How much do they pay for an adopted child in Russia? There are a lot of rumors about this. Articles appear regularly in newspapers, magazines, and virtual publications on dozens and hundreds of thousands of rubles allegedly received by guardians. Some reporters confidently argue that people take children out of a baby’s house just because of money. The amounts attributed to adoptive parents can solve any financial problems - debts, mortgages, a new car ... However, there are those who rightly doubt whether all these tales can be trusted.
Money: income and expense
You can try to count money in someone else's wallet for a long time, but only from the outside it is still unclear how much these sums are combined with everyday life. For example, when adopting a disabled person, the guardian receives from the state up to half a million rubles, but only with this money you will have to purchase all the equipment necessary for the full life of the baby. And you can’t save - the social service carefully monitors compliance with the terms of the agreement with the state. The authorities not only give the child away from the baby’s house, but also control that his life is at a high level.
Should I count money in someone else's wallet? Some citizens of our country who have taken several orphans into their homes, including people with disabilities, regularly encounter media interest. Journalists actively consider the money received in such families, but only rarely do they evaluate real expenses. But new parents give not only shelter to orphans, care and care, but also give love, a sense of family, which is incredibly important for future socialization.
Foster child allowance: how it works
In fact, the money that the state gives is not the property of the guardian. The allowance for orphans belongs to themselves. Of course, there are restrictions related to adulthood, so the funds are transferred to the name of the guardian. But this happens only on the condition that finances be spent on the orphan himself, adopted in a new family.
However, when registering a foster family, you can receive funds for which you do not need to write reports. True, this is not easy, so many adoptive parents prefer not to fool themselves and simply raise orphans as guardians. To some extent, they can be compared with the managers of orphanages. And how much do they pay for an adopted child in an orphanage? The turnover of such an institution is up to 45 million. True, the money, as in the case of the guardians, goes only to the wards, and they will have to account for it. By the way, the words about reporting are not empty. The guardian must keep all checks and regularly submit them to the social service.
What's the problem?
While the media considers how much money guardians can get, these people themselves say that raising a child from an orphanage is not an easy task. It is necessary not only to provide housing for orphans, but also to provide them with decent living conditions. And everything would be fine, but only children are different. And this is not surprising, because whom do newly-made parents usually take to shelters? Those with whom there may be difficulties. For example, these are children with mental retardation or other physical and mental health features that promise problems in the near future. Guardians who take these babies are ready for the difficulties of everyday life.
What does the monthly allowance for foster children take? In addition to medicines and food, clothing and utilities, you have to spend quite a lot of money on maintaining the house in good condition. Many children with developmental delays suffer from increased aggression, which means that they will regularly break something. You can get some things as a gift, you have to buy something yourself. Broke the table - you need a new one. The cabinet is broken - you have to buy it. Failure of expensive things (for example, a computer, TV, washing machine) can make a rather big gap in the family budget. Therefore, in fact, benefits for foster parents are not felt as an improvement in financial condition. In the best case, it will be possible to stay at the level at which the family lived until the appearance of the baby from the orphanage.
Foster children: it is important
I must say: in spite of the state program of financial support, there are few who want to get an adopted child. Those who decide to take the baby from the orphanage, realize that the allowance for a foster child will not cover all expenses for the maintenance of a new family member. Guardians, foster parents usually take someone in order to help a person, and this is the strongest motivation.
How much does the state pay for a foster child per month? Amount - from 25 thousand rubles and less. If the guardians do not work, then additionally pay extra small money. True, the specific amount of payments is determined not only by the illness of the child, but also by the city in which the adoptive parents live. Say Muscovites can count on large sums. On the other hand, prices in the capital are much higher than in other cities. The state monthly transfers a certain amount to the address of the adoptive parent, which can be estimated as wages, because caring for a disabled person from a shelter is labor.
Where does the money go?
It would seem that a deduction for an adopted child, a lump sum, monthly allowances and benefits in total give a real golden mountain. But what comes out in practice? No matter how much the media clings to their adoptive parents, claiming that they take children only for the sake of money, these families do not differ in wealth. And the thing is in the treatment.
