Russia: Family Payment Right Preserved After Job Change
The right to an annual family allowance is retained if a Russian citizen changes their place of work, reports the Ministry of Labor.
Consensus
- The right to the annual family payment is preserved if a Russian citizen changes jobs.
- The applicant must have had official income from labor activity in the previous year.
- The payment is calculated based on 6% of the income tax paid on salary in the previous year.
- The payment is made as a single lump sum.
- The applicant must be a working parent of two or more children.
- The family's average per capita income must not exceed 1.5 times the subsistence minimum per person.
- The family's property must meet established norms.
Points of divergence
- The right to the payment can be exercised even if the applicant has not yet secured a new job at the time of application. — m24
- Sergey Mironov, leader of the 'A Just Russia' party, proposed introducing a monthly 'parental salary' for a non-working parent caring for children. — m24
- The '24 News' report mentions the possibility of making family mortgages more targeted. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Right to annual family payment remains if Russian changes workplace, says Ministry of Labor. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In Russia, the right to family allowance after changing jobs will remain — Москва 24