Pension payments for children born before 1980. Who can expect an increase in pension for children born in the USSR? What documents are needed to recalculate mothers' pensions?

News reports concerning the pressing pension issue have again excited the minds of citizens with possible increases in pension payments. Various sources interpret the news in their own way: some name the amount of the pension increase, others claim that the increase is due to all women. But no references are given to the legislation that introduced a pension for children born before 1990. The conclusion that such information is unreliable is clear.

So, let's try to understand the essence of this issue: who is entitled to and how the pension is recalculated, as well as whether it is always profitable.

For clarification of this issue, we turn to messages and comments from representatives of the pension department. Thus, a message about this appeared last summer, which provoked a flurry of appeals to the territorial bodies of the Pension Fund of Russia. The possibility of receiving additional payments is directly related to the pension points that are awarded to women while they are in hospital and caring for children. The latter is due to changes made to pension legislation and which began to work in January 2015. They conclude that while on maternity leave, a woman does not interrupt her service and receives pension points in the following amount:

• 1.8 points when caring for the first child per year;
• 3.6 – per year of caring for the second baby;
• 5.4 – behind the third.

Thus, in total, for all maternity leave, a woman can receive up to 24 additional points towards her pension.

Based on this norm, women are invited to apply for pension recalculation. At the same time, it is noted that the latter does not always lead to an increase in the applicant’s pension, because sometimes it is more profitable to make calculations based on working periods, since pension points are calculated by salary, or rather, by the amount of contributions paid, which again brings us back to the importance of “white” payments employer.

The profitability of such a replacement is determined by specialists of the territorial branch of the Pension Fund of Russia that received such an application.

When summing up the results on this issue, the conclusion arises that fixed additional payments for maternity leave of the Soviet period should not be expected, and the recalculation itself is not always beneficial to pensioners.

In fact, such an innovation is relevant for those women who occupied low-paid positions during the Soviet era, and recalculation of the number of points will make it possible to equalize or increase their pension payments.

How does recalculation occur and where to apply?

We list the general recalculation rules:

• The calculation is made by Pension Fund employees only to those pensioners who actually benefit from it.
• The basis for this is the statement of the pensioner himself.
• There is no time limit for filing such an application.
• The increase as a result of new data can be in the range from 50 to 700 rubles.

It makes no sense to submit such an application to those pensioners to whom pension payments have been accrued since 2015. When calculating their pensions, the most profitable accrual option was chosen a priori.

The process of applying for a new calculation can be done in the following ways:

• Bring it to the territorial Pension Fund department in person or send it by mail.
• Submit an application through your PFR personal account or through State Services.
• Come to the nearest multifunctional center.

As for the application form, you can find it on the Pension Fund website, and if you contact the MFC in person, it will be provided by the Center’s employees.

If recalculations are profitable, the increase will be accrued in the following month.

Documentation support for the application

Simply submitting an application is not enough; it must be supported by documents. Present:

• A copy of the insurance certificate.
• Copies of children's birth documents.

Birth certificates should also be confirmed with copies of their passports.

What else is taken into account when recalculating?

According to the law, children born before 1990 are not enough. A number of conditions must be met:

• The pension must be granted before 2015.
• At the birth of children, there must be official registration of maternity leave or a break from work.
• If the child was born during the mother’s education, then only 1.5 years are counted.
• Points are awarded only for 4 children.
• Wages matter; until 2002, they should not be higher than the average amount of monthly payments due to working citizens of the country.
• If the maternity leave period is replaced by the so-called “non-insurance” period, then more points will be awarded.

Thus, it makes sense to apply for a recalculation for those who have several children born during the designated period, as well as if they worked in low-paid positions.

About the intricacies of calculations

The premium itself is calculated based on parameters such as:

• Number of children belonging to this period.
• Periods of working years - length of service.
• Income received for the billing period.

Here's an example of a calculation:

Citizen N has a child born in 1989, she was on maternity leave for 1.5 years, which means she can receive an increase of 2.7 points. In terms of money, the amount of the bonus will be 2.7 * 78.58 (the cost of a pension point) = 212 rubles 16 kopecks.

Ending the conversation

As a final note, we can list those categories of citizens for whom such an appeal is meaningless:

• Recipients of early pensions are already preferential categories of pensioners.
• Recipients of special government payments in a fixed amount, for example, liquidators of accidents at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
• Receiving pension accruals due to the loss of a breadwinner.

