What certificates are needed to apply for child benefits?

Leave for pregnant and postpartum women

Maternity leave for expectant mothers officially begins from the moment a woman receives a sick leave certificate. In case of a singleton pregnancy, sick leave starts from the 30th week, and when carrying two or more children at the same time – from the 28th week.

The duration of maternity leave (Maternity Leave) depends on complications arising during pregnancy and the number of children being carried. For normal pregnancy and childbirth without complications, the leave lasts 140 days. Half of this period passes before birth, and the remaining half after birth. If the birth was accompanied by complications, the total duration of leave reaches 156 days - 86 of them take place after childbirth. In case of multiple pregnancy, sick leave lasts 194 days. Of these, 84 days before birth and 110 days after birth.

How to go on maternity leave

Instructions on how best to go on maternity leave consist of the following steps:

1. Registration of sick leave . It is prepared by a doctor who manages the pregnancy in the antenatal clinic. The approximate date of issue is the 30th week of pregnancy. The document contains several fields that the doctor fills out and some information that the employer enters. To receive sick leave, you must make an appointment with a doctor. You can register for an appointment at a public clinic online through the government services portal. Some women are seen by doctors in paid clinics during pregnancy, but they are still issued sick leave through a public clinic. In this case, on the public services portal, you must first check the information on the compulsory medical insurance policy and attachment.
2. Writing an application at work. The application can be filled out in any written form, but the accounting department can provide a sample. The main thing that needs to be indicated in the application is the vacation period. A sick leave certificate is attached to the completed application. The employer issues an order to begin the vacation; it should be read and signed.
3. Calculation of the payment amount. The amount of the woman's benefit is calculated in the employer's accounting department. The calculations take into account length of service, maximum amount of payments, average earnings, and duration of maternity leave. After a woman submits an application, the employer has 10 days to make calculations and accruals.

If a pregnant employee wants to figure out what the final payment amount consists of, she can ask the accountant for a detailed calculation.

Additional nuances

For working women, maternity benefits are paid at the workplace. The Social Insurance Fund transfers the money to the employer, and he pays it to the expectant mother. In this case, personal income tax is not deducted from the accrued amount. The amount that was transferred is the amount that the pregnant employee is paid.

A woman can go on maternity leave only at her own request. The employer cannot force her to leave until she independently applies for leave. A sick leave certificate may already have been issued, but submitting a maternity leave application to the employer is at the discretion of the pregnant employee. In this case, maternity workers will not pay, but only the salary that is due at work. The benefit is issued only for those days when the woman is officially on maternity leave.

If the expectant mother has less than 6 months of experience by the time the leave is issued, her payments will be calculated based not on average earnings, but on the minimum wage. Payments are assigned to individual entrepreneurs only if the woman has registered with the Social Insurance Fund and paid insurance premiums for the previous year.

Documents for receiving child care benefits up to 1.5 years old

One of the parents or any other relative has the right to go on parental leave until the child reaches 1.5 years of age. To assign benefits you will need the following documents:

1. employee’s application for benefits;
2. information about the insured person, if this information has not been received previously;
3. a certificate from the second parent’s place of work stating that he is not on parental leave and does not receive a monthly allowance. If a parent does not work, he can take such a certificate from social security. If a relative, for example a grandmother, will be caring for the child, such certificates will be needed from both parents.

Read about the minimum and maximum amount of child care benefits in 2022 here.

In order to receive benefits, wives of military personnel must provide, in addition to the above documents, a certificate from a military unit confirming that the child’s father completed conscription military service.

You will find ready-made instructions for receiving benefits for a child under 1.5 years old in ConsultantPlus. Get trial access to the system for free and go to the Ready-made solution.

Who can receive payments?

Child care benefits can be awarded to any family member who takes care of the baby. But social payments for pregnancy and childbirth are only due to the mother of the child.

The following may apply for maternity benefits:

• working;
• laid off due to the cessation of the company's work;
• full-time students;
• undergoing military service under contract;
• adoptive parents, if they belong to one of the categories above.

It should be taken into account that, according to the legislation of the Russian Federation, a woman who is already on maternity leave and becomes pregnant again has the right to receive only one type of benefit: either maternity benefits or child care benefits.

