Child allowance up to 16 years

In accordance with the law in force, one of theof the parents living in the Russian Federation has the right to receive a state monthly allowance for each child under 16 years of age. In cases that are stipulated by international agreements, citizens under the age of 16 are also entitled to benefits up to the age of 16, but they must either undergo military service under contract or be civilian personnel of military formations.

The right to receive child support for everyoneThe child also has adoptive parents, guardians, trustees and even foreign stateless persons, that is, refugees if they live in Russia. If the child has reached 16 years of age, but continues to study at a general educational institution, the period for receiving benefits is extended to 18 years, but not more.

But if the children of citizens of the Russian Federationare on state security or parents are deprived of the right to raise their child, then they are not paid child benefits before the age of 16. Deprived of this right and parents who have left permanently to live abroad.

Of course, the amount of state payments for children is differentiated, it depends on the number of children in the family.

Although every resident of Russia has the right toreceiving state benefits for children, but not everyone can take advantage of this right. Families who have a per capita income higher than the subsistence minimum, according to Russian legislation, do not receive such a child allowance before the age of 16. Determine if you belong to this category of citizens, will help in the bodies of social protection. Applying to the OSZN at the place of residence with the application and indicating the income information for the last 3 months, you can find out the per capita income of the family. This amount is determined as follows: the total amount of family income is divided by three months and by the number of family members.

Parents who are entitled to child allowance up to 16 years, together with the application must bring:

- a copy of the birth certificate of each child;

- A certificate stating that the child and parents live together;

- certificate from the place of study of the child, if he turned 16 years old;

- Passports of parents and children over 16;

- an extract about the last place of work from the labor books of parents.

Please note that no income statement is required.

If you are concerned about benefits for a child under guardianship, then you must additionally submit:

- an extract from the decision to establish custody or guardianship over the child;

- A certificate from the education authorities that you do not receive any cash payments for the maintenance of this child.

In addition, you need to call the number of the personal account opened in the Sberbank office, where the monthly allowance will be transferred to 16 years.

A separate category of citizens of the Russian Federation receives an increased amount of benefits. These include:

- single mothers. They increase the benefit by 100%;

- Wives whose husbands serve on conscription. They benefit by 50%. The increased allowance for a child of a serviceman is paid independently, whether the marriage is registered between the parents or whether they are divorced or not at all. It is enough that the serviceman recognizes the child and confirms it documentarily;

- children whose parents or one of them paysalimony or in other cases, which are provided by law. This benefit is increased by 50%, and the basis for this is the court's decision to recover from the parents or one of them alimony.

For social support of families of minorsin various regions of the Russian Federation, allowances for the maintenance of children under 16 can be increased by additional targeted assistance. For example, the government of Moscow pays an additional child allowance to 16 years of age for families with many children, who have three or more children, single mothers, children of military servicemen who serve on conscription, families where both parents are disabled and have a child up to a year and a half.