Benefit for early pregnancy registration in 2021: who is entitled to

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Published: 07/20/2018

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Over the past decades, our state has been pursuing an active policy of supporting motherhood and childhood, as well as encouraging fertility. One of the tools aimed at increasing natural population growth is the payment of lump sum benefits upon the birth of a child. But for a family preparing for the birth of their first child, it can be difficult to understand the payment procedure and the amount of benefits.

• One-time benefit for the birth of a child
• Procedure for receiving payment
• Benefit for registration in early pregnancy

This legal area is regulated by the Federal Law “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children” dated May 19, 1995 N 81-FZ. Let's take a closer look at the benefits received at the birth of a child.

Benefit assignments in early pregnancy

Benefits for expectant mothers who are registered with a medical institution in the early stages of pregnancy are assigned and paid in accordance with several regulations:

• Federal Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995 “On state benefits for citizens with children” (hereinafter referred to as Law No. 81-F3);
• Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated September 29, 2020 No. 668n “On approval of the Procedure and conditions for the appointment and payment of state benefits to citizens with children”;
• Federal Law of 07.08.2000 No. 122-FZ “On the procedure for establishing the amounts of scholarships and social benefits in the Russian Federation”;
• Federal Law of July 16, 1999 No. 165-FZ “On the Basics of Compulsory Social Insurance”.

The benefit in the early stages of pregnancy is one-time. It is paid together with maternity benefits.

Late maternity leave

A certain category of employees, on the contrary, are interested in remaining in their workplace as long as possible. The legislation does not in any way restrict a woman’s right to continue working. However, in this case, the expectant mother must come to the medical institution where she is registered and notify the attending physician of her intentions, since this information must be recorded in medical documents.

The employee herself should take into account the following features of late departure on maternity leave:

• in order to be able to go on maternity leave later, the woman will be required to write a corresponding statement in which she will have to indicate the dates from which she plans to temporarily stop working;

  The application must indicate the time period for which the woman is going on vacation.

• reducing the number of days spent on leave before childbirth will not lead to an increase in the number of days a woman is entitled to after childbirth. So, with a normal pregnancy, the employee will be able to rest only seventy days after the birth of the child, even if she went on vacation in the last month;
• if desired, a woman can always change her decision and take out a certificate of incapacity for work again. In this case, the medical institution will provide her with a document indicating the initial dates of going on vacation;
• all the time that a woman spends at work, she will be deprived of the opportunity to receive benefits from her own insurance contributions. However, in many cases, employees take this step deliberately, since the size of the salary exceeds the size of payments from the state;

  A woman cannot simultaneously perform work duties and receive maternity benefits

• management has no right to force a pregnant woman to go on maternity leave when it is beneficial to him. Any attempts to force an employee to take maternity leave are a violation of the labor code.

Use the 2021 maternity benefit calculator.

Who is eligible for benefits in 2021

In accordance with the current provisions of the laws, the following can apply for benefits for registration in the early stages of pregnancy:

1. Women insured in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity. Simply put, women who work (serve) officially and for whom they pay contributions to compulsory social insurance.
2. Women who worked (were insured), but were dismissed due to the liquidation of the employer-organization or upon termination of the activities of the employer-individual entrepreneur, as well as employers-individuals engaged in private practice: notaries, lawyers, etc. - within 12 months preceding the day they were duly recognized as unemployed.
3. Women studying full time on a paid or free basis in educational institutions of primary vocational, secondary vocational and higher vocational education, in institutions of postgraduate vocational education.
4. Women performing military service under contract, serving as privates and commanding officers in internal affairs bodies, in the State Fire Service, in institutions and bodies of the penal system, in agencies for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in customs authorities .
5. On 01/01/2015, the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union dated 05/29/2014 came into force, the parties of which are the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Armenia (Kyrgyzstan joined on 08/12/2015). According to the terms of the Agreement, citizens of these countries have the right to receive all types of compulsory social insurance benefits in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity from the first day of work in the Russian Federation. Moreover, this right does not depend on whether they are temporarily staying, temporarily or permanently residing on the territory of the Russian Federation. Employers must pay insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for them in the same amounts as for Russian citizens. Therefore, for the purposes of assigning benefits in the Russian Federation, citizens of the listed states are considered insured persons.

If a woman does not fall into one of the categories mentioned above, she is not eligible for payment.

How to receive benefits up to 12 weeks.

The employer is obliged to pay compensation, except for the following situations:

• the woman has the status of an individual entrepreneur and has entered into a voluntary health insurance agreement with the Social Insurance Fund;
• in case of bankruptcy or liquidation of an enterprise.

