Large families are families with three or more children. Often they are considered to be in need of state assistance, as they experience a constant lack of funds. But in recent years, the state pays less and less attention to them. The only legislative act that today is aimed at supporting large families is the Decree of the President of 2003, but it does not contain clear instructions on the provision of benefits when children from large families enter universities.

Are there any benefits for large families when entering a university?

The legislation establishes that after the children reach the age of majority, the status of a large family is removed, therefore, all benefits disappear.

But if the child is studying at a university, then the status will not be removed until he is 23 years old.

Some federal benefits large families also apply to the education of their children. For example, parents each year receive a certain amount of money to buy school uniforms or school supplies (notebooks, albums, etc.).

In addition, children from such families have the right to free meals in schools or kindergartens, and can use public transport free of charge.

Such families receive much less assistance from local authorities. Often everything is limited to the possibility of organizing a vacation for children or providing housing, but this happens extremely rarely and only in exceptional cases.

Families with many children do not need to queue for enrollment in kindergarten

Children from large families are accepted without problems to schools at their place of residence, they are not required to enroll in a queue for a kindergarten, but there are no special instructions in the legislation regarding admission to a university. Here you can use only general legislative norms that relate to different preferential categories.

During admission to the university, children can receive the following benefits:

1. winners of Olympiads of various levels can be enrolled in a higher educational institution out of competition;
2. priority is given to children of "Chernobyl victims" or participants in hostilities;
3. there is a quota for disabled children or orphans.

Children from large families do not fall into any of these categories. There are no specific benefits for them in the legislation.

This norm is not spelled out in any legislative act, but many universities include it in their documentation.

Who can apply?

In different regions, the concept of a large family may differ slightly

Today, the main document that regulates the issue of assigning the status of a large family is the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On measures of social support for large families."

It states that each region should independently determine the criteria for granting this status and the number of benefits granted to such families.

The procedure for financing regional programs is developed by the Ministry of Finance. This is due to the fact that families with different numbers of children can be considered large families in different regions.

For example, in some regions, three or more children is a rarity, while in others it is the norm. Therefore, in different parts of the country, the criteria for having many children can be completely different.

Since 2009, in Moscow and the Moscow Region, only those families in which the youngest child has not yet turned 16 are considered large families. If he studies at an educational institution, then this limit increases to 18 years.

Things are quite different in the Republic of Udmurtia. There, only those families where there are 3 or more children under 18 are considered large. If they study at a university, then this period increases to 23 years.

As you can see, in a certain region of the Russian Federation, their own criteria for assigning the status of a large family apply.

Therefore, before applying for benefits in certain bodies, it is necessary to find out ahead of time about the criteria in force there.

Quotas for large families in universities

Benefits for admission to a university are regulated in each educational institution independently

The educational legislation of the Russian Federation obliges each university to allocate quotas for admission to certain categories of citizens. This norm should be regulated by the internal normative documents of the higher education institution.

• children from large families;
• single mothers with three or more children.

They get some advantages over other applicants. Their number and value is determined by the internal documentation of the university and cannot be established at the federal level.

Regional benefits

Benefits for admission to the university and other benefits are regulated at the regional level

If it is impossible to find clear instructions in the Federal legislation regarding the provision of benefits during the admission of children from large families to a university, then this may well be compensated by regional legislation, which is adopted at the local level.

In some regions, a quota for admission to a university for such applicants may be set, or other quotas are provided that cover part of the cost of food, clothing, etc., and although this is not very much money, it is still a considerable addition to the scholarship.

Students from large families are eligible for the following benefits:

1. on transport tax;
2. to receive land for use free of charge;
3. receiving payments for the third and other children under 3 years old (at the level of the regional subsistence level);
4. receiving a pension for a mother with many children from the age of 50;
5. flexible work schedule;
6. parental education on a free basis in those areas that are in demand in a particular region.

Where to apply?

For registration of documents, you must contact the local authorized body.

The process of obtaining benefits for large families is regulated by the law. To get them, please contact:

• to the authorized body under the local administration;
• to a multifunctional center, if there is one within the city or district.

But before applying, you should find out about the list of required documents. To obtain them, you will need to visit the following institutions:

1. an organization that deals with the registration of the civilian population;
2. Center for Social Protection of Citizens;
3. place of work of parents;
4. to the labor exchange, if there is no official place of work;
5. at the BTI to obtain a document on the cohabitation of children and parents.

There is no specific procedure for obtaining benefits that is suitable for each region of the country, since they are determined at the local level and can be different everywhere.

If you have any questions, please contact the CSC

If any difficulties arise in the process, then it is imperative to seek help from the social protection authorities. Here citizens can get all the necessary consultations and advice. Also, the employees of this body are obliged to provide legal assistance to the unprotected layer of the population.

