second and subsequent ones. The maximum amount of benefits for workers per child is 23,120.66 rubles It is necessary to apply for benefits no later than 6 months from the date the child reaches the age of one and a half years.
Compensation for those on parental leave (monthly)	50 rubles or more	Provided to persons on parental leave under 3 years of age at their place of work.
Payment to families with many children for the third child under 3 years of age (monthly)	The regional subsistence level for a child established in 2017	Paid to families that have received the status of large families after the birth of the third child, if the average per capita family income is lower than that established in the region.
Monthly child benefit	The amount of “children’s” payments is established by regional regulations	Installed in regions independently based on general requirements Federal Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ “On state benefits for citizens with children.”
Pregnant wife of a serviceman undergoing military service (one-time)	25892.45 rubles	The right to receive benefits is given after a pregnancy of 180 days, if at that time the husband is undergoing compulsory military service.
For the child of a serviceman undergoing military service upon conscription (monthly)	11096.76 rubles per month	Provided for a child up to 3 years of age from his birth until the child’s father leaves military service.
Survivor's benefit for children of military personnel (monthly)	2231.85 rubles per month	It is paid to the USZN at the place of residence (for children of conscripts) or to the pension authorities of the Ministry of Defense (for children of contract soldiers) until they reach the age of majority (up to 23 years of age for full-time education).
	16350.33 rubles	Employers pay workers. Non-working - USZN.
Benefit for placing a child in a family: adoption, foster family, guardianship and trusteeship (one-time)	124929.83 rubles	When adopting a disabled child or several children who are brothers or sisters, it is issued for each child.

Coefficients that increase the amount of benefits and compensation

The Labor Code of the Russian Federation guarantees an increased coefficient for the payment of wages to citizens who work in regions with a difficult climate. The coefficient is also used when calculating the amount of social insurance, if at the place of work it is for reporting period was not taken into account.

According to Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995, regional wage coefficients, which were established in certain regions of the Russian Federation, are still used to this day when calculating the amount of social benefits for employees with children in the following cases:

• payment of benefits established for the next year in a fixed amount, as well as in the current minimum or maximum amount;
• calculation of social insurance benefits, provided that during the payment of wages for the payroll period they were not taken into account at the place of work.

However, since 2015, the issue of abolishing all used regional coefficients has been actively discussed. The Government considers them a relic of the past. Here is what Maxim Topilin, Minister of Labor and Social Protection, thinks about this issue:

“The economic situation has changed dramatically. At the moment, the increased ratio only causes unnecessary problems for employers' accountants. It is worth understanding that the payment calculation system has changed a lot since the times of the USSR. That is why the “northern bonus” is just a remaining unnecessary formality.”

At the moment, it is difficult to predict what development the consideration of this issue will take in the State Duma.

Amounts of child benefits from the Social Insurance Fund

The Russian social insurance system guarantees child benefits to women in connection with maternity and temporary disability. What and why do the amounts of child benefits from the Social Insurance Fund depend?

Their exact amount depends on the average income from which financial contributions to the insurance fund were made.

Compensation for childbirth and pregnancy

Its amount is equal to the woman’s income for the previous 2 years. In 2017, the minimum payment amount is 34520.55, the maximum amount is 265827.63. The duration of sick leave as of this year is 140 days.

Maternity benefit

One-time assistance for the birth of a child is 16,350.33 rubles. This amount is paid to one of the parents or the person replacing him. It is accrued both to working people - in the form of compulsory social insurance, and to non-working citizens in the form of state social security.

To assign a one-time payment at the birth of a child, one of the parents must submit documents for the provision of benefits no later than six months after the birth of the child. If twins or triplets are born, a payment is provided for each child.

Child care allowance up to one and a half years old

Paid monthly until the child reaches the age of one and a half years. The exact amount of compensation depends on the number of children in the family. If there is one child, the payment is equal to 40% of the woman’s monthly salary. If two - 80%, if three or more - 100%, which is the limit. The amount of cash payments for each child is no more than 23,120.66.

Other compensation paid at the place of work and related to the birth of a child is accrued in the established amount.

Additional accrual to maternity and pregnancy benefits

Paid to women who were registered at the antenatal clinic during pregnancy up to twelve weeks. This payment is provided by the employer when a woman goes on maternity leave (together with maternity benefits), at the place of study, or at the social security service at the place of residence.

Child benefits and benefits, as well as the cost of living in 2017

The amounts of payments, which are established by both federal and regional authorities, directly depend on the cost of living per child. In this case, both the average indicator for the Russian Federation and individual indicators for each region are taken into account.

Today, the subsistence minimum established on December 1, 2016 remains relevant. According to the Government Decree, the minimum for an adult is 9889 rubles, for a child - 9668.

Certain conclusions can be drawn by assessing the amounts of child benefits indicated in the table above and the cost of living. Here are some of them:

• Child birth benefits, child care payments for up to 1.5 years, as well as maternity capital are significant and tangible help for the family budget. These amounts really help parents support and raise their children in the early stages of their lives.
• Large families with children under 3 years old are entitled to a monthly allowance. It is paid from the regional budget and corresponds to the minimum subsistence level for each child. Low-income families have the right to receive compensation.
• There are also very minor payments on the list of benefits that bring virtually no benefit to families. We are talking about monthly payments for the child, as well as assistance to women registered for consultation in the early stages of pregnancy. In this context, one cannot help but recall compensation for parents on parental leave. Its amount is only 50 rubles per month.

Even taking into account some negative aspects, it can be noted that over the past ten years, state support for families with children has become more significant. And if you compare the current situation with the 90s, the difference is simply colossal.

Maternity capital for a second child in 2017

This year, the system for calculating benefits for the second child has been changed. Still, these payments have three main purposes:

• Housing. The accrued money can be used not only to pay the down payment, but also interest on the mortgage.
• Child education. For the capital received, you can create a separate bank account, money from which will be used in the future to pay for education. Some media outlets claim that foreign educational institutions will also be available.
• Pension. Payments can be accumulated on bank account mother. Subsequently, this capital will be used to help parents when they reach retirement age.

This year, another item has been added to this list - supporting a sick child. The accrued funds can be spent on the purchase of medicines, procedures and rehabilitation measures for a disabled child.

There are also plans to introduce another option for targeted spending of funds received. We are talking about buying a new car. By bringing such an initiative to life, its creators hope to achieve two goals. The first is assistance in purchasing vehicle young families. The second is assistance to the domestic automaker.

The main change affects the very essence of maternity capital. Since 2017, the entire family has been the recipient of the money. Now the father can also apply for funds. Note that the second child himself can also receive a full right to payments. This happens if the mother and father were deprived of parental rights.

Amount of payments for the second child

This year, maternity capital for the second child is 453,026 rubles. This figure may rise in the coming years. The position of the State Duma is as follows: the amounts of payments will be increased when the budget stabilizes and its revenue increases. Some of the money for the second child can be withdrawn in cash. It is 20 thousand rubles. This amount of money can be spent on the current basic needs of the baby: a crib, diapers, clothes, medicines, etc.

Regions also have their own family support programs. The money received thanks to them can most often be spent at your own discretion, without targeted spending.

Indexation of child benefits

In 2008, the Russian Government established a procedure for indexing all child benefits. When recalculating the amounts of payments, the forecast level of inflation in the state was taken into account, which was determined in the budget for each financial year. Indexation made it possible to completely or partially avoid reducing the importance of benefits for families, given the annual increase in prices for goods and services.

This type of indexation has one big drawback: actual inflation always exceeds the forecast level. At the same time, we consider actual inflation to be the figure determined by Rosstat, which, as a rule, is underestimated.

Let's take 2015 as an example. Maternity capital and the amount of payments per child after indexation increased by 5.5%. The year ended with an inflation rate of 12.9%. So the real purchasing power these benefits decreased by 7% in just one year.

According to the current laws of the Russian Federation, additional indexation of payments is carried out only when the parameters of the country’s main budget are revised. Such a procedure is carried out extremely rarely and only in the event of a serious financial crisis.

Moreover, a revision of budget parameters is not a guarantee of pre-indexation. In 2015, the Government adopted a new version of the budget law. The document included an inflation rate of 12.2%. This figure reflected the real state of affairs in the country, which cannot be said about the previous figure - 5.5%. However, in the same year, a law was adopted to suspend the indexation of child benefits and maternity capital.

As compensation, the procedure for recalculating payment amounts has changed since 2016. As with pensions, indexation for child benefits, according to the law, is carried out taking into account actual inflation in the state, and not forecast. In each year, indexation must be carried out taking into account the inflation of the previous financial year.

Anton Siluanov, head of the Ministry of Finance, said the following about this: “The economic situation in the country has worsened. Indexation of benefits taking into account forecast inflation must be removed.”

