Benefits for single mothers: what can you get from the state in 2020?

In Russia today there are often cases when a woman, for one reason or another, decides to give birth to a child “for herself.” In such cases, the responsibilities for maintaining and raising the baby fall entirely on her shoulders.

By consciously refusing the help of a man - the father of a child, a woman acquires the status of a single mother, which provides her with certain guarantees and assistance from the state in raising her.

One-time payments

This category of payments is assigned to mothers only once. Some types of support are due to both a single parent and a married parent. A woman, including a married woman, can claim:

Also, this category of citizens is entitled to payment for maternity leave in the amount of 100% of earnings for 140 (156) days (except for non-workers, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995).

A single parent may be assigned:

• Additional regional assistance for the birth of a baby and compensation for expenses incurred in connection with the event.
• Compensation for preparation for the school year, purchase of medicines, clothing (if assigned by the authorities of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation).

Regulatory framework

Persons classified as single mothers have enjoyed privileges since 1926, when this concept was first introduced into legal use by the Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR of November 19, 1926, which approved the primary model of legislation on family and marriage. This category of citizens received additional benefits and privileges in 1944, with the enactment of the Decree of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union dated July 8, 1944. The document introduced the awarding of the title “Mother Heroine” and the Order of Maternal Glory to single mothers with many children.

Additional explanations were provided by the Resolution of the USSR Council of Ministers of August 12, 1970. for No. 659, which approved the receipt of benefits and benefits for pregnant, lactating, single women with children. Currently, the legal provisions have not undergone significant changes: Resolution of the plenum of the Supreme Court of Russia dated January 28, 2014. No. 1, which approves standards for the use of labor for women, family citizens and minors, specifies labor benefits for single citizens raising offspring, but does not change the direct definition of the concept.

Benefits for single mothers in 2020 are regulated by Federal Law No. 81 of May 19, 1995, which establishes benefits for Russians with children. Regional support for this category of persons is entrusted to the subjects of the federation by the Ministry of Social Development of Russia, which issued Order No. 1012N on December 23, 2009 on the procedure and conditions for issuing state benefits to persons with children.

Monthly payments

Please note: There is a separate detailed article on our website about monthly payments.

This type of assistance from the state is paid not once, but on an ongoing basis, until the condition giving the right to it disappears (the baby reaches the maximum age, the woman will be deprived of rights to it, etc.) Some options are paid not only for the only relative, but and for complete families . The subsidy is guaranteed at both the federal and local levels.

In some cases, financial assistance is assigned only to working women ; in others, those who are not employed have the right to apply for it.

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Family lawyer, website expert

Mothers with many children and low-income mothers are entitled to a larger list of types of assistance than all others. For example, they are entitled to increased monthly transfers, subsidies for food, accommodation, telephone, utilities, education in preschool educational institutions, and meals in educational institutions.

Among the temporary monthly types of support that were adopted this year and will exist until the financial consequences of the pandemic for families are eliminated, one can highlight assistance guaranteed for children under 3 years of age (until the child turns 3 years old).

The measure was recorded in Decree No. 249 of 04/07/20 and Resolution No. 474 of 04/09/20 (as amended on 05/11/20). Paid to both employed and unemployed people in the amount of 5,000 rubles. for each month from April to June.

Also, regardless of employment, support is paid for children 3-7 years old . It was established by Decree No. 199 of March 20, 2020 and Decree No. 384 of March 31, 2020, and applies to those women whose income is below the norm. The amount of assistance is 50% of the cost of living , current for the second quarter of the previous year, established in your region of residence.

Employed women

Single mothers who have a job are better protected and have the right to count on higher subsidies and approval at the federal or regional level. Among the most common are:

• Allowance for child care up to 1.5 years (Article 13 of Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995). Guaranteed for all parents, including single parents. Depends on the mother’s level of earnings and amounts to 40% of her income for the last 2 years preceding the event (Article 11.2 of Regulation No. 255-FZ, Article 15 of Law No. 81-FZ). If there is a regional coefficient, the payment amount increases by this indicator.