The above citizens will definitely have their applications rejected.

More and more people are going to government agencies to request a recalculation. They are interested in additional payments to pensions for children born before 1990. This is a multiple payment, a permanent bonus. It makes sense to apply for it to improve your financial situation.

There are temporary periods when the company pays insurance premiums to the Pension Fund for subordinates. They are called insurance. Uninsurable time periods arise. Pension contributions are formed, but they are not transferred from companies to government agencies. Non-insurance time periods are distinguished as follows:

• Care for pensioners and people with disabilities;
• Serving in the army;
• Pensions are being recalculated for children whose parents looked after them for up to one and a half years.

How is it carried out, what is required when recalculating for those born before 90.

The size of the increase depends on the nuances. The supplement to mothers' pensions for children born before 1990 is calculated based on:

• Number of pupils.

Supplements are formed for 4 children, no more. When recalculating women for children born before 1990, for the first baby for 1 year they are entitled to 1.8 points, for the next - 3.6 points, for the third - 5.4 points. After a year and a half of maternity leave:

For the firstborn, 2.7 points are accrued; On the second – 5.4 points; On the third, subsequent one – 8.1 points. The more children there are, the more points they are entitled to.

The pension increase due to children will be directly proportional to their number. The Federal Law is written so that if a woman gives birth to 4 children while caring for them, she can receive 24 pension points. For those who have raised so many children, sometimes recalculation is not profitable.

It is better to seek advice on payment from specialists. They will take into account how many children were born and how much a pensioner is entitled to. They will tell you whether it is worth counting what you have.

• Income for a specified period of time.

The pension supplement for children born before 1990 depends on the mother’s salary. If a woman worked while caring for babies, she can receive points for this, or points for caring. They are accrued if a woman did not officially work, but cared for children up to one and a half years old.

• Cumulative work experience.

The increase in pension for children born before 1990 also depends on this parameter.

Calculation example

Let's look at how payments are calculated to pensioners for children born before 1991. Let's say citizen Petrova gave birth to a baby in 1988. In 2015, she applied for an increase in her pension. She is entitled to 2.7 points for a year and a half of care. The cost of a point is 78.58 rubles. It should be multiplied by 2.7 b. The increase is equal to 212.16 rubles.

An example of recalculating pensions for those born before 1990. Citizen Vasilyeva gave birth to 5 children before 1990. She spent 6 years caring for her. For 3 children care was provided up to one and a half years, for 2 - for 1.6 months, for the second - 365 days.

Additional payments to pensions for those born before 1990, in this case, are calculated as follows: (2.7 + 5.4 + 8.1 + 5.4) multiplied by 78.58 rubles. = 1697 rub.

List of documents

To receive a pension supplement for those born before 1991, you should come to the Pension Fund. The application must be written in person. There is an application form approved by law on the Internet; it should be printed, filled out, signed, and then sent to the Pension Fund.

To receive a pension supplement for adult children, you need to bring a package of documents:

• Photocopies of birth certificates;
• Papers stating that the pupil is one and a half years old;
• Photocopies of SNILS;
• Photocopy of passport.

A pension supplement for persons who gave birth to children before 1990 is accrued after submitting an application and documents. A citizen has the right to do this at any time by coming to the Pension Fund on his own, through government services, or the Russian Post.

If the application is submitted digitally, and the citizen’s file does not contain the documents necessary for recalculation, he will have to present them additionally. If the applicant does not provide them within the specified period, the application will be cancelled. Then there is no need to wait for recalculation.

Which category of citizens will be denied

The pension supplement for those born before 1991 is not provided to young pensioners who retired in 2016-2017. As for whether people who retired in 2015 can receive additional payment, the question is ambiguous - the document is crude, it is better to consult a specialist.

The pension supplement for children born before 1991 will be most noticeable for women with many children. If a woman’s pension is minimal, at the expense of social benefits. With additional payments, she will be able to cover the increase for pupils. Subsidies for pensioners for those born before 1990 may be unprofitable.

Citizens who have a fixed pension will not receive an increase for a newborn child. We are talking about those who lived in the Chernobyl disaster zone. An application for recalculation for children into the pension fund will not be able to be written by people who retired early or who worked at a preferential job. Women who have one child will not be able to calculate their income. There is no additional payment for children born if you receive a survivor's pension.

