Minimum and maximum amount of maternity payments in 2021

What will be the amount of maternity leave in 2021? Are employers required to recalculate maternity benefits and pay extra? What are the new minimum and maximum sizes? Let's talk about it.

The maternity benefit (maternity benefit) will increase from January 1, 2021, since the new maximum average daily earnings must be taken into account when calculating the benefit.

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 from January 1, 2019

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 2019, then the billing period will be 2021 and 2021 (Part 1, Article 14 of Federal Law No. 255-FZ of December 29, 2006).

The maximum maternity benefit that a worker can receive is limited to the maximum average daily earnings. In 2021 it is 2150.684931 rubles. (RUB 755,000 + 815,000) / 730.

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

301 095, 89 rub. – during normal childbirth (2150.684931x 140);
335 506, 85 rub. – during complicated childbirth (2150.684931 x 156);
RUB 417,232.88 – with complicated multiple births (2150.684931 x 194).

Maternity payments and child care benefits in 2021

The concept of “maternity leave”, which is used by young mothers, by its legal nature includes several time intervals: before childbirth, immediately after childbirth, and also until the baby reaches one and a half years of age.

Therefore, the legislator divided all payments due to the young mother according to these periods:

money due to the expectant mother for early registration (up to 12 weeks of pregnancy);
benefits for pregnancy and subsequent childbirth (paid on the basis of sick leave issued by a medical institution);
one-time payments upon the birth of a child. Here you will need to provide a certificate from the maternity hospital;
monthly payments until the baby turns one and a half years old.

It is worth noting that all of the listed monetary payments are due to the young mother if she promptly provides the necessary documents or registers. The employer will pay the woman. The basis for payments will be medical documents issued by the hospital where the employee is registered.

Remember, in order to avoid misunderstandings, the worker and her employer need to familiarize themselves in advance with the algorithm for calculating maternity benefits at each stage so as not to have problems in the future.

Minimum maternity benefits in 2021

To determine the minimum amount of the BiR benefit, if maternity leave began in 2021, the new minimum wage from January 1, 2021 is relevant - 11,280 rubles.

If maternity leave began on 01/01/2019 or later, then the minimum average daily earnings will be 370.849315 rubles. (RUB 11,280 x 24/730). Accordingly, the minimum amount of the BiR benefit for a standard maternity leave (lasting 140 days) will be 51,918.90 rubles. (RUB 370.849315 x 140 days).

Therefore, with different durations of maternity leave in 2021. There will be different minimum maternity payments:

RUB 51,918.90 (370.849315 × 140 days) – in the general case;
RUB 71,944.76 (370.849315 x 194 days) – in case of multiple pregnancy;
RUB 57,852.49 (370.849315 x 156 days) – for complicated childbirth.

Employers are not required to review the amounts of maternity benefits already paid until 2021. The new amounts apply to those who apply for benefits starting January 1, 2021.

What determines the amount of maternity benefits?

Now let's move on to the key positions and consider what affects the calculation of maternity benefits, what information you need to have on hand, and also a little about the upper and lower limits of the amounts due to the mother in labor.

The calculation of the amount of benefits due to the expectant mother is based on the norms prescribed by legislative acts. It is important to consider the following basic points:

To determine the level of average income, the employee’s earnings for the past two years will be taken. If during this period the woman was on maternity leave, then she can shift to a period adjacent to the billing period.
Using the available income for two years, it is necessary to derive the employee’s average daily earnings. In the future, it is this indicator that will participate in the calculation of money due. It is important that all periods of working activity are subject to contributions.
The maximum calculated amount of a possible benefit should not exceed the approved maximum contribution to the Social Insurance Fund. In 2021, this value is 815 thousand rubles. If, according to the level of the calculated average income, a woman receives a large amount of assistance, she will still receive payments in an amount not exceeding this value.
The minimum estimated daily earnings, below which they do not have the right to establish the amount of financial assistance during childbirth, even when the calculation of earnings “does not reach” this amount, is 370.85 rubles per day. Please note that this is the amount for calculating the amount of sick leave.
The level of maximum accrual per day for sick leave, taking into account the limit of possible contributions to the Social Insurance Fund, was fixed for 2019 at 2150.68 rubles. By law, the employer may not pay more than this indicator. Moreover, this amount can be increased by a regional coefficient, or by an amount determined by the company in a local collective agreement. Here, additional financial charges are made exclusively from the personal funds of the enterprise.
The benefit amount is paid in full, regardless of the actual insurance period of the mother in labor. The only point is that the length of service must exceed a six-month period.
To calculate further monthly assistance, the actual amount of the minimum wage will be taken into account, as well as the maximum allowable earnings (for calculations).

