How to calculate maternity benefits using a calculator.

The birth of a child is a big event for every family. They are waiting for him and starting to prepare in advance. The expectant mother, adult family members, as well as employers should be aware of the rules documentation throughout the entire period of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.

Situation from the beginning

Expectant mothers are protected by the state. Working conditions for pregnant women should be improved as much as possible. Easy work and protection from harmful factors must be provided to them. In addition, wages should not be reduced.

Pregnant women should not work on weekends and holidays, as well as at night or more than the established schedule.

Pregnancy forces a woman to take care of following the complete procedure preceding maternity leave. This includes collecting a complete package of documents and transferring it to the employer to make the necessary payments.

In our country get maternity leave all women can:

having permanent place work,
military personnel,
students in various educational institutions.

Confirmation and recording of pregnancy

A specialist from a medical institution records the fact of pregnancy. An account card is issued for the expectant mother in labor. A pregnant woman is required to regularly visit her doctor, which is recorded in the card.

Early registration gives a working woman the right to claim a payment of 543.67 rubles.

By the time the woman is due to go out, the doctor issues a sick leave note indicating its duration.

Timing and duration

There is no definition of “maternity leave” in labor legislation. This is most likely the popular name for two periods that occur sequentially: pregnancy and subsequent childbirth, caring for a small child.

Over a period of approximately thirty weeks, the ballot is completed. If twins are expected, then it is issued at the twenty-eighth week. If necessary, the ballot is issued in several copies. If a woman in labor works in several places, then maternity leave is provided to her at each enterprise.

According to Russian law, all working women can go on vacation, which is nominally divided into two time periods - before and after a significant event. In the normal course of pregnancy, maternity leave lasts seventy + seventy days, if twins are expected, eighty-four + 110 days are provided, and in case of difficult childbirth, seventy + eighty-six days are issued. All deadlines on the ballot are calculated in calendar days.

If, upon the deadline for issuing a sick leave certificate, a pregnant woman is admitted to a hospital for preservation, the documents are drawn up in maternity hospital. Childbirth occurring earlier than scheduled cannot serve as a basis for changing the vacation period, but does give the right to increase sick leave. When registering in a ballot, you can only do two things, otherwise the document will be invalid.

Leave to care for a baby is issued after the end of maternity leave for the period until the child reaches three summer age.

Extension

In the normal course of pregnancy, the ballot is issued for one hundred and forty days. If you are expecting twins, the maternity leave is extended to one hundred eighty-four days.

After a difficult, complicated birth, we are granted additional leave due to pregnancy for a period of sixteen calendar days.

To apply for an additional maternity leave, a woman must provide a new ballot confirming the fact of passing complex operation with unforeseen consequences. Additional leave is issued in a separate bulletin. An order for additional leave is issued after the employee’s application is submitted.

What documents are needed to apply for maternity leave?

The registration procedure is not complicated, the main thing is to do everything in a timely manner. Document packages vary in purpose and recipient.

For the clinic

To receive sick leave, a pregnant woman must be present in person.

Must be presented:

passport,
insurance policy,
extract from the account card.

It is important to remember that sick leave is issued within a strictly defined period, so you need to take care in advance about the possibility of visiting antenatal clinic on a certain day.

For the employer

A working employee submits documents to the accounting services of her enterprise:

bulletin on temporary disability for pregnancy and childbirth,
application for maternity leave,
information from the medical institution about the fact of registration with early dates,
a written application for the calculation and transfer of maternity benefits,
information on income for the last two full years before the incident, in the established form, if the woman worked at other enterprises,
bank card details of the employee for transferring the benefit amount.

The application is drawn up according to the generally accepted template. First, indicate the name of the enterprise and the position of the head of the organization providing the woman with maternity leave. Then the position and surname of the employee drawing up the document are indicated. The following describes the reason for the application in free form. The applicant requests leave for stated reason, marking the beginning and end of the period.

Further in the application, in the form of a list, all documents provided by the employee are indicated. The dates in the application are indicated based on the data from the certificate of incapacity for work. In conclusion, the employee notes the date of registration of the application and personal signature.

A similar application is drawn up for the payment of a one-time benefit to take into account the early stages of pregnancy.

The employee receives a one-time benefit for the birth of a child. For this purpose, the following is transferred to the enterprise:

application for childbirth benefits,
document confirming the identity of the employee,
a copy of the child’s birth certificate, providing the original document (for verification),
information from the father’s place of work that he was not accrued or paid maternity benefits,
data bank card or a savings book account, if the employee expresses a desire to transfer the amounts due to her.

Based on the documents received, the administration issues an order for maternity leave, based on the dates of the ballot.

After the end of the maternity leave, the employee draws up new documents for registration of leave in connection with caring for a child under 3 years old. The employee receives a monthly allowance calculated from forty percent of the average salary. These payments stop after the child reaches 1.5 years of age.