The pension fund specialist knows exactly who is entitled to recalculation for children. He will tell you whether it is profitable to do it or whether it is worth refusing. There is no time limit for seeking a solution to the problem.

Which category of citizens benefits from the offer?

The bonus for those born before 1991 is beneficial to people whose work experience is defined as “Soviet”. It is calculated according to non-insurance periods. Recalculation for children is beneficial if there are several of them, if the work experience is short, and the salary is low. Sometimes the addition for children born in the USSR gives more points than the previous accounting of periods of care.

Payments are divided into regional and federal. Federal payments:

• Increase for military personnel and retired athletes;
• Additional payments to the insurance part of the pension;
• Supplements to social pension.

Sometimes citizens are entitled to one-time or monthly increases. As for additional payment for children, women can apply for it:

• Working but over a certain age limit;
• Citizens with dependents;
• Residents of the Far North;
• Have worked in the Far North for more than 25 years;
• People whose age has exceeded 80 years;
• Disabled people.

Regional surcharges are calculated depending on the region. Certain categories of citizens, for example, municipal employees, can receive them. The amount of the premium is determined by the authorities. They influence how much honorary mothers and other categories of citizens will receive. For example, in some regions they receive bonuses of 10 thousand rubles annually.

Who will be paid extra?

Who needs the supplement? The year of birth of babies does not play a decisive role. They can be born both before 90 and after it.

Pension supplements for children after 90-91. will be imperceptible. People whose work experience is predominantly Soviet will receive a large increase in payments. It is profitable for them to recalculate.

Payments to pensioners are due if they gave birth to babies after 90. However, not everyone who is entitled to additional payments seeks to receive them. Sometimes after applying it becomes clear that recalculation is unprofitable.

Who exactly should write a statement?

• For those who have 2 or more children, and care was provided up to one and a half years;
• Anyone who has children needs a raise; wages are below the Russian average;
• Recalculation for 2 pupils should be done if twins or triplets were born;
• Those whose pension payments are almost equal to the subsistence level;
• Mothers who took care of them and were not in an employment relationship before going on maternity leave must apply for recalculation for pupils;
• Those who have accrued minimum payments are entitled to an additional payment.

The law regarding those born before 1990 says that sometimes the increase may not be issued. These are cases such as:

• Possessing a long work experience;
• High salary;
• 1 pupil.

The additional payment depends on the number of students, length of service, and earnings. Those who have 2 or more students, but wish to retire early, are not recommended to apply for an allowance. Otherwise, you won't be able to retire early.

Recalculation for children is also possible if a person is raising them. If the woman is under 80 years old, then:

• For 1 pupil she will receive 3416 rubles;
• The increase for 2 pupils will be 4270 rubles;
• For 3 – 5124 rub.

Pensioners over the age of 80 can collect documents for recalculation. In this case:

• For a pupil, the additional payment will be 5970 rubles;
• For two – 6832 rubles;
• For three – 7680 rub.

Disabled pensioners can collect the necessary documents. By filling out the application form for recalculation, they will be able to receive:

• For a pupil – from 4-11.2 thousand rubles;
• Benefits for those giving birth to 2 and raising them will amount to 6.4-12.8 thousand rubles;
• They will add 7.2-14.4 thousand rubles for 3 people.

The order on additional payments for babies born before 1990, according to the government decree, says that residents of the North are not paid as much as pensioners in other regions, but more. They will be able to receive 6-16 thousand rubles.

How does the bonus increase at the expense of children if they are already 18, but not 23, but they are still studying? Pensioners who have such pupils receive 1.5 thousand rubles. However, it is worth consulting with a pension fund employee. He will tell you exactly what the benefit should be for pensioners for adult children.

Example with additional payment for those born before 1980

Let's say there is an additional payment for children. Let the woman retire in 2010. She has two students and wants to get a raise. One baby was born in 1990, the second in 1980. The work experience is 30 years.

What is the pension supplement? 3 years of non-insurance period are deducted from 30 years of service. Women who are already 60 years old will receive 3.6 points for caring for two children under one and a half years old. The increase for pupils will be 424 rubles.

According to statistics, those who signed up for the supplement receive an increase in the amount in 25% of cases. As a result, payments increase by several hundred or thousand rubles.

If you find, fill out a sample form for recalculating the amount of your pension, write an application, and the amount comes out with a minus sign, a refusal from the Pension Fund will be issued.