There were some radical proposals. There are ideas in the State Duma to completely move away from the practice of indexing payments to inflation. Instead, it is proposed to recalculate all benefits and compensation solely at the discretion of the Government. In this case, no “bindings” apply. The specific amounts of benefits and compensation depend on the state's budget reserves.

What is the minimum child care benefit for children under 1.5 years of age in 2017? What is the minimum benefit? How is it calculated? Has its size increased since February 2017? Will benefits need to be increased from 1 July 2017? What documents are required for his appointment through the employer? The answers to these and other questions are in this article.

Who is entitled to care allowance in 2017

In 2017, employers are required to assign and pay benefits for child care up to 1.5 years to an employee on parental leave for a child up to three years. During this period, he has the right to the following social guarantees:

• child care allowance at the expense of the Federal Social Insurance Fund of Russia until the child reaches the age of 1.5 years (Part 1 of Article 14 of the Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ);
• compensation payment at the expense of the organization’s funds until the child reaches the age of three years.

Documents for appointment in 2017

Child care benefits until the child reaches 1.5 years of age are paid based on the employee’s application (Part 6, Article 13 of Federal Law No. 255-FZ of December 29, 2006). The application is summarized with other supporting documents, in particular, the following are required:

• child's birth certificate;
• a certificate from the place of work of the child’s father stating that he does not use parental leave and does not receive benefits.

Here is a sample application for child care benefits in 2017. You can download it and modify it to suit your needs. In this example application, a woman asks for a monthly child care allowance at the same time as maternity leave.

How to calculate care allowance for up to 1.5 years

In 2017, the monthly benefit for child care up to 1.5 years is 40 percent of the employee’s average monthly earnings. That is, it must be calculated using the formula:

Child care benefit up to 1.5 years per month = average monthly earnings x 40%

If the employee’s average earnings per each full month of the billing period are less than the minimum wage (Part 1.1, Article 14 of Federal Law No. 255-FZ of December 29, 2006), then the child care benefit is calculated based on the minimum wage:

Childcare benefit for a child up to 1.5 years old per month for a full calendar month = minimum wage as of the start date of leave x 40%

At the same time, the amount of child care benefits in 2017 cannot be less than the minimum established value (Article 11.2 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ, Article 15 of the Federal Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ).

Minimum child care benefit in 2017

The amount of child care benefits up to 1.5 years is determined on the start date of child care leave. Accordingly, if care leave began in 2017, then you need to take into account the benefit indexation coefficient in effect at the start of the leave.

From January 1 to February 1, 2017, pay the minimum benefit in the same amount as in 2016 - 3,000 rubles. And from February 1, 2017, the minimum child care benefit must be paid in an indexed amount by a factor of 1.054 ( Decree 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 2017”). However, you need to index not 3,000 rubles, but 2,902.62 rubles. If you index 3,000 rubles, you will end up with an overpayment that the FSS will not reimburse. 3062 rubles (3000 rubles x 1,054) is an inflated amount!

Be sure to take into account the above minimum values ​​for 2017 when calculating child care benefits for children up to 1.5 years old based on the minimum wage (Part 1.1 of Article 14 of the Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ). At the same time, in districts and localities where regional wage coefficients have been established, “children’s” benefits (both in January 2017 and from February 1, 2017) will be higher, since they need to be additionally increased by the amount of the increasing coefficient (Article 5 Law No. 81-FZ).

The calculator allows you to calculate child care benefits online for children up to 1.5 years old. Please note that the calculation result should not be less than RUB 3,065.69. and more than 23120.65. If during the calculation you receive an amount greater than 23,120.65 rubles, then this is your benefit.

To make calculations, just fill out three fields of the form online calculator A. Indicate income and excluded days. It is important to know which amounts need to be taken into account and which days to exclude. There are also restrictions on the maximum and minimum monthly payment amount. All these points are discussed in detail below. An example calculation is also given.

How to calculate child care benefits up to 1.5 years old using an online calculator

To calculate in 2017, proceed as follows:

• Step 1— Add up your income received in 2015 and enter it in the upper left field of the calculator. What payments to consider, read below.
• Step 2— A similar procedure needs to be carried out for 2016. The summation result must be entered into the upper right field of the online calculator.
• Step 3— The days of the excluded periods should be summed up for 2 years and entered in the lower field. What periods this includes, read below.

The calculator carries out calculations automatically online after entering the specified data.

Note! The child benefit for a full month should not be less than the minimum values ​​and more than the maximum.

Minimum benefits for a child under 1.5 years old in 2017:

• 3065.69 - for the first;
• 6131.37 - for the second and subsequent ones.

Maximum benefit for care up to 1.5 years in 2017:

• RUB 23,120.65

If, when calculating in an online calculator, you received an amount greater than 23,120.65 rubles, then your monthly child benefit is 23,120.65 rubles.

Calculation of benefits up to 1.5 years in 2017 without an online calculator

What you need to know for the calculation:

1. For what time period is the calculation carried out?
2. Average income per day
3. Minimum Benefit Limits
4. Maximum restrictions
5. Formula for calculating child care benefits

Billing period

This is the two-year period preceding the year of birth of the child, for which a monthly benefit is issued for up to 1.5 years.

If the date of birth falls in 2017, then the estimated period is 2015/2016 full years.

Years can be changed if they include maternity or child care leave.

In the online calculator, when replacing years, indicate the annual income of the replacement year in the field that is to be replaced.

Average income per day

It is considered according to the rules from Part 3.1 of Article 14 of Law 255-FZ.

Formula for calculation:

S.day earnings = two-year income / (number of cal. days in this period - number of excluded days)

What payments should be taken into account in the calculation? From which contributions to VNiM are calculated. You can also take into account the salary from another employer if you first obtain a standard income certificate there.

The total annual income is limited by the maximum level:

• in 2015 — 670 TR;
• in 2016 — 718 tr.

A large amount cannot be taken into account. That is, in the formula the numerator cannot contain a value greater than 1388 tr.

In the online calculator, you should separately indicate annual income for each year in the top two fields of the form. Do not enter amounts in these fields that exceed the specified limits.

Excluded days from the estimated period:

• temporary disability;
• maternity leave or parental leave;
• exemption from obligation with preservation of income, but without deductions for VNIM.

The total number of such days for a two-year period should be entered in the lower field of the online calculator to calculate benefits up to 1.5 years.

Minimum restrictions

Earnings for benefits up to 1.5 years, calculated on average for 1 day, cannot be too small. The resulting earnings must be compared with the minimum. The smallest value must be calculated according to the minimum wage. The formula for calculation is:

Min.average daily earnings = minimum wage *24 / 730

Here the minimum wage is taken for the month of the beginning of parental leave for a child up to 1.5 years old.

If the calculated average daily earnings are less than the minimum, then the child care benefit for children up to 1.5 years old should be calculated using the formula:

Benefit for a child under 1.5 years old for 1 month from the minimum wage = minimum wage * 40%.

The online calculator will calculate the benefit as the minimum possible.

If earnings are greater than the minimum, then child benefits up to 1.5 years are calculated.

Maximum restrictions

The calculated earnings for 1 day on average in terms of income should not be more than the maximum possible; it is calculated according to the maximum bases for social contributions(670t.r. and 718t.r. for 2015 and 2016, respectively).

In 2017, the highest daily earnings = 1901.37 rubles.

If in the online calculator you received an allowance of more than 23,120 rubles, then your monthly child care allowance for a child under 1.5 years old is a maximum of 23,120 rubles.

Formula to calculate child care benefits:

Allowance for a child up to 1.5 years old for 1 month = C.day earnings * 30.4 * 40%.

An example of calculating child benefit in 2017

Initial data:

• the start date of care leave for up to 1.5 years is 10/11/2017;
• income for 2015 = 650t.r.;
• income for 2016 = 710t.r.;
• in 2015 there were 15 days of sick leave.
• We will calculate the care payment for up to 1.5 years and check the calculation result in the online calculator.

1. Estimated period: 2015/2016;
2. Two-year income = 1360 tr.
3. Daily earnings = 1360 tr. / (731 - 15) = 1899.44 rubles.
4. Checking the minimum limit: 1899.44 > 256.44.
5. Checking the maximum limit: 1899.44< 1901,37.
6. Let's calculate the benefit up to 1.5 years = 1899.44 * 30.4 * 40% = 23097.19.

Let's check the result of calculating child care payments up to 1.5 years in the online calculator. To do this, fill out the form: enter 650 thousand rubles in the upper left field, 710 thousand rubles in the upper right field, and 15 days in the lower field. The calculation results can be viewed at the bottom of the calculator.

In 2017, child benefits were indexed to the inflation rate of the previous year. You can see the new amounts of child benefits in the table in this article.

