Who is entitled to receive maternity benefits in 2022
Maternity benefits (or maternity benefits) can be received by women preparing to become mothers and insured in the compulsory social insurance system. That is, contributions for temporary disability and in connection with maternity (VNiM) should be calculated from their wages. The following persons are considered insured:
- those who signed the employment contract;
- working as civilian personnel in military formations of the Russian Federation abroad.
Those who are not working have the right to count on payments under the BiR
- those dismissed due to the liquidation of the company, as well as women who completed their activities as individual entrepreneurs, notaries, and lawyers within 12 months before they were declared unemployed by the employment center;
- female military personnel and contract women in law enforcement, customs, fire service, etc.;
- Full-time students in educational and scientific organizations on a budgetary or commercial basis.
In addition, benefits can be received by individual entrepreneurs, notaries, and lawyers who have paid the entire amount of annual contributions to VNIM, calculated on the basis of the minimum wage, a year before the occurrence of the insured event.
Women applying for maternity leave must provide the employer or the relevant authority with ENL data, which will serve as the basis for calculating benefits. Employers receive information about issued electronic sick leave (and from 2022 only electronic sick leave will be used) directly from the medical organization.
Important! ConsultantPlus warns: Recalling a woman from maternity leave is not allowed (Letter of Rostrud dated May 24, 2013 N 1755-TZ). Labor legislation provides for the possibility of recalling an employee only from annual paid leave (Article 125 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). However, a woman can interrupt maternity leave on her own initiative. Let's consider several options for the development of events. Read more about how to deal with benefits when leaving maternity leave early in K+. This can be done for free.
What is a lump sum benefit for the birth of a child?
Payment of a one-time benefit at the birth of a child is provided for in Article 11 of the Federal Law of May 19, 1995 No. 81-FZ “On state benefits for citizens with children.”
This payment can be assigned to one of the parents upon his written application. The main condition is to submit an application within six months after the baby’s date of birth
.
If parents do not have time to submit an application for a child birth benefit within the specified period, then it will no longer be possible to receive the benefit.
Since child birth benefits are federal government support measures, they are paid to all Russians, regardless of decisions of local authorities. Employed parents arrange payments through the employer, and the money is transferred directly from the Social Insurance Fund. If an application for benefits is submitted by an unemployed parent, then he needs to contact the local social welfare department, which deals with payments to unemployed citizens.
How to accurately calculate the accounting allowance
Since 2022, the employer has not paid workers money for maternity leave. This is done by the FSS. And the employer is only required to transfer documents and information to the fund for the calculation and payment of benefits.
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As for the calculation of the benefit amount, in 2022 it occurs in the usual manner.
The calculation formula can be presented as follows:
Allowance for BiR = Average daily earnings × Number of days of vacation for BiR.
The number of days of maternity leave in general cases is 140 days (70 days before childbirth and 70 after). The number of days increases with multiple pregnancies and complicated births. The doctor indicates the start and end dates of the period of incapacity for work, and based on them and the employee’s application for leave under the BiR, the accountant will calculate its duration.
Average daily earnings = Earnings for the previous two years / Number of days in the billing period.
Earnings for the previous two years include all amounts of salary, vacation pay, bonuses and other remuneration from which contributions to VNiM were calculated.
The denominator indicates the number of calendar days corresponding to two calculation years, minus those that the employee was on sick leave, maternity leave or parental leave.
Nuances regarding benefit payments
When registering each type of state support for the population, certain points can be identified that can cause controversial situations. Regarding benefits for the birth of a child, there are only 3 of them. Let's look at them.
Benefit for part-time worker
Currently, a person can be employed by several employers, but what should a part-time worker do in this situation, for which job should he apply and a package of documents?
If a parent works several jobs, then he has the right to contact any employer of his choice
. However, the package of documents must include certificates from other places of work stating that the employee did not apply for the same benefit from other employers.
You cannot receive benefits for the birth of a child from several employers. Such an explanation was given back on 06/07/2007 in the information letter of the FSS of the Russian Federation No. 02-12/07-4837.
