Detsky Mir Expansion Strategy
New Government measures to support birth rates and boost
disposable income for families with children
detsky mir
Additional payments of c. RUB 600bn for families with children starting from
June 2020
One-off payments related to COVID-19
Allowance per child
Before changes
After Changes (2021)
1st child
RUB 483k
2nd child
3rd child
RUB 467k
RUB 156k
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RUB 639k
1st child
c.540k children
2nd child
c.560k children
3rd child
c.230k children
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RUB 15k per child in Q2 2020 for children <3 years old
RUB 10k per child for children 3-16 years old in June
RUB 10k per child for children <16 years old in July
RUB 5k per child for children <8 years old in December
Supporting measures have been updated starting from 2021
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Ongoing support for lower income families: 50%, 75% or 100% of the living wage
payments per month depending on the family income for children 3-7 years old
accruing from January 2021
Ongoing payment of RUB 7.1k per month for children <1.5 years old starting from
February 2021
One-off payment of RUB 18.9k for the birth of a child starting from February 2021
Total program
c. RUB 260bn
c. RUB 450bn
Cumulative incremental
funds available
+RUB 190bn
Strictly defined use of proceeds, overwhelmingly linked to purchases of housing and
compensation of mortgage payments
Incremental funds available = c. 1/3 of the total children's good market size
Russian Government expects substantial positive impact of the new measures on the
actual birth rates
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Supporting demographics remains of paramount importance for the
Government
Source: Rosstat demographic forecast 2020-2035, PFR, CIF of Russia
In April 2021, the President instructed the Federal Assembly to prepare a
comprehensive system of support measures for families with children by
July 2021
Ongoing payments of RUB 6.4k per month for pregnant women with low income
A lump sum payment in August 2021 in the amount of RUB 10k for families with
schoolchildren and future first-graders
Ongoing payments of RUB 5.7k per month for children growing up in single-
parent families
Sick leaves for child care (<7 years old) to be paid at 100% of the parent's
income
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