The amounts of child benefits change every year. And this year was no exception. New order the annual increase in payments has been established since 2017 by Federal Law dated December 14, 2016 No. 444-FZ (clause 1, article 1).

According to the new rules, child benefits must be reviewed on February 1 annually, taking into account price increases in the previous year. The indexation coefficient is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation in January.

This year, the statistics service set the inflation rate at 105.4% and published it on January 10, 2017. Based on these data, the indexation coefficient for child benefits in 2017 (excluding maternity capital) was 1.054 (approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 26, 2017 No. 88). All payments from February 1 were indexed by this coefficient.

Thus, the practice of increasing child benefits and other social payments annually from February 1 based on inflation indicators is enshrined at the legislative level. The next increase will occur in 2018.

One-time benefits:

Type of benefit	Size, rub.
For registration in the early stages of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks) Benefit for the unemployed for a month of maternity leave.		613,14 (581.73 × 1.054)
For pregnancy and childbirth It is 100% of the average earnings for the two previous years (2015-2016, 730 days). The minimum benefit for workers depends on the size of the minimum wage (from January 1 - 7,500 rubles, from July 1 - 7,800 rubles). Non-working women are paid a fixed amount. Limited to minimum and maximum sizes.		Minimum: Maximum(maximum daily earnings - 1901.37 rubles): 266,191.80 (with 140 days of maternity leave) = (670,000 + 718,000)/730 x 140 RUB 296,613.72 (with 156 days of maternity leave) = (670,000 + 718,000)/730 x 156 RUB 368,865.78 (with 194 days of maternity leave) = 670,000 + 718,000)/730 x 194
Pregnancy for wives of conscripts		25 892,45 (24,565.89 x 1.054)
When adopting a disabled child , a child over 7 years old or several children at the same time who are sisters or brothers (for each child)		124 929,83 (118,529.25 x 1.054)
At the birth or adoption of a child , establishment of guardianship and transfer to a foster family		16 350,33(15,512.65 × 1.054)
Maternity (family) capital

Monthly benefits:

Type of benefit	Size, rub.
Caring for the first child up to 1.5 years old It is 40% of the average monthly earnings for the previous 2 years (2015-2016, 731 days). Maximum - RUB 23,120.66. (1901.37 x 30.4 x 40%)		3065.69 (2908.62 × 1.054)
Caring for the second and subsequent children up to 1.5 years old		6131.37 (5817.24 × 1.054)
For a child of a conscripted soldier		11,096.77 (10,528.24 × 1.054)
For the loss of a breadwinner for a child of a military personnel		2231.84 (2117.50 × 1.054)
For a child in the Chernobyl zone		3000.00 - up to 1.5 years 6000.00 - from 1.5 to 3 years
For the third child under 3 years of age and subsequent children	in the amount of the subsistence minimum per child established by the constituent entity of the Russian Federation
For a child under 16 years old (up to 18 years old)	the amount of payment, terms and frequency of indexation are established by the subject of the Russian Federation

For all payments indicated in the table, with the exception of maternity capital, increasing regional coefficients are applied, if they were not taken into account earlier when determining the amount of payments from the actually paid salary.

Changes in the calculation of benefits in 2017

Maximum daily earnings. The maximum earnings for calculation have increased, since the calculation takes into account income subject to contributions in 2015-2016. The maximum base during this period was higher (Part 3.3 of Article 14 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ). The maximum daily earnings is 1901.37 rubles. ((RUB 670,000 + RUB 718,000) : 730 days).

Average earnings. The minimum average earnings for calculation will increase from July 1, 2017. From this date, the minimum wage will increase to 7,800 rubles. The minimum will be 256.44 rubles. (RUB 7,800 x 24 months: 730 days). For insured events that occur before July 1, 2017, compare the average daily earnings with the old minimum of 246.58 rubles. (RUB 7,500 x 24 months: 730 days).

From July 1, 2017, if an employee has no earnings in the billing period or the average monthly earnings are less than the minimum wage, a minimum wage of 7,800 rubles should be applied. Average daily earnings are not calculated and the coefficient of 30.4 is not applied.

From July 1, the amount of the monthly child care benefit, calculated based on the new minimum wage, will be 3,120.00 rubles. (7800 x 40%).

Considering that from July 1, 2017, the amount of child care benefits calculated from the minimum wage (7800 x 40% = 3120.00 rubles) is higher than the minimum amount of child care benefits established from February 1 (3065.69 rubles) , the monthly allowance for caring for the first child should be assigned in the amount of 3120 rubles per month.

At the same time, the amount of benefits assigned before the minimum wage change is not subject to recalculation from July 1, 2017.

Maternity benefits in 2017

In 2017, when calculating maternity benefits, the following changes should be taken into account:

Average earnings for calculating maternity and child care benefits are calculated from the actual accrued salary for 2015-2016. The duration of the calculation period accepted for calculating average daily earnings is 731 days, excluding exception periods, instead of the traditional 730 days (2016 was a leap year).

The minimum wage in calculations for determining the minimum maternity benefits, if the insurance period at the time of maternity leave does not exceed 6 months, is from January 1 to July 1, 2017 - 7,500 rubles, from July 1 - 7,800 rubles.

Benefits for the birth of a child in 2017

Working women who are subject to compulsory social insurance are paid several lump sum payments at the place of work or through the Social Insurance Fund at the birth of a baby in 2017.

Maternity benefits are issued at 30 weeks of pregnancy (28 weeks for the birth of twins or triplets), calculated based on salary for the previous 2 years.

The maximum maternity benefit is (maximum daily earnings - 1901.37 rubles):

RUB 266,191.80 - with 140 days of maternity leave;
RUB 296,613.72 - with 156 days of maternity leave;
RUB 368,865.78 - with 194 days of maternity leave.

Minimum allowance:

An additional payment to the maternity benefit is paid one-time simultaneously with the maternity benefit in the amount of 581.73 rubles. upon presentation, along with the application for payment, a certificate from the antenatal clinic about registration in the early stages of pregnancy (up to 12 obstetric weeks).

A one-time benefit for the birth of a child in 2017 is paid to one of the working parents (both mother and father) at the place of work or through the Social Insurance Fund for 6 months after birth in the amount of 15,512.65 rubles.

Child care benefits up to 1.5 years in 2017

Working people are provided with a monthly allowance for caring for a child up to 1.5 years old only if they take parental leave at their place of work to care for a child up to 3 years old. However, according to the law, it is possible to interrupt vacation for up to 3 years at any time, as well as combine it with paid work on a part-time basis or at home.

Also, the maximum amount of payment is subject to indexation for workers - based on the annually changing maximum base for calculating insurance premiums. For mothers and fathers doing military or equivalent service and on maternity leave - in a fixed amount based on the limits of monetary allowance, as well as for those dismissed on maternity leave due to the liquidation of the organization.

Maternity capital in 2017

The amount of maternity capital in 2017 did not change and amounts to 453,026 rubles. The last time the certificate size was increased was on January 1, 2015 (by 5%). During the period of operation of the maternity capital program - from 2007 to 2017 - the amount of payment under the certificate from 250 thousand rubles increased by more than 80% due to annual indexation.

However, in 2016, for the first time since the program, the Government of the Russian Federation decided not to increase the amount of maternity capital. In 2017 and in the next three years it will remain at the level of 453,026 rubles. On December 9, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a law freezing the rule on the annual increase in the amount of maternity capital until 2020 (Federal Law dated December 19, 2016 No. 444-FZ).

To summarize, we note that in 2017, child benefits will be indexed from February 1 to the amount of actual inflation for 2016. The amount of maternity capital remained at the same level. The minimum wage from January 1, 2017 is 7,500 rubles, and from July 1 it will increase to 7,800 rubles and will be taken into account when calculating payments in the second half of the year.

Amount of child benefit in 2017

“Children’s” benefits usually include payments related to the birth of children. The list of “children’s” benefits is given in Federal Law No. 81-FZ “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children.”

Let’s look at how the amounts of the most frequently paid “children’s” benefits will change from January 1, 2017, namely:

Benefits for registration in the early stages of pregnancy;
lump sum benefit for the birth of a child;
monthly child care allowance up to 1.5 years;
maternity benefits.

These benefits are paid by the employer. However, we note that in certain regions of the Russian Federation a pilot experiment is being conducted to pay benefits directly from the Social Insurance Fund budget. FSS units in the experimental regions themselves calculate and pay “children’s” benefits to employees.

If an organization or individual entrepreneur has employees to whom he is obliged to pay child benefits, then the employer should know the amount of child benefits from January 1, 2017.

From February 1, 2017, child benefits were indexed by a factor of 1.054. Therefore, do not get confused: in January there will be one benefit amount, and from February 1 there will be another.