What documents are required for two pupils for recalculation? A standard application will be required, as well as:

• Identification;
• SNILS;
• Birth Saints;
• To receive a pension supplement, documents are required confirming that they are already one and a half years old (passport, certificate).

The Russian Pension Fund simply accepts a birth certificate if it contains a stamp indicating that the student has already received a passport.

It is interesting that women who have raised 1, 2 or more people are given care leave for 3 years. Only 1/2 of the period is included in the insurance period. This is fair; for up to one and a half years, care benefits are paid every 30 days.

Example with bonuses for 3 pupils

What is the supplement for 3 children? Let’s say that retirement took place in 2012. There are three babies born before 1980 and after. Work experience is 30 years.

Adoption of a new law “On insurance pensions in the Russian Federation” No. 400-FZ dated December 28, 2013 made many adjustments to the law enforcement practice of assigning and paying pensions. An important innovation since the entry into force of this law was the calculation of pension payments from January 1, 2015 in relative units - points. It is especially noteworthy that according to the new calculation rules for periods of child care now additional, previously not provided for pension coefficients are accrued.

In this regard, rumors have begun to actively spread among the Russian population in recent months that thanks to the new law for women whose pension was assigned before January 1, 2015, it is possible to carry out the so-called (incorrectly) “recalculation of pensions for children born before 1990” by taking into account periods of child care for children under the new rules - in pension points.

It is worth noting that in reality year of birth of children before or after 1990 has no effect for the possibility of recalculation. The possibility and amount of the bonus depends on completely different parameters related directly to the seniority and salary of the pensioner himself!

Thus, in reality, for Pension Fund employees there is no such thing, How "children born in the USSR"- neither before 1990, nor before 1991. Recalculation for replacing periods of work with non-insured periods of care can be done for any children regardless of their year of birth. In the practice of the Pension Fund of Russia, there really is such a milestone as 1991, but it only applies to pension valorization- this is an additional increase for “Soviet experience”, and it has nothing to do with children born before this period.

It should also be noted:

1. This procedure does not apply to absolutely all women who have children and receive a labor (insurance) pension. And there is certainly no need to talk about any fixed additional payment (often they talk about some kind of non-existent increase of 300 rubles for each child) - in fact, everything is very individual, and for most people the amount of the “increase” received in the case of applying the new rules is completely may turn out to be negative!
2. For questions regarding recalculation, please contact only to employees of your Pension Fund branch with the application and necessary documents. Only they, based on the materials of the payment case, can make correct preliminary calculations and determine whether it will be beneficial in each specific case or not!

Moreover, the deadline for submitting an application for recalculation not limited in any way, so there is no need to create a big stir around this issue. However, it must be remembered that date of application will influence on which month the pension amount will increase in case of a positive result (if you apply earlier, they will assign it earlier).

Therefore, in order not to create unnecessary queues and additional difficulties in the work of the Pension Fund, it is important to determine in advance in which cases a pensioner can most likely count on an increase, and when doing this makes no sense or is generally contraindicated!

What is this anyway and why are people talking about it only now?

Pension coefficients under the new law are calculated both for periods of working activity and for non-insurance periods, to which, according to clause 3, part 1, art. 12 Federal Law No. 400 includes periods of childcare for children up to one and a half years old, but not more than 6 years for all in total. Thus, in total, according to the new rules, periods of 1.5 years of care can be counted as length of service. no more than four children.

Currently Holiday to care for the child provided until they reach the age of 3 years. However, the insurance period for each child includes a period of no more than 1.5 years. Also, only up to the age of one and a half years is now paid.

What documents are needed to recalculate assigned pension payments?

For all questions regarding the recalculation of pensions assigned before January 1, 2015, for children born, you must contact specialists of the Pension Fund, who will open the payment case, check the presence of the necessary documents in it and calculate the amount of possible additional payment, as well as advise what additional documents will be required .

To recalculate a previously assigned pension payment, you must submit:

• an application in the established form (filled out directly at the Pension Fund branch or in electronic form on the government services website);
• identification document of the pensioner or her legal representative;
• insurance certificate number (SNILS);
• birth certificates of children, and in their absence - a certificate from the civil registry office about birth;
• documents confirming the care of a child up to 1.5 years old - to choose from:
  • educational certificate;
  • child's passport.