Special attention can be paid to benefits for studying at a university for single mothers with many children. They get much more because of the status of a single mother.

If the rights of a single mother with many children are violated, then she can apply to one of the following bodies:

• to the department of social protection of the population under the local administration;
• to the local branch of the court;
• to the prosecutor's office.

It all depends on the severity of the issue. If it is not possible to solve it through the social service, then in order to protect your rights, you should apply to the court or the prosecutor's office. These bodies (especially the court) have a lot of leverage on the relevant authorities, which helps them to resolve almost any issue.

Benefits for mothers with many children

What are the criteria for determining a mother of many children?

There may be a lot of nuances that are associated with the assignment of such a category. To obtain this status, the following criteria must be met:

1. After the birth of the child, the woman received the status of mother, but the paternity of the other parent is not determined, and the woman was not married before the birth.
2. The child was born after 300 days from the date of dissolution of the marriage, and the ex-husband proved that he is not the father of the child.
3. An unmarried woman adopted a child.

But there are some circumstances in which a mother raising a child on her own cannot be considered a single mother:

1. If the family is incomplete, but the paternity of the other parent is established.
2. If the child was born within 300 days after the dissolution of the marriage or the death of the father, then the ex-husband is automatically recognized as his legal father.
3. If the child was born to an unmarried woman, but paternity has been established.

As in the case of children from large families, a single mother with many children cannot count on special benefits when entering a university, but she is provided with a certain number of social benefits during her studies.

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Support for large families in Russia is carried out at the federal and regional levels. Taking into account their national and cultural characteristics, demographic conditions and budget, each region independently determines what a large family is.

What is a large family

State support for large families at the federal level

In accordance with Presidential Decree No. 431, state assistance to large families in 2020 will be carried out in the following areas:

• Taxation;
• land relations;
• Medical care and nutrition;
• Education of children and parents;
• Farm management;
• Employment;
• Department of Housing and Utilities;
• Transport services and others.

Which authorities should be contacted to receive benefits? These are the Pension Fund, the territorial department of social protection of the population, multifunctional centers (acting as a link between citizens and the body implementing social policy).

The main document for obtaining benefits is a certificate of the status of a large family, issued by the Department of Social Security. The applicant collects the necessary documents, then writes an application. Within a month, the competent authority considers the appeal and gives a positive or negative answer.

Employment and retirement benefits of parents with many children

When concluding an employment contract, a mother or father with many children can count on the following benefits:

1. Early retirement of a woman (at the same time, the length of service must be at least 15 years, and the age must reach 56 years if she has four children and 57 if she has three children).
2. Additional two-week annual leave (condition - more than 2 children). This leave is not paid and is issued at a time convenient to the parent. It can be combined with the main rest or taken separately.
3. One additional paid day off per week (for a 40-hour work week). At the same time, both parents must work under an employment contract.
4. Accrual of pension points on maternity leave for each born, the amount of which is designed to increase the basic pension. Each working year, in accordance with the existing pension system, is evaluated by pension points. They affect the size of the future pension. The law provides that the pension period can be increased by including periods of caring for a child until he reaches 1.5 years, but not more than 6 years in total.
5. Assistance in finding employment from the employment service (selection of home or temporary work).

For registration, you need documents proving the identity of parents and children, a certificate from the passport office on the composition of the family, a certificate of income for each parent issued by the tax service, children's TIN and photos of all family members who are over 6 years old.

To qualify for an early retirement, a mother must give birth to 5 children and raise them up to 8 years of age, or give birth to two, but the length of service increases by 5 years, and labor activity should have been carried out in the Far North. Attention! In October 2018, a law was approved to provide parents with many children with new labor benefits in the form of the right to prioritize the time of actually receiving leave. Key condition: there must be at least 3 children in the family and the age of each of them is under 12 years old.

Preferential medical care, food and welfare

Additional social support is expressed in the following benefits for families with three children:

• Free prescription drugs for children under 6 years of age;
• Priority care in hospitals;
• Free supply of vitamins for children;
• Free lunches and breakfasts for schoolchildren;
• Rest in camps and sanatoriums without payment;
• Issuance of school and sports uniforms;
• One free visit to a museum, exhibition or amusement park (no more than 1 time per month);

Mother or father can come to school with all documents and apply for free meals. In addition to passports and certificates, it is necessary to provide data on the registration of minors, papers on the income of parents. After reviewing the documents, the school will redirect them to the social security authority.

You can compensate for a self-paid ticket by submitting a check, a document confirming that the child is in the camp and an agreement to the social protection department. Travel to the sanatorium is paid by the parent only half.

