The Ministry of Labor has proposed taking into account account turnover when assigning a single child benefit.
Unified child benefit: The Ministry of Labor has proposed checking family bank account balances. This rule is planned to be fully implemented on April 1, 2027.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has drafted new rules for the appointment of a single child benefit. Endured The bill is up for public discussion. The main change is the verification of applicants' bank account transactions. Now, the total annual turnover of a family's bank accounts must not exceed 200% of their official annual income.
The rule is planned to go into full effect on April 1, 2027. However, from January 1 to April 1, fund movements will be monitored "for analytical purposes." This data will not influence payment decisions.
"Fulfill a million conditions again, and then you'll get something," "They're driving me crazy. I certainly wasn't counting on all these benefits, but in general, they trumpet about support measures, like, 'Have children,' and then they make things worse," "What kind of unified benefit is that?" "The one that no one qualifies for anyway," "My husband and I are too rich for benefits, but too poor for a mortgage,"
— the amendment is being discussed in a chat room for pregnant Russian women.
The unified child benefit is already difficult to obtain
The issue of child benefits has long been one of the most sensitive for Russian families. In practice, obtaining state support proves extremely difficult. Not only the income of all family members but also their property and interest rates on deposits are factors. Families are regularly denied benefits due to the slightest formal exceedance of limits or an accidental transfer.
Previously the government contributed Another bill affecting families with children has been submitted to the State Duma. It would require families to take at least two months of actual maternity leave to maintain benefits until the child reaches 1,5 years of age if they return to work early.
They want to ban the one-day leave scheme
Until now, families could legally apply for the maximum payment (40% of average earnings) for their highest-earning working relative—for example, a working grandmother or father. The person would take a one-day vacation and return to full-time work, combining their salary with the benefits. This arrangement will now be discontinued.
"They're arguing that people are abusing this support measure," "We have the right; we pay taxes. We have official income, which is what the benefit is based on. If someone gets it, it means they earned it," "How upset I am! This is the only benefit we could count on,"
— other pregnant Russian women share.
