The minimum maternity allowance in 2022 increased to 63,932.4 rubles, the maximum to 360,164 rubles, according to the Ministry of Labor’s Instagram account. If there were complications during childbirth, the allowance will be from 71,238.96 rubles. up to RUB 401,325.6 If a woman gave birth to several children at once, the allowance will be from 88,592.04 rubles. up to RUB 499,084.4
The minimum amounts increased due to an increase in the minimum wage (minimum wage) to 13,890 rubles, and the maximum amounts due to the annual indexation of the maximum base for calculating insurance premiums for compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with motherhood, explained in Ministry of Labor.
The report states that if a woman’s work experience is less than six months, the maternity allowance will be paid in the amount of no more than the minimum wage per month. If district coefficients are applied to the salary in the area where the family lives, such benefits will increase on them.
Earlier, the government press service said that from 2022, maternity benefits and childbirth benefits will be assigned automatically from the Social Insurance Fund. Information on the amount of salary and maternity leave will be transferred to the FSS by the employer, and data on the birth of the child will come from the information system of the registry office.
In 2021, the maximum amount of maternity benefit for the entire period was 340,795 rubles. at the birth of one child and 474,244.5 rubles. at the birth of two or more children. Such a payment could be received by women with a salary of at least 73,000 rubles. per month.
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