How to apply for child benefits under 18 years old through State services

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Only in a certain situation can a child allowance be issued until the age of 18. We will tell you under what conditions payments are assigned. And for those who do not know how to register through the website of "Gosuslugi" in 2020, step-by-step instructions will help.

Instructions for issuing benefits through the website of public services

Financial assistance to children up to the age of majority - regional allowance. It can be received by certain categories of citizens. On the portal of the State Service, there is no single service for receiving payments throughout Russia.

To find out if the service is provided in 2020 electronically in the selected region, you need:

• enter the portal;
• activate your personal account;
• enter the query “child benefit under 18” into the search box.

In the search results, you need to select the desired page and follow the link. It is important to pay attention to how the service is provided - during a personal visit, by mail and through the MFC. In this case, it is impossible to submit an application to apply for a child allowance under 18 through the State Service portal on the website.

If the portal in the selected region provides a service for processing payments, step-by-step instructions will tell you how to do this:

1. Enter your username and password and go to your personal account on the portal. If there is no data for authorization, register.
2. Go to the services section, find the item "Family and children".
3. Click on the line "Benefits for children" to apply for a child benefit.
4. Enter your place of residence to see the list of services available for your specific region. It is possible that some type of benefit is not available in a particular locality.
5. Select the appropriate type of payment if the service is provided in the selected region.
6. Go to the stage of registration, click on the "Get a service" button.
7. Check the box who is filling out the application - the applicant or the representative. In each case, you will need to indicate data from additional documents confirming the existence of such rights.
8. Select a settlement where money will be transferred for minors.
9. In the window that appears, mark the appropriate category of the applicant.
10. Check if the fields are filled in correctly according to real data. If the application is submitted by a direct applicant, then the information is entered automatically. Fill in empty windows, if any.
11. At the next stage, check if the passport data is entered correctly.
12. In the form of the applicant's registration address, enter the required data. Check the box next to the place of residence. Accommodation can be any (temporary, actual), it does not have to coincide with the official one.
13. Mark a convenient method for receiving benefits. Payment of funds can be made to a card or via mail. Indicate bank details or post office number.
14. Attach electronic duplicates of documents requested by the system to the application. Each document must be electronically signed by the applicant. If the statements and certificates do not have a mark in the form of a red star, then the portal will not let them through. And, accordingly, it will not send the application to the authorized bodies.
15. Finally, you need to agree with the processing of personal data, study the criteria for granting benefits. Mark the connection option where the notification on the application for payments will be sent.
16. And the last step is to click on the "Apply" button.

Documents for registration of material assistance

In addition to the application for the appointment of social benefits, other documents are needed in 2020:

• the second copy of the passport of the child's father and mother;
• a copy of the birth certificate of children or an adoption document;
• a duplicate passport of a child over 14 years old;
• family composition document to confirm cohabitation;
• marriage certificate, if the child's parents are officially married;
• certificate of income, for individual entrepreneurs - a tax declaration, for the unemployed - a certificate from the employment center;
• a document recognizing the family as poor;
• an extract indicating that the minor is still studying - for children over 16 years old.

During the consideration of the application and documents, the authorized body may request other certificates. More detailed information will be provided by employees of the social protection department.

Who is eligible for benefits until the age of majority

In accordance with the law of 19.05.1995 No. 81-FZ, the following payments are provided:

• for pregnancy;
• for caring for a baby up to one and a half years old;
• child support regardless of age.

In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 21 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, children are persons who have not reached the age of majority and do not have full civil legal capacity. Any citizen under the age of 16 is considered a child. In the period from 16 to 18 years old, he can remain a child or become fully capable and lose child status if certain circumstances arise:

• official marriage;
• self-employed from the age of 16. In the event that the court or the guardianship authority recognizes full legal capacity.

Only those citizens who need material assistance can apply to receive social benefits until the age of majority. The criteria for who are entitled to child benefits under 18 in 2020 and how they are assigned are determined individually in each region.

In accordance with Federal Law No. 81-FZ, payments must be provided at least once a quarter. Children under 18 years of age can also receive benefits monthly. In some regions, they can be issued through the State Services portal in accordance with the step-by-step instructions.

Summarize

1. Benefits for children under 18 years old through the portal of public services can not be obtained in all regions of Russia.
2. To understand whether the service is provided in a particular locality, you need to enter “child benefit under 18 years of age” in the search bar.
3. Funds are assigned only to citizens in need of material assistance. For this, documents on income and recognition of the status of a poor family are attached to the application.
4. If a child, after the age of 16, has officially formalized a marriage relationship or started a labor activity, he loses the status of a child. In this case, he will not be entitled to benefits.