In such situations, you must contact the FSS directly. The benefit is assigned no later than 6 months from the date of the insured event.

If a woman applies for compensation later, the FSS employees will independently decide whether she will be paid.

In order to receive the required funds, you will need to provide the government agency with documents confirming the existence of a valid reason for missing the deadline.

Thus, the employee must apply for benefits no later than 6 months from the date of termination of maternity leave.

Since the amount of the benefit is indexed, questions may arise with the amount due for payment. It must correspond to the date when the sick leave was issued, that is, at 30 (28) weeks of pregnancy.

In addition, women can apply to the Social Insurance Fund for compensation:

• full-time students studying in educational organizations;
• undergoing military service under contract;
• temporarily residing on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In the latter case, pregnant women must provide a work permit, residence permit, visa or other documents confirming the legality of their stay in the country.

To receive compensation, a woman must prepare the following documents:

• a certificate from a medical organization confirming early registration;
• certificate of incapacity for work according to BiR;
• a copy of the identity card and confirmation of the place of registration;
• statement.

If the certificate was received later than the maternity payments were assigned, then it must be provided to the employer or to the Social Insurance Fund within 10 days from the date of issue.

Some constituent entities of the Russian Federation provide for regional coefficients applied to wages. In such regions, indexation is also provided for benefits, the amount of which is established at the federal level.

Since the amount of compensation is not tied to wages and has not been indexed (unlike payment for sick leave), it needs to be indexed separately. Detailed explanations can be obtained on the official website of the local FSS branch or by visiting a government agency in person.

Most often, benefits for early registration are paid along with maternity benefits. In some cases, compensation may be assigned later, including if the certificate of early consultation was not received immediately.

The benefit amount is not taxed. It is also not taken into account in a woman’s total income, since it is an additional payment, even if received at the place of work.

No fees are paid to the Social Insurance Fund on compensation.

Work experience during maternity leave: from one and a half to three years, as calculated.

Certificate required

To receive early pregnancy benefits, you must obtain a certificate from a medical institution. It is drawn up in any form, but certification by the issuing medical institution is required.

You can provide a certificate together with documents for receiving maternity benefits, or you can provide it separately . When submitting documents at the same time, both benefits will be paid at the same time. If the documents were submitted later, the benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy must be paid no later than 10 days from the date of registration of a certificate confirming this fact.

Where to register for pregnancy?

First of all, the expectant mother needs to register for pregnancy with an obstetrician-gynecologist. Where to register for pregnancy: in a antenatal clinic, a commercial medical center, in a medical center at a maternity hospital - it’s up to you. It all depends on your preferences and financial capabilities.

You can register for pregnancy for free at the antenatal clinic at your place of registration or place of actual residence, regardless of registration. To register for pregnancy at the antenatal clinic, you must present a passport and a compulsory health insurance policy. The presence of a policy, regardless of the place of issue, allows the patient to present it at any antenatal clinic or maternity hospital, where it must be recognized as valid - this is ensured by a unified system of compulsory health insurance.

There are regulations confirming the right to public health care regardless of place of residence. If you do not have a policy, you will only be provided with emergency medical care.

It is better to register for pregnancy at the antenatal clinic where you have been seen for several years, so as not to disrupt the continuity of medical supervision. After all, there is all the data about your health, diagnoses, results of examinations, treatment, etc. are recorded. In a new place, all this is missing, so some diseases go unnoticed.

You also need to focus on the place of observation: it’s good if it’s convenient to get to the consultation. If it is impossible to combine these two requirements, then at the antenatal clinic where you were seen earlier, you can get an extract about previous diseases and operations.

It happens that a woman is registered (registered) in one district of the city, but lives in another district. In this case, you can register for pregnancy at your place of residence. As a rule, patients in the antenatal clinic are observed by an obstetrician-gynecologist assigned to a specific area. It should be borne in mind that you have the right to choose any obstetrician-gynecologist working in this antenatal clinic. If for one reason or another you do not get along with the doctor, then you can change the attending physician.

You can also be observed during pregnancy in commercial medical centers. When choosing a center, be sure to find out reviews from those who have already been observed there, a specialist, a contract, and enter into a legally binding agreement.

It is definitely worth finding out whether the medical center where you are going to be observed has permission to issue an exchange card, because even having a license for certain types of obstetric medical care does not guarantee such permission.

Another option for registering for pregnancy is observation at the medical center at the maternity hospital; its advantage is the ability to manage pregnancy and childbirth by one obstetrician-gynecologist.

Benefit amount

The one-time benefit for women who registered in the early stages of pregnancy is 675.15 rubles (can be indexed from February 1, 2021).

In regions where increasing regional coefficients have been established, the amount of the benefit should be increased by the amount of the regional coefficient.

In some regions there are additional programs to support motherhood and childhood. For example, if you are registered and live in Moscow, then you have the right to receive an additional increase in benefits - you will pay an additional 634 rubles upon confirmation that you were registered at up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

If maternity leave was issued before February 1, 2021, the benefit will be assigned in the amount of 675.15 rubles. If the date of sick leave is February 1, 2021 or later, the benefit is paid in a different amount - taking into account the indexation coefficient.

First appointment at the antenatal clinic

During the first appointment, the obstetrician-gynecologist finds out how the pregnant woman is feeling, asks about previous diseases and operations, the presence of chronic diseases, the course of previous pregnancies and births, and the presence of occupational hazards. In addition, asks questions about the health status of the child’s father and immediate family.

Next, the pregnant woman is examined on the couch, during which the doctor measures the size of the pelvis using a pelvis meter and a centimeter tape.

The next step is an examination on a gynecological chair, which allows you to assess the correspondence of the size of the uterus to the expected period of pregnancy, its excitability, as well as the condition of the cervix and its appendages. In addition, during the examination on the chair, the internal dimensions of the pelvis are also assessed. Be sure to take a smear from the vagina for flora.

At the end of the examination, the obstetrician-gynecologist makes a conclusion about the presence of risk factors and draws up a pregnancy management plan, giving the expectant mother recommendations on a daily routine and a balanced diet. Vitamins are prescribed, and, if necessary, medications. The pregnant woman is given referrals for examinations.

A repeat visit is scheduled after 7–10 days with test results, a report from a therapist and other specialists. Subsequently, in the first half of pregnancy (up to 20 weeks), the expectant mother visits the doctor once a month, after 20 weeks of pregnancy - 2 times a month, after 32 weeks of pregnancy - 3-4 times a month.

Observation in the antenatal clinic continues until the end of pregnancy (birth).

Documents for applying for benefits and places of payments

As a general rule, there is no need to write an application for early pregnancy benefits. All you need is a certificate that confirms that you are registered at the required date.

The woman applies this certificate and document confirming her incapacity for work during pregnancy and childbirth:

• to an educational institution - if a student;
• at the place of work (service) - if the working (employee) woman;
• to the territorial social security authority at the place of residence - if you are unemployed and entitled to benefits.

Note!

A woman who is unemployed at the time of applying for maternity benefits is entitled to only one type of benefits - either maternity benefits and an additional payment for early registration, or unemployment benefits. You can't have both. You need to choose what exactly should be paid and notify the social security authority about it.

In principle, at the stage of transferring documents to the person who will assign the benefit, the registration process on the part of the expectant mother is completed . All that remains is to wait for the benefits to be paid.

Let's consider an exception: if a woman is an individual entrepreneur and before pregnancy regularly paid contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for a year or more, a certificate from the antenatal clinic must be submitted to the same Fund for the calculation of state payments.

Sick leave for pregnancy and childbirth

To apply for maternity leave, a woman must provide a certificate of incapacity for work at her place of work. This procedure will allow the employee to receive benefits that the state has provided for material support for mothers. The period of temporary disability includes such components as:

• final months of pregnancy;
• birth of a baby;
• recovery of a woman after childbirth.

Benefits are paid to the mother both before and after childbirth.

Duration of sick leave

Despite the fact that standard maternity leave is 140 days, its duration may vary depending on the woman’s well-being and physiological characteristics. The following factors may affect the duration of sick leave:

• number of fruits. A woman facing a multiple pregnancy has the right to longer leave;
• features of labor - in case of complicated childbirth (whether it is a caesarean section or other operations), the woman also receives additional days to restore her health;
• special medical indications. In some cases, pregnancy requires more sensitive attention from doctors and is not compatible with a woman’s performance of daily work duties.

Multiple pregnancies lengthen maternity leave

We summarize the information obtained in the table.

Table 1. Duration of maternity leave

Exceptions are provided in two cases:

• if a child is born prematurely, the woman receives an additional 156 days of maternity leave after the birth of the baby;
• if the mother lives in an area contaminated by radiation, then she is entitled to maternity leave for a total duration of 160 days.

Premature birth requires a longer recovery period from the mother

Registration of sick leave according to BiR

To be able to apply for sick leave under the BiR, a woman must provide a certificate of incapacity for work at her place of work. The employee can receive this document at the medical institution where she is registered. In most cases, this sheet is issued when the pregnancy is thirty weeks (or twenty-eight for a multiple pregnancy).