There will be no indexation of “children’s” benefits from January 1, 2017, since legislators did not provide for such an indexation coefficient. However, payments for children will be indexed from February 1, 2017, taking into account the consumer price index for 2016. In this regard, from January 1 to February 1, 2017, “children’s” benefits should be paid in the same amounts as in 2016. Let us summarize the amounts of “children’s” benefits in the table from January 2017. These dimensions have not changed in any way.

However, some changes in the amount of benefits from January 1, 2017 will still occur. We'll talk about them further.

Monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years

So, we said above about the minimum monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years (see table). The minimum size has not changed in any way since January 1, 2017. This benefit is not limited to the maximum amount. However, the amount of average daily earnings from which child care benefits are calculated is limited.

The legislation provides that the amount of average daily earnings for calculating benefits cannot exceed the sum of the maximum values ​​of the base for calculating insurance premiums for the two years preceding the year of parental leave, divided by 730 (Part 3.3 of Article 14 of Federal Law No. 255- Federal Law).

Therefore, if maternity leave begins in 2017, when calculating, it is necessary to take the values ​​of the maximum values ​​of the base for calculating contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for 2015 and 2016. Let us recall that in 2015 the maximum value of the base was 670,000 rubles. (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 4, 2014 No. 1316), and in 2016 – 718,000 rubles. (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 26, 2015 No. 1265).

Taking into account the new values ​​​​of the marginal base, in 2017 the maximum value of the average daily earnings for calculating benefits is 1901.37 rubles (670,000 rubles + 718,000 rubles) / 730. Note that the exact value is 1901.3698630136 rubles, however in further calculations we will use 1901.37 rubles.

Next, let’s calculate the maximum average earnings for a whole month. For these purposes, it is necessary to multiply the average daily earnings by the average monthly number of calendar days equal to 30.4 (Part 5.1 of Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ). Total in 2017, the maximum average monthly earnings for calculating benefits will be 57,801.64 rubles. (RUB 1,901.37 x 30.4).

The amount of the monthly childcare benefit for a child up to 1.5 years old is generally equal to 40% of the average monthly earnings (Part 1, Article 15 of Law No. 81-FZ). Therefore, in 2017, the maximum amount of monthly benefit per child will be 23,120.66 rubles. (RUB 57,801.64 x 40%). For comparison, we note that in 2016 the maximum amount of benefits that was reimbursed from the Social Insurance Fund was 21,554.82 rubles. per month. That is, the amount of benefits reimbursed from the Social Insurance Fund increased by 1,565.84 rubles. (RUB 23,120.66 – RUB 21,554.82).

Example. From January 16, 2017, employee of Zoology LLC Odinokov A.S. goes on maternity leave. The billing period is 2015 and 2016. In 2016, the woman was on sick leave for 25 calendar days, and on maternity leave for 124 days.

Salary for 2015 - 350,000 rubles, for 2016 - 240,000 rubles. The number of days in the billing period is 582 days. (365 + 366 – 25 – 124). Average daily earnings - 1013.745704 rubles. ((RUB 350,000 + RUB 240,000) / 582 days).

Therefore, the monthly child care allowance is 12,327.15 rubles. (RUB 1013.745704 x 40% x 30.4 days).

When child care benefits up to 1.5 years old need to be recalculated

Some accountants may have a question about whether, from January 1, 2017, it is necessary to recalculate already assigned child care benefits up to 1.5 years. The answer is no. There is no need to revise anything. The point is that, according to general rule Child care benefits for children up to 1.5 years old are counted once - on the start date of parental leave. Therefore, if the benefit was assigned in 2016, then the benefit for those months of vacation that fall in 2017 should not be revised. That is, in 2017 you need to pay monthly the amount of benefits that was calculated in 2016.

However, keep in mind that there may be a situation where you may need to change the amount of the benefit determined in 2016. This can happen if a person interrupts parental leave for up to 1.5 years, and in 2017 takes the same leave again. And then the amount of child care benefits will need to be calculated based on the new values. The fact is that child care benefits are also calculated from average earnings calculated for the two calendar years preceding the year the parental leave began (Part 1, Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ). Therefore, if a new vacation is taken out in 2017, the new payroll period should be taken into account: 2015 and 2016 (unless the employee exercises the right to postpone the payroll period). As a result, the benefit amount may differ from what was previously paid. Let's give an example.

Maternity benefits paid by employers are not indexed annually. However, the maximum benefit will increase from 1 January 2017 as the accountant will need to take into account the new maximum average daily earnings when calculating benefits.

Let us remind you that maternity benefits are paid in a lump sum and in total for the entire period of maternity leave, which is (Part 1, Article 10 of Law No. 255-FZ):

140 days (in general);
194 days (with multiple pregnancies);
156 days (for complicated births).

Maximum benefit amount

To calculate the maximum amount maternity benefit from January 2017, the maximum amount of average daily earnings must be taken into account. It is calculated using the same formula as when calculating child care benefits for children up to 1.5 years old (Part 3.3 of Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ). That is, in 2017 it will also be 1901.37 rubles (670,000 rubles + 718,000 rubles) / 730.

Thus, in 2017, the maximum amounts of maternity benefits reimbursed from the Social Insurance Fund will change and amount to:

RUB 266,191.8 (RUB 1,901.37 x 140 days) - in the general case;
RUB 368,865.78 (RUB 1,901.37 x 194 days) - for multiple pregnancies;
296,613.72 rubles (1901.37 rubles x 156 days) - for complicated childbirth.

Minimum benefit amount

Since January 1, 2017, the federal minimum wage has not changed and remains at 7,500 rubles. Therefore, if maternity leave begins in 2017, the minimum average daily earnings for calculating maternity benefits will be 246.58 rubles (7500 rubles x 24 / 730). This value is used for further calculation if it turns out to be greater than the actual average daily earnings of the employee.

The minimum amounts of maternity benefits in January 2017 are as follows:

RUB 34,521.20 (RUB 246.58 x 140 days) - in the general case;
47,835.62 rubles (246.58 rubles x 194 days) - for multiple pregnancy;
RUB 38,465.75 (RUB 246.58 x 156 days) - for complicated births.

In the table we present the new benefit amounts from January 1, 2017 and compare the changed values ​​with 2016.

New values ​​in the table are highlighted

Benefit	2016
Benefit for registration in early pregnancy
One-time benefit for the birth of a child	RUB 15,512.65	RUB 15,512.65
Minimum monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years		Care for the first child - 3,000 rubles; . care for the second child RUB 5,817.24.
Maximum monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years	RUB 21,554.82	RUB 23,120.66
Minimum amount of maternity benefit	RUB 34,521.20 - in general; . RUB 47,835.62 - during multiple pregnancy;	RUB 34,521.20 - in the general case; . RUB 47,835.62 - during multiple pregnancy; . RUB 38,465.75 - during complicated childbirth.
Maximum amount of maternity benefit	RUB 248,164 - in general; . RUB 343,884.4 - during multiple pregnancy; . RUB 276,525.6 - during complicated childbirth.	RUB 266,191.8 - in the general case; . RUB 368,865.78 - during multiple pregnancy; . RUB 296,613.72 - during complicated childbirth.

Child benefit up to 18 years of age in 2017

A woman who is on maternity leave to care for a child under three years of age returns to work at the end of this period. At the same time, she has the right to receive a monthly allowance for a child under 18 years of age in accordance with regional laws, if the family’s monthly income is below the subsistence minimum per child established in the region.

This type of payment is assigned to one of the parents. Child benefit up to 18 years of age is regional and differs in size in different regions of the Russian Federation. Its size in different regions can vary from several hundred to several thousand rubles - taking into account budget capabilities.

If your family is low-income, then to receive this type of assistance you need to contact the Social Security authorities and go through several stages.

You need to collect the following package of documents:

Application for granting benefits;
Certificate of joint residence of the child and parents;
Child's birth certificate (for children over 14 years old - passport);
Certificate of family income for the last three months;
Parents' passports and copies thereof;
Certificate of secondary school education for children over 16 years of age.

The benefit will be paid until the child reaches the age of sixteen. If, upon achieving this, he continues his studies at a general education institution, then the payment is assigned until he reaches adulthood.

Submitting documents and waiting for payment

Documents must be submitted to the Social Protection Authorities (SPS). This service makes a decision on granting benefits or refusing payment. Benefits will be paid within ten days unless you receive a written refusal.

There are also other regional monthly compensation payments for minor children. They are presented in more detail in the table below.

