Expanding Maternity Capital by a Quarter is Proposed by the State Duma
Get ready, folks! Nina Ostannina, the one and only Chairperson of the State Duma Committee on Family Matters, has dropped a bombshell! She's introducing a bill to beef up the maternity capital fund for each subsequent kid. Now, let's break it down, shall we?
First off, the bill aims to increase the maternity capital for the first child to 690,300 rubles, 862,700 rubles for the second, and an astounding 1,080,000 rubles for the third! Think about that: more dough for bigger families!
In her top-secret document, Ostannina says it's all about jacking up the birthrate, especially for that all-important second child in the 2027-2030 timeframe. She's also got her eyes on the trend of increasing the birthrate for third and fourth kiddos.
Here's the kicker: she wants to change the way we dole out maternity capital entirely. From now on, each additional child (third, fourth, and beyond) will net you repeated payments of maternity capital, with each installment bumping up the last one by a tasty 25%!
If you're wondering why she's keen on this, let me fill you in. Launched back in 2007, the maternity capital program's sole objective is to boost Russia's birthrate. In 2024, families got anywhere from 630,400 to 833,000 rubles for their first and second child, respectively. By 2025, they upped the stakes, with the first child's payment increasing to 676,000 rubles and the second reaching 894,000 rubles. In 2025 alone, the Social Fund of Russia dished out certificates to an impressive 289,000 families.
Oh, and did we mention that the program's running until the end of 2030, with a cool additional 2.7 trillion rubles allocated from the federal budget? As if we needed another reason to procreate, am I right?!
Want to know more about Russia's maternity capital program and those pesky demographic challenges? Head on over to DK.RU and check out their juicy deets on Russia entering the "demographic autumn."
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This news indicates a shift in policy-and-legislation focused on family matters, particularly in the realm of politics, as Nina Ostannina, the Chairperson of the State Duma Committee on Family Matters, is introducing a bill to enhance the maternity capital fund for subsequent children. The bill also coincides with general news about Russia's efforts to increase its birthrate, especially in the 2027-2030 timeframe.