Sample sick leave for BiR

After a woman receives a certificate of incapacity for work, she must take it to the accounting department so that a specialist can calculate the payments due to her. Payments, in turn, may arrive at different times:

• before the birth of a child (an example of such a payment is the benefit for early registration, which is the central topic of today’s article);
• after the birth of the child.

In some cases, in addition to the main certificate of incapacity for work, the employee also requires an additional one. Extension of maternity leave may be required in two main cases:

• the occurrence of complications after childbirth (the mother has the right to extend sick leave for sixteen days);
• establishment of a multiple pregnancy immediately at the time of birth (the mother receives the right to extend sick leave by fifty-four days).

Sample order for granting maternity leave

Innovations for 2021 when paying benefits through the Social Insurance Fund

From 01/01/2021, all regions of Russia switched to direct payments of benefits from the Social Insurance Fund. The corresponding law has been adopted - Federal Law No. 478-FZ dated December 29, 2020.

Read more about this in the article “What happened to the FSS pilot project “Direct Payments” in 2021: regions.”

Thus, from 2021, the rules of direct payments are applied throughout Russia for the assignment and payment of benefits.

In order for the employee to receive the benefits due to her, she now submits all the necessary documents to her employer.

The employer transfers the documents received from the employee within 5 calendar days to the Social Insurance Fund branch at the place of its registration. They are accompanied by an inventory of the documents being transferred. The inventory form was approved by order of the Social Insurance Fund dated November 24, 2017 No. 578.

The method of transferring a set of documents depends on the average number of employees of the organization. So, if it does not exceed 25 people , documents can be submitted on paper . When the average number of employees is 26 or more , only electronic communication channels are used. In this case, the information necessary for calculating benefits is submitted in the form of an electronic register. The form of this register and the procedure for filling it out were approved by Order No. 579 of the Social Insurance Fund dated November 24, 2017.

Grounds for refusal to pay benefits

Benefits due at the birth of a child (with the exception of “Putin payments”) are assigned to all young mothers without exception. Refusal to transfer a sum of money may be due to the lack of required documents. If missing papers are provided, money is transferred to the account of the woman who gave birth.

“Putin payments” are only available to low-income families who gave birth to their first child in 2021

Refusal to assign funds is:

• family income exceeding the required standards (above 1.5 minimum wages per family member);
• birth of a child before January 2021;
• the woman has other, previously born children (if only the father has another child, then the mother is given an allowance);
• the child reaches the age of 1.5 years;
• filing a statement from the child's father (if the mother is alive);
• deprivation of parental rights.

The decision on payments occurs within 30 days from the date of submission of the application.

Any woman expecting a baby must register her pregnancy in a timely manner. This condition is specified in the legislative norms of the Russian Federation, implies a monetary reward and is aimed at controlling the condition of the expectant mother and her baby.

Results

1. Payments are due not only for the birth of a child, but also in the event that you register with an antenatal clinic during pregnancy up to 12 weeks.
2. Of course, the amount of payments is small, but any funds will be useful.
3. Payments for registration up to 12 weeks of pregnancy are usually made simultaneously with the payment of maternity benefits. However, if you submitted documents for the first benefit later, then the payment will be later.
4. Starting from 2021, benefits will be paid through the Social Insurance Fund.

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What documents are needed when registering for pregnancy?

To register, only two documents are required:

• Passport (or any other ID).
• Compulsory health insurance policy (it must not be expired and all data on it must match the real ones - full name, address, etc.).

Sometimes a medical institution may require additional documents, for example, SNILS. Therefore, it is better to check in advance with the reception desk what documents are required at this particular medical institution for pregnancy registration.

Application for payment of benefits

Here is an example of an application for payment of benefits

General Director of Legato LLC I.I.

Statement

I, Petrova Ekaterina Petrovna, registered and living at 117186, Moscow, st. Lesnaya, 1, building 1, apt. 111, passport 45 00 415111 issued 04/09/2004 Department of Internal Affairs “Lesoberezhny” city. Moscow, I ask you to pay me a one-time allowance when registering in the early stages of pregnancy to my account N 40817810238118330303 in PJSC Sberbank BIC 044525225 INN 7707083893 KPP 773601001.

Appendix: certificate of the State Budgetary Institution of Health GP 170 DZM No. 2 dated 06/03/2020.

Petrova 06/03/2020

The benefit is not subject to personal income tax and insurance contributions and is not included in expenses (clause 1 of Article 217, clause 1 of clause 1 of Article 422 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).