Monthly allowance for child care up to 1.5 years

From February 1, 2021 – indexation of some benefits

“Children’s” benefits usually include payments related to the birth of children. The list of such payments is contained in Federal Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995 “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children” (hereinafter referred to as Law No. 81-FZ). Most often, employers have to deal with the calculation and payment of the following types of “children’s” benefits:

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

The listed types of benefits are paid by the employer to its employees. In this case, with the social benefits paid, you can reduce insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund or receive the necessary compensation from the fund.

It is worth noting that in some regions there is a pilot project in which benefits are paid not by employers, but directly from the Social Insurance Fund. The territorial bodies of the Social Insurance Fund in the “pilot” regions themselves calculate and pay “children’s” benefits. Here is a list of such regions as of February 1, 2021:

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There are rumors that this payment in 2021 will consist of two amounts:

• After 1.5 years to 3 years, only compensation benefits will remain.
• Up to 1.5 years - based on average wages and compensation benefits.

The authorities do not intend to deprive Russian mothers of assistance in 2021 and even undertake to carry out a small indexation. If we take into account the required amounts, then here it turns out:

• Maternity benefits are increasing.
• The one-time benefit for the birth of a baby in 2021 is equal to 16,350 rubles.
• Payments for a child up to 1.5 years old for non-working residents are 3065 rubles, and 6131 rubles for the second and subsequent children.

Indexation of child benefits in 2018

There has been no indexation of “children’s” benefits since January 1, 2021. In 2018 and subsequent years, child benefits are indexed annually - only from February 1. The indexation coefficient is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation (Federal Law dated December 19, 2016 No. 444-FZ.) Indexation concerns the following benefits paid by the employer:

• a one-time benefit for women who registered in the early stages of pregnancy;
• lump sum benefit for the birth of a child;
• monthly child care allowance.

From January 1 to February 1, 2021, “children’s” benefits should be paid in the same amounts as in 2021. Here are the amounts of “children’s” benefits in the table from January 1, 2021.

However, from February 1, 2021, the indexation coefficient for child benefits is 1.025 (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 26, 2018 No. 74 “On approval of the amount of indexation of payments, benefits and compensation in 2021”).

1.025 – indexation coefficient for child benefits from February 1, 2018.

Taking into account the new coefficient, from February 1, 2021, “children’s” benefits should be paid in indexed amounts, which are shown in the table below.

In districts and localities where regional wage coefficients have been established, “children’s” benefits (both in January 2021 and from February 1, 2021) will be higher, since they need to be additionally increased by the amount of the increasing coefficient (Article 5 of Law No. 81-FZ). Next, we will comment on the conditions and procedure for indexing benefits from February 1, 2021.

Measures to support families with children in the Russian Federation in 2021

The social policy pursued by the Russian state sets the goal, as far as possible, to reach the maximum number of people who need additional support. The assistance provided is provided both through the federal budget and directly locally. It is expressed not only through the issuance of cash benefits and subsidies, but also in kind - by providing food, medicine and essential goods.

The country's leadership is well aware that the measures to support families with children that existed until today are not enough. For this reason, at the end of 2021, Vladimir Putin took the initiative and ordered the development of a new concept, which would become a kind of “reset” and the beginning of a new direction in the national strategy for demographic development.

Thanks to the measures taken, 2021 can be considered a turning point, since, along with existing programs to support families with children, new measures were announced

• Maternal capital. Since the program has shown its effectiveness, it was decided to extend its validity until 2020. As before, its value will be frozen at the level of 453,026 rubles and its indexation is not included in the government’s plans for the near future.
• Increasing the minimum amount of maternity payments. This opportunity arose due to the increase in the minimum wage (from January 1, 2018 - 9,489 rubles), the size of which determines the accruals.
• Targeted payments for children under 1.5 years of age. A new program that covers families whose average per capita income does not exceed one and a half times the basic subsistence level in the region where the family lives.
• EDV for the third newborn. The program is regional in nature, so the leadership of the constituent entities independently decides whether to join it or not. Its essence is the payment of monthly assistance for the birth or adoption of a third child to low-income families. The amount of the subsidy is equal to the minimum subsistence level for a minor, but may also have a fixed amount. In Moscow, for example, the child benefit has doubled, and it will be paid not only to low-income families, but also to large families and to those parents raising a disabled child.
• Preferential mortgage at 6% per annum. The program helps spouses who have given birth to a second and/or third baby to take advantage of benefits for the construction or purchase of housing on preferential terms or to use the funds to pay off a previously issued mortgage. The discount period is 3 years for the second child and 5 years for the third. After the end of the grace period, the loan is recalculated at the rate of the current rate of +2%.

Benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy from February 1, 2021

This benefit is supposed to be paid once (that is, in a lump sum). Women who:

• registered in medical institutions before 12 weeks of pregnancy;
• have the right to maternity benefits (Article 9 of Law No. 81-FZ).

This benefit will be paid in a new amount from February 1, 2021 - 628.47 rubles. rubles However, a controversial situation is possible. Let's give an example.

