Benefits for single mothers in Russia

Increasingly, our modern woman takes on her fragile shoulders the burden that in normal cases the family must perform together: a woman raise a child alone.Simply put, it is a single mother and, more often, deliberately, seriously thinking over this decision.This is about them on contemporary mothers who raise their children alone, and will be discussed.

popularly woman raising her child alone, a single mother called.Legally not all of them may be of such a status.So it may be referred to a woman who:

- gave birth to a child out of wedlock or not less than 10 months after the dissolution of the marriage;

- did not establish the paternity of a child in a voluntary or court order;

- married (or was previously) a man who challenged the paternity and the court decision is not the father of the child;

- not married, but adopted (adopted by a) the child.

For example, a woman who, after her husband's death actually one raises his child, does not have that status and does not receive any benefits.

What benefits single mothers rely on?

Our government gives them special privileges.Of course, they, like all women - mothers receive benefits and compensation, namely a lump sum taken the medical account of up to twelve weeks of pregnancy;material benefits for pregnancy and childbirth;gratia payments at birth;paying for child care and a half years (monthly);monthly child support.

But the size of these benefits is significantly different from the size of payments to ordinary mothers.Sometimes, in different regions of the Russian Federation to support women who have the status of single mothers, and there are even more benefits.

For example, in Moscow alone more mothers are paid a monthly compensation: for compensation of costs related to the rising cost of living and the rising cost of food per child up to 3 years.Provided financial assistance, guaranteed benefits for single mothers with children up to 3 years.

If the mother works and information about the father of the child is not entered in the birth certificate of the child, then it is entitled to double the standard tax deduction.Such deduction may be granted to a parent raising a child alone, or adoptive parents, foster parents and guardians.

single mother has special benefits:

  1. child allowance and a half years in a large amount, regardless of the material conditions of the mother and her living conditions.
  2. annual additional financial aid for single mothers.
  3. It can not be dismissed by the administration, if a child at the time of dismissal is not 14 years, except in cases when the organization liquidated, or when the permitted discharge from further mandatory employment.Single mothers necessarily employed, if there is a dismissal in connection with the termination of the employment contract or a contract.At the same time it paid the average salary, but not more than 3 months from the date of dismissal.
  4. single mother gets one hundred percent payment for hospital issued for the care of sick child under the age of 14 years, much longer than other women.
  5. Every year it is entitled to additional leave, which can be connected to the main, or a single two-week vacation at a convenient time for a woman without pay.
  6. employer is prohibited from unreasonably refuse such a woman in the hiring, as well as change in the smaller side of her wages for reasons connected with her children.In case of refusal the employer must inform in writing the cause of lonely mother.A worker with the status of single mothers, in this case, may appeal to the courts.
  7. For such mothers provide for the right to housing in the first place.
  8. woman raising her child alone, has the preferential right to the device it on full state maintenance in the institution.
  9. her child has reached school age by the decision of the administration may receive unpaid school meals and free use of textbooks.
  10. these children in order of priority are given free annual trips to health camps and health facilities.
  11. provides benefits for single mothers and to free the individual drugs (according to the list), and to some costly a discount of up to 50%.
  12. Minor children of mothers with the status of individuals, can enjoy massages in the presence of it in the clinic.
  13. Mother alone to raise their children, can participate in sales of children's clothes, which are held in the regional offices.

According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, also provided "employment" benefits for single mothers.For example, different allowances for caring for a sick child is guaranteed a mandatory employment at the termination of the employment contract with the liquidation of the organization, provided monthly, four additional paid days off.

Tax Code understands by the concept of "single mother" the woman is not married.And if this mother marries, she automatically loses tax benefits: the double tax deduction to the amount earned.A mother who is raising children alone, is entitled to this benefit until the child reaches adulthood.

Only the Housing Code of the Russian Federation does not provide benefits for single mothers.Lonely woman has the same rights as the full family.The only thing - this mother has a right to housing in the first place, if it really needs to improve their living conditions.