Unlike working pregnant women, they do not have the opportunity to take maternity leave. But payment of benefits to them is guaranteed by the state. To receive these amounts, they contact local social security authorities.

Pregnant women registered with the Employment Service provide Regional office social protection services:

application for benefits,
issued sick leave,
extract from work book with a record of the last place of work,
a certificate of unemployed status issued by the local branch of the Employment Service.

If the future parents are both unemployed, prepare the following documents:

application for benefits,
information about the birth of a child issued in the maternity hospital,
copy of parents' SNILS,
certificate from the housing department about family composition,
copies of documents confirming the identity of the parents, with the provision of originals,
extract from the work book with entry last place work,
information that benefits were not previously assigned or paid.

To receive payments

Expectant mothers do not need to knock on the doors of the local FSS office to receive social benefits; the employer is obliged to do this for them. All benefits paid to an employee going on maternity leave are reimbursed to the company from the Social Insurance Fund.

To receive a subsidy, an enterprise must provide the following documents to the local FSS office:

Request from the employer to allocate the necessary amount to pay benefits.
Interim calculation of the Social Insurance Fund for the entire enterprise.
Information about the balance on the company's current account.
Inventory of transferred documents.
A photocopy of the certificate of incapacity for work.
A photocopy of the calculation of the amount paid on maternity leave.
A photocopy of a certificate of wages received for the previous two full years.
Photocopy of the employee's request for maternity leave and the calculation of social benefits.
A photocopy of the employee’s request for leave in connection with caring for a child up to three years old and calculating benefits for caring for a child up to one and a half years old.
Photocopy of the birth certificate of the child.
A photocopy of a certificate from my father’s place of work stating that he did not receive all types of social benefits.
A photocopy of the work book of an employee who went on maternity leave.
Photocopy and consumable documents confirming the paid amount of benefits.

All copies must be certified by the signature of the manager and the official seal of the enterprise.

After checking the received documents, funds are transferred to the company’s current account for payment of insurance coverage.

If it’s not your mother who goes on maternity leave

It is important to know that parental leave can be issued not only to the mother, but also to other family members who will actually care for the baby.

Guided by Russian legislation, dad not only can take out parental leave, he will be due payment monthly allowance.

And even the grandmother will be paid child care benefits if she draws up the appropriate documents.

Calculation of the amount of maternity benefit

Payments are calculated based on the period of calculation time and the average earnings per day of the employee. To calculate the amount of benefits due to pregnancy and childbirth, the amounts earned in the two years preceding the event are taken. If an employee leaves in , only 2013 and 2019 will be taken to calculate benefits. The sum of all payments for two years is divided by constant number(on 730 days). If in billing period hits leap year, then the amount of payments is divided into 731 days.

The resulting average earnings for one day are multiplied by the number of days on sick leave. The required amount for payment of benefits has been found.

But it should be borne in mind that Russian legislation defines the maximum and minimum limits for the amount of benefits, which are annually indexed upward. You will not be able to receive more than the required amount of benefits. If an employee, without sufficient length of service and corresponding payments, goes on maternity leave, she is given benefits based on the minimum possible amount of the benefit.

These amounts of social payments are not taxed. If an employee does not want to go on maternity leave, but continues to work, her vacation time is automatically extended.

Exit from maternity leave: how to apply?

The fact of leaving maternity leave is documented by registration of parental leave for up to three years. To do this, fill out an application requesting such leave. HR department employees issue an order for the provision of appropriate leave. And the company employee can continue to calmly raise the baby.

To receive a permanent monthly allowance for caring for a child up to 1.5 years old, you must write a petition with a corresponding request.

Regarding the process of applying for various benefits in connection with the birth of a child, it must be borne in mind that timely procedures and correctly completed documents will save unnecessary headaches not only for young mothers. It is vital for a law-abiding employer to complete all documentation correctly and on time and produce the necessary payments. It’s always nice to know your rights because ignorance is sometimes scary and disturbing.

(or, as it is often called, “maternity benefits”) is one of the types of insurance coverage for compulsory social insurance. Let’s figure out who is entitled to maternity pay and in what amount, what the duration is and the specifics of receiving it.

Payment of maternity benefits

It is important to understand that only women can count on maternity benefits (as opposed to child care benefits). All categories of recipients of maternity benefits in 2019 are listed in No. 81-FZ dated May 19, 1995 “On state benefits for citizens with children.” These include women:

working

unemployed (dismissed due to the liquidation of organizations during the 12 months preceding the day they were recognized as unemployed)

students studying full-time training

passing military service under contract

who have adopted a child and belong to the above categories

If a woman simultaneously becomes entitled to child care benefits and maternity benefits, she can choose only one of these benefits

Please note: Maternity benefits in 2019 are paid only for the period of leave of the same name. This means that if a woman does not take advantage of the right to the specified leave and continues to work (and, accordingly, receive wages), then she is not entitled to benefits. In this situation, the employer does not have the right to provide the woman with two types of payments at once: both salary and benefits. Therefore, for days of work will be paid wages. As soon as a woman decides to exercise the right to maternity leave and it is issued, the payment of wages will stop and the employer will accrue benefits.