The amount cannot be lower than the minimum accepted ( RUB 6,752 ), even if the mother’s income turns out to be small. He also does not have the right to exceed the maximum permissible value; for 2020 it is equal to 27,984.66 rubles .

• Temporary subsidies for children under 16 years of age caused by the pandemic.
• Regional subsidies for those who care for a daughter or son under one and a half (three) years old . Not available in all constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
• Subsidies and compensation guaranteed by local authorities once a month only for the third and subsequent children (usually equal to the subsistence level).

For non-working people

If a woman raising a child on her own does not work, she still retains some support options. For example, she is entitled to:

1. Allowance for child care up to 1.5 years (paragraph 7, article 13 of Regulatory Document No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995). The amount does not depend on earnings , as happens in the general case, but is paid in a fixed version, and is the minimum possible (Article 15 of Law No. 81-FZ).

The amount of payments changes when the minimum wage increases, as well as by Government Decrees . Usually adjustments are made in February of each year, but this year this happened more than once. In 2020, the amount of payments is:

1. Temporary types of financial support for children under 16 years of age , introduced in connection with the coronavirus.
2. Regional types of assistance.
3. Financial support due to unemployment.

The last type of payment is from 03/01/2020 . installed in a larger size. Size is:

These standards are listed in Resolution No. 844 of June 10, 2020.

For a second child

When a second baby appears, a woman raising him on her own is paid benefits in the same amount as full families. For example, she is entitled to maternity capital. The right is enshrined in Art. 3 of Law No. 256-FZ of December 29, 2006. Its size will be:

Mothers of many children

If a woman raises three or more children , she is considered to have many children. For this category of citizens, in addition to the basic support options established for all single parents, a number of special regional payments are determined.

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Family lawyer, website expert

For example, a woman is assigned an allowance for her third or subsequent children in the amount of the local subsistence minimum (based on clause 2 of Decree No. 606 of 05/07/12). Its amount differs depending on the region of registration and is approved by the authorities of the subject.

Also locally, one of the following monthly payments may be present:

• Compensation for rising prices for food and accommodation.
• Repayment of part of the costs for housing and communal services and communication services.
• Allocating an amount for the purchase of children's goods.
• Subsidy support for those with 10 or more children.

Payments to the poor

Some payments are provided if a single-parent family has an income below the established minimum for living in the region. The requirements for family composition and the procedure for calculating financial income for assigning low-income status are enshrined in Federal Decree No. 44-FZ of 04/05/03 and No. 512 of 08/20/03.

If a single mother has received the status of needy, she is paid additional support options. However, the size is fixed not by federal, but by regional authorities. Therefore, the registration procedure and the specific amount can be found out at the local social security authority. For example, for Moscow it is 6336 or 15840 rubles , depending on the age of the children.

In addition, for the poor, compensation may be paid once a month to cover the difference in the price of food and accommodation that arose due to inflation.

Does your family have low-income (poor) status?

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Single mother in the military

In accordance with paragraph 3 “b” of Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development No. 1012n dated December 23, 2009, female military personnel serving under contract are entitled to receive the following types of support:

1. For pregnancy, one-time, 140 (156) days.
2. For registration in the early stages of pregnancy, a one-time fee.
3. Baby care, every month.
4. In connection with the appearance of a newborn, one-time, the size is established in accordance with Art. 15 of Law No. 81-FZ.

The amount of benefits for military personnel is no different from the payments due to civilians.

How to officially obtain single mother status

The preparation of documents confirming the right to state assistance is carried out by municipal departments of social protection of the population.

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The procedure for obtaining preferential status includes the following steps:

1. Order a special certificate of form No. 25 from the civil registry office;

   
   Certificate form No. 25

2. Prepare the necessary papers (the list can be checked with social security employees);
3. Fill out an application for recognition as a single mother;
4. Submit a package of documents to the USZN at your place of residence or to the MFC (multifunctional center).

Consideration of an application by social protection authorities takes from 10 days to 1 month. Upon expiration of the period, a decision is made to recognize (refuse) the right to benefits. Notification of the decision is sent by Russian Post to the address specified in the application.

