How much does a single mother get for a child today? What benefits do single mothers have? Types of financial assistance

A woman who, by virtue of circumstances or of her own free will, decided to raise a child alone, has the right to count on additional social and financial support from the state. What single mother benefits are available in 2019? About it further.

Who is a single mother?

In modern Russia, women raising children without the participation of a father are no longer a rarity - they account for at least 30% of families. However, not every woman is considered a single mother by law, since this concept has a strict definition. Hence the conflicts arising from a lack of understanding of the significance of this status.

So, who is eligible for single mother benefits in 2019?

The definition of “single mother” or “single mother” is not enshrined in law. To be officially recognized as a single mother, you must meet the following requirements:

To be divorced from a spouse for more than 300 days or not to have a husband at all.
Do not have a written document from the father attesting to his relationship with the child.
Do not have a court opinion on the fact of paternity.

In other words, only a woman is considered to be a single mother, whose children were born outside the marriage union, and in the birth documents the column “father” is empty. In such cases, registry office employees registering the child issue a certificate to mom in special form 25 confirming her status as a loner.

If the baby is born in an official marriage, his mother can officially become “lonely” only by a court decision that established the fact of the lack of relationship between the woman’s husband and her baby. Therefore, the father of the child does not have to be officially established.

We list the situations when in society a woman is mistakenly considered a single mother:

The couple divorced, after which the former woman does not receive alimony from her ex-husband and brings up common children alone.
The child was born out of wedlock, but less than 300 days passed after the divorce or death of the spouse. In such situations, the former spouse will be legally recognized as the father of the child, even if he does not have a biological relationship with the baby.
Parents of the baby are not officially spouses, but the man does not abandon the child and officially recognizes his paternity.
Dad is deprived of parental rights.

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When a woman is recognized as a single mother legally, the mother receives the right to social and labor privileges from the state.

If there are doubts about the rights to benefits and additional material support - it is worth contacting the social security authorities at the place of registration. Also, these and other issues related to divorce and motherhood will help solve a qualified lawyer.

Benefits and other forms of support for single mothers

A woman who has received the official status of a single mother claims federal and local support in the form of payments and benefits.

Social support

Single mothers are entitled to the same benefits as parents of full families. They can rely on federal benefits operating throughout the country and on regional payments. They can be divided into

Targeted assistance (for students, for the purchase of products, school uniforms);
Poor single mothers are usually assigned a larger allowance.

A mom of a baby in the status of a loner can apply for the following forms of social support:

Compensation of the price of baby food for a child under 36 months.
Compensation for increasing the cost of living
In-kind assistance to mothers with children under 3 years old - free envelopes for newborns, sets of linen and clothes for babies, milk kitchens for children up to 24 months, essential medicines.
Housing benefits - discounts on utilities.
Education benefits.
Preferential physiotherapy (massage) in the district clinic.
Free meals at least 2 times a day in the school cafeteria.
Preferential queue for admission to a preschool educational institution (DOE).
Discounts on getting educational, educational and other services in a preschool educational institution.
The right to participate in the Housing program.
Annual treatment of a child in a dispensary of a spa type.

The above benefits may vary depending on the region of residence of a single mother. And just the status of a single mother to receive them is often not enough. Benefits vary depending on the accompanying status of the family: the poor, needing to improve housing conditions, the family raising a disabled child, etc. But in some regions, the above privileges may be granted to single mothers, regardless of other privileged statuses.

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Labor privileges

There are specific privileges that an employed single mother provides:

Often at the enterprises there are staff reductions. A mother raising children alone is free from the risk of being dismissed until each of her children turns 14 years old. The employer does not have the legal right to dismiss an employee, even if it is not suitable for the position. Single mom can be reduced only if she maliciously avoids performing official duties and regularly commits misconduct.
A woman is reduced during the liquidation of an enterprise. In such a situation, the leader will have to take care of the new job of a single mom.
Single mom has the right to an extraordinary vacation. The period of additional rest should not exceed 14 days. At the same time, the salary is not saved, but they cannot refuse to provide the woman with rest - she decides what time it is convenient for her to receive for the vacation. Such leave should be established by a collective agreement.
Before the baby is 5 years old, a woman should not work on night shifts, work overtime, as well as on weekends and holidays. Of course, if a single mom is not opposed to such working conditions, the employer will not break the law. In such cases, the woman must be given written consent.
Mom must provide sick leave if the child is sick. During inpatient treatment of a baby, a woman is entitled to an additional allowance, the amount of which depends on her length of service. The amount of payments is made in 100% of the first 2 weeks of sick leave, the next 50% of the woman’s salary, depending on the length of service of the woman. With outpatient treatment, experience does not count.
Until the child reaches the age of 14, his mother has the right to work on a shorter working day.
If a woman gets a job, the manager should not be denied her job because of her status as a single mom. A refusal to provide a workplace must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reason for the refusal. Otherwise, a woman may file a complaint with the social security authorities.

In addition to all these forms of support for single mothers, a woman receives the right to double the deduction for personal income tax.

Payments and benefits

The status of a single mother does not deprive a woman of the usual benefits intended for all mothers who have given birth:

Hospital maternity allowance (M&R) - in the amount of 100% of the average salary for the last 2 calendar years (for officially employed women);
Additional disability allowance for B&D, if the sick leave was extended due to difficult births - additional paid 16 days.
One-time allowance paid after childbirth -17479.73 rubles. + district coefficient.
up to 18 months - an allowance from the employer equal to 40% of the salary (unemployed single mothers receive material compensation from the employment center: for one child - in the amount of 3277.45 rubles, for two or more - 6554.89 rubles).
A lump-sum payment to women who have registered for B&D before the term of 12 weeks is 655.49 rubles.

In addition to these payments, a single mom can count on additional benefits provided from the state and regional budgets:

(low-income) - depends on the region.
Additional payments for the third and subsequent children aged 36 months (low-income) are equal to the size of the minimum living wage in the region.
Compensation allowance for a woman caring for a child on her own. It is paid only until the child turns 3 years old - 50 rubles. per month (if there is one child).
Payments from maternity capital in the amount of a living wage per child up to 1.5 years.

Documents for processing payments

To draw up benefits and additional benefits, mom should collect a package of the following documents:

Application for benefits.
Baby's birth certificate.
Certificate of cohabitation of mother and child.
Other documents, depending on the benefits claimed by a single mother.

A certificate of co-residence can be obtained at the passport office at the place of registration. All necessary documents should be attributed. Social Security Department or MFC. The task of the social security staff is to verify the specified information, pay a visit to the family personally, draw up acts on the joint residence of the applicant and the child based on the data received.

As soon as the application for the payment of benefits is accepted by the social security authorities, an accrual begins to occur. Payments are made until the child reaches the age of majority. In some cases, the benefit can be paid only up to three years.

If the mother and the baby live in a place different from the place of registration, the woman will have to take a certificate from the authorities of registration. The certificate should indicate that at the place of registration a single mom does not receive any payments. Then the allowance will be made at the place of residence.

If a woman is employed, then part of the benefits should be paid to the employer. The allowance paid from the funds of the Maternity Capital is assigned by the Pension Fund.

What is required for single mothers by law: benefits, payments, benefits.

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The status of a single mother is the choice of a woman who decides to have a baby without establishing paternity.

Based on this, the state provides for proportional types of assistance that are not significantly different from the maintenance of married women.

Single mother status is granted only to women who have given birth to a child who is not married. And after the appearance of the newborn, the father did not claim to enter information about him during registration. In this case, a dash is permissible in the column of information about the father in the newborn’s certificate.

In other cases, at the discretion of the mother, it is allowed to enter information from words, but this status does not have legal capacity. A statement from the registry office confirming this status is attached to the application.

Parents who meet these criteria have the right to claim proportional benefits. However, at birth, these are not provided.

The terms of assignment of all payments are based on the general rules of the Federal Law No. 81-ФЗ, which entered into force on 05.19.95.

When registering in the early stages of pregnancy, a supplement is provided.

You can apply for benefits immediately after receiving a birth certificate (see). Working women fill it out in bookkeeping, and not working in a department of the Department of Social Welfare (USZN). In both cases, the indicated amount does not change.

Single mother benefits for the birth of a second and third child

A single woman can decide to have a second, as well as a third child, when she gets married. In this case, the status of a single mother remains until the spouse of an illegitimate minor.

Or vice versa - after a divorce, an illegitimate newborn may appear. In this case, the indicated status applies only to that baby who.

The amount of payments that are provided at the birth of the second child, the indicated situations do not affect. A woman also receives a lump sum allowance in the prescribed amount.

If she gives birth to twins (triplets) - financial assistance is assigned to each baby. Charges are made accordingly - at the employer or in the department of social protection for non-working citizens.

When the third baby appears, it is allowed to draw up an additional allowance.

At the birth of triplets, some regional regulations provide for additional benefits and subsidies, both in the form of one-time support for the family, and in the form of preferential provision of housing, land and other benefits.

Also, in this case, at the birth of the second or subsequent children, receipt is prescribed. Except in cases of twins, if these were the first birth. This certificate is provided once. Having received it for the second baby, for the third, such a right is considered exhausted.

The main condition for obtaining maternity capital is that children are brought up in the family. If the applicant for the certificate or is limited in them - the authority to receive payments, subsidies and certificates is revoked. After restoration of parental legal capacity, it is permissible to apply for the return of such.

Single mother allowance for a child under 1.5 years old

You can get this financial assistance only at the end of maternity leave (BIR), which was paid deliberately, before the onset of childbirth in the amount of 100% of earnings. From the next day, at the end of the vacation under the BIR, it is charged, provided that the woman applied at the destination for benefits: to the employer or to the Department of Social Protection.

The employer calculates the amount of monthly maintenance in the amount of 40% of total earnings for the previous year. All types of income are taken into account here, but minus the period of the employee’s stay on sick leave. The main condition is, in accordance with the norms of the Labor Code, with a salary of at least the minimum wage (minimum wage).

If a woman’s earnings are lower than 1 minimum wage, measures are being taken to index him.

That is, the amount of payments rises to 40% of the minimum wage. Eventually:

At least 2 908 rubles are paid per month for the first child under 1.5 years of age.
For the second, third and subsequent - at least 5 817 rubles per month.

Equal amounts are accrued to unemployed citizens through social security agencies. Since here the calculation is also made from the minimum wage and is 40% of the established minimum standard of earnings.

The maximum amount of accruals from the employer is 21,547 rubles; excess of these standards is not allowed, including for persons of the indicated category.

The employer pays this content without prejudice to his own budget, as he subsequently receives compensation from the Social Insurance Fund, which will compensate for the costs of benefits. At the discretion of the employer, additional payments are allowed that are not compensated by the FSS and are paid from the company’s funds.

If a woman transfers the authority to care for the baby to her parents who have not reached retirement age, getting to work - the right to receive them passes to her grandparents.

If they receive a pension, the right to receive these payments is completely lost.

The provision of content for the performance of the baby one and a half years is terminated. After that, a single mother has the right to apply for an extraordinary place in the nursery group of the kindergarten, the argument is the need for earnings (see).

If the administration refuses to provide a place in kindergarten, you should apply for:

compensation for the lack of space in the kindergarten;
on payments due to low-income families.

These types of material assistance are provided by local self-government bodies, mainly through departments of the USZN. The amount of assistance is set at the regional level and is regulated by local regulations.

Regional monthly single mother allowance

It is advisable to find out options for supporting a low-income family that is provided by local authorities after the birth of a newborn. It is calculated on the basis of the subsistence minimum established in the region of residence.

An incomplete family that does not receive material support in the form of alimony can apply to the social welfare service. For families with low income, a guaranteed payment is established, in the amount of 100 rubles.

For single mothers and other socially unprotected groups of the population, payments are increased to 700 - 1,000 rubles per month, according to the order of local authorities.

In addition, you should get other types of support, which include providing free nutrition to the baby artificer or free medication.

It is allowed to receive compensation for housing services and other benefits (see).

The procedure for drawing up mother benefits alone

A state or a municipality is not obliged to provide the listed types of maintenance and material assistance, unless the citizen draws up an application with the documentation confirming the authority of their appointment and accrual.

The application is submitted to the employer or to the social protection authorities with the appendix:

certificates from the maternity hospital;
certificates of registration at an early date (if any);
birth certificates of the newborn;
applicant's passports;
certificates of the registry office about the absence of a spouse.

Sometimes married citizens and terminated these relationships cannot receive from the former spouse for objective reasons. In this case, you have to go to court for recognition of the status of a single mother.

Without confirmation of this status, one-time financial assistance is not assigned, since you will need to submit a certificate from the workplace of the baby's father.

Parents of a single mother who have taken over the powers of care provide an application with the same documents, with the exception of a certificate of registration at an early date - this benefit is assigned only to the woman in labor.

To assign additional types of assistance from the regional budget, it is necessary to provide a certificate of family composition, by place of residence. This certificate can be obtained from the management company or the district administration.

Raising a child alone is difficult not only from a moral point of view, but also from a material point of view. This is all the more difficult to do in Moscow, since the capital is traditionally distinguished by high prices for the main and related groups of goods for children. To facilitate the task of single women, the state provides various allowances and benefits. In 2018, some points of these social programs will remain unchanged, and some will be reviewed and changed.

The Moscow government in the fall of 2017 supported the initiative to increase certain types of benefits for this category of women. In addition, social authorities constantly conduct explanatory work on which of the women has the right to receive such payments, since the legal concept of a “loner” differs from the generally accepted one.

Muscovites who raise children without fathers can count on 2 types of payments and benefits:

paid to all Russian citizens falling into the category of single mothers;
provided only by the regional Moscow social program.

The grounds for their receipt are the same.

Women eligible to receive benefits and benefits as single mothers:

those whose child is born out of wedlock and the mother is independently educating;
those who independently raise an adopted child and are not married at the same time;
women whose baby was born in a marriage or within 300 days after the termination of marriage, but official paternity was disputed.

Women who do not have the rights of single mothers:

are divorced, but do not receive alimony from their father;
gave birth to a man whose paternity was officially established, but the marriage was not registered;
gave birth to a man who has died or is deprived of parental rights;
gave birth within 9 months after the divorce or invalidation of the marriage.

Federal

For 2018, there is no planned revision of the amount of financial payments to single mothers at the federal level. For this reason, they will remain at the 2017 level.

The list of payments provided until delivery, as follows:

for women who registered for pregnancy before the age of 12 weeks - 613.14 rubles a month (this type of assistance is issued regardless of the outcome of the birth);
payment of maternity leave to officially employed - 100% of the average monthly income (accrued for the period from the 30th week of pregnancy to the 70th day after the birth of the child);
maternity payments to students - 100% scholarships;
maternity benefits for unemployed - 581 rubles;
maternity payments to military personnel or employees in the defense sector - the amount of 1 cash benefit.

After the birth of the baby a woman has the right to such types of financial assistance:

at a time - 16,350.33 rubles .;
if childbirth is deemed difficult, additionally paid 16 days of sick leave.

In the case of the adoption of two children at the same time, who are related to each other, an additional 118, 5 thousand is put.

During maternity leave, before the baby is 18 months old, a single mother is entitled to such benefits:

for women with a permanent official place of employment - 40% of the average monthly salary during the last 180 days before delivery (the benefit must be paid by the employer);
for women dismissed during pregnancy due to liquidation of the enterprise - 2,908 thousand (the benefit is paid by the social fund);
for the unemployed - 3.0 thousand (per child) or 5.817 thousand (for two or more babies).

A special situation arises if, prior to the decree, a single woman was employed, but immediately after the first decree she leaves for the second. The allowance paid by the employer to such single mothers up to 1.5 years is doubled and amounts to 80% of their average monthly salary.

For residents of Moscow

Muscovites are entitled 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 applies to single mothers.

Throughout 2018, single mothers who are Muscovites will be entitled to receive these types of monthly financial assistance:

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

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

All regional surcharges and allowances provided to single mothers in Moscow are multi-level. This means that if a woman falls into two categories at the same time, for which payments are provided (for example, single mother and large mother), she has the right to receive all such benefits in full without any restrictions.

Privileges

Single mothers living in Moscow in 2018 will be able to take advantage not only of special payments, but also of preferential programs. Their list includes:

in-kind help;
privileges;
additional rights;
labor privileges.

In-kind help:

free clothes for babies;
sets of linen for babies;
free baby food for dairy cuisine up to 2 years;
sets of essential drugs;
massage course in a children's clinic;
two meals a day at school;
granting permits to improving institutions for preschool children and school students.

Privileges:

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

In addition to all of the above, single mothers in 2018 will be able to take advantage of such labor privileges:

until the youngest child is 14 years old, the employer does not have the right to dismiss a woman even if the position does not correspond to her position;
in the event of liquidation of the enterprise, the employer must provide another place of work with a salary level not lower than the previous one;
at any time of the year, a single mother has the right to an extraordinary vacation without salary lasting no more than 14 days;
exemption from night work, business trips, overtime work, and also exit to work on holidays or on weekends (in the event that a woman provides an official refusal in writing);
additional sick leave allowance, which depends on the length of service (the first 14 calendar days of the sick leave - 100%, the following days - 50% of the salary);
sick leave for a child up to the age of seven is paid in full, regardless of its duration;
the opportunity to work on a daily reduced schedule until the child is 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 must provide an explanation of the reasons in writing or electronically.

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

The whole complex of national and regional payments, subsidies and benefits to 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 upbringing to her children.

Single mothers will be enhanced by “children’s”: video

The world continues to see a marked increase in the number of women raising single children on their own, i.e. without the help of a spouse. In some cases, such a combination of circumstances may be a conscious choice of the mother and her own initiative. However, the majority dominated by any negative social manifestations that have a devastating effect on the institution of the family. This may be divorces between the parents of the child, unplanned pregnancies and other adverse circumstances.

The state, as a political and social form of organization of society, is committed to supporting vulnerable groups of citizens. Single parents fall into this group and are endowed with a wide range of guarantees in many areas of life. Consider the specific concessions made for mothers who raise their children on their own.

Single mother - benefits and benefits 2018-2019

For single parents, guarantees are provided in the areas of life. The main document regulating these issues is.

Due to rising inflation, payments to single mothers have undergone some changes in favor of increasing them. According to statements from government officials, financial support will continue to be indexed, and benefits will expand.

Insurance coverage in connection with a pregnant woman and childbirth

This guarantee gains its ground with respect to women. However, this preference for non-working single mothers will not have its own legal basis. A person must be socially insured at the place of official or labor activity.

Characterization of the reproductive state of a woman in anticipation of childbirth and after the appearance of the newborn	Due short-term exemption from work and the amount of compensation in 2018
1) For general reasons	Temporary dismissal is granted for seventy days before the birth of the newborn and a similar period - after the fetus is expelled from the mother. Thus, the total amount of leave will be 140 days. 1. The maximum size of maternity for the entire duration of the vacation - 282,493, 40 thousand rubles. 2. The minimum amount of maternity for the entire duration of the vacation - 43 675, 39 thousand rubles
2) On the grounds of multiple pregnancy	Mother's maternity leave will be eighty-four calendar days before the birth of the newborn. After childbirth, these indicators may vary depending on the number of babies born. 1. The maximum amount of maternity for the entire duration of the vacation - 391 454, 80 thousand rubles. 2. The minimum amount of maternity for the entire duration of the vacation - 60 522, 18 thousand rubles
3) On the grounds of complicated birth	Eighty-six days after delivery, and before them maternity leave is granted on general conditions. 1. The maximum size of maternity for the entire duration of the vacation - 314 778, 08 thousand rubles. 2. The minimum amount of maternity for the entire duration of the vacation - 48 667, 32 thousand rubles
4) Based on the birth of two or more children	Before giving birth, a woman will rest from work on a common basis, and after - 110 calendar days. Payout volumes are set based on the number of children
5) On the basis of the placement of the baby in the family during his infancy	The reference point for the provision of material support will be the day of establishing legal relations between the newborn and the adoptive parent. In anticipation of childbirth, the expectant mother will rest from work according to the general rules as in the first case, and after - 110 calendar days. Volumes are set in general order.

Important information! Insurance coverage in connection with a woman’s special reproductive condition is payable if a request for it is sent earlier than 6 months after the end of the leave on the grounds provided for women.

One-time payment in case of birth

This type of state support is an independent type and is to be provided to a single mother, regardless of whether she received insurance coverage in connection with pregnancy and childbirth or not.

Depending on the registration of the woman-parent in the pension system of the Russian Federation, a lump sum allowance may be paid:

At the place where the labor function is performed, female representatives are subject to compulsory social insurance.
At the place of stay or actual residence by social protection institutions. This applies to women who are not subject to compulsory social insurance.

The one-time allowance on the fact of the birth of a newborn was born on February 1, 2018, fixed on the bar of 16 854, 09 thousand rubles. Under the circumstances of the adoption of a disabled child, the benefit is payable in an increased amount of 126,634.25 thousand rubles for each such minor.

To allocate a lump sum to a single woman raising a child on her own, it is necessary to prepare a documented set of papers:

Important information! When two or more children are born, a lump sum allowance will be calculated for each child individually. In the event of the birth of a dead fetus, the payment of this guarantee is excluded.

Monthly payment for child care up to one and a half years

As a general rule, this material guarantee is 40% of the average wage of a single parent. However, it is allowed to change this procedure by mutual agreement and make payments in a solid amount.

Then their minimum size depending on the region of residence can be 3 142, 33 thousand rubles, and the maximum - 24 536, 57 thousand rubles.

This financial incentive can be assigned to a wide range of persons:

Single mothers.
Relatives of a minor registered in the medical care system of citizens.
Guardians.
Relatives of a minor who are not registered in the medical care system of citizens in the event of the death of the mother or father of the child.