Remember, if the expectant mother is legally employed, and the employer has paid contributions to the Social Insurance Fund on time, the payment of benefits due to her by law is guaranteed.

Attention employers

The FSS reported on the website that the minimum maternity leave for 140 days is 51,919 rubles. But be careful!

The Social Insurance Fund determined income based on the minimum average daily earnings. First, we calculated the minimum average daily earnings based on the new minimum wage - 370.85 rubles. (RUB 11,280 x 24 months: 730). Then we multiplied the calculated average earnings by 140 days - 51,919 rubles. (RUB 370.85 x 140 days).

Note!

The employer will overpay the benefit if he pays 51,919 rubles. an employee whose experience is less than 6 months. Indeed, in this case, the monthly benefit should not exceed the minimum wage - 11,280 rubles. And if you take the minimum of the Social Insurance Fund, then for months with 31 days the benefit will be higher than the minimum - 11,496.35 rubles. (RUB 370.85 x 31 days).

How to do it right

For months with 28 or 30 days, you need to calculate the allowance from the average earnings of 370.85 rubles. And for months with 31 days, pay 11,280 rubles. For example, if the maternity leave is from February 1, then the benefit is equal to 51,486.3 rubles. (370.85 rub. x 28 days + 11,280 rub. + 370.85 rub. x 30 days + 11,280 rub. + 370.85 rub. x 20 days).

Payments when going on maternity leave 2021

The concept of maternity benefits and maternity benefits are often confused.

Let's figure out who is entitled to maternity payments in 2021?

Any relative looking after the baby has the right to go on parental leave for a child up to 15 years of age (otherwise known as maternity leave).

But the benefit is awarded exclusively to the woman who gave birth to the baby.

Birth benefit (maternity benefit) is paid by the Social Insurance Fund.

Consequently, only officially employed women, from whose salaries insurance premiums are paid, can count on receiving money.

An exception is made only for unemployed people who registered with the employment center after losing their job due to the liquidation of an enterprise.

In fact, this benefit is compensation for the time when a woman cannot work and receive payment for her work.

Maternity leave in 2021, new payment law for up to 3 years. Federal Law No. 255 specifies who exactly can count on maternity benefits:

workers of budgetary and commercial enterprises;
military personnel and contract women;
civilian employees working in Russian military units outside the country;
students studying in higher and secondary vocational institutions on full-time and part-time courses;
women who were dismissed during the liquidation of an enterprise or who lost their individual entrepreneur/self-employed status and registered with the employment service.

Payment is made:

employer - for employed women in labor;
at the place of study - for female students;
to a bank account from the Social Insurance Fund - for the unemployed.

Important: If a woman decides not to go on vacation, but continues to work, then she will not be paid a lump sum benefit.

What payments are due when going on maternity leave in 2021?

In addition to the above assistance at the birth of a baby, a woman has the right to count on other payments. The following maternity payments are due in 2021 to unemployed and working mothers:

One-time benefit for the birth of a child.

Child care allowance up to 15 years of age.

“Putin payments” for the birth of a child after January 1, 2018.

Monthly maternity payments up to 1.5 years

The new initiative may subsequently affect the existing system of providing traditional financial assistance.

According to the law, the family is entitled to:

1. Working mothers (officially employed) will receive money calculated according to average earnings (the previous 2 years are taken into account). The maximum threshold is 24,000 rubles.