The employee goes on maternity leave from February 2, 2018. On January 26, 2021, the woman submitted to the accounting department a certificate from the antenatal clinic stating that in 2021 she registered in the early stages of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks). How much benefits should I pay for early registration?

The benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy should be paid in addition to the maternity benefit (Article 9 of Law No. 81-FZ). Therefore, the benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy must be transferred in the amount that is established on the start date of maternity leave. In our case, the woman went on maternity leave on February 2, 2021. Therefore, the registration allowance should be paid in the amount of 628.47 rubles (including indexation by a factor of 1.025). If the start of maternity leave was in January 2021, then the benefit would be in a smaller amount - 613.14 rubles.

One-time benefit for the birth of a child from February 1, 2021

One of the parents has the right to a lump sum benefit upon the birth of a child. If two or more children were born, then the benefit is paid for each of them (Article 11 of Law No. 81-FZ). The employer must pay the benefit within six months after the birth of the child if the employee has submitted the documents necessary to assign the benefit (Article 17.2 of Law No. 81-FZ). Due to the indexation of benefits from February 1, 2021, an ambiguous situation may arise when assigning.

The child was born in 2021, and the woman came to the accounting department in February 2018 to receive a one-time benefit for the birth of a child. How much benefits should I pay?

The amount of a lump sum benefit for the birth of a child should be calculated on the date of birth, and not on the date of application for benefits (FSS letter dated January 17, 2006 No. 02-18/07-337). In our case, the child was born in 2017, so the benefit amount will be 16,350.33 rubles. (excluding indexation by a factor of 1.025). A one-time benefit for the birth of a child in the indexed amount (RUB 16,759.09) is paid if the child is born from February 1, 2018.

Payment of child care benefits from the Social Insurance Fund

In some cases, payment of child care benefits is made by the Social Insurance Fund. We are talking about the following situations:

• termination of activities by the employer on the day of application for benefits;
• the impossibility of paying benefits by the employer due to insufficient funds in his bank account and the use of the order of debiting funds from the account provided for by the Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
• inability to establish the location of the employer and his property, which may be subject to foreclosure, in the presence of a court decision that has entered into legal force establishing the fact of non-payment of benefits by such employer.

In this case, you should contact Social Security at the place of registration of the employer with an application for the assignment and payment of benefits.

List of documents provided to Social Security:

• application for payment of benefits;
• birth (adoption) certificate of the child being cared for, and its copy or an extract from the decision to establish guardianship over the child;
• birth (adoption, death) certificate of the previous child (children) and its copy;
• a certificate from the place of work (service) of the father (mother, both parents) of the child stating that he (she, they) does not use parental leave and does not receive benefits;
• certificate(s) about the amount of wages;
• if it is not possible to submit a certificate (certificates) about the amount of wages, due to the termination of the employer’s activities or for other reasons: an application to send a request to the Pension Fund to provide information on payments;
• information about non-receipt of benefits from Social Security at the place of residence (place of stay, actual residence) of the father, mother of the child (for one of the parents), as well as for persons actually caring for the child, if the father (mother, both parents) of the child does not work ( not serving) or studying full-time.

If you have documents confirming the termination of the employer’s activities or the impossibility of paying benefits due to insufficient funds in the bank, we recommend that you also submit them to Social Security to speed up the decision on payment of benefits.

Monthly childcare benefit for children up to 1.5 years old from February 1, 2021

Minimum amount of care allowance

The minimum wage from January 1, 2021 is 9,489 rubles. See “Minimum wage from January 1, 2021.” Therefore, the minimum benefit amount from January 1 is 3795.60 rubles. (RUR 9,489 x 40%). Less than this amount cannot be paid as a childcare benefit for a child under 1.5 years of age.

The “minimum wage” for caring for the second and subsequent children has not changed since January 1, 2018. It was still 6131.37 rubles. rubles and after January 1, 2021.

From February 1, 2021, the indexation coefficient for benefits was approved in the amount of 1.025 (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 26, 2018 No. 74 “On approval of the indexation coefficient for payments, benefits and compensation in 2021”). This means that from February 1, if benefits are indexed, their amounts will be:

• allowance for the first child - 3142.33 rubles. (RUR 3,065.69 x 1,032)
• allowance for the second and subsequent children - 6284.65 rubles. (RUR 6,131.37 x 1.025).

It turns out that after indexation from February 1, 2021, the amount of the benefit for the first child turned out to be less than the amount calculated from the minimum wage as of January 1, 2021: 3,795.60 rubles. >3142, 33 rub.

In this case, the amount of the benefit cannot be less than the amount calculated from the minimum wage. Therefore, even after February 1, 2021, the minimum amount of benefit for caring for the first child remains at 3,795.60 rubles. However, the minimum amount of benefit for the second and subsequent children is increasing from February 1, 2021 - to 6284.65 rubles.

Maximum amount of care allowance

In 2018, the maximum amount of childcare benefits for children up to 1.5 years is not limited. However, the amount of average daily earnings from which the benefit is calculated is limited.

