CHAPTER OF MINTRUDA RUSSIA Anton Kotyakov informed RIA Novosti that in 2022 the size of maternal capital will increase and amount to more than 503 thousand rubles on the first child and 665 thousand rubles on the second child.
The minister recalled that the project of the Russian Pension Fund of Russia provides indexation of the Matkapal. “If the first family received maternity capital, the amount of surcharge on the second child will be 161,772 rubles,” he explained.
Earlier, the Ministry of Geography of Russia clarified the rules according to which the fathers receive maternity capital. The department explained that at the moment the decision of the Constitutional Court clarify the rules for obtaining the fathers of the Matkapital. The proposed changes will allow payments in that situation if the father is the only parent of a child born by a surrogate mother, and his spouse stands as adopter.
This year, the size of maternal capital for the first child born from January 1, 2020 is 483,881 rubles. If a second child appeared in the family (including, it was adopted), then additional payment – 155,550 rubles.