The Government has prepared a draft amendment that allows large families with a slight income surplus to keep their benefits. The amendments require that the Social Fund automatically assign payouts for all parents with three or more children who applied for its renewal this year but were denied due to their income exceeding the limit slightly.
Under the current rules, even a minor surplus deprives a family of their allowance. This is a particularly sensitive matter for large families who rely on government assistance a lot. As per the new amendments, if a family's income grew while they were receiving the allowance, they will be entitled to renew their payouts for another year.
"The Social Fund prepares for implementing President's directive and the draft federal law submitted to the State Duma regarding the provision of the unified allowance to large families," says Sergey Chirkov, Chairman of the Social Fund of Russia. "Following its approval, the new payout scheme will be as convenient and proactive as practicable so that large families can take advantage of the expanded opportunities to receive their allowance early."
The Social Fund will automatically review all denials issued since January 2026 and covered by the new regulations. Families will not have to reapply. Parents will be notified of the decision via the Gosuslugi Portal.
Families that previously did not qualify for the unified allowance due to a slight surplus will be granted a payout amounting to 50% of the regional subsistence rate.
The amendments allowing large families with a slight income surplus to keep their allowance were prepared in accordance with the President's directive following the Presidential Hot Line at the end of last year.