What is due to single mothers this year? Benefits and allowances for single mothers

13:06 02.10.16

Rights and benefits for single mothers in Russia in 2016

The status of a single mother is not always a woman’s personal choice. Very often, this is facilitated by a number of factors: unplanned pregnancy, of which this is far from the least.

If we take a certain social cross-section, we can see that very often women from a low social environment, without higher education, and with a low cultural level become single mothers. Or these are adult women, for one reason or another, who find themselves unmarried. Not every woman who raises children alone will be a single mother. Single mother is a legal status that gives its bearer the right to certain benefits.

Who is legally correct to call a single mother?

The official status of a single mother is a woman who is raising a child without being married. However, the parent of the child is not determined. This means that there was no joint submission of an application to the registry office to establish paternity, nor a court decision to recognize it.

Also, the status of a single mother is assigned to a woman who gave birth to a child while married or 300 days after its dissolution, if there is a court decision that the husband (ex-husband) is not the father of the child.

If an unmarried woman adopts a child, she also has the status of a single mother.

In the case where the parent’s name is recorded on the child’s birth certificate only from the words of the mother, this will also be sufficient grounds for assigning the woman the status of a single mother.

Thus, if documentary evidence of the existence of a father is not submitted to the registry office, then the woman receives a certificate in form No. 25, which gives her the status of a single mother.

Which single mother would not be a single mother?

As mentioned above, not all women raising their children on their own will be single mothers.

For example, a woman who is divorced and does not receive child support cannot be considered a single mother.

When a mother is raising a child by a father who has become known judicially or voluntarily, then in this case she will not be a single mother.

If the child’s parent is deprived of parental rights, then the mother with whom the child remains will also not have the status of a single mother.

What payments, benefits and benefits are available to single mothers in Russia?

Due to the growing level of inflation, payments to single mothers have undergone some changes in favor of an increase.

Single mothers continue to be paid the amount of child benefit until the child reaches one and a half years of age.

At work

Until the child of a woman, a single mother, reaches 14 years old, she cannot be fired by order of her superiors, even despite the inadequacy of her position. If, for some reason, a woman is fired (for example, her contract has expired), then her management must formalize the dismissal with mandatory employment subsequently. The period of searching for a job should not exceed three months, and during this time a woman has the right to receive the average salary from her previous place of work.

Payment for the sheet is provided to a single mother to care for a sick child until he reaches school age. Sick leave can be of any duration.

If the child is between 7 and 15 years old, a single mother has the right to 15 days of sick leave. In the case of outpatient treatment, for the first 10 days, the benefit is paid in full. Regardless of the mother’s work experience, starting from the 11th day of outpatient treatment, 50% of the salary benefit is accrued.

Every working mother has the right to annual paid leave. In addition to this, a single mother also has the right to unpaid leave, which she can use at her own discretion.

If a single mother is raising a child whose age is less than 14 years old, and at the same time she is denied a job, then the employer must justify his refusal in writing. A woman can go to court if the refusal, in her opinion, is unfounded.

Additional regional benefits for single mothers

There is a list of benefits that are not established by federal legislation, but are prescribed in the laws of the constituent entities of the Federation. Such benefits provide, for example, for a child to be enrolled in a kindergarten with full state support. Providing the child with free food and free textbooks. You should find out more about this from the social security authorities in your city.

Regional benefits also include the opportunity to send a child to a pioneer camp or sanatorium once every two years. If, for health reasons, a child needs sanatorium treatment, then vouchers to the sanatorium should be issued once a year.

Another regional benefit gives a 30% discount on fees for extracurricular developmental activities, including sports.

If a single mother needs to purchase expensive medications, a list of which is available in every medical institution, then she is given a 50% discount.

Children of single mothers have the right to count on free massage at the clinic at their place of residence.

The state can help solve the housing problem if the single mother is under 35 years old.

Payments and benefits for single mothers in 2016

As of 2016, the following benefits are provided for single mothers by Russian legislation:

A woman who registers in the first trimester of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks) receives a one-time benefit of 543.67 rubles.

Maternity benefits.

A one-time benefit for the birth of a child (will be 14,498 rubles in 2016), (110,775 rubles for the adoption of several children who are brothers and/or sisters, a disabled child or a child over 7 years old).

The benefit for parental leave for up to one and a half years is calculated based on the income of the insured person for the previous two years. The minimum amount is 2,718.35 rubles at the birth of the first child and 5,436.67 rubles at the birth of the next child.