Allowance for a child living together with a single parent who is unemployed or a disabled person of group I or II:

Compensation amount		Where to contact
Basic size - 6000 rub.	Application for granting benefits for a disabled child Certificate from the child’s place of residence confirming his/her joint residence with a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee).	Social Security Service

Benefit for a single mother caring for a disabled or disabled child from childhood to 23 years of age:

Compensation amount	Documents to be provided	Where to contact
Basic size - 6000 rub.	Application for granting benefits for a disabled child; Certificate from the territorial body of the Department of Social Development and Ensuring the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection at the place of residence of the other parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee), in case of separation, about his non-receipt of monthly social payments for a disabled child; A copy of the birth certificate of a disabled child; - a certificate from the child’s place of residence confirming his joint residence with a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee); Work record book of the person caring for the child; - a copy of the medical and social examination certificate for a disabled child.	Pension Fund Branch

Child benefit up to 1.5 years in 2017

The monthly payment to working citizens is 40% of the average income on which insurance premiums are calculated. This value cannot be lower than the established minimum and maximum sizes. In areas in which regional coefficients are applied to the calculation of wages, they are also applied to these sizes. When simultaneously caring for several children under 1.5 years of age, benefits are calculated for each child, but in total they should not exceed 100% of average earnings.

Unemployed workers are paid minimum benefits, depending on the number of children previously born to the mother of the same child.

They are:

RUB 3,065 69 kopecks - to the first according to the number of births;
RUB 6,131 37 kopecks - for the second and subsequent children.

Maximum benefit amounts, in this year the following:

For employed people - 23,089 rubles. 04 kopecks;
military personnel and those dismissed during care leave or upon liquidation of the organization - 12,262 rubles. 74 kopecks

Citizens who care for a child under 1.5 years of age (born after July 1, 2016) and at the same time permanently reside or work in the territory with the right to resettle, which was exposed to radiation due to the Chernobyl disaster, on the basis of Art. 18 of Law No. 1244-1 provides a Chernobyl supplement in the amount of 3,000 rubles to the care allowance for up to 1.5 years.

Procedure for applying for benefits for unemployed people

In the department of social protection of the population (OSZN), the following categories of unemployed citizens can apply for a payment to care for a child up to 1.5 years old:

One parent or guardian who belongs to at least one of the following social groups:
unemployed people who do not receive benefits from the labor exchange;
dismissed, during the period of maternity leave (including during the liquidation of the enterprise);
students;
unemployed wives, contract military personnel;
entrepreneurs who do not pay insurance premiums in the FSS.
relatives, only if the parents:
due to health reasons they are unable to care for the child;
died or were deprived (limited) of parental rights;
are in prison;
refused to raise the child, placing him in an orphanage, boarding school or other social institution with full state support.

Persons entitled to unemployment and long-term care benefits have the right to choose which of the two grounds they will receive payments on. If you have chosen to receive benefits from Social Security (OSZN), then it is assigned from the day of birth of the child to one of his non-working parents, registered with the newborn at the same address.

Students can also apply for child care payments in OSZN from the moment of birth or after maternity leave, if they applied for it at their educational institution.

What documents are needed and payment deadlines?

Unemployed citizens, in order to receive this benefit, submit the necessary package of documents to the district department of social protection of the population (OSZN):

A copy of the birth certificate of this child and the previous one;
certificate of cohabitation of the applicant with the newborn;
work record (diploma, certificate or military ID);
a certificate from the employment authorities stating that unemployment payments are not being made;
a certificate from the work (study) of the second parent stating that care leave was not assigned to him and was not paid for this child;
a copy of the recipient's passport and personal account number.

Mothers who were dismissed due to the fact that the organization was liquidated during their pregnancy or during maternity leave before the age of 1.5 years, and who do not have unemployment benefits, must submit all necessary documents to the OSZN.

For them, the following are added to the above set of documents:

Order on appointment of leave from work;
payment certificate indicating the period and calculated monthly benefit amount.

Unemployed people, if they do not receive unemployment payments, receive child care benefits every month from the day of their birth from the social protection authorities (OSZN) at their place of residence. Payments are made within certain periods, but no later than the 26th day of the next month after submitting the application.

Conditions for receiving monthly payments for workers

A working mother, after maternity leave, can write an application at her place of work for leave to care for a child up to 3 years old, as well as to receive a monthly benefit, which is paid only after reaching the age of 1.5 years.

If she considers it necessary to go to work before the child is one and a half years old, then there are several options for maintaining this payment:

Switch to a shorter working day at the place of work, while benefits will be accrued to her;
apply for benefits for the father of the child:
for a person employed at his place of work;
for a non-working person in Social Security at the place of residence, provided that he:
does not receive unemployment benefits at the employment center (PEC);
registered together with this child;
One of the employed relatives who will be caring for this baby should apply for payment from their employer while the mother is at work.

Employed citizens can use their vacation in parts, for example, one family member looks after the child for several months, and another for the rest of the vacation. Or do not take care leave, but work part-time while maintaining a partial salary and receive the full amount of benefits.

Calculation of child care benefits up to 1.5 years in 2017 (example)

The benefit amount is calculated based on the average earnings of the working person, calculated for the two calendar years preceding the year of going on leave, as well as for the period of work for other insurers.

To calculate the amount of benefits for women going on maternity leave in 2017, the following algorithm is used:

P = (NW 2015 + NW 2016) / (731 – excluded days) x 30.4 x 40%,
Where:
P - amount of benefit;
SZ - average earnings for the specified year (two full previous years are taken into account, respectively in 2017 - 2015 and 2016);
731 - the number of days in these two years;
30.4 is the average number of calendar days in a month.

For entrepreneurs, private notaries and lawyers who voluntarily paid insurance premiums for the previous year, a monthly benefit for up to 1.5 years is paid in the minimum amount, without calculating their average earnings.

Registration deadlines and required documents

Payment of child benefits up to 1.5 years to workers is carried out on the same days as salary payments. To receive it, the application must be written no later than six months after the end of maternity leave (B&R). The conclusion on the provision of benefits is made within ten days from the time of its submission. The payment is assigned immediately after the last paid day of benefits under the BiR.

If the monthly amount for care is greater than the amount calculated for the month according to the BiR, then the woman after giving birth can refuse payments under the BiR and immediately apply for benefits for up to 1.5 years. Then this payment will be established from the birth of the child with the offset of previously paid under the BiR.

In order to receive payments for child care up to 1.5 years every month, officially employed persons must provide the following documents to the accounting department at their place of work:

Application for leave;
application for benefits;
birth certificate (copy) of the child;
certificate and its copy of the birth or adoption (death) of the previous child;
a certificate from the place of work or study of the other parent, which states that he does not use his leave and does not receive benefits (for the unemployed, a certificate from the social security department stating that he has not received this benefit);
applicant's passport.

Working citizens submit all certificates from the place of work or study of the person who will actually care for the child, that is, the person who is on parental leave.

Registration of child benefits in 2017

The list of child benefits includes those types of monetary assistance that are provided to a family in connection with the birth of a child and until he reaches a certain age (in some cases, until adulthood). They are divided into one-time and monthly ones, as well as those that are paid regardless of family income, and benefits for certain categories of families (with a certain income level).

Let's consider the types of benefits to which a family has the right in the event of the birth of a child:

1. One-time benefit associated with the birth of a child.

This one-time payment is directly related to the fact of the birth of a child, and you can apply for its accrual after receiving a birth certificate. If a mother gives birth to more than 1 child, the payment amount increases. When twins are born, it doubles, triplets triples, and so on.

Important! The amount of the benefit is set at the federal level, but in a number of regions a regional surcharge is provided, which is accrued to the parents of a newborn in addition to the federal one.

2. Child care benefits up to 1.5 and 3 years old.

These types of state assistance are guaranteed benefits for the parent of a child who, instead of carrying out work duties or looking for work, takes care of him. This means that whether a payment is awarded does not depend on additional factors, such as family wealth. Payments are monthly.

The amount of the benefit depends on the recipient’s earnings and the number of children in the family. If its recipient does not work, it is established to the extent guaranteed by the state.

An increased amount of child care benefits for children under 3 years of age is established for large families and families of citizens serving in conscription. Moreover, in this case, the period for payment of benefits is not limited to 3 years, and the money is transferred to the citizen caring for the child until the end of the service period.

To receive the first 2 types of benefits, you must contact the accounting department of the employer company (employed parents) or the social security department at your place of registration (unemployed parents).

Important! The right to receive state assistance also remains in the case when the parent does not work but is on vacation. An exception is the situation when he works under civil contracts, as well as part-time or remotely, at home (that is, part-time), and the length of the work week should not exceed 20 hours.

3. Child benefit until he reaches 16 or 18 years of age.

A separate procedure for calculating child benefits is established for low-income families - a payment for a child under the age of majority, transferred until he reaches adulthood or emancipation. The size of the payment is extremely small, but it can also help citizens with low incomes. For its appointment, you should contact the social protection department at the place of permanent or temporary registration.

