Payments at the birth of the second child

When a family already has a child and the mother expects the birth of a second child, the financial costs increase exponentially. The older one needs a uniform for school or kindergarten supplies, new clothes and shoes are always needed, the younger one needs a stroller, diapers and everything necessary for babies.

Undoubtedly, in such a situation the family has the right to expect material and humanitarian assistance from the state. Let's understand the difficult question of what payments for the birth of a second child can be expected to citizens of Russia and Ukraine.

Assistance for the birth of a second child in Ukraine

Since July 1, 2014, Ukraine has amended the social legislation relating to the payment of a lump sum payment to the family at the birth of the first, second and subsequent child. Since that day, the amount of cash assistance is not related to how many children are already in the family and other factors.

The amount of this benefit at the moment is 41 280 hryvnia, but it is not paid at a time - immediately a woman will be paid only 10 320 hryvnia, the rest of the money the family will receive in equal installments within 36 months.

What kind of help can a family with two children in Russia expect?

The one-time federal benefit paid in Russia at the birth of the second child does not differ in size from the grant for the first child and is 14,497 rubles. 80 kop. taking into account the indexation made in 2015.

Meanwhile, in the regions material assistance with the appearance of a second child in the family can be significantly higher than in the case of the birth of the first child. For example, in St. Petersburg, payment is credited to a special "child card", with which you can not withdraw cash, but you can purchase certain categories of children's products. At the birth of the first child in the family, the amount transferred to such a card at a time will be 24,115 rubles, while at the birth of the second child - 32,154 rubles.

In addition, at the birth of the second child, not only money is paid to the family in the Russian Federation. Since January 1, 2007, all women who have given birth to a second, third or subsequent children are issued a certificate for maternity capital. To date, the amount of this assistance is 453,026 rubles. All this amount can be included as a cost-cutting subsidy for the purchase of finished housing, as well as the construction of a residential house. In addition, it is possible to use funds to be sent to the account of the university where the child will study, as well as to increase the amount of the future mother's pension.