Maternity capital does not depend on the legal status of a woman as a single mother. It also does not depend on whether the woman is married or not.

All other benefits and benefits for single mothers depend on the legislation adopted in a particular region of the country. You should find out more about this from your local social security authorities.

The size of the benefit directly depends on the cost of living. In view of this, it is not recommended to apply for benefits in the period just before childbirth, during the last days of payments. Then the income will be overestimated, which will negatively affect the subsequent benefit amount. If a woman is married and her husband does not adopt a child, then his income will not be taken into account when calculating the amount of benefits. To clarify the amount of payments and benefits for single mothers in 2015, you need to contact the social protection authorities at the mother’s place of residence.

If a woman with the status of a single mother has a job, then the state provides her with such a benefit as a double deduction of personal income tax. It is provided in accordance with paragraph 7, subparagraph 4, paragraph 1, article 218 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Based on this, in 2015 the standard deduction for the first and second child is 2,800 rubles, for the third and subsequent children – 6,000 rubles. For a disabled child of groups I and II under 18 years of age or in full-time education up to 24 years of age, 6,000 rubles are allocated.

What to do if rights in the provision of benefits are violated

If a single mother is denied benefits, she must request a written refusal justifying the reason for it from the institution that denied her. This must be done no later than three months after receiving the refusal. If the reason for the refusal, in the woman’s opinion, was not convincing enough, she can write a statement to the Prosecutor’s Office to suppress the violation of her rights in providing benefits. With an application to the Prosecutor's Office, you should go to a specialist, the Commissioner for Human Rights.

How to get single mother status

If a woman falls under the definition of a single mother (see above), then she must formalize this status legally.

First of all, a woman should contact the social security authorities at her place of registration. This is important because social security authorities do not have the right to issue any benefits if the registration in the passport is not under the jurisdiction of their department. You need to write an application to grant a woman the status of a single mother.

The next step will be to collect a package of documents consisting of: a certificate of cohabitation with a child in form No. 25 from the registry office, a birth certificate of this child, a passport, a certificate of income (if the woman did not work, it is necessary to submit a certificate from the employment service and/or work book).

It is necessary to make photocopies of the collected documents and, along with the originals, attach them to the application. An application to grant a woman the status of a single mother is considered by a special commission within 30 days. After this period, if the decision is positive, the woman receives a single mother’s certificate.

In conclusion, we note that whether or not the parent’s name is entered in the “father” column does not affect the amount of benefits. However, the absence of a written name can significantly simplify some bureaucratic procedures. For example, when traveling abroad, the mother will not have to prove that the father in the column on the child’s birth certificate is legally deprived of this status. When registering a child in the mother's living space, the woman will not have to provide an extract from the father's house register with his statement that he does not object to the registration. Sometimes, when carrying out certain serious medical procedures, doctors require the written consent of both parents. This fact significantly adds to the problems in finding a father, especially when contact with him has long been lost.

But problems can also arise in the event of the death of the father, then it will be very problematic to claim an inheritance for a child whose “father” column has a dash. It is almost impossible to prove the paternity of a person who has already died. One way or another, it is up to the woman herself to decide.

Who is legally correct to call a single mother?

If an unmarried woman adopts a child, she also has the status of a single mother.

Which single mother would not be a single mother?

As mentioned above, not all women raising their children on their own will be single mothers.

For example, a woman who is divorced and does not receive child support cannot be considered a single mother.

When a mother is raising a child by a father who has become known judicially or voluntarily, then in this case she will not be a single mother.

If the child’s parent is deprived of parental rights, then the mother with whom the child remains will also not have the status of a single mother.

What payments, benefits and benefits are available to single mothers in Russia?

Due to the growing level of inflation, payments to single mothers have undergone some changes in favor of an increase.

Single mothers continue to be paid the amount of child benefit until the child reaches one and a half years of age.

At work

Payment for the sheet is provided to a single mother to care for a sick child until he reaches school age. Sick leave can be of any duration.

Every working mother has the right to annual paid leave. In addition to this, a single mother also has the right to unpaid leave, which she can use at her own discretion.

Additional regional benefits for single mothers

Another regional benefit gives a 30% discount on fees for extracurricular developmental activities, including sports.

If a single mother needs to purchase expensive medications, a list of which is available in every medical institution, then she is given a 50% discount.

Children of single mothers have the right to count on free massage at the clinic at their place of residence.

The state can help solve the housing problem if the single mother is under 35 years old.

Payments and benefits for single mothers in 2016

As of 2016, the following benefits are provided for single mothers by Russian legislation:

A woman who registers in the first trimester of pregnancy (up to 12 weeks) receives a one-time benefit of 543.67 rubles.