The exact scope of certificates and documents that must be presented to assign government payments depends on the status of the parents (employed/unemployed) and the type of benefit.

List of documents for registration of child benefits

Employed parents should contact the accounting department of the employing organization with an application for a lump sum payment or a monthly allowance and the necessary package of documents.

From working parents	From non-working parents
Where: to the accounting department	Where: to the social insurance authorities
Type: up to 1.5 or 3 years	Type: up to 1.5 years	Type: up to 3 years
Statement	Statement	Statement
Application for leave		Copy of birth certificate (you must also show the original)
Copies of identity documents		Copies of identification documents (the originals must also be shown)
Copy of birth certificate	Extract from the work book about the last place of work/service	A copy of the work book (you must also show the original)
	Confirmation of non-payment of benefits in another place (certificate from the place of work or study, from the employment service)	Certificate from the employment service about non-payment of unemployment benefits
Child birth certificate (issued at the registry office along with the birth certificate)	A copy of the order from the last place of work about dismissal from position
	Calculation of average earnings

The application is submitted on behalf of the parent (or relative) who will be directly on leave to care for the baby. If the parent planning to provide care does not have a place of service/work, the list of documents expands, and they are no longer submitted to the accounting department, but to the social security authorities.

The regional benefit for the birth of the third and subsequent children, which was introduced in most of the Russian regions for low-income families, is designed to solve the demographic problem in regions with a negative population growth index. Its value depends on the regional cost of living.

Persons with permanent or temporary registration in the region have the right to receive additional payment. To receive accrual, you must add to the standard package of documents a certificate of the amount of the accrued benefit received at the place of work, and documents that record the family’s income for the 3-month period preceding the date of submission of documents.

Important! Any relative of the child caring for him, as well as the adoptive parent and guardian, have the right to state assistance.

Child benefit until he reaches 16 or 18 years of age

The right to receive this type of benefit is given to the parents (adoptive parents) of a child whose age at the date of registration of state assistance does not exceed 16 years (if continuing studies - 18 years), provided that the average per capita income of family members is below the regional subsistence level. Subsequently, once a year, the family will need to confirm their status as low-income by submitting supporting documents to the social security authorities.

To apply for benefits for a child under 16 or 18 years of age, it is necessary to submit a package of documents to the social protection authorities, which, in addition to the standard in such situations, includes a certificate of the applicant’s family composition, as well as documents recording the level of income for the 3 months preceding the filing of the application.

Consideration of the application, according to the established period, should not exceed 10 days, however, if additional verification is necessary, for example, family income or the fact of residence and support of the child, the period can be extended to 30 days. In this case, the applicant is sent a corresponding notification of the inspection.

Important! With the emancipation of a child, if he lives separately from his parents, or if the child is transferred to state support, the right to receive state assistance is lost. A child’s emancipation (that is, recognition of his legal capacity) can be carried out upon his marriage, getting a job, or opening his own business.

It should be taken into account that in some regions of the Russian Federation, low-income families are awarded additional child benefits. As a rule, such a benefit is higher than the federal guaranteed minimum, and the requirements for its calculation are similar to the standard ones.

Thus, government assistance to families with children is represented by various types of benefits and can be both federal and regional. A complete list of payments to families with newborns can be found at local social insurance authorities.

Child benefit in 2017 up to 3 years

Every year and the upcoming 2017 is no exception - the social benefits program undergoes reforms, which is why the amount of child care benefits for children under 3 years of age worries all couples.

In particular, such a pressing issue faces those families who have decided to adopt a child or become guardians of adopted children.

On our own behalf, we can say that statistical data indicate that the approximate figure for the certificate for the coming 2017 will be about 500,000 rubles.

The childcare benefit for children up to 3 years of age next year is still being clarified by the government and the current legislation of our country. It is planned that the validity of this social benefit for a child up to 3 years will be extended.

This information suggests that maternity capital will not be abolished in the coming 2017, therefore, for some categories of families - with the next child, the state will provide good financial assistance.

Note that the nominal level of the maternity capital certificate almost every year indexes benefits for those who receive it, but for some reason do not use it.

If social payments for benefits for a child under 3 years of age are not used at the end of the year, then social payments will not be canceled and the unused money can be spent.

Since last year, a new system for calculating size has been in effect. social benefits for child care once he reaches the age of one and a half years. Such monthly payments will be made by the state in the amount of 40% of the recipient’s average monthly earnings, and the period for the last two years of work is used for calculation.

The benefit is calculated in this way - all wage for 2 years it is added and then divided by 730 days, and the resulting figure is multiplied by 30.4 (the average number of days in a month). 40% is taken from the amount received, which is the amount of the benefit in 2017.

It is worth noting that the calculation of average earnings does not include those periods when the future recipient of the benefit was on maternity leave or sick leave.

When a second child appears who requires care upon reaching 1.5 years, or twins, the amount of payments for each child is summed up, but in the overall result of benefit payments, it cannot exceed the level of the recipient’s average earnings for the last two years of his work.

Our state provides minimum amounts of child benefits up to 1.5 years, which are designed for those who have at least 6 months of work experience, or when the average monthly earnings do not reach the minimum of 5,554 rubles.

For this category of recipients of benefits for caring for the first child up to 1.5 years old, a social payment is provided in the amount of 2576.63 rubles monthly, in another case, when caring for a second child up to 1.5 years old, 5153.24 rubles are paid.

We would like to note that the question in this text is only about child care benefits, and not about maternity capital, nor about regional (local) capital, other types of social support for newborns existing in our country, issued to mothers of two or more children .

We remind you that the minimum amount of child care benefits in the outgoing year 2016 for the first child was 2,576 rubles, for the second child and subsequent ones - 5,153 rubles. These benefit amounts may be increased in 2017 if there are allowances in some region, for example, northern ones.

The draft state budget for the period 2016-2017 currently assumes the indexation of social benefits for the birth of a child by 4.5 - 8.6% for inflation taken as a basis, respectively. In the event that % inflation turns out to be higher, indexation will have to be recalculated upward.

Child benefits in 2017 for the second child

The procedure for obtaining child benefits for women who have given birth to a second child is already known. From year to year, the procedure, of course, changes, as does the list of required documents, but not as significantly as the actual amount of payments for the second child. No major changes are expected in 2017, including the provision of family capital certificates and benefits. The bills introduced and being considered today imply only changes for the better: increasing the amount of benefits and payment terms.

Maternal capital

The program was expected to end this year. But the authorities decided to extend it for 2017 and 2018. After indexation, financial support from the state will increase to 480 thousand. For many Russian families, this money has already become a significant help in purchasing an apartment, building a house, and repaying a loan. In the future, parents will be able to allocate part or all of the amount to their child’s education or to the mother’s pension (funded part).

With the successful development of the country's economy, the purchasing power of this payment will increase next year compared to this year. If the pessimistic forecast of economists awaits us, then the inflation rate will be higher than the indexation percentage.

The amount of payments for the second child in 2017 and starting this year can be used for any purchases made for the social adaptation of a disabled child and his rehabilitation. State Duma deputies are also actively putting forward new proposals on how to expand the range of possible expenses in order to eliminate fraud. But no bills have been officially presented yet.

Parents can buy diapers, stock up on baby supplies at the pharmacy, pay off rent arrears, or spend a significant amount on any other family needs by withdrawing 20 thousand rubles from maternity capital at a time.

These are the changes we face in 2017 in the area of ​​using family capital. But since Russian President Putin has expressed his opinion on this matter (he believes that the certificate should be issued to families with low and middle incomes), proposals for innovations will continue to come.

Benefits

The Federal Law of Russia on social support for citizens with a child (children) and the Labor Code provide for the payment of several types of benefits.

Some give only on conditions, others to everyone, and others only in certain cases:

1. The first conditionally allocated category includes benefits for pregnant women who registered early. The expectant mother must contact a gynecologist and undergo all the necessary procedures within 12 weeks to receive a payment of 581 rubles.
2. The second includes one-time assistance at birth and monthly care. Both working women and those who are not officially employed receive these payments. But the difference in amounts is significant: maternity benefits are equal to 100% of average earnings. By the way, to calculate this average earnings, you can take any two years of your working career (when you were paid more). “Maternity benefits” are paid to everyone: a minimum amount of 14.5 thousand through social security (unemployed), up to 67 thousand to women with more than 8 years of work experience. Every month until the child reaches one and a half years old, a woman will be paid 5.8 thousand rubles (for the first-born they pay 2.9 thousand) or 40% of her average earnings (with average salaries of “female” professions - 20 thousand per month - the amount is higher than the minimum – 8 thousand rubles).
3. The third group includes:
payments for a child of a military personnel (receive additional payments),
payments to a woman who transfers her baby to be raised by another family (one time 15.5 thousand instead of “birth”),
and an allowance in the amount of 50 to 2000 rubles (each region has its own “tariff”) for care up to 3 years, provided to certain categories of citizens (if the mother is studying, retraining, caring for a disabled child, is an individual entrepreneur).