Types of maternity benefits

All types of maternity benefits can be divided into one-time and permanent. One-time payments involve receiving assistance once during the period of waiting or the birth of a child. Constant payments are those benefits that are paid once a month for the period the child reaches a certain age - 1.5 years. Support from the state can be expressed not only as benefits, but also in the form of maternity capital, a certificate for childbirth, as well as by assigning certain tax deductions and benefits.

When will the woman receive the money?

The legislation has established a limit on the time frame for applying for payments for pregnant women - 6 months from the day the Birth and Labor leave ended. The woman presents all the necessary documents, and the policyholder assigns payments. The policyholder must calculate and credit the money within 10 days.

If the payment is made by the employer, then the benefit is issued on the due date of the next salary. If the benefit is paid by social security authorities, the accrual period is the 26th day of the month following the month of submission of documents. Money is transferred by mail or through a bank.

What documents are needed to process payments?

To apply for leave during which a woman will receive payments, the following documents are needed:

• sick leave issued by a doctor who sees a woman during pregnancy;
• certificate of registration with the antenatal clinic for up to 12 weeks, if available;
• statement;
• a certificate of earnings for the previous 2 years, and if a woman has changed jobs, a certificate from each employer is needed;
• identification;
• number of the bank account or card to which the money will be transferred.

In 2022, the benefit amount differs depending on the category of person. Payments to working women amount to 100% of average income. For those dismissed due to the liquidation of the organization - 675 rubles. For full-time students - according to the amount of the scholarship, and the educational institution pays the money. Contract servicemen receive payments based on the amount of their allowance.

Types of social benefits and list of documents for receiving them

The legislation provides for a variety of support for women who care for children. Let's look at what certificates are needed to receive each type of child benefit.

Use free instructions and samples from ConsultantPlus experts to fill out all the documents correctly.

The amount of accrual for maternity and child care depends on the employee’s income for the previous two years. When changing jobs, the previous employer is required to issue an income statement in Form 182n. In this case, when assigning a payment, the income of the previous employer is taken into account in the calculation.

Read more: What should a salary certificate look like to apply for child benefits from a previous employer?

In many cases, it is necessary to confirm that the second parent has not received and is not receiving a similar payment. It must be obtained: from the employer of the second parent or from the social security authorities if you have unemployed status.

Sample certificate of receipt of benefits for child care up to 1.5 years from the second parent:

Read more about the certificate of paid benefits from the second parent.

Calculation of benefits for pregnant women

When calculating the benefit amount, the following nuances are taken into account:

1. A woman's average annual income should not exceed the established maximum. In 2022, this amount is 912 thousand rubles. That is, if a woman earned 1 million rubles in a year, then only the maximum approved amount will be taken into account.
2. Limits on average daily earnings.
3. Taking into account all the restrictions, the maximum amount of the B&R benefit for 2022 has been set at 322,190 rubles.
4. From the total number of days for calculating benefits, periods of temporary disability, maternity leave, parental leave, and periods of release from work with continued earnings are excluded.

If during the two years that are taken to calculate benefits, the woman was on maternity leave, these periods are excluded from the calculations. But the Russian government allows these two years to be replaced by the two years preceding them.

General procedure for payment of maternity benefits from 2022

The list of actions that must be completed for an employee to receive benefits for pregnant women is identical to those previously used within the framework of the FSS “Direct Payments” pilot project and is now valid throughout the country.

All women socially insured due to maternity have the right to receive appropriate benefits.

To do this, they must provide the employer with the necessary list of documents. Having received them, the employer creates an inventory (for up to 25 employees) or a register in electronic form (for more than 25 employees) and transfers them to the Federal Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation within 5 calendar days. After this, the FSS makes a decision on the assignment of benefits within 10 calendar days (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 30, 2020 No. 2375).

The employer may not issue any order regarding the provision of maternity leave.

The period when maternity benefits are paid coincides with the period during which the decision on its assignment is made. It is 10 calendar days from the date of receipt of documents (information) from the employer.

What payments will expectant mothers receive in 2022?