Maternity benefit paid at the place of work, service or other activity. For women dismissed due to the liquidation of an organization, benefits are paid by social security authorities at their place of residence (place of actual stay or actual residence).

Please note: if the employee is a part-time worker and has worked for the same employers for the two previous years, then both employers pay her maternity benefits in 2019.

Maternity benefit is paid .

Documents for receiving maternity benefits

Scroll necessary documents given in No. 255-FZ dated December 29, 2006 “On compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity.” You will need:

application for granting benefits (drawn up in free form)

Maternity benefit is paid to the insured woman in total for the entire vacation period.

Amount of maternity benefit

The amount of maternity payments depends on the status of the recipient:

Working women receive benefits in the amount of 100% of average earnings

Those dismissed due to the liquidation of the organization - in the amount of 300 rubles

Female students - in the amount of the scholarship

Contract servicemen - in the amount of monetary allowance

If an insured woman’s work experience is less than six months, she can count on benefits in an amount not higher than the minimum wage (from January 1, 2019 - 11,280 rubles)

Calculation of maternity benefits

Since 2013, women have not been given the right to choose the procedure for calculating benefits

Maternity benefit is calculated based on average earnings and does not depend on the employee’s length of service (unlike temporary disability benefits). For convenience, the calculation of benefits can be presented in the following diagram:

Maternity benefit in 2019
equals

income for 2 calendar years
(preceding the year of maternity leave)
divide by
number of days in this period
multiply by
number of maternity days

Now about the nuances.

Firstly, average earnings for each of two calendar years should not exceed a certain maximum. This maximum is set - limit value bases for calculating insurance contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for the corresponding year. In 2017, this amount was 755,000 rubles, in 2018 - 815,000 rubles. That is, when calculating for each year, you need to use the amount that is smaller.

Secondly, the amount of average daily earnings (that is, the quotient from dividing income for two years by the number of days) is now legislative. The permissible maximum is determined as follows: we take the maximum bases for calculating contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for the two years preceding the decree, add them up and divide the resulting amount by 730.

Thirdly, from total number calendar days in a two-year period should be excluded:

Periods of temporary disability, maternity leave, parental leave

The period of release of an employee from work with full or partial retention of wages, if the retained wages for this period were NOT accrued insurance premiums

Fourth, if during the two years preceding the maternity leave the employee took maternity or child care leave, then these periods, as we see, will be excluded from the calculations. However, in this case, the woman is given the right to such periods (one year or both) of the previous year (two years), so that this leads to an increase in the amount of maternity payments.

Basic child benefits and other payments in 2019

The above and others regulations introduced a lot various types financial support for families with children. However, there are many nuances in their appointment. The composition of payments and their size will depend on the following circumstances:

the level of material wealth of the family;
number of children;
the parent's employment status - whether he works or not;
place of residence;
whether the mother has the status of a conscript’s wife and others.

Payments are divided into one-time and periodic (monthly), paid until a certain age of the child.

Basic payments for children are presented below:

Maternity benefit
One-time benefit for women registered with medical organizations in early pregnancy
One-time benefit for the birth of a child
Monthly child care allowance
Maternity capital
Benefit from 2018 for the first and second child

Additional benefit for the third and subsequent children in regions with low birth rates

Some benefits are subject to indexation, which is carried out on February 1 of each year, so it is from this date that their amounts often increase. 2019 will be no exception - benefits will be indexed by 4.3%. In addition, the lower threshold values of certain payments are tied to the minimum wage (minimum wage), which was increased to 11,280 rubles from January 1, 2019. This will also affect the amount of benefits.

For early registration

Expectant mothers who work officially can count on a lump sum payment at the very beginning of pregnancy. Since the beginning of February 2019, its size has been 649.84 rubles, and before that it was equal to 628.47 rubles.

To receive this payment you need to contact your employer. You will need the following documents:

statement from expectant mother about payment of benefits;
documents that confirm her identity and citizenship;
a certificate from a medical institution confirming registration before 12 weeks of pregnancy;
sick leave.

For pregnancy and childbirth

This type of benefit is also called maternity benefit. It is paid in total for the entire period of maternity leave - in general, it is 140 days (70 before childbirth and 70 after). In some cases, the duration of leave is increased (see table below). The size of the payment depends on the woman’s average earnings 2 years before she went on maternity leave. Thus, the amount of this benefit will be individual for each recipient. But there are legal limits.