Maternity benefits.

Maternity capital does not depend on the legal status of a woman as a single mother. It also does not depend on whether the woman is married or not.

What to do if rights in the provision of benefits are violated

How to get single mother status

If a woman falls under the definition of a single mother (see above), then she must formalize this status legally.

A woman raising a child solely on her own is, unfortunately, an increasingly common phenomenon in the Russian Federation. The lack of support from the baby’s father or the absence of it at all forces the mother to rely only on herself and, as a rule, on state assistance, which is provided to single mothers within the framework of existing social programs. To take full advantage of such benefits, a woman must obtain the status of a single mother (single mother). This requires compliance with several conditions specified in various articles of the Family Code.

Single mother status

The main condition for recognizing a mother as single is the official absence of the child’s father. In other words, he should not appear in the documents issued when registering the baby at the registry office. To confirm her status, a woman must receive a certificate (form 24 or form 25, issued by the registry office), in which there will be a dash in the “father” column.

Another option in which the requirement to assign the status of a single mother will be satisfied is that a woman who is not married has formalized adoption. In this case, she will not lose her status even upon marriage, but exactly until the husband formalizes paternity (adopts a child).

Finally, we can talk about obtaining the status of “single mother” even if a woman managed to challenge the paternity of her current or former husband in court. By court decision, his name will be deleted from the documents issued for their common child.

Conditions under which a woman will not receive the status of a single mother:

she is divorced and receives (or does not receive) alimony;
the court established the fact of paternity (the man may not live with the child and not take part in his upbringing);
the father was deprived of parental rights;
if the child is born in marriage or within 300 days from the date of its dissolution.

Thus, to obtain status, it is not enough to raise a child on your own: the fact of official paternity (from the real biological father, adoptive father, or the one who formalized such paternity) will be an obstacle to recognizing the mother as single.

Child benefits for single mothers: size, payment procedure

There is no article in the Family Code that would oblige the payment of any benefits to single mothers at the federal level. Such payments are provided for by regional authorities, which means their availability and their amounts may vary from one subject of the Russian Federation to another. At the same time, there are federal payments that are due to all mothers without exception. In 2016, any woman who gives birth to a child can count on:

allowance for the birth of a baby (issued one-time);
allowance for medical registration (up to 12 weeks from the date of birth, issued one-time);
maternity benefits;
allowance for children under 1.5 years of age (paid monthly).

In regions of the Russian Federation with an unfavorable demographic situation, there are social programs to support single mothers. They involve the payment of a monthly benefit to women who have lost their jobs due to the reduction or liquidation of the employing organization. The size of such payment across the country varies between 480-1000 rubles. Different regions take into account their own conditions for issuing benefits: until the child reaches 14 years old, 18 or 23 years old when studying in a general education institution, etc.

To receive such benefits, a single mother must contact the nearest social security office with the following documents:

personal passport (+ copy);
Child's birth certificate (copy);
certificate of family composition (issued by the housing department);
a copy of the work book;
extract from the dismissal order;
any document confirming the absence of paternity (registered marriage).

What other benefits are available to single mothers?

A mother raising a child alone and having the appropriate status is provided with a variety of benefits: tax, social, labor, etc.

1.Tax. A woman is exempt from paying property tax and also has the opportunity to apply a double tax deduction for personal income tax until the child turns 18 years old (24 when studying in a general education institution). In 2016, the double tax deduction amount is 2,800 rubles. If a single mother is raising a disabled child, the deduction will be 6,000 rubles.

2.Social protection measures.

free linen for newborns;
free dairy kitchen (up to 2 years);
free medications (up to 3 years) plus a 50% discount on them in the future;
free 2 meals a day in the school canteen (for school-age children);
free children's massage at the clinic;
assistance in purchasing school supplies (one-time);
discounts on the purchase of sanatorium vouchers;
preferential admission to kindergarten;
30% discount on tuition at music and art schools.

3.Labor benefits. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides for several benefits provided to single mothers:

A single mother can resign only of her own free will (raising a child under 14 years of age). Exceptions are the employee’s failure to fulfill his job duties, systematic absenteeism, and appearance at the workplace while intoxicated. Upon liquidation, the employer is obliged to find a new place of work for a woman raising a child alone.
A mother with this status cannot be involved in unscheduled work, for example, at night.
She cannot be sent on a business trip without written consent.
A single mother can take an additional 14 days of leave.
Sick leave is paid in the amount of 100% of earnings for the first 10 days and 50% for subsequent days on sick leave.
A woman with such a status is hired on a general basis, i.e. the presence of a status cannot be a reason for refusal of employment.