Payments in Moscow

The Moscow authorities have provided a number of subsidies for single mothers who are registered with their child in the locality. For example, he establishes a monthly allowance provided for by Normative Act No. 67 of November 3, 2004, Resolutions No. 911-PP of December 28, 2004, No. 954-PP of December 28, 2016 (as amended).

The payment is assigned to those women whose income is below the minimum required for living.

The amount of assistance depends on the age of the son or daughter and is:

In addition, monthly compensation payments have been determined in order to minimize the impact of price increases on:

• Products for a family with a child under 3 years old – 713 rubles .
• Accommodation for mothers of children under 16 years old - 317 or 792 rubles .

If a woman is registered in Moscow and has many children, then she is entitled monthly to: additional financial assistance for a third or subsequent minor dependent, compensation for a telephone, utility bills, and children's goods. A young ( under 30 years old ) parent can count on receiving:

1. A one-time additional payment upon the birth of a newborn, the amount of which is determined by the order of appearance in the family:

1. Compensation for expenses associated with this event. The indicator is:

Fringe benefits

Benefits for housing and communal services are one of the important forms of assistance to single mothers, since a mother and her baby need hot water, heating and electricity much more than any other category of the population. A woman who has received official status has the right to receive partial compensation for services. The extent to which this will be carried out is determined by the region of residence of the woman and her financial condition.

Children of single mothers are provided with free hot meals at school. To apply for the benefit, you must provide the school with a document stating that the child is growing up without financial support from the father.

If a child of a single mother requires treatment and recovery in a sanatorium, he will be provided with a voucher free of charge. At the same time, not only the treatment procedures themselves will be free, but also travel to the location of the sanatorium.

A single mother can enroll her child in kindergarten without waiting in line. All she needs to do for this is to contact the director or head of the state preschool educational institution, having with her documents on obtaining official status. We must not forget about such benefits that have long been used for single mothers, such as the inadmissibility of their involvement in overtime work, and the impossibility of dismissal at the request of the employer or due to “staff reduction”.

In St. Petersburg

In addition to the existing methods of monetary assistance at the federal level, the authorities of St. Petersburg have provided a number of payments intended to support mothers raising their children on their own, without the participation of the father.

In addition, a mother who is a single parent can count on receiving various subsidies and compensation from the local budget. They are provided for by Federal Act No. 728-132 of November 09, 2011 and are provided to reimburse part of the payment for:

1. Education of a child in a preschool educational institution:

• 40% or 70% (for a child from an incomplete low-income family, depending on income level).
• 50% (for the second child, if earnings exceed the minimum level of living),
• 70% (on the third and subsequent ones);
• 100% (if the child or parent has a disability).

1. Payment of utilities if the mother has more than three children - 30-50%.
2. Compensation for the use of a passenger minibus (if raising 7 or more own and adopted children under 18 years of age)
3. Visiting parks, museums, exhibitions, if the mother has many children - 100%;
4. Contribution for major repairs, for a parent with many children – 30-50%.

Types of government support

The most important form of government support for single mothers is a monthly allowance , paid until the child reaches 16 years of age.

Benefits related to pregnancy and monthly payments for up to 1.5 years also have an increased amount if you have a confirmed status.

Preschool and school educational institutions do not have the right to collect mandatory fees from a woman raising children alone. In addition, such a family should not stand in the general queue for a place in kindergarten. Stationery and school lunches are provided absolutely free.

A mother who independently raises 3 or more children cannot be deprived of a permanent job without a very serious reason, and when an enterprise is closed and staffing is reduced, the manager must take care of the woman’s employment.

The norms of tax legislation allow not to tax a woman’s official income in the following amount: 2800 rubles. for each of the children. As a result: a single mother will receive more money than her colleagues with a similar salary.

a number of social benefits for single mothers :

• getting your own living space out of turn;
• reduced working hours until the child turns 14 years old;
• provision of additional paid leave of at least 14 days at a time that is convenient for the mother;
• complete refusal to work on weekends and travel to other cities.