Some foster children may expect free rehab. But here you have to buy medicines from your pocket. There is a rather small list of medicines provided by the state at no cost, but it is too narrow. Spending on drugs is high. Only one pack of an effective drug, designed for 10-20 days of admission, can cost 2-3 thousand rubles. And such medicines do not require one or two, but more. So it turns out that the allowance for an adopted child goes to medicines, and sometimes it is not enough for them.
And about money: how much will we get?
So how much do they pay for an adopted child now? Payments are divided into several categories. There are federal ones. They are put from the state budget. For the current year, the amount is set at 14,703.93 rubles. To get this money, you have to prepare a package of documents. Among them should be papers confirming that the children are either deprived of their parents or they cannot raise them, as well as their own application and a copy of the agreement on transferring the child to a foster family. All these documents are sent to the guardianship authorities responsible for the custody of the child. It is necessary to contact the state authorities at the place of residence. For each new baby being accepted into the family, a package of documents is prepared anew.
Additionally, certain funds can be calculated from the regional budget. How much do they pay for an adopted child from this source? Amounts are not impressive. For the first adoption, you can get 4 556 rubles, for the second a little more - 6 074, for each next from the regional budget the family will be allocated 7 593 rubles. To get this money, you also have to fight with the bureaucratic machine. You need to contact the same state authority responsible for guardianship, guardianship. Foster parents write an application for money, attach a copy of the agreement on the adoption of the child in the family.
Is there anything else?
One can get one hundred thousand rubles from the regional budget. The amount is paid only once, at a time when the family adopts a disabled person. To get this money, you need to write an application to the social service responsible for foster children, attach documents proving the identity of the parent, documents that indicate that he is a citizen of our country, as well as official papers confirming residence (permanent or most of the time) on the territory of this area.
You must also attach documents proving the identity of the minor adopted by the disabled person or a passport, if he already has one. The child must also live permanently or most of the time in the territory of the region, in the social organs of which financial support is requested. This should be documented. You also need to provide documents proving that the adopted child is disabled, court papers legalizing adoption, a child’s birth certificate.
Every month a little support
The guardians who have adopted the child can count on a small monthly support from the state. This payment is called "pay." If the child has not yet reached 12 years old, then 7,200 rubles are supposed to be paid per month for an adopted person, and if this age limit is exceeded, the authorities will pay eight thousand a month.
In order to receive legal due, you must contact the state authority responsible for guardianship and guardianship. For each new member accepted into the family, assistance must be requested separately. Parents write a statement and provide a copy of the agreement that the child is adopted.
Special occasion
Somewhat more financial support is intended for those who bring up disabled people, children suffering from chronic diseases, or babies under three years of age. The difference is small, only three thousand for each adopted, but still financial support will not be superfluous.
In order to receive this money, it is necessary to submit to social authorities not only a statement from the adoptive parents and a copy of the contract under which the child was adopted into the family, but also some special papers. This is the conclusion of doctors, officially confirming the presence of the disease, the status of disability. Money paid in this case is classified as salary for raising a child.
And if there are a lot of children?
Some adoptive parents have the means, strength and time to allow them to raise several children. Other families may adopt three or even more orphans. The state encourages this practice with financial assistance: three thousand are paid extra for a third child and each subsequent government.
To get what is required by law, it is necessary to submit a statement and a copy of the agreement on the adoption of a new family member to the state authority.
Foster children: the state will help
If the situation in the child’s life is such that he is left without parental care, then you can count on education in a foster family. If there are people willing to take the baby to themselves, the state will pay a little money.
For children under the age of seven, financial assistance is provided in the amount of 7,037 rubles, for those who are not older than 12, the payment is 8,403 rubles, and at the age of 12-18 years, you can count on 9,250 rubles. You can get money if the adoptive parent writes a statement in social protection, backed up by a copy of the agreement on the adoption of the child.
Social Support: Know Your Rights
Under current law, families who have taken custody or have adopted a child can rely on benefits and preferences. In particular, for utility services, a privilege is almost a third of the cost if the family has 1-2 adopted children. In addition, such children can use public transport for free. True, this does not apply to taxis and private minibuses.
If a family brings up three children or more, then the discount for communal services remains the same (30%), but until the age of six, the country's authorities provide children with all the necessary medicines. It is also provided for free use of municipal public transport, not only by children, but also by the family itself, which took them to education.