Procedure established by law

To receive the benefits intended for you, you should contact social protection at your place of residence if you are not officially employed. If you are employed, all payments are made through your employer. Supporting documents should be provided to your organization's accounting department. In the latter case, the woman receives vacation pay for the period of incapacity (70 days before and after childbirth), and maternity leave until the baby is one and a half years old. These norms are prescribed in Article 255 of the Labor Code of Russia. In the absence of official work - Article 7 of Federal Law No. 81 on benefits to parents.

Moreover, the recipient of state support can be not only the mother, but the one who actually takes care of the child (father who has lost his wife, adoptive parent, guardian). In this area, a dispute arose between the child’s father and the social protection authority in one of the regions of the country; the case reached the Constitutional Court, and the court confirmed that the father also has the right to receive benefits. Of course, this right must be documented.

Possible changes to the law

Payments upon the birth of a second child in 2017 will be made in the same manner. This area is not in the sight of the authorities; the need for social payments and their annual indexation is not questioned.

On the contrary, if changes occur, they will only be for the better. On June 20, 2016, a Fair Russia bill was submitted to the State Duma to extend care leave from one and a half years to three.

LDPR deputies received a bill establishing a monthly payment to families raising children under the age of 14 in the amount of one minimum wage (minimum wage). Moreover, it is proposed to pay such an allowance for each small family member. Considering that the country is in a difficult economic situation, and the bill involves significant additional expenses, it is unlikely to receive approval.

The birth of a second child should bring only joy. And payments in 2017 will smooth out the financial burden, especially if a woman makes sure that they are as high as possible (calculated based on salary).

Child benefits up to 16 years of age in 2017

The general federal payment to citizens with children is a benefit for a child under 16 (18) years of age, which can be issued by one of the parents at the department of social protection of the population (OSZN) or at the Multifunctional Center (if the MFC accepts documents in the region) at the place of registration directly from the date of birth of the given child until he reaches the age of one. If he continues his education at school, it will be until he is 18 years old.

The amount of the benefit is set regionally, depending on the category of each family:

For the poor, when determining need, the average per capita family income is calculated;
Single mothers need to confirm their status by providing a Form 25 certificate from the registry office stating that the father is recorded in the child’s birth certificate based on the mother’s application;
disabled people must attach a certificate of disability issued by ITU;
families with many children, military personnel and other types of families additionally provide relevant information provided separately for each subject of the Russian Federation.

From January 1, 2016, the frequency of this benefit is established in each region separately. Now it can be paid not only monthly, but also quarterly. For example, the Tyumen region and the Republic of Crimea already make these payments once a quarter. Every year it is necessary to confirm the right to receive, for this you need to provide an updated package of documents.

Child benefit up to 16 years of age in 2017, its design and amount

At any time from the moment the child is born until he reaches adulthood, you can apply for small financial support from the district social protection department. By providing a standard set of copies of the required documents. Only for a schoolchild from 16 to 18 years old, you additionally need to attach a certificate from his general education institution.

Despite the fact that this payment is provided for by Federal Law No. 81, the rules for assigning, the period and amount of the benefit are established by local authorities specifically in each subject of the Russian Federation. You can find out the amount of benefits in the required region on the next page of our website, Children's benefits in the regions.

Basically, the amount of benefits depends on the categories of people in need, for example:

For single mothers, 100% more than usual;
for children whose second parent evades paying child support or serves 50% in the army.

Benefits are assigned based on the income information provided. The average value of which should not exceed the regional cost of living calculated for the previous quarter.

Average per capita family income is determined as follows:

SD = D / H / T,
Where:
D - the total amount of income for the required period established in each region, usually it is 3 months, six months or a year;
H - the number of family members, these include spouses and their children, adoptive parents and adopted children, stepsons and stepdaughters;
T - number of months in the billing period.

What documents are needed to apply for child benefits in social security?

In 2017, when applying for payment for the first time for a given child, it is necessary to provide the following package of documents to the social protection authorities (OSZN) at the place of residence:

Application for appointment;
birth certificate of the child;
certificates of family composition;
certificates of family income for the period established in a given region, namely:
those employed enclose salary certificates;
individual entrepreneurs- quarterly or annual income statements, depending on the chosen taxation system;
disabled people and pensioners - certificates from the Pension Fund about the paid pension;
those who are not working attach a copy of their work record book; if they have never had one, then a diploma or military ID;
marriage certificate;
if the parents are divorced or not married, then:
certificate of divorce or paternity;
a certificate of payment or non-receipt of alimony from the paying organization or from the bailiffs, respectively;
Single mothers additionally attach a certificate f. 25 from the district registry office, if in the column of the child’s birth certificate, full name. the father is indicated on the basis of the mother’s application;
parents' passports;
personal account issued by a bank for transferring benefits.

For children over 16 years of age, it is additionally necessary to provide a certificate of education in secondary school.

Social Security makes a decision on payment or refusal of benefits within 10 days from the date of application. Cash will be credited to the recipient's account no later than the 26th of the next month.

If circumstances arise that may affect the right to receive benefits, it is necessary to notify OSZN employees (or MFC, if you submitted documents for appointment to this center) about this within a month. Otherwise, specialists will draw up an overpayment protocol and recover the overpaid amount in court.

You must confirm your right to receive the payment annually. To do this, you must provide a short package of documents:

Application for extension of payment;
certificates of residence for all family members;
information about all income for the required period;
recipient's passport;
Additionally, documents are provided confirming new circumstances that have occurred over the past period, for example:
divorce certificate and certificate of receipt of alimony;
new personal account number;
marriage and a set of documents for the husband;
and others.

Child care allowance in 2017

The monthly childcare benefit for children up to 1.5 years old in 2017 is a cash payment. It is paid by the employer to employees who are on parental leave for up to one and a half years. As soon as he turns 1.5 years old, payments stop.

Please note that from July 1, 2017, the minimum amount of child care benefits has changed (Resolution No. 88 dated January 26, 2017).

For convenience, we have listed the minimum and maximum monthly payment amounts in the table below.

Minimum allowance for child care up to 1.5 years

The law of the Russian Federation establishes the minimum amount of monthly child benefit. This means that even if the amount of 40% of average earnings is less than the maximum payment, the benefit will be paid in the established amount.

1. Care for the first child RUB 3,120.
2. Care for the second child 6,131.37 rubles.

Maximum child care benefit

Let's calculate the maximum amount of monthly childcare benefit for a child up to 1.5 years old in 2017.

Since the calculation period for calculating monthly child benefits has changed, the maximum income base has also changed. Namely: for 2015 it is equal to: 670,000, and for 2016 - 718,000.

Therefore, the maximum average daily earnings is 1,901.37 rubles. ((670,000 + 718,000) / 730).

The maximum child care benefit in 2017 is equal to the amount of 23,120.66 rubles. (RUB 1,901.37 x 40% x 30.4 days).

Who is entitled to child care benefits in 2017

Monthly child benefits up to 1.5 years in 2017 are provided to both the mother of the child and her other relatives. It all depends on who is actually caring for the child. If several persons are caring for a child, then only one of them can apply for payment.

Both working and non-working parents are entitled to benefits. In the first case, it will be paid by the employer, in the second - by the social protection authorities.

If a mother goes to work part-time or decides to continue her studies at a university, she remains entitled to receive a monthly child benefit.

It is important to remember that according to Russian legislation, employees cannot receive two types of government benefits at the same time. This means that if an employee on maternity leave for up to 1.5 years opens maternity leave, then in order to receive benefits under the BIR, she needs to stop receiving benefits.

Who pays the benefit

It is paid by the employer - first from own funds. Then he reimburses his insurance costs from the Social Insurance Fund. If a woman does not work, the benefit is paid by the social security authorities at her place of residence.

When can an employee apply for benefits to the accounting or human resources department?

An employee must submit a list of documents to the personnel department of his organization no later than six months from the date the child turns 1.5 years old. The accounting department must pay benefits on the day the salary is issued.

Amount of monthly child care benefit in 2017

Formula for calculating benefits up to 1.5 years:

Benefit = Average daily earnings x 30.4 x 40%

The new calculation period for calculating the monthly child care benefit in 2017 is 2015 and 2016. It is provided for maternity leave starting in 2017.

It is also necessary to remember that if the employee was on maternity leave or maternity leave during her pay period, she can replace the years of the pay period. The replacement is made for any other years in which the employee collectively had more income and, accordingly, will receive a larger amount of child benefit.

