Politics · Russia · 8 hrs ago
Russia proposes counting bank account inflows for child benefit claims
Russia’s Labour Ministry has proposed new rules for the unified child benefit, a payment for families with children.
From 1 April 2027, officials would consider money flowing into a family’s bank accounts when deciding whether to grant the benefit.
Total account inflows would be capped at twice annual family income, with transfers between relatives, loans, tax deductions and documented income from property sales excluded.
From 1 January 2027, applicants would also generally need annual earnings of at least 10 minimum wages.
Some people with objective reasons for not earning would be exempt, including pregnant women, parents of children under three and people with disabilities.
The ministry will collect account-turnover data from January to April 2027 for analysis, without using it to decide claims during that period.
The proposed rules are now open for public discussion, and the ministry has not said when that process will end.
Russia’s Labour Ministry has proposed counting money flowing into family bank accounts when deciding claims for the unified child benefit.
The proposed rule would take effect on April 1, 2027, after a period of data collection and analysis.
A family’s account inflows would have to be no more than twice its annual income.
Transfers between relatives, loans, tax deductions and documented income from property sales would be excluded.
From January 1, 2027, applicants would also need minimum annual earnings equal to 10 minimum wages, with exceptions for people with objective reasons for not earning.
- Who
- Russia’s Labour Ministry proposed the changes. They concern families applying for the unified child benefit.
- What
- The proposal would count bank account inflows when deciding benefit claims.
- When
- The proposed inflow rule would take effect on April 1, 2027. Data would be collected from January 1 to April 1, 2027, without affecting decisions.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
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The minimum earnings requirement for receiving the benefit is due to become 10 minimum wages a year.
The ministry plans to collect bank inflow data for analysis without using it to decide benefit claims.
The proposed rule to count bank account inflows in benefit decisions is due to take effect.
- Proposed start date
- April 1, 2027
- Inflows limit
- No more than twice the family’s annual income
- Excluded inflows
- Transfers between relatives, credit funds, tax deductions and documented income from property sales
- Minimum earnings
- 10 minimum wages a year from January 1, 2027
- Source
- Russia’s Labour Ministry
What people are saying
Объем поступлений на счета семьи не должен превышать двукратный размер ее годового дохода