4. Housing benefits. A single mother can count on benefits for purchasing housing only if she is registered as in need of housing (according to the norms of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation). In addition, women with this status have the opportunity to participate in two programs:

The federal program “Housing” provides benefits for mothers under 35 years of age.
The program “Affordable Housing for Young Families” - monthly compensation for rented housing in the amount of 6,400 rubles (mandatory condition - relations with the landlord must be formalized in the form of an agreement).

Monthly allowance for single mothers in 2016

After receiving a one-time benefit for the birth of a child (in 2016 its amount is 15,512.65 rubles), a single mother can count on a monthly child care allowance (up to 1.5 years) in the amount of 40% of the average income for the previous 2 years, but no less than:

2908.62 rubles – for the first child,
5817.24 rubles – for the second and subsequent ones.

The maximum benefit amount can be 21,547.52 rubles.

In a situation where a single mother has an income below the subsistence level, she will additionally be able to apply for:

monthly compensation in the amount of 750 rubles (up to 16 years old or up to 18 years old for a student);
monthly allowance for children from 0 to 1.5 years and from 3 to 18 years - 2,500 rubles;
monthly allowance for children from 1.5 to 3 years old is 4,500 rubles.

In addition, let us remind you that, regardless of income and the cost of living, every mother who gives birth to a second and subsequent child has the right to receive maternity capital (the funds can only be used for certain purposes). In 2016, its size is 453,026 rubles.

In addition, any family, including a single mother, with 3 or more minor children, where the third and subsequent was born no earlier than 01/01/2013, receive an additional monthly benefit in the amount of 4,500 rubles (up to 3 years).

In addition to these federal payments, different regions of the Russian Federation may have their own regional programs. Thus, in Moscow there are “Luzhkov payments”: for young parents (up to 30 years old). Also in the capital, a one-time benefit in the amount of 50 thousand rubles is given to a family that gives birth to a third and subsequent child.

How to apply for benefits for a single mother?

The list of documents that allows you to register and receive monthly benefits due to a single mother includes:

woman's personal passport;
Birth certificate of the baby;
confirmation of the child’s Russian citizenship (stamp in the passport);
certificate f. 24 (or f. 25) on assigning a woman the status of a single mother (issued at the registry office);
mother's income certificate;
a statement written to the head of the local Department of Social Protection of the Population.

An application to the social security service, the form of which can be downloaded on our website, looks like this:

When registering it, you must indicate your own data, personal passport details, the name of the benefit, and also provide a list of attached documents confirming the right to receive the specified benefit (including a certificate f. 24 or f. 25).

Why don't they pay benefits to single mothers?

The right to receive benefits for a single mother may be lost if paternity is recognized. This can happen even if the father does not live with the family, does not pay child support and does not participate in raising the child. A widow who has buried her husband, in whose name paternity was registered, will not be able to count on receiving benefits. Finally, payments will not be made to single women raising a child whose father was officially deprived of parental rights.

Nuances of obtaining status and benefits

Using the status of a single mother gives a woman many different benefits, including financial ones. In this regard, the legislation of the Russian Federation obliges such women to annually confirm their status. To do this, you need to visit the social welfare department once a year and provide documents from which it will be clear that the living conditions of the single mother have not changed (the child has not reached the age of majority, no one has registered paternity, etc.)

The number and size of benefits provided to single mothers in different regions of the country can vary significantly. In order to use all possible benefits and participate in all existing social support programs for families in which one parent is officially raising children, you must visit a specialist at the local social security office at the mother’s place of residence and receive appropriate advice.

The desire to obtain the status of a single mother always pursues a single goal - to take advantage of the benefits and allowances that are due to this category of citizens. At the same time, there is also a psychological aspect: it is necessary to understand that in some cases the child may feel his “inferiority”, expressed in the official absence of the father. Some children can suffer serious psychological trauma when realizing their inferiority, and vice versa, sometimes the absence of one of the parents helps to raise a more responsible child. Of course, when experiencing financial problems (as happens in most such cases), single mothers have to apply for status. And yet, before visiting the social security service, it is worth weighing all the pros and cons, not forgetting the psychological aspect mentioned above.