The minimum benefit is calculated based on the minimum wage. The calculation is:

average daily earnings for the period - 11,280 x 24 months / 730 (number of days in two last year x) = 370.849 rubles;
the amount of benefits for 140 days is 370.85 X 140 = 51,918.90 rubles.

The maximum benefit amount is calculated in the same way, but based on the maximum value of the base on the basis of which insurance premiums are calculated. This value is established by law for each year, and on its basis the maximum average daily earnings are calculated. In 2019, this is 2,150.684931 rubles - it is on the basis of this amount that the maximum benefit amount is calculated (rounded to 2,150.69 x the number of vacation days).

This information is presented in more detail in the following table:

From the above it follows that the benefit considered is not available to every woman. Payment is made if it:

is officially employed;
operates as an individual entrepreneur and has entered into a voluntary social insurance agreement with the Social Insurance Fund.

In other words, unemployed citizens cannot count on maternity benefits. The same applies equally to payment for registration in the first weeks of pregnancy. If the expectant mother’s length of service at the time of maternity leave was less than 6 months, she will receive benefits, which are calculated based on the minimum wage.

To receive benefits, it is important not to miss the application deadline - this is six months from the end of maternity leave. To assign a payment, you need to submit a set of documents to your employer. The exception is women - individual entrepreneurs who voluntarily pay social contributions for themselves - they apply to the territorial administration of the Social Insurance Fund. In general, the following documents are required:

statement from the expectant mother;
passport, other identification document;
certificate of incapacity for work;
certificate of income from other employers, if applicable.

Depending on the specific situation, additional documents may be required. For example, if the employer was liquidated, and as a result the woman was fired, she needs to register with the Employment Service and obtain a certificate from the social services agency. provision. By the way, very often an employer in the process of liquidation or bankruptcy does not have the funds to pay maternity benefits. But this does not mean at all that a woman will not receive it. In this case, it will be paid by the Social Insurance Fund. Thus, if an employer refuses to pay benefits due to financial insolvency, a woman can contact the Social Insurance Fund directly.

At the birth of a child

Birth benefits are paid regardless of the level of financial support of the family, as well as whether the child’s parents work or not. The only difference is where to apply for it and what documents to provide. The amount will be the same in any case:

until February 1, 2019 - 16,759 rubles;
after the specified date and before the next indexation (or other change) - 17,328.89 rubles.

If at least one of the parents is employed, he must apply for this benefit to the employer. Unemployed citizens visit the territorial division of the Social Security Administration for this purpose. The application period is 6 months from the date of birth of the child. Lists of documents are given below:

Documents	If at least 1 parent works	If both don't work
Personal	passport or other identification document
Grounds for assigning payment	application for benefits
Per child	child's birth certificate
	certificate from the registry office confirming the child's registration
	a certificate from the registry office on the basis for entering information about the child’s father into the birth certificate (for single mothers)
Confirming work status	if both parents work - a certificate from the place of work (service) of the other parent about the non-assignment of this benefit; if the other parent is not officially employed - a certificate from Social Security stating that he/she did not receive this benefit; if the mother is an individual entrepreneur, a certificate from the Social Insurance Fund about non-receipt of benefits	work books with records of dismissal of both parents; for non-workers - diplomas, certificates and other documents confirming the absence of work activity

Child care up to one and a half years old

Any parent or other relative who directly cares for the baby has the right to receive such benefits on a monthly basis. At the same time, the recipient’s work status does not affect the fact that the benefit is assigned. But since it is calculated on the basis of wages, unemployed citizens will receive it in the minimum amount:

for the first child - 4,512 rubles (40% of the minimum wage in the amount of 11,280 rubles);
for the second and subsequent children - 6,284.65 rubles (the amount has not changed since 2018).

Working persons will receive 40% of the average earnings for the previous 2 years, but not less than the given values.

It should be noted that the minimum payment for the first child in the amount indicated above is due to those to whom it is assigned after January 1, 2019. If the benefit was assigned earlier than this date, it will be less, since its amount is determined on the day the parental leave begins. This benefit also has an upper limit - it depends on the amount of the maximum average earnings, as is the case with maternity benefits. As a result, the maximum monthly benefit for a child under 1.5 years old in 2019 is 26,152.33 rubles.

You must apply for this benefit no later than 6 months from the day on which the child turns one and a half years old. Employed persons contact their employer, and unemployed persons contact their local Social Security Administration.

The standard set of documents consists of:

ID cards;
applications for benefits;
birth or adoption certificates of a child;
documents for other children (including for deceased - death certificates).

Additional documents depend on whether the applicant is working or not. If he is employed, then to the papers listed above he must attach:

application for parental leave;
a certificate from the second parent’s place of work or study confirming that he did not receive a similar benefit.

If the applicant is not currently working, then there are slightly more documents:

work book;
information about average earnings on the basis of which benefits are calculated;
a certificate from the employment service that the applicant does not receive unemployment benefits.

If the mother was dismissed from the liquidated organization before the child was one and a half years old, you will additionally need a copy of the order granting her parental leave.

Maternity capital in 2019

A significant measure of financial support is maternal or family capital. A certificate for its receipt can be obtained at the birth of a second and subsequent child. So far, the country's authorities plan to issue it until 2021 inclusive. In 2019, the amount of capital was not indexed and remains 453,026 rubles.

Maternity capital is given only once. It can be used by women who gave birth or adopted, as well as men who adopted a second and subsequent children after 2007. Spend maternity capital can be used for certain purposes, including improving living conditions, education of children, costs of adaptation of disabled children, increasing the mother's pension and monthly payments. Moreover, the allocated funds can be divided between any of these purposes or used for one thing.

Documents for receiving funds from maternity capital are submitted to the Pension Fund. The package includes:

identification documents and confirming the citizenship of the applicant;
application for obtaining a certificate, the form of which can be obtained from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation or downloaded on the fund’s website;
SNILS;
documents for children (birth certificate, court decision on establishment, etc.).

New benefit for first and second child

In 2018, a new monthly benefit was introduced in the form of targeted payments to low-income families in which children were born after December 31, 2017. The payment is due until the child reaches one and a half years of age. Only families whose income does not exceed 1.5 times the subsistence minimum established in the region of residence for the working population have the right to it.

The amount of the benefit is equal to the child’s subsistence minimum established in the region based on the results of the 2nd quarter of the previous year. For example, in the Voronezh region the benefit amount will be 8,428 rubles, in the Murmansk region - 15,048 rubles, and in Chukotka - 22,222 rubles. On average in Russia, the size of such a benefit is slightly more than 10,000 rubles. This amount is paid from different sources, depending on which child it is assigned to:

if for the first, then the source of payment is the federal budget;
if on the second, then the payment is made from the funds of the received maternity capital.

These payments are made in addition to the monthly child care allowance.

Additional allowance for a third child under three years of age

Since the beginning of 2013, regions with a low birth rate compared to the Russian average have established additional support for large families. This is a payment of a monthly allowance for the third and subsequent children in the amount of the regional subsistence level of the child, calculated for the previous quarter.

In 2019, such payments will be made in 62 regions - compared to last year, their number has increased by almost a third. Full list participating entities can be found in the order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1747-r dated August 24, 2018.

The payment is due to one of the parents of a child under three years of age born after the beginning of 2013, provided that the parent and this child are registered in the appropriate region. There are also conditions regarding the amount of family income and other rules established in specific regions.

Other support measures

Along with the payments considered, there are others, including those related to certain categories of families. For example, the pregnant wife of a conscript has the right to count on a one-time payment in the amount of 26,721.01 rubles. And a person who cares for a newborn child of such a serviceman can receive a monthly allowance in the amount of 11,451.86 rubles.

In addition, there are nuances of local legislation that may provide additional support for certain categories of families with children. They can be expressed both in payments and in the provision of certain benefits. For example, in Moscow, at the birth of a child, a one-time compensation is provided, and if the family is young, there is also additional allowance. Detailed information It is recommended to obtain information about regional benefits and payments from the local social protection authority.

Summary table of basic child benefits in 2019

Name	Amount (in rubles) from February 1, 2019
One-time payments
For early registration	649,84
For pregnancy and childbirth	100% of average earnings for the entire vacation period, but not less than 51,918.90
At the birth of a child	17 328,89
Maternity capital	453 026
Pregnant wife of a conscript	26 721,01
Monthly benefits
Care for up to one and a half years	40% of average earnings, but not less: 1 child - 4,512 2,3… — 6 284,65
For 1 and 2 children (new, from 2018)	In the amount of the regional subsistence minimum for a child for the 2nd quarter of 2018
For 3 children under three years old	In the amount of the regional subsistence minimum for a child for the last quarter
Caring for the child of a conscript	11 451,86

Changes and rules for payment of child benefits for residents of a new region of the Russian Federation (Crimea)

The annexation of Crimea meant a complete change in the social foundations of the inhabitants of the Republic. Great attention is paid to children's benefits.

Many parents were worried that Russian child benefits were noticeably different from Ukrainian ones.

After four years, residents of Crimea became full citizens of the Russian Federation and have the opportunity to receive social benefits in full.

The striking difference between Ukrainian payments and Russian ones is the amount. For example, if in Russia about 15 thousand rubles are paid for the first-born, then in Ukraine this benefit reaches 30 thousand.

It is worth noting that the funds are immediately transferred to the parents’ account, without waiting for a certain age of the child.

Due to the fact that most women received “white” salaries and in an envelope, the calculation of the average salary was made not for the past two years, but for more short term: from March 18, 2014 — 289 days for 2014 and 654 days for 2014 and 2015. This calculation system was in effect until 2017.

Therefore, in the territory of the Republic of Crimea there are generally accepted minimum payments of child care benefits in the amount of 4,512 rubles. for the first-born, and 6,284.65 rubles. after the appearance of the second and subsequent ones.

Despite the social reforms carried out at the end of 2015, regional payments of child benefits are applied exclusively to the Republic of Crimea. This is due to the fact that before the annexation of the peninsula, the Ukrainian government paid benefits for the birth of a newborn significantly higher than in Russia.

But it was decided to issue maternity capital certificates to all persons guarding children who have had a second child within the last seven years. Since 2014, in the Republic of Crimea, the size and procedure for obtaining maternity capital have been equalized to all other regions of the Russian Federation.

However, the size of the subsidy payment differs when adopting children, as well as disabled children, or guardianship of several children at the same time.

We are used to scolding our state and believing that mothers from other countries have a better life. However, having studied thoroughly the issue of maternity benefits in 2018, I can safely assure you that in this matter our country is almost ahead of the rest in terms of the size and period during which benefits are paid in connection with the birth of a baby, as well as according to the period during which a woman can stay at home with her baby while maintaining her job.

Knowing this, you begin to appreciate much more what the state provides us, and it no longer seems that it is not enough. In general, judge for yourself.

In our country, working mothers can count on the following cash payments:

a one-time benefit for pregnant women who managed to register with an antenatal clinic before 12 weeks;
maternity benefits for mothers;
a benefit paid one-time after the birth of a baby (called a lump sum);
monthly allowance for child care up to one and a half years of age.

In order for maternity leave to be as large as possible, you need to:

At the time of writing the application for maternity leave, have worked for at least 2 years, preferably (but not necessarily) with one employer. If there were several employers, you will just need to run around a little more and collect certificates.
So that the wages are completely “white”. In this case, the employer pays the state all insurance contributions for you in full. Accordingly, the state will pay you all benefits in the maximum amount (within the amount of your salary).

Maternity leave in our country essentially consists of several parts:

A woman's maternity leave (in the standard case, 70 days before the birth of the baby and 70 days after this joyful event). At this time, maternity benefits and a small allowance for early registration at the antenatal clinic are paid. After a successful birth, a lump sum benefit is paid upon the birth of the baby.
Parental leave until the age of one and a half years. At this stage, the mother will be given a monthly allowance for caring for the baby.
Parental leave for up to three years. It begins when the baby turns one and a half years old, but the mother is in no hurry to return to work. No payments are made here anymore, but workplace is reserved for the young mother.

Do you like to scold our state? My desire diminished when I learned how things are with such issues in other, supposedly even more developed, countries. Watch and marvel at my company.

Maternity leave and payments in other countries

So, to shock you right out of the gate, I inform you: in the most prosperous (at first glance) USA and Australia there are no payments from the state in connection with the birth of a child, nor maternity leave as such! In order not to rush to work from the maternity hospital, women get out of it with the help of insurance, receiving sick leave with a wording like “temporary loss of ability to work” for up to 6-8 weeks.

In Spain, France and Cyprus, maternity leave is paid and lasts up to 4 months after childbirth. After this, the baby is either sent to a paid nursery or a nanny is hired.

In Thailand and a number of other Asian countries, maternity leave lasts 3 months, and only one and a half of them are paid by the state.

In Turkey, Brazil and several countries Latin America You can rest for 6 months after giving birth with partial pay.

In the UK, Canada, Finland, and Norway, paid maternity leave can last on average up to a year.

In African countries, as a rule, women are given sick leave for up to 2 months after childbirth, but no payments are made.

Thus, after examples where in the USA they do not pay anything at all and do not give the opportunity to spend time with the child and four months after his birth, and in prosperous Europe, although they pay, you can only be at home with the baby until he reaches the age of one, you look at all our benefits with completely different eyes, the opportunity to sit on paid maternity leave for up to one and a half years, and on unpaid maternity leave - up to three!

We still need to look for such advantages in the world, and now the well-known words that we live in the most beautiful country in the world, and all other countries envy us, no longer seem funny to me. At least in matters of maternity payments and vacations - they have every reason to envy us!

One-time benefit for early registration at the antenatal clinic

The amount of this benefit in 2017 is indexed and amounts to 300 rubles.

All women (including the unemployed and students) who are registered for pregnancy at the antenatal clinic within 12 weeks have the right to receive it.

Maternity benefit

Workers have the right to receive it employment contract women, individual entrepreneurs, notaries and lawyers, students of universities and scientific institutions, as well as non-working pregnant women.

The period of maternity leave in a typical situation is 70 days of the baby’s birth and 70 days after that. However, if the birth was difficult, the period after birth can be increased to 86 days. If twins or triplets were born, the mother is entitled to vacation for 84 days before the birth of the little ones and as many as 110 days after such a large-scale replenishment.

The main document for registration of this leave is a sick leave certificate, which is opened by a gynecologist in the antenatal clinic. In it, the doctor indicates the estimated period of disability.

If unexpected difficulties arise during childbirth, the doctor at the maternity hospital issues an additional sick leave sheet, in which he indicates, for example, 86 days instead of 70. The mother will then take all these documents to the employer.

The amount of maternity benefit is equal to the average monthly earnings of a working woman for the last 2 years. If a student needs to calculate the benefit, then the amount of the scholarship is taken into account. For a non-working mother, the calculation is made based on the minimum wage, which from July 1, 2017 is 7,800 rubles, and from July 1, 2016 it was 7,500 rubles.

When calculating average earnings, all types of payments that the employer made in favor of the woman officially are taken into account, that is, not only salary, but also all types of bonuses (including annual, quarterly, and monthly), provided that they were paid by the employer all contributions. When calculating, the days when the woman was on sick leave are subtracted.

However, this amount is not unlimited, and its maximum value, which can be taken into account when calculating the amount of benefits, is 755,000 rubles. starting from 01/01/2017.

Example 1 calculation: Marina worked at Romashka LLC for 2 years before going on maternity leave. For the first year, her total income was 420,000 rubles, for the second - 480,000 rubles. The total duration of the two-year calculation period in accordance with the law is 731 days. However, over the past 2 years, Marina has been on sick leave 2 times, 8 days and 10 days. The pregnancy is standard, childbirth is without complications, so sick leave is 70 days before the baby is born and 70 after the baby is born.

420,000 rub. (income for the first year) + 480,000 rub. (income for the second year) = 900,000 rubles.
900,000 rub. / 731 – 18 (sick days for 2 years) = 1262 rubles.
1262 rub. x (70 + 70) = 176,680 rub.

In total, the amount of maternity benefits will be 176,680 rubles.

The woman will receive this payment approximately 12-14 days after receiving sick leave due to going on maternity leave. At first glance, it seems like a lot, but you need to be careful and distribute this money based on the fact that the future mother will receive the next payments (including child care benefits) only after giving birth, providing it to the employer and completing all the necessary documents.

One-time benefit for the birth of a baby

Both parents have the right to receive a one-time benefit, but one of them can receive it at their discretion.

In 2017, the amount of this type of benefit was indexed and amounted to 8,000 rubles. for every child born.

Thus, the happy mother of twins will receive 16,000 rubles.

Monthly benefit for up to one and a half years

Both employed and unemployed people have the right to receive this benefit. However, in the second case, you will have to choose what to receive: child care benefits for up to one and a half years, or unemployment benefits (if the woman receives it).

As is obvious from the name, the period for payment of benefits is limited to the time when the baby turns one and a half years old.

Not only the child’s parents, but also other persons (relatives, guardians) who actually care for the baby can apply for a monthly allowance. In this case, you will need to collect certificates stating that all other persons do not receive this benefit.

The amount of benefits for the unemployed and students is 1,500 rubles. for the first child. 3,000 rub. relies on the second child of a non-working mother, as well as on all subsequent ones. This is the minimum payment amount guaranteed by the state.

For those working under an employment contract, benefits are paid in the amount of 40% of the average monthly salary for the last 2 years. At the same time, the benefit amount cannot be lower than that of the unemployed and students.

The law establishes a coefficient of 30.4, by which the average daily salary is multiplied to calculate the amount of benefits.

It is important to have time to apply for a monthly benefit within 6 months from the end of maternity leave.

However, in practice, young parents always need money, and mothers apply for appointments cash payments first thing after they cross the threshold of the house after the maternity ward.

The list of documents for assigning a monthly benefit is established by law:

Birth certificate of the baby with a copy;
Birth certificates of older children (if available) with copies;
Certificates from social security (if unemployed) or from the employer of the second parent stating that he does not receive monthly benefits and does not use parental leave.
Certificates from previous places of work about the amount of average monthly earnings.

Calculation example 2: Marina’s average daily salary from the previous example is 1262 rubles. We will calculate a monthly allowance for her to care for her baby until she is one and a half years old.

1262 rub. x 30.4 (coefficient established by law) = 38,364 rubles.
RUB 38,364 x 40 / 100 = 15,345 rub.

Thus, Marina will receive 15,345 rubles. monthly until the baby reaches the age of one and a half years.

You will find some more legal subtleties on maternity leave in the video.

Under such comfortable conditions, it is quite possible that a mother will want to go from maternity leave to maternity leave without going to work at all.

This is possible, and more than once or twice, and in this case the state protects the interests of the mother and baby by establishing a rule according to which, at the request of the woman, when calculating all benefits and payments, years are replaced: instead of the last 2, the 2 years preceding the actual year are taken for calculation. first maternity leave.

In such a situation, no less will be transferred to the working mother for her second child cash than the first one.

By the way, I personally did just that: I went from maternity leave to maternity leave without returning to work at all. I didn’t make such a plan in advance, but appetite, as you know, comes with eating. And now even the third baby seems to me something more pleasant and meaningful than returning to the office. Therefore, who knows how life will turn out - I still have 2 years ahead until Eva turns 3. Did you have any difficulties with going on maternity leave?

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Child benefits in 2019

How to return part of the costs of having a child and buy an apartment

How much will they pay for the birth of their first child in 2017?

The amount of the basic benefit for the birth of a child in 2017 is RUB 16,350.33. We added regional allowances to it and received the total amount of a one-time benefit.

In some northern regions The amount of the benefit depends on the region - we have indicated the minimum amount. In Crimea they also pay birth benefits - 27,516 RUR, in Sevastopol - 27,447 RUR.

Monthly child care allowance

When a mother's maternity leave ends, she can choose to stay home and raise the child until he is three years old, or go back to work. In both cases, the family will not be left without a monthly benefit. In the first case, the employer will transfer money to the mother’s card every month. In the second case, the mother switches places with her husband: she goes to work, and the husband sits at home for a year and a half and raises the baby. This is beneficial if the wife has a good salary and works in an office, and the husband is a freelancer or remote worker.

Parental leave can be divided: for example, the mother stays with the child for the first six months, and then the father goes on leave for a year.

How many. 40% of the average salary for the previous two years. Minimum - 4512 RUR for the first and 6554.89 RUR for the second and subsequent children. Maximum - 26,152.27 R, it will be paid if your average salary is more than 65,380 R.

How to go back to work and keep your monthly benefit

During maternity leave, the mother cannot work full time, otherwise she will lose the right to receive monthly benefits. However, the law allows for part-time work or working from home. And there is one trick here.

Judging by Article 93 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, both a part-time working day and a part-time working week can be considered part-time. Duration working week should not exceed 40 hours. The benefit will remain if you work, for example, 7 hours every day or work 8 hours from Monday to Thursday, and take a day off on Friday. In this case, the mother writes a statement, and the employer draws up an additional agreement to the employment contract and issues an order.

There is another way to work and receive benefits. For example, if the husband works remotely and the wife works in the office. In this case, you can apply for child care benefits for your husband, and your wife can go to work or, if the boss doesn’t mind, work from home. If both spouses do not want to lose wages, let them apply for benefits for working grandparents.

Benefit from birth to three years. There is another monthly benefit that is paid from birth to three years. Every month 50 RUR will be credited to your card. We recommend forgetting about this benefit for 3 years, and on the child’s third birthday, withdrawing the accumulated fifteen hundred thousand from the card and buying him a small gift.

Maternity capital

In 2007, the government decided to stimulate the birth rate with the ruble and came up with maternity capital. It is paid to Russian citizens for their second and subsequent children born between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2021. The certificate is unlimited, it is issued only once, provided that the children born are also citizens of Russia.

How many. RUB 453,026

The amount is good, it would be nice for the whole family to rush to Bali for a month or two or upgrade their car, but no. Maternity capital is not a thick stack of banknotes, but stamped paper that gives the right to spend almost half a million rubles for one of these purposes:

improvement of living conditions: buying an apartment, building a house, paying off a mortgage, shared construction or participation in housing construction cooperatives;
education of children: payment for kindergartens, schools, institutes and even accommodation in a dormitory of a university or technical school;
financing the funded pension of the child's mother;
goods and services for disabled children.

But there is a limitation here: capital can be spent on these purposes only after one of the children turns three years old. There are two exceptions to the rules: mortgage repayment and expenses for disabled children. In this case, you don’t have to wait until the child turns three years old and spend maternity capital immediately after birth.

Regional allowances. In addition to federal maternity capital, families with three, and in some regions, two children can receive regional maternity capital. Its amount and terms of use depend on the region. For example, in Kaliningrad region regional maternity capital can be spent not only on children’s education, building a house and buying an apartment, but also on home renovation, buying a car, furniture and household appliances.

How to get maximum benefits

Work under an employment contract and receive a salary of at least 65,416 R per month.
During maternity leave, enter into a civil law contract with the employer.
Work part-time during parental leave.
If both spouses good salary, apply for a monthly allowance for a working relative.
Have a baby before you are both 30 years old.
Decide to have a second child and receive maternity capital.