Maternity capital benefits in Russia 2007-2023

A family receiving their first child in Russia would get 587 thousand Russian rubles from the government within the maternity (family) capital program in 2023. The maternity capital benefits ("материнский капитал" in Russian) saw an increase in recent years and were planned to be indexed every year until 2025.

What is the maternity capital program in Russia?

The maternity (family) capital program in Russia was launched in 2007 to tackle the decline in the country’s population. Back then, the program paid 250 thousand Russian rubles to mothers who gave birth to or adopted a second child. It remained stable at over 453 thousand Russian rubles from 2015 to 2019. In January 2020, Russian president Vladimir Putin suggested extending the maternity capital program in the country to include births of first children. Furthermore, the program’s financing was planned to increase in the following years.

How much money do Russian families receive for a second child?

For the second and each further child, if the family had already received the money for the first one since the program's start in 2007, it would get over 188 thousand Russian rubles in 2023. If the family received their second child and had never claimed maternity capital benefits before, it would be given around 776 thousand Russian rubles. According to data from 2022, most live births by Russian women aged until 27 years were of first children. Mothers aged 28 to 39 years mostly gave birth to second children.