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Registration of a newborn: place of registration, procedure, documents

Several decades ago, the status of a single mother for a woman was considered something shameful and inappropriate in society. Now this situation does not cause ridicule and is recognized as a completely common occurrence. In order to have the status of a single mother, a woman needs:

Do not have an existing court order establishing paternity;
Not be in a registered marriage with a man;
Do not have a man acknowledge his own paternity in the form of written confirmation.

The young mother must present at least one of the above documents to the civil registry office along with submitting a package of documents to register the newborn. If no evidence of paternity has been presented, then the registry office employees have the right to put a dash in the column called “father” of the state birth certificate of the baby. After this, mom receives in her arms certificate form No. 25, which confirms her status as a single mother.

After receiving such a document, many women have a question: what are the requirements? benefits for single mothers in 2016 in Russia? In this article we would like to talk in more detail about the privileges for mothers raising their children on their own.

Benefits for single mothers

Why are so many women now striving to achieve the status of “single mother”? The thing is that the government strongly supports this category of the population, allocating them special benefits package and cash benefits. So, what privileges can all holders of certificate No. 25 count on?

All benefits listed below are regulated by federal law. In 2016 they are as follows:

Labor:

A single mother has the right to part-time work if her child has not yet reached the age of 14;
Employers cannot refuse to hire a woman raising a child alone;
A single mother raising a child under 5 years of age cannot, by law, be involved in extracurricular activities at night, as well as on holidays and weekends;
In case of staff reduction, a single mother cannot be fired if her child is not older than 14 years old;
If the baby is sick, the mother receives benefits to care for her child. For inpatient treatment, such a benefit will be issued by the accounting department depending on the woman’s work experience. For outpatient treatment, the benefit is paid immediately for the first ten days of sick leave, and then half of the salary. If the child’s age does not exceed 7 years, then sick leave must be paid in full. If the child is over 7 years old, then the company can pay the mother only 15 days of sick leave;
A single mother has the right to additional unpaid leave, the duration of which should not be less than 2 weeks;
In the event of the absolute liquidation of a company in which a single mother works, the director is obliged to provide her with an alternative position in another organization.

Privileges when paying for housing and communal services. A single mother is not required to pay for the removal of solid food waste from her home (until the child reaches the age of 1.5 years);
Benefits during training:

Extraordinary privileges for enrolling a child in preschool educational institutions;
50% discount on keeping a child in preschool education;
30% discount on education for children under 18 years of age in sports schools, clubs, etc. (only if these institutions are subordinate to the state).

The child has the right to free use massage services located at the children's clinic;
Single mothers can receive free per child certain medications. In addition, they can buy medicines for their child at a discount of up to 50%;
Natural help for mothers with babies under 3 years of age:

Benefit for providing an apartment (if the mother’s age does not exceed 35 years);
Free meals in the dairy kitchen (obtained according to a pediatrician’s prescription for children no older than 2 years);
Compensation for the cost of certain goods;
Issuance of sets of linen and clothes for newborn babies;
Benefit for purchasing a voucher for a child to a Russian sanatorium.

Children attending school can count on getting free textbooks, as well as two free meals a day in the school canteen.

It is important to remember that all of the above benefits and privileges apply only to single mothers who have two or more children!

Child benefits for single mothers

Cash benefits for such mothers are paid during pregnancy and childbirth and amount to much more than for full-fledged families. In addition, payments are made one-time at the birth of the baby, monthly while caring for the newborn (up to the age of one and a half years), and also monthly in the form of double benefit until the child turns 16 years old.

Tax deduction

In the new year, the standard double income tax deduction for single mothers is 2800 rubles for the first and second child, 6000 rubles- for the third and subsequent baby. This amount should be allocated for each child in a single-parent family. This deduction will be valid until the child reaches adulthood, and if he is a full-time student at a university, then until he is 24 years old. In addition, a single mother has the right to return property taxes from the purchase of housing.

For mothers of disabled children

Payments for disabled children of group 1, whose age is over three years old, must be made every month until their 18th birthday. If a child is disabled from birth, then the period of payments in this case should be increased to 23 years of age. The amount of one payment in this case is equal to 8704 rubles.

Mothers of many children have the right to receive funds to reimburse their financial costs in connection with rising cost of living(for 3-4 children - 600 rubles per child, for 5-6 or more children - 750 rubles per child).

If you want to receive information about certain regional payments or privileges, then clarify this issue with the Social Security Administration at your place of residence.

Conclusion

So, now you know which ones are provided benefits for single mothers in 2016. It should be noted that the state never leaves this category of the population without appropriate support. If for some reason you do not receive the benefits and privileges required by law, then you should contact your local USZN to clarify this issue.