Payment to a single mother
Regardless of whether the parent is a single parent or not, the amount of the child's birth benefit does not change.
. That is, a single mother who gave birth to a child between 02/01/2021 and 01/31/2022 will receive a standard payment amount of 18,886.32 rubles.
It is worth noting that a single mother is a woman who has a dash in the “Father” column on her child’s birth certificate or whose husband has died. If the child's mother is divorced, she is not recognized as the sole parent.
What is the minimum B&R benefit in 2022?
Average daily earnings, determined based on salary data for the previous two years, should not be lower than average daily earnings, determined based on the minimum wage. The minimum average daily earnings will be needed if the woman did not have a salary in the accounting years or her earnings for the full month turned out to be below the minimum wage.
Average daily earnings 2022min = minimum wage 2022 × 24 / 730.
Having calculated this expression, we find that the minimum average daily earnings for the BiR benefit in 2022 is equal to 456.66 rubles.
In 2022, taking into account the minimum wage in 2021 (RUB 12,792), the formula was as follows:
Average daily earnings 2021min = minimum wage 2021 × 24 / 730.
This means that the average earnings in 2021 were equal to 420.56 rubles.
Thus, for a vacation lasting 140 calendar days, the minimum benefit is:
- in 2022 was 58,878.40 rubles;
- in 2022 is 63,932.40 rubles.
If the vacation lasts 156 days:
- the minimum for 2022 will be at the level of 65,607.36 rubles,
- 2022 - RUB 71,238.96.
If the vacation duration is 194 days:
- the minimum for 2022 is 81,588.64 rubles,
- 2022 - RUB 88,592.04.
How is the maximum B&R benefit calculated in 2022?
Average daily earnings should not exceed the value calculated on the basis of the value of the maximum bases established for calculating insurance premiums for VNiM for the accounting years.
Average daily earnings max = (Previous base 1 + Prev base 2) / 730 (clause 3.3 of Article 14 of Law No. 255-FZ).
That is, if the years 2022 and 2020 are included in the calculation of maternity leave, then the highest value of average daily earnings is determined as follows:
Average daily earnings 2022max = (966,000.00 + 912,000.00) / 730 = 2,572.60 rubles.
When calculating earnings for 2022, the values of the maximum base for 2022 and 2022 were taken:
Average daily earnings 2021max = (912,000.00 + 865,000.00) / 730 = 2,434.25 rubles.
The maximum limitation is due to the fact that for amounts exceeding the limits, contributions to VNiM are not accrued or paid.
Thus, the maximum in BiR for a standard maternity leave of 140 days will be:
- in 2022 - 360,164 rubles;
- in 2022 - RUB 340,795.
For an extended one of 156 days:
- in 2022 - 401,325.60 rubles;
- in 2022 - RUB 379,743.
For an extended one of 194 days:
- in 2022 - 499,054.40 rubles.
- in 2022 - RUB 472,244.50.
What is the amount of other payments to pregnant women and those giving birth in 2022?
Russian legislation, in addition to the BiR benefit, has provided for additional payments intended for pregnant women and those who have already given birth and reimbursed by the Social Insurance Fund.
These are the benefits:
- For registration at a medical institution in the early stages of pregnancy. As of July 1, 2021, this benefit has completely changed. It is no longer a one-time payment and early registration alone is not enough to obtain it. We wrote more about the innovations in the article.
- One-time payment for the birth of a child. From 02/01/2022 it is 20,472.77 rubles.
- For child care up to 1.5 years old - as well as the BiR benefit, determined on the basis of information about the recipient’s earnings for the previous two years. It indicates a minimum for 2022: 7,677.81 rubles. no matter what the child's age is. The maximum is determined on the basis of average daily earnings, calculated based on the maximum values according to the calculation bases for contributions to VNiM. In 2022 it is 31,282.82 rubles. per month. Find out how this benefit is calculated from the article.
For the amounts of “children’s” benefits for other periods, see the directory from ConsultantPlus. Trial access to this and other system materials can be obtained free of charge.
NOTE! The employer has the right, at his own expense, to pay financial aid to a pregnant or already established mother in any amount approved by the order of the enterprise, regulations on wages or other local regulations.
Documents for receiving child birth benefits
To apply for a benefit at the birth of a child, you must write an application for payment and provide a certain package of documents.
When contacting the social security department, the parent is asked to fill out a document template
, which is approved by each administration separately. The application addressed to the employer is drawn up in any form.
A sample application was submitted from ATP “ConsultantPlus”
The following documents are attached to the application:
- a photocopy of the registry office certificate about the birth of the child;
- a certificate from the spouse’s place of work stating that he did not apply for this benefit for himself (for an unemployed person - a certificate from social security);
- divorce certificate (if available);
- a document confirming cohabitation with the child (certificate of the child’s place of registration), if the parent is divorced.
It is worth noting that if the parents divorced
, then you do not need to bring a certificate from your ex-spouse’s place of work stating that he did not apply for benefits for the birth of a child.
Results
Maternity benefits are provided to all women insured in the compulsory social insurance system.
It is calculated based on data on earnings and hours worked for two calendar years preceding the insured event. By calculation, the maximum and minimum for this benefit are calculated for each year. Starting from 2022, maternity payments are made by the Social Insurance Fund, and the employer only provides it with the information and documents necessary for calculating and transferring benefits. You can find more complete information on the topic in ConsultantPlus. Free trial access to the system for 2 days.
How are prenatal payments calculated, how to calculate
All expectant mothers are wondering what the amount of maternity transfer will be?
The legislation of the Russian Federation defines specific payments in order to assist young families.
- Payment of sick leave for the last weeks of pregnancy and childbirth.
- Allowance for caring for a child until he reaches the age of one and a half years.
The time spent on sick leave when the first child is born is 140 days, 70 days before the birth and 70 days after that.
When two or more children appear in a family, the mother is guaranteed 194 days of leave, 84 days before the birth and 110 after.
For video antenatal and postnatal payments:
Until the child reaches the age of 1.5 years, one of the parents is entitled to cash transfers on a monthly basis.
Who can count on receiving this benefit?
- Pregnant women who have a permanent place of employment.
- Women who are officially registered as individual entrepreneurs.
- Women who do not work, but are registered with the employment service of the relevant district due to loss of work due to staff reduction in the organization.
- Women who are full-time full-time students.
Important: maternity benefits are not provided to unemployed pregnant girls who are not registered.
You can find out everything about the amount of payments to single mothers by reading this article.
What composition of social payments exists and what its statistics are is indicated in this article.
What payment procedure exists when an employee is laid off is indicated here: https://ruleconsult.ru/grazhdanskoe/trudovoe/vyplaty-pri-sokrashhenii-rabotnika.html
How to get
To apply for maternity leave, you will need to prepare a package of papers:
- statement;
- sick leave.
Women undergoing training should submit this documentation to the dean's office of their educational institution. Employed women should contact their place of work. Unemployed pregnant women must submit documents to the social service.
To apply for paid leave to care for a child up to 1.5 years old, you will need to submit:
- statement;
- certificate from the maternity hospital.
You can find out what subsidies there are for single mothers to pay for utilities by reading the article.
How is the amount calculated?
For employed pregnant women, this type of support will be provided by the organization in which she works. In this case, the calculation of payments is the responsibility of the company's accountant. For unemployed women, the social service will determine the amount of payment.
If a woman has been working in one organization for more than 2 years, then the amount of maternity payments will be calculated based on the average level of her salary.
Women registered as individual entrepreneurs can count on payments, subject to the deduction of social insurance contributions. The amount of the benefit in this case will depend on the level of transfers made to the Social Insurance Fund.
For female students, the amount of maternity payments will be calculated based on the amount of the scholarship.
Important - when calculating, the basis of training will not matter - commercial or budgetary.