If there is a mark on the child’s birth certificate indicating that he was issued a passport, it will be enough to present only this document, since such a stamp in itself already confirms the fact that the child was cared for up to 1.5 years of age.

It should be remembered that the obligation to submit the listed documents rests with the applicant. In addition, all necessary documents must be submitted in original or in the form copies certified by a notary.

How can I contact the Pension Fund for recalculation?

Recalculation of women's pensions according to the new rules for children born before or after 1990 is carried out only by application. For recalculation, pensioners need to contact the Pension Fund, namely its territorial body where the pension file is located.

At the same time, there is several ways to contact:

• directly to the PFR client service in person or through your legal representative (if he has a notarized power of attorney);
• at the MFC at your place of residence (if the service for accepting applications for pension recalculation is provided there);
• through the post office, sending documents by registered mail;
• through a single portal of public services, by filling out an electronic application or making an appointment with the relevant department, having previously selected the name of your locality in the upper right corner of the site.

You need to know that when choosing an electronic application, the applicant will still have to deliver the documents necessary for recalculation in person to the Pension Fund within five working days. If documents are sent by mail, the originals are not sent - these must be notarized photocopies.

If the PFR specialists make a positive decision, you will be able to receive the additional payment due only from the first day of the month following the submission of the application. Such a rule according to paragraphs. 2 p. 1 art. 23 of Law No. 400-FZ of December 28, 2013 is valid for all pension recipients who apply for recalculation, entailing an increase in the payment amount.

I heard that according to the new law, women are entitled to a pension supplement for children born before 1991. I have two children, born in 1980 and 1985, I became a pensioner in 2014. Am I entitled to an increase and in what amount? And does the region of residence matter for receiving the bonus?

Indeed, it is possible to recalculate, according to the new rules, pension payments assigned before 2015 under the previously valid legislation. This can be done only after contacting the Pension Fund with an application - and then only if the new calculation option will be beneficial for you.

The new rules are being introduced in accordance with Federal Law No. 400 of December 28, 2013 - that is, they apply to all citizens of the Russian Federation, and the place of residence in this case does not matter. There are also no additional regional supplements for including non-insurance periods in the length of service.

Without familiarizing yourself with the documents of the payment case, it is impossible to say for sure whether it will be possible to receive an additional payment, or whether such a recalculation will reduce the amount of the payment. It is also impossible to stipulate in advance the amount of such an increase! However, in any case, the amount of your initially established pension will not be revised downward.

You can find an example of recalculation and a detailed description of the existing methods for completing it in the article Additional payment to the pension for children.

Raising a child on your own is difficult not only from a moral point of view, but also from a material point of view. It is even more difficult to do this in Moscow, since the capital is traditionally characterized by high prices for basic and related groups of goods for children. To make the task easier for single women, the state provides various benefits and benefits. In 2019, some points of these social programs will remain unchanged, while others will be reviewed and changed.

In the fall of 2017, the Moscow government supported the initiative to increase certain types of benefits for this category of women. In addition, social authorities are constantly conducting explanatory work regarding which women are entitled to receive such payments, since the legal concept of “single” differs from the generally accepted one.

Muscovites have the right to an additional list of payments. In October 2017, the mayor of Moscow took the initiative to raise certain types of benefits. The adopted program also applies to single mothers.

Throughout 2019, single mothers who are Muscovites will have the right to receive the following types of monthly financial assistance:

• before 3 years – 15 thousand;
• compensation for regional price increases – 750 rubles. for the poor and 300 rubles. for everyone else;
• compensation for regional increases in prices for baby food – 650 rubles. (until the child reaches three years of age).

If a single mother living and registered in Moscow gave birth to a third or more child, she can receive an additional 18.7 thousand monthly until the age of three for each child.

All regional additional payments and benefits provided to single mothers in Moscow are multi-level. This means that if a woman simultaneously falls into 2 categories for which payments are provided (for example, a single mother and a mother with many children), she has the right to receive all such benefits in full without any restrictions.

Privileges

Single mothers living in Moscow in 2019 will be able to take advantage of not only special payments, but also preferential programs. Their list includes:

• natural help;
• privileges;
• additional rights;
• labor privileges.

Natural help:

• free clothes for newborns;
• sets of linen for infants;
• free baby food from dairy kitchen up to 2 years old;
• essential medicine kits;
• massage course in a children's clinic;
• two meals a day at school;
• Providing vouchers to health institutions for preschoolers and schoolchildren.

Privileges:

• extraordinary admission to the selected preschool educational institution;
• discount on payment for educational and educational services in preschool educational institutions in the amount of 50%;
• reduced cost of education in schools;
• preferential participation in the “Housing” program to solve housing problems;
• benefits for paying for services provided by housing and communal enterprises.

In addition to all of the above, single mothers in 2019 will be able to take advantage of the following labor privileges:

• until the youngest child turns 14 years old, the employer does not have the right to dismiss the woman even if she is not suitable for the position;
• in the event of liquidation of the enterprise, the employer is obliged to provide another job with a salary level not lower than the previous one;
• at any time of the year, a single mother has the right to extraordinary leave without pay for a duration of no more than 14 days;
• exemption from night work, business trips, overtime work, as well as going to work on holidays or weekends (if the woman provides an official refusal in writing);
• additional sick leave benefit, which depends on length of service (the first 14 calendar days of sick leave - 100%, the following days - 50% of salary);
• sick leave until the child is seven years old is paid in full, regardless of its duration;
• the opportunity to work on a reduced daily schedule until the child turns 14 years old;
• When applying for a job, the status of a single mother cannot be considered a sufficient reason for refusal, therefore, in case of refusal, the employer is obliged to provide an explanation of the reasons in writing or electronically.

In addition, a single mother has the right to a reduction in the amount of income tax paid. Its size will depend on the number of children and the woman’s salary.

The entire complex of national and regional payments, subsidies and benefits for single mothers is aimed at ensuring that, with the help of the state, a woman can provide a decent level of organization of life and education for her children.

Single mothers will receive increased child allowance: video

What payments are due to single mothers in 2018?

In 2019, women raising children alone will have the following social privileges:

1. Maternity benefit. Single mothers in 2019 are entitled to additional maternity benefits. Thus, a woman who is unmarried and, upon the birth of a child, did not receive a record of the father on the baby’s birth certificate, can qualify for maternity benefits corresponding to 100% of the average salary in the woman’s region of residence. Also, during the period of incapacity for work after childbirth, a woman is entitled to a cash payment established by local social protection authorities.
2. Compensation for baby food until the child reaches 3 years of age. The state understands that a woman who is fully responsible for a child without the participation of his father needs help from the state. Thus, compensation for the cost of baby food is one of the fundamental forms of support.
3. Benefits for paying for housing and communal services. Since there is no escape from the consumption of utilities, and every single mother needs to have enough hot water to bathe her baby and wash her clothes. Heating to keep the house warm, as well as the cost of electricity or gas to prepare food for the child - this also takes a lot of money. Therefore, in 2019, women raising children on their own and legally receiving the status of “single mother” can count on compensation for the costs of paying for housing and communal services.
4. Enrolling a child in kindergarten without a waiting list. In order for a single mother to be able to enroll her child in kindergarten without waiting in line, she needs to obtain the appropriate certificate. You need to contact the state kindergarten with her and there, the director of the kindergarten must accept an application for registration of the baby in their institution.
5. Free 2 meals a day at school. This benefit is also available to children raised by a single mother. At the same time, a woman can have more than one child, and all of them are entitled to this benefit. In order to provide your child with two meals a day during school, you must also collect the necessary package of documents confirming the lack of financial support from the father. You will learn about this in one of the following sections of this article regarding obtaining the status of “single mother” or “single mother”.
6. A trip to the sanatorium. If a child (children) has health problems, then single mothers in 2019 will be entitled to a benefit for a free trip to the place of treatment, as well as free treatment procedures, according to medical indications.
7. A single mother cannot be fired from her job due to staff reduction. This privilege was valid previously. This means that an employer does not have the right to fire a single mother under a staff reduction “program,” since a single mother is a socially needy category of the population. Even if an employee, a woman raising a child on her own, does a poor job, she cannot be fired. In order for an employer to dismiss such an employee on his own initiative, there must be actions on her part that violate the Labor Code. These include: absenteeism, showing up at work while drunk, disclosing secrets, committing immoral acts, theft, or the complete liquidation of the organization itself. In the latter case, a single mother will not be able to do anything about her dismissal.
8. Overtime work, night shifts and weekend work are prohibited. Until the child turns 5 years old, the employer cannot engage the employee to work beyond the norm, at night and on weekends. This time is protected by the state, which the mother is obliged to spend with the baby.