Monthly child care allowance (minimum amount) – 7,082.85 rubles

2. Income is equal to the minimum wage (12,130 rubles), then 3,200 rubles for the first-born, 6,330 rubles for the second, third, and also subsequent children.

3. Officially, non-working mothers are entitled to 3,200 rubles.

4. For the wives of conscripts whose husbands left to serve – 11,450 rubles.

5. Working female employees who suffered due to the unexpected liquidation of the enterprise must draw up a special statement. Send him to the local social security office, outlining the situation there. 12,500 rubles is the maximum payment due to them.

6. Unemployed. 3070 rubles – for the first-born, 6130 rubles – for the second and subsequent children.

The composition of the family and the status of the mother are important when calculating the amount of financial support due.

Expert opinion

Elena, 35 years old, 3 children

I am the mother of 4 children and I want to say that for my first child I received absolutely nothing. Since I didn’t work, we lived in the region. For her second child, she received payments of around 32 thousand, and was given a nominal job on a meager salary. Of course, I never dreamed of payments like in St. Petersburg)). To get a good salary for pregnancy in Russia, you need to either be a military wife, or earn decent money yourself before giving birth. Then the benefit will be tangible. And without maternity capital, it’s all just pennies).

Payments due to a young mother

Types of payments received by families where a child was born:

· when registering the mother;

· during childbirth (once);

· pregnancy – childbirth (one time);

· for the firstborn (given monthly, 0-1.5 years);

· care (next leave) 1.5-3 years (payments will be monthly);

· maternity capital (established when the baby is the second child, rules are adopted for the first child).

Financial assistance is also provided to guardians/adoptive parents on the same basis as biological parents. Guardians are paid a salary.

Benefit for registering a woman

Pregnant women should be more attentive to their own health. They are helped in this by a specialist - a gynecologist, whom the expectant mother should visit from the beginning of diagnosing her pregnancy. And preferably before the 12th week.

The legislation motivates citizens - expectant mothers, giving them a (one-time) allowance of 708 rubles if they register with a medical doctor in a timely manner . Motivation is not a gift, but at least it’s something.

To receive it, a woman must provide a medical certificate to her employer confirming her registration at a medical institution. If the expectant mother does not work herself or is employed unofficially, she needs to visit the social security office and submit the certificate there.

News 2021

The upper and lower limits of the benefit amount are calculated based on the current minimum wage values. In 2021, its value will be equal to the subsistence minimum, the size of which is already known - 11,280 rubles.

In the general situation, the amount of payments will be equal to the result of multiplying the days of maternity leave by the average daily earnings for the previous two years.

In addition, it is worth recalling that the procedure for paying contributions since 2017 has been regulated by Chapter 34 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, and not by the Law “On Insurance Contributions,” which has been declared repealed.

Now transfers of funds are controlled by tax authorities, and not by social insurance funds, as before.

In addition, the amount of maternity payments must be calculated taking into account all accrued income (bonuses, additional payments, incentives) for the last 2 years, with the exception of sick leave and days when the woman took leave at her own expense.

Duration of maternity leave

During the entire period that mothers do not work, they receive monthly maternity benefits. The regulations regarding the duration of vacation have remained unchanged.

Women are entitled to:

1. The birth is normal , without complications and the pregnancy is simple and not multiple. Vacation is 140 days , it is divided equally, the first part falls on the period of pregnancy, the second - the birth of the baby.

2. Complicated childbirth . The mother has the right to rest for 156 days, of which 70 are during pregnancy, the remaining days are after childbirth.

3. Multiple pregnancy . A woman is given 194 days, of which 84 are pregnancy, 110 are the subsequent period.

4. If you adopt a child , you are entitled to a 70-day leave.

5. If you adopted 2 or more children , you are entitled to 110 days of leave.

6. Caring for a newborn baby 0-1.5 years old.

7. Further leave - applies to 1.5-3 year old children.

It turns out that working mothers are resting:

· 1 child – 30th week of pregnancy;

· twins or triplets – from the 28th week.

Those living in dangerous places where radiation is high - from the 27th week.

All postpartum payments are in the article.