All maternity benefits in 2022, which are due to the expectant mother:

Also, in 2022, mothers are entitled to maternity capital in the amount of 466,617 rubles for their first child. For the birth of a second child, the amount is additionally increased by 150 thousand rubles. Read about what payments are due for the birth of a third child in the article on the Brobank service.

Calculation of maternity benefits in 2021

There is nothing complicated in calculating the amount of maternity benefits To calculate how much money the expectant mother will receive, the number of days of maternity leave must be multiplied by her average daily earnings.

The maximum amount of the B&R benefit for 140 standard days will be:

340,795 rubles (140 days × 2434.25 rubles)

Minimum, below which maternity leave cannot be:

58,878.25 rubles (140 days × 420.56 rubles).

We also recommend that you read the article “What is the amount of maternity benefits in 2022: new sizes.”

Payments upon registration up to 12 weeks

Among the social benefits for pregnant women, there is also a payment for registration in the antenatal clinic at an early stage. Women who have received the right to benefits under the BiR and have registered with the housing complex for a period of up to 12 weeks can apply for this money. To apply for payment to pregnant women, you will need an application and a certificate from a medical institution. It is filled out in free form. The certificate must be presented no later than 6 months from the end of the vacation.

Working women receive benefits from their employer. The timing of crediting the calculated amount depends on the following nuances:

1. If a woman has submitted a certificate along with a sick leave certificate, the benefit is paid simultaneously with maternity payments.
2. If a woman presented a certificate of registration up to 12 weeks later than the sick leave, payments are accrued within 10 days from the date of submission of the certificate and application.

The employer transfers the amount of the payment to the employee, and then the Social Insurance Fund compensates for the expenses. Find out what payments are due to unemployed pregnant women in a separate Brobank material.

Other maternity payments in 2021

Let's look at what other maternity payments are due to parents and how to calculate their amount.

A pregnant woman who registered before 12 weeks can receive benefits for this. Moreover, from February 1, 2021, the payment amount was indexed by 3% and amounted to 708.23 rubles. The amount, of course, is small, but it is still an incentive payment so that pregnant women take care of their health and the health of their unborn child.

If you have questions about the purpose of this maternity benefit, we advise you to refer to the article “Benefit for registration in the early stages of pregnancy - 2021”.

One can receive a one-time benefit for the birth of a child , regardless of whether they work. From February 1, 2022, this payment was also increased to 18,886.32 rubles. This amount is also increased by regional coefficients (if any).

One of the parents or another family member can receive child care benefits for up to 1.5 years. The main thing is that the person receiving this payment is actually with the child. From June 1, 2020, the amount of the minimum benefit for a non-working caregiver no longer depends on the order of children and is 6,752 rubles. From February 1, 2022, this amount is indexed to 7082.85 rubles.

If the person who took care of a child under 1.5 years of age took care of leave at work, he will be paid a benefit in the amount of 40% of the average earnings at his place of work.

Also, depending on the average per capita income, parents are entitled to a monthly payment for the first and second child under the age of 3 years. The amount of this payment differs depending on the region of residence of the family.

In addition, children aged 3 to 7 years are also entitled to benefits - for those families whose average per capita income is less than the regional subsistence level.

You can read about the benefits provided after the end of sick leave under the BiR in our material “Maternity benefits for a second child.”

Minimum wage for social payments

The minimum wage was introduced to support socially vulnerable segments of the population. It is used to determine the minimum payment amounts. The following payments are compared with the minimum wage:

• wages;
• average daily payment for disability;
• voluntary contributions to OSS.

The minimum wage from January 1, 2022 is 12,130 rubles. When calculating payments to a pregnant woman, the employer must apply the minimum indicator in 2 cases:

1. If a woman has not received payments for the 2 years that are taken into account, she will be charged mandatory contributions to OSS.
2. If the total amount of taxable payments for 2 years is less than the minimum wage for 2 years.

The established minimum wage is tied to the minimum subsistence level of an able-bodied citizen. That is, the minimum wage, which is in effect from January 1, 2022, is equal to the cost of living for the second quarter of the previous year. But if a year later the cost of living decreases, the minimum wage will remain the same. This ensures that women's financial situation does not worsen.

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