Payments to single mothers in 2018

In 2019, single mothers will be able to receive several forms of monetary compensation. Undoubtedly, such support from the state is very significant, since the amounts of money, in principle, are not small.

Benefits for single mothers in 2019 will be indexed to 4% like all other social payments to other categories of citizens. Also, from January 1, 2019, pensions and wages will be indexed by the specified percentage. In the table below you can see how child benefits for single mothers will change in 2019.

Table: Children for single mothers in 2019

	Amount of monthly benefit for child(ren):
	2017	2018
From 0 to 1.5 years	RUR 2,228	2317.12 rub.
From 1.5 years to 3 years	RUR 3,248	RUB 3,377.92
From 3 years to 7 years	RUB 1,115	1159.6 rub.
From 7 years and older	558 rub.	RUB 580.32
	Amount of monthly benefit for children of single mothers:
From 0 to 1.5 years	RUB 4,456	4634.24 rub.
From 1.5 years to 3 years	RUR 5,476	5695.04 rub.
From 3 years to 7 years	RUR 2,228	2317.12 rub.
From 7 years and older	RUB 1,114	RUB 1,158.56
	Amount of monthly benefit for children whose parents evade child support payments
From 0 to 1.5 years	RUB 3,063	RUB 3,185.52
From 1.5 years to 3 years	RUB 4,083	RUB 4,246.32
From 3 years to 7 years	RUB 1,671	RUB 1,737.84
From 7 years and older	835 rub.	868.4 rub.

• 40% of salary(if the single mother worked before going on maternity leave). This benefit from the employer is paid to a single mother on a monthly basis until the child turns 18 months old.
• 3000 rubles – allowance from the employment service. It is paid to a single mother monthly if the woman is listed as unemployed. These cash payments are assigned monthly until the child (one) turns 18 months old.
• 5,800 rubles – allowance from the employment service. Paid to an unemployed single mother with two or more children until they are 18 months old.
• Cash payment equal to the cost of living in the region . Assigned to single mothers with low-income family status for their third and subsequent children. Single mothers receive this financial support from the state until the third and subsequent child(ren) turn 36 months old.
• 17,000 rublesrely on every child born. This amount is paid once as support to families during the birth of the baby (no matter what the birth date is). This money can be spent on a stroller, clothes and other necessary things in the first stages of the baby’s life. This amount of money is paid to all women: both single mothers and married women. And it doesn’t matter whether a woman works or not. This amount is due regardless of work activity. To apply for this benefit, you must contact social security at your place of residence. The woman must provide a certificate stating that the second parent did not receive this benefit. If this is a single mother, then such a woman must be shown certificates confirming her status. It is already clear from this that the child does not have a father.
• 10,000 rubleswill pay from 2019 for each first child until the child reaches 1.5 years of age. This monetary compensation is due to all women: both single mothers and those whose child’s father is legally assigned. The Russian government plans to pay this benefit until 2022. Its amount will increase compared to 2019 and is expected to be 11,000 rubles. The Government of the Russian Federation annually considers issues of those in need of state support, which is an integral component in making decisions on the creation of new support programs for different categories of citizens.
• 6,200 rublesplaced on the second child until he reaches 3 years of age. This money is also paid for the maintenance of the baby to all women, both single and married or who have a legally designated father of the child on the birth certificate. This state support is undoubtedly a good help for any woman, however, this social supplement is still being discussed in the Government of the Russian Federation (You need to check with social security at your place of residence). Raising a child is one of the most difficult tasks and every woman in the state needs such support. In recent years, cash payments to women for having children have been increased many times, and payment programs have been expanded. This has a good effect on demographic growth, that is, the birth rate in the country, which is undeniably important for economic growth in the State. To receive this benefit, a woman can be either unemployed or employed. This does not affect the payment of benefits.
• Child benefit for low-income status until the child reaches 18 years of age. A single mother, having given birth to several children, can qualify for the status of a “low-income family.” Such a family is entitled to additional benefits and benefits, provided differently in each individual region. To find out how much additional funds a single mother can receive under this status, she needs to contact the social security department at her place of residence. There they are obliged to explain to her all the details of receiving the required payments in their city.
• Help from the state in kind. A single mother can receive support for her child in her region in the form of a set of clothes and food. In each region, the amount of this assistance from the state may differ. Therefore, for detailed information, you need to contact the social security department at your place of residence.
• Maternity capital certificate 453,026 rubles. Every single mother who gives birth to her second child will be able to receive this amount in 2019. This amount of money is due to any mother, regardless of her married status or whether the father has a child. The certificate is issued to all women in 2019 upon the birth of their second child. Read in the corresponding article, what can you spend your maternity capital on?

