Day after day, the doors of wedding salonsopen wide to meet young men and women in love. Everyone wants to love and be loved. For the sake of eternal happiness, young couples perform an unchanging ritual: they file an application with the registry office, dress up in festive clothes, exchange rings and believe that their marriage will last until old age. Until death do the loving hearts part. But life makes its own adjustments to the plans of the young, and very often the ex-fiancé scolds women with gusto in the circle of friends, and the ex-lover receives social assistance intended for single mothers. And the new member of the already incomplete family grows up without paternal warmth and attention, believing that this is how it should be. Although, if the marriage was dissolved shortly before the birth of the baby, the status of a single mother will be quite difficult to obtain. But first things first.
Who is a single mother?
Everyone is equal before the law. This is certainly not bad.On the other hand, it is sometimes difficult for a woman to prove that she is raising a child alone and to receive legal assistance and, albeit small, but an allowance. Since the state has its own vision of the situation. According to the constitution, a single mother is a woman who:
- gave birth in marriage, but paternity is contested in court;
- gave birth to a child 300 days after the divorce;
- adopted a child, being unmarried;
If the child's father has died, the widow cannotbe considered a single mother and receive the corresponding payments. The state allocated such women a benefit for the loss of a breadwinner. Agree that for a single mother, sometimes it does not matter what this or that benefit is called. The main thing is that it exists and replenishes the family budget. The most difficult case is considered to be the one where the baby's father is identified, but deprived of parental rights. At the same time, the ex-wife cannot claim the title of a single mother. And it is not the state that should help with the provision, but the child's father, who is obliged to pay alimony even after being deprived of rights. Is it worth adding that men rarely provide for those children they have abandoned? They leave this honorable mission to single mothers. And it is not about an empty wallet, but about the lack of conscience. But let's cede the right to discuss moral principles to the neighbors on the bench and return to single mothers? What benefits are due to women who raise children themselves?
Basic social assistance for single mothers
First of all, I would like to notestate benefit for unemployed single mothers for children under 16. Its amount is 1873.10 rubles, which, you must admit, is quite good when you have a minor child on your hands and no opportunity to get a job. But even if you have found a permanent job, social assistance is paid, but in a slightly different amount - 40% of the average salary. In order to apply for any of the above benefits, you need to contact the social protection committee located in your place of residence. Take with you:
- the birth certificate of the baby;
- work record book;
- passport;
- a certificate from the housing office that the child lives with you;
- a savings account.
In addition, you will have to write an application toreceiving benefits (the form will be given to you by the employees of the social protection committee). As a rule, a certificate of family income is not required in this case, however (if possible) take it with you - in the RUSZN, where all child benefits are directly processed, they may ask for documents from the accounting department on wages for the last three months.
School and kindergarten
Helping single mothers is not onlycash allowance, but also benefits for admission to kindergarten. Everyone knows how difficult it is to get a place in a preschool institution. Some people wait in line for years, others have to take their child to the other end of the city, since there was a free place only in a kindergarten in a neighboring district. But if you are a single mother, the state gives you the right to enroll your child in kindergarten without waiting in line. At least, that's what the law says. In reality, it turns out that there are many more single mothers than preferential places in preschool institutions. And now beneficiaries are lining up for a place in kindergarten. But in any case, your child will be in the group much earlier than his peer from a complete family. In addition, benefits apply to paying for kindergarten. A single mother has a 50% discount on her child's meals in a preschool institution. As for school, children of single mothers are provided with free two meals a day (breakfast and lunch), as well as a 30% discount on tuition fees at children's art schools. This assistance is valid until the child reaches adulthood.
Moscow benefits
Did you know that MoscowAre single mothers entitled to additional payments (in addition to the standard allowance)? The fact is that the Moscow government has developed a Comprehensive Program of Social Protection Measures for its residents. The interests of single mothers are also taken into account there. Thus, any single mother has the right to monthly compensation in the amount of 500 rubles (if her income is below the subsistence minimum) or 170 rubles (if her salary is above the subsistence minimum). In addition, the program provides for payments for food for children under three years of age, 500 rubles per month.
tax code
As for the Tax Code, here they haveOnly single mothers who are not married have the right to benefits. And if the usual benefit is 300 rubles for each minor child, then for a single mother this amount is doubled. That is, you have the right not to pay an additional 600 rubles monthly for each of your children.
A single mother is getting married. What benefits remain?
Life does not stand still.And women, tired of raising a family alone, get married again. Very often, along with this joyful event, doubts arise in the minds of newly-made brides (oh, this rebellious Russian soul, there is no peace for it). Many of them worry that they will lose their status as a single mother, and along with it all the benefits that fed them before. Don't worry. The main assistance to single mothers will remain (the same one that you applied for at the social protection committee at your place of residence), but on the condition that your husband does not adopt children. As for the tax code, everything is strict here. Got married? You lose your benefits. True, the standard deduction of 300 rubles per child remains. Which is also not bad. Finally, I would like to note an unpleasant trend. In the 21st century, more and more women in Russia receive state assistance for single mothers. And more and more men hide from paying alimony. Sometimes it seems that the institution of marriage has exhausted itself, and people have forgotten how to value family comfort, preferring noisy gatherings with friends or a career. But this is fundamentally wrong. Because a career will not give you water in old age. And friends will not cook chicken broth every night (unless you pour them a beer for it). Therefore, I would like to wish you: love each other, value your family. And let the state assistance for single mothers remain on paper. We recommend reading:
