How is the benefit amount calculated?

According to the legislation, payments in 2017make up 40% of a woman's salary. That is, to understand how much benefit you are entitled to, divide your average monthly salary by 100 and multiply by 40. This will be the amount of your monthly benefit.minimum childcare allowanceMinimum child care allowance amountcalculated from the subsistence minimum. Photo: Getty But if your salary is below the minimum or you were unemployed before pregnancy, then you will be charged:

  • For the first baby - 3,120 RUR.
  • For the second and all subsequent ones - 6,131 RUR.

This financial assistance will be provided untiluntil the baby turns one and a half years old. In the future, an unemployed mother can only count on monthly compensation payments in the amount of 50 rubles, which can be received until the baby is 3 years old. In this case, assistance can be issued not only to the mother, but also to other relatives looking after the child. But in any case, unemployed parents can apply for this assistance if they are not awarded assistance due to unemployment.

How to receive payments

For an employed mother for the purpose of assigning benefitsfor care, you should contact your place of work and write a statement, a sample of which will be provided by the organization itself. In addition, you must have the following with you:

  • a certificate of birth of a child, as well as documents of previous children, if any;
  • A certificate from the place of work of the second parent, that he does not receive such help;
  • a statement on the replacement of years, if there is a need.

If a woman has changed her husband in the last two yearsemployer, she must provide proof that the same benefit has not been assigned elsewhere. In addition, she will need a certificate of income from her previous employer. An unemployed mother must contact the nearest multifunctional center or social security authorities to receive benefits. All women, regardless of status and income, have the right to receive a child care benefit for a child under one and a half years of age. Its amount depends on the mother's salary, but if it is small and does not reach the subsistence minimum, then minimum financial assistance will be assigned, the amount of which is indexed.

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