An example of calculating a monthly childcare benefit for a child up to 1.5 years old in 2017

E.A. Panteleeva has been working at Fitness Class LLC as an instructor since 2012. From June 1, 2017, she goes on maternity leave to care for a child up to one and a half years old, about which she wrote a corresponding statement. This is Panteleeva’s first child.

The calculation period for calculating benefits is two calendar years: 2015 and 2016.

In 2015, Panteleeva was sick for 21 calendar days, and in 2016 she was on sick leave for 5 days. There are no other grounds for excluding days from the billing period.

For 2015, Panteleeva’s salary amounted to 450,000 rubles, and for 2016 – 538,000 rubles. Receipts for 2015-2016 did not exceed the limit values, therefore, when calculating benefits, they will be taken into account in full.

Considering that in 2015-2016 Panteleeva was on sick leave for 21 and 5 days, the duration of the billing period will be 705 calendar days (731 - 26).

The average daily earnings of a female worker is 1,401.42 rubles. [(RUB 450,000 + RUB 538,000) : 705 days].

This value does not exceed the established maximum average daily earnings (RUB 1,403.4).
Now let's calculate the monthly child care allowance. It will be 17,041.27 rubles. (RUB 1,401.42 x 30.4 days x 40%). The calculated benefit amount is greater than the established minimum wage. So, E.A. Panteleeva will receive a monthly allowance for child care up to one and a half years old in the amount of 17,041.27 rubles.

To receive child care benefits in 2017, the following is submitted to the accounting department:

1. application for payment of benefits;
2. a copy of the child’s birth or adoption certificate;
3. birth certificate of other children;
4. a certificate from the place of work (or study) of the other parent stating that he did not receive this benefit;
5. if the other parent does not work: a certificate from the social security authorities stating that he did not receive this benefit;
6. in case of employment with several employers: a certificate from the place of work stating that the other employer did not pay care benefits;
7. certificate for calculating benefits (if the employee worked in another organization during the previous 2 years).

Child benefit for single mothers in 2017

Families where a single father or mother is raising a child have the same rights and benefits as two-parent families. However, at the federal and regional levels, additional privileges are provided: an increased amount of child benefits, additional rights under the labor code, benefits for a child at school, etc.

Who is considered a single mother according to Russian law?

There is no legal definition of a single mother. But you can focus on the decision of the Supreme Court No. 1. Single mothers, within the meaning of this norm, can be classified as a woman who is the only person who actually carries out parental responsibilities for the upbringing and development of her children (natural or adopted) in accordance with family and other legislation, that is, raising them without a father, in particular, in cases where the child’s father has died, been deprived of parental rights, limited in parental rights, declared missing, incompetent (limitedly capable), for health reasons cannot personally raise and support the child, is serving a sentence in institutions, executing a sentence of imprisonment, evades raising children or protecting their rights and interests in other situations.

What needs to be done to obtain single mother status:

Not be legally married to a man;
Do not have written confirmation that the man is the father of his child;
Do not have a valid court decision “to establish paternity.”

What documents confirm the status of a single mother?

The mother must provide any of these papers to the registry office when submitting documents to register her baby. If no proof of paternity is presented, then the civil registry office employees will put a dash in the “father” column of the child’s state birth certificate. When the certificate is issued, the mother is given a certificate in form No. 25, confirming the fact that she is single.

Benefits for single mothers in 2017

Why do most mothers crave this social status? Because our state does not ignore the category of single (or not so single) women with infants. Federal support consists not only of receiving benefits, but also of providing benefits.

Federal benefits for single mothers in 2017 are as follows:

1. Employers do not have the right to refuse to hire single mothers because of children;
2. In the event of a reduction in staff at an enterprise where a single mother works, she cannot be fired if the child is under 14 years old;
3. If an organization is completely liquidated, its current head must provide the mother with an alternative position in another institution;
4. A single mother with a child under 5 years old has no right to be involved in extracurricular work at night, holidays and weekends;
5. A single mother can be assigned part-time work (if the child is under 14 years old);
6. In the event of a child’s illness, the mother is granted an allowance to care for him. If treatment is carried out inpatiently, then compensation is calculated by the accounting department depending on the mother’s work experience. For outpatient treatment, the benefit is paid in full for the first 10 days of sick leave, then 50% of the salary. If the child is under seven years old, sick leave is paid in full. For mothers whose children are over 7 years old, the organization will pay 15 days of sick leave;
7. A single mother has the right to take additional unpaid leave at any time of the year for a period of at least 2 weeks.

During training:

1. Discounts of 30% on the cost of education for children under 18 years of age in various art schools and sports institutions subordinate to the state;
2. Children of single mothers have first priority for admission to preschool educational institutions;
3. Single mothers are entitled to a 50% discount on the cost of keeping their child in preschool education.

Benefits for single mothers on utility bills

A single mother is not charged for the removal of solid food waste from her home (up to the age of 1.5 years).

If a family is recognized as low-income or has many children, then they are entitled to subsidies for housing and communal services.

Benefits for a mother with two children

Children of single mothers have the right to free provision of a certain group of medications. Mothers can purchase subsidized medications needed by their child at a discount of up to 50%;
Children can use the services of a massage room at the children's clinic free of charge;
Schoolchildren have the right to free textbooks and two meals a day in the school canteen;
Natural assistance is provided to mothers with small children under 3 years of age.
Sets of children's clothes and linen for newborns;
Compensation for the cost of some products;
Free meals in the dairy kitchen (for children under 2 years old with a prescription from the local pediatrician).
Discount travel to a sanatorium for a child;
Preferential housing provision (if mother is under 35 years old).

All these “privileges” apply to single mothers with two children.

Benefits when entering kindergarten

There are no provisions in federal legislation that would define any benefits for a single mother when a child enrolls in kindergarten. But regions have the right to provide additional benefits at the local level. For example, in Yekaterinburg or Irkutsk, a single mother has the right to priority enrollment of her child in kindergarten.

Check with the kindergarten where you want to enroll your child for the availability of benefits.

Benefit in 2017: how much does a single mother receive?

Payments at the birth of a child for a single mother at the federal level do not differ from child benefits for an ordinary family. She is entitled to the same types and sizes as other parents with children. At the regional level, additional compensation may be established for parents raising their children alone.

Additional payments for employees

How much does a single mother earn for her second child?

In addition to basic social payments from the state for a child, a single mother has the right to an increased minimum care allowance for up to 1.5 years in the amount of 5,817.24 rubles per month. A working woman will receive 80% of her average earnings when moving from maternity leave to maternity leave.

Also, a single mother can receive federal maternity capital for the birth of her second child. Its amount in 2017 is 453,026.00 rubles.

Child benefits for a single mother with many children

Additional material payment A single mother with many children is entitled to the third and subsequent children only at the regional level and is highly dependent on local legislation.

In 69 regions there is a monthly payment for a child under 3 years old in the amount of the regional subsistence minimum. But this payment is only available to low-income families.

Also in the regions there is regional maternity capital, the right to which arises only after the birth of the third or subsequent children.

It is better to check the current amounts, conditions and necessary documents for additional payments to single mothers at the local social security office.

Social state assistance to single mothers

Each subject of the Russian Federation at the local level develops bills on social assistance. Basically, these measures concern certain categories of citizens (often large families and low-income people).

But in Moscow, for example, they provide in-kind assistance. Additionally, a monthly allowance is paid for each child up to 16 years of age in the amount of 300 rubles for each child and 750 rubles if the family income is below the Moscow subsistence level. Each single mother is also entitled to monthly payments in the amount of 675 rubles until the child turns 3 years old.

Standard double tax personal income tax deduction for single mothers in 2017 is:

2800 rubles - for the first and subsequent children;
6000 rubles - for the third and subsequent ones.

Tax deduction provided for each child. The deduction is made until the child turns 18 years old, and if the child is studying at a university, then until the child turns 24 years old. Mom can also get a tax refund on the purchase of an apartment.

Benefit for a single mother for a disabled child

Payments for a disabled child of group 1 over 3 years old are made monthly until the latter’s 18th birthday. If the son or daughter is disabled since childhood, the payment period increases to 23 years of age. The benefit amount is 8,704 rubles.

Mothers of many children can receive payments to reimburse financial expenses due to an increase in the cost of living (3-4 children - 600 rubles for each, 5, 6 or more children - 750 rubles separately for each).

Housing for single mothers

There is no such law in the Russian Federation according to which a single mother is given an apartment or other housing from the state. However, targeted programs may operate in regions. If your mother is not yet 35 years old, then you should pay attention to the “Affordable Housing for Young Families” program.

Information regarding any regional benefits or payments must be clarified with the local SZZN.

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