Single mother definition by law

To qualify for child benefits for single mothers in 2019 and beyond, a woman must have official single mother status. In order to receive the required payments, it is not enough to simply say that “I am a single mother.” For this there must be certain conditions. So, when a woman can claim the status of “single mother”:

1. There is a dash in the “Father” column on the child’s birth certificate.
2. If the woman has not submitted an appropriate application to the civil registry office at her place of residence regarding paternity.
3. If a woman adopted a child and was not married.
4. If, in court, a woman was unable to obtain recognition of paternity in relation to the alleged father of the child. That is, the man disputed his involvement in the birth of the baby on the basis of a genetic examination.
5. A woman who gave birth to a child 300 days after the divorce. If the child is born earlier, it will be considered that his former spouse is his official father.
6. If a woman gave birth to a child before the end of 300 days after the divorce, but the ex-husband challenged paternity in court, having undergone a DNA examination confirming his non-involvement in the birth of this child.
7. If a woman adopted a child while married, but her legal husband refused to participate in the adoption.

To avoid confusion with the definition of who a single mother is, let's look at the cases in which a woman will not be assigned this status:

• The woman gave birth to a child, is married, but her husband lives separately. In such cases, the woman is not a single mother. In this case, it is necessary to contact the bailiffs for the collection of alimony for raising a joint son, daughter, or children.
• The woman gave birth to a child and, when registering a birth certificate, independently indicated the father’s name and patronymic. In this case, it will be considered that the child has a father and he is obliged to bear financial obligations for his maintenance.
• Widows. If the child’s father died for some reason, then the woman is not a single mother. She must apply to the Pension Fund for a survivor's pension.
• A woman is considered a single mother if, in court, he deprives the child’s father of parental rights through the court, and the child’s father does not file a counterclaim with the court to appeal this decision within the established time frame.

Women should also take into account the fact that if they write the child's father on his birth certificate, the man will be officially considered the father, even if he is not biological, until he challenges this in court.

How can a woman obtain single parent status?

To obtain the status of a single mother, a woman must apply to the social protection authorities at her place of residence. You must have the following package of documents with you:

1. Statement of the established form. Should be issued by social security specialists at the department.
2. Passport (sometimes you can use another identity document instead, such as a driver’s license).
3. Child's birth certificate.
4. Certificate of family composition.
5. Certificate in form No. 25. Issued by the registry office. Contains information about the birth of a child: who the child’s parents are, where and when he was born, when the birth certificate was drawn up and in which registry office.
6. Income certificate showing the woman’s need for social support from the state.
7. A certificate from the employment service stating that the woman is not registered with this organization and does not receive unemployment benefits.

Step-by-step instructions on how to obtain single mother status

The status of a single mother gives many rights to both mother and child. These include benefits for housing and communal services, free meals for a child at school, the opportunity to enroll a child in kindergarten without a queue, discounts on public transport, compensation for treatment costs and much more. City payments to single mothers are regulated differently in each region, and for details you need to contact the social security department at your place of residence. To obtain single mother status you need to do the following:

1. Register the child at the registry office and obtain a birth certificate. Do not enter someone’s name in the “Father” column, otherwise it will be very difficult to obtain the necessary legal status.
2. Receive a certificate in form No. 25 along with your birth certificate by writing a corresponding application. Usually, the registry office offices have forms for drawing up an application for this certificate.
3. Contact the social security department at your place of residence with an application for the appropriate “single mother” status.
4. Provide a set of documents listed in the list above. Be sure to make several photocopies of all documents, since the social security department may ask you to bring copies, but they often do not make these copies on site.
5. Get a single mother (single mother) certificate.

After submitting documents to obtain single mother status, the application will be considered within 30 days. After 30 days, you need to contact the social security authorities again for the result. Having received a single mother’s certificate, she will be able to apply for all required pensions, benefits and payments.

To receive money, you need to contact the social security authorities again (you can immediately after receiving the ID), take an electronic queue coupon, or join the live queue and wait for a conversation with a specialist. There, when you talk to a specialist, you need to find out exactly what payments are due in your case.