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 the Federal Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255- Federal Law). Therefore, in order to determine the maximum amount of average daily earnings, the following formula is used:

It turns out that if an employee’s vacation begins in 2021, it is necessary to take into account the values ​​of the maximum values ​​of the base for calculating contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for 2021 and 2021. They are:

• in 2021 – 718,000 rubles;
• in 2021 – 755,000 rubles.

Therefore, in 2021, the maximum average earnings for calculating care leave will be 2021.81 rubles. ((RUB 718,000 + RUB 755,000) ÷ 730 days).

Next, you need to multiply the average daily earnings by the average monthly number of calendar days equal to 30.4 (Part 5.1, Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ). Total in 2021, the maximum average monthly earnings for calculating benefits will be 61,341.42 rubles. (RUB 2017.81 × 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 2021, the maximum amount of monthly benefit per child is RUB 24,536.57. (RUB 61,341.42 × 40%). This is the amount that must be reimbursed from the Social Insurance Fund. From February 1, 2021, due to indexation by 1.025, nothing changes in this amount.

Benefit for working mother

Officially employed women are paid a monthly allowance for a child up to 1.5 years of age by the employer, and its amount directly depends on her salary at the time of going on maternity leave. The amount of the benefit is equal to 40% of the salary, but cannot exceed 100% of the salary received or the average earnings in the region. The amount of the monthly child care benefit is calculated per child; if twins are born, the amount increases by 2 times, i.e. equal to 80% of earnings.

If you continue your parental leave for up to 3 years, you cannot count on a monthly child care allowance.

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Child benefit for a working mother

The following should be said about what kind of monthly child benefit a working mother is entitled to: the amount of child benefit is on average 500 rubles, but it is paid only to those who really need it. As a rule, during the first 1.5 years of the mother’s maternity leave, it is paid, but the amount depends on whether the mother is officially married or raising the child alone. Single mothers can count on the maximum benefit amount.

Maternity benefit from February 1, 2021

Minimum allowance for BiR

Maternity benefits paid by employers are not indexed annually. That is, from February 1, 2018, the maternity benefit has not increased. However, please note that the maximum benefit amount has increased since 1 January 2018, as the new maximum average daily earnings must be taken into account when calculating benefits from the beginning of 2021. Let me explain.

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).

Maternity benefits, in general, should be calculated from the average earnings for the billing period, that is, for the two years preceding the onset of illness, maternity leave or vacation (from January 1 to December 31). Accordingly, if an employee goes on maternity leave in 2018, then the billing period will be 2021 and 2021 (Part 1, Article 14 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2006 No. 255-FZ).

However, earnings for the billing period should not be less than a certain amount. The state guarantees the calculation of benefits based on the minimum allowable earnings. It is defined like this:

In total, the minimum earnings for the billing period in 2021 are 227,736 rubles. (RUR 9,489 x 24)

Another value that will be required to calculate maternity benefits is the minimum average daily earnings. To find out the minimum average daily earnings for calculating benefits, the accountant needs to divide the resulting value by 730. The following formula is used:

Accordingly, from January 1, 2021, the minimum average daily earnings is 311.967123 rubles per day (227,736 rubles / 730 days). From January 1, 2021, the average daily earnings for calculating benefits cannot be less than this value.

If maternity leave began in 2021, then the minimum average daily earnings for calculating maternity benefits should be taken equal to 311.97 rubles. If actual earnings are below the minimum, then benefits had to be calculated from this value. Here are the minimum amounts of maternity benefits from January 1, 2021:

• RUR 43,675.80 (311.967123 × 140 days) – in the general case;
• RUB 60,521.62 (311.967123 x 194 days) – in case of multiple pregnancy;
• RUR 48,666.87 (311.967123 x 156 days) – for complicated childbirth.

Maximum allowance for BiR

The maximum maternity benefit that a worker can receive is limited to the maximum average daily earnings. In 2021 it is 2021.808219 rubles. (718,000 rub. + 755,000 rub.) / 730.

Thus, the maximum amount of maternity benefits in 2021 will be:

• RUB 282,493.15 – during normal childbirth (2017.808219 x 140);
• RUB 314,778.08 – for complicated childbirth (2017.808219 x 156);
• RUB 391,454.79 – for complicated multiple births (2017.808219 x 194).

From February 1, 2021, the maximum allowable amount of maternity benefits does not change, since it does not depend in any way on indexation. The coefficient 1.025 does not affect the size.

Benefit amounts from February 1, 2021: table

Below in the table we show the amounts of benefits from January 1, 2021 and February 1, 2021. Using this table, it will be more convenient for an accountant to understand what exactly has changed in connection with the February indexation.

*This benefit depends directly on the established minimum wage. Therefore, first the amount is calculated taking into account the indexation coefficient (3065.69 rubles * 1.025 = 3142.33 rubles). And then it is compared with the minimum wage * 40% (9489 rubles * 40% = 3795.60 rubles). Since the total amount is less than the minimum wage allowance, RUB 3,795.60 is taken. Due to the increase in the minimum wage from May 1, 2021, the allowance for caring for the first child will be 4465.2 rubles.

Payments to large families for a child under three years of age and child benefits for children under 18 years of age to low-income families are established by regional law.

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