State provision of land and housing

The status of a large family gives the right to provide a land plot with an area not exceeding 15 acres. The land can be used for housing construction, cottage farming or gardening.

What a large family in its region has the right to receive is a plot whose area cannot be less than 6 acres.

The legislator also provided for other options for this category:

• housing subsidy for building a house;
• free social housing under a rental agreement;
• provision of state-owned apartments.

In an apartment leased or owned, there must be all communications: heating, electricity, sewerage and water.

With the help of a subsidy, you can pay off debt or interest on housing purchased with your own funds.

The local authorities have the right to give a large family a preferential loan, a subsidy or an interest-free loan for the construction of a house and the purchase of building materials. The mortgage in this case does not provide for a down payment, the payment period is longer, and the first payment is deferred for 3 years.

Since 2018, a program of state subsidies for mortgage loans has been launched. Now large families will be able to participate in preferential mortgage lending at a rate of 6%. To participate fully, you must:

• the birth of the 3rd or subsequent child after 01/01/2018, but before 12/31/2022,
• purchase of housing in the primary real estate market,
• initial contribution at the expense of own funds of at least 20% (including MSC).

In April 2020, a decision was made to subsidize a mortgage loan indefinitely under this program.

Registration of housing and land benefits

Rosreestr conducts a legal check when registering property rights, taking into account the following factors:

• Parents are officially married;
• The family owns no other land;
• Children live with their parents;
• Parents are registered as needing housing;
• The family has Russian citizenship and has been living in this subject for 5 years.

Those families who do not have their own apartment or the area per person is below the established norm can apply for an apartment. It also takes into account the amount of all income in accordance with the living wage.

The queue may be refused if the fact of intentional deterioration of housing conditions is established (exchange of an apartment for a smaller one, registration of a large number of people, sale or division of housing, fictitious transactions with living space).

Title papers for housing and evidence of its accident rate are added to the main package of documents. Within a month, the citizen receives a receipt confirming the inclusion of the family in the queue for housing or land.

Tax credits for large families

In order to save money for those with many children, the state has provided for them tax deductions - amounts of money from which income tax is not levied.

They are:

• Standard (for each minor);
• Social (one-time amounts returned by the tax service after payment).

At the same time, children, the child should not be older than 18 years old or, if he is older, he must study full-time .. Parents with many children provide their employer with an application, a birth certificate, a certificate from a technical school (institute, college), a certificate 2 - personal income tax.

Tax incentives for large families in 2020 provide for:

1. Reduced rates of land tax or its non-payment for a specified period;
2. Exemption from paying rent for a plot for a peasant or farm enterprise;
3. Opportunity not to pay the registration fee when doing business;
4. Refunds paid for Kindergarten amounts from 20 to 70% depending on the number of children.

This also includes a 30% discount on utility bills. If the dwelling does not have central heating, the same fuel discount applies.

Additional benefits in various service areas

These benefits include:

• Schoolchildren are exempted from paying for travel on suburban and intra-district transport, as well as urban;
• Children have the right to preferential visits to budgetary circles and sections;
• Preschoolers are registered in kindergartens without a queue;
• When dilapidated housing is demolished, parents of three children will receive a new one, taking into account the area of ​​the demolished.
• Provision of gratuitous material assistance or interest-free loans for the development of a peasant (farm) economy - cl. 1 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 05.05.1992 431

A mother or father has the right to learn a new profession free of charge, change their qualifications, taking into account the lack of certain specialists in the subject.

In some regions, exemption from property tax, land tax, presentation of New Year's gifts and awards is provided.

In order to extend the status of a large family, when the eldest child reaches the age of majority, it is necessary to prove his financial lack of independence by providing a student document.

Moscow privileges for large families

The legislation of the capital provided the following privileges for large families:

preschoolers	They enter the garden without a queue; Receive free prescription drugs; Receive dairy food free of charge.
Pupils	Free breakfast at school once a day (primary grades); Have a 50% discount on travel when using urban public transport; Free rest in sanatoriums and summer camps Get free textbooks; Free attendance of paid sports clubs;
students	They dine at a small cost or for free; Preferentially pay for travel (similarly with schoolchildren);
Parents	Exempted from paying kindergarten; The father or mother has the right to travel by public transport free of charge; They are not charged for parking for 1 year; Exempt from transport tax; Visit zoos, parks, exhibitions and museums with their children for free (once a month); The right to visit the Bolshoi Theater on preferential terms; Visit Moscow baths for free; First of all, garden plots are received; Have the right to receive housing and subsidies for its construction; Mothers who have given birth to 10 children receive a pension supplement; Have the right to temporary use of social housