Helping single mothers: basic, social, state, regional

Primary care for single mothers

There are situations when a woman is left alone witha child, without any means of subsistence. If there is no housing, help from relatives and money for food and clothes for the baby, sometimes this pushes young mothers to take the extreme step of leaving the newborn in the maternity hospital, abandoning it. In order to reduce such tragedies as much as possible, funds have been created to help mothers in need.Assistance to single mothers is provided in the form ofbenefits, privileges, sheltersPhoto: Getty These are usually organizations whose main financial support comes from patrons and fundraising. They can provide assistance in the form of food, clothing, hygiene products necessary for the child, or medicine. In many cities, shelters have been created for single mothers with children who have nowhere to live. In addition to accommodation and food, you can get medical care and psychological support from a specialist there. They also help with paperwork and receive financial assistance that every mother is entitled to - child benefits and monthly payments.

State and social assistance to mothers

To receive cash payments, you need to collectdocuments for yourself and your child. You should contact the relevant organization at your place of registration - this is handled by the social service for the protection of the population. According to the standard, a woman is entitled to the following benefits:

One-time payment. It is accrued to everyone after childbirth, the main thing is to submit an application no later than 6 months from the date of birth of the child. Currently, its size is about 15,000 rubles.
Child care allowance up to 1.5 years. Its size depends on the average salary for the last 2 years. 40% is taken from this amount - this will be the amount of monthly payments.
Maternity payments before and after childbirth - only for working mothers. A kind of compensation for the time that a woman is incapacitated.

A single mother definitely needs to find out in hersocial security institution, what benefits should she be provided with. Perhaps there is some regional program under which a woman can receive additional assistance. For such families, support is provided by kindergartens - the child should get there without waiting in line so that the mother can return to work as early as possible. At school, children from single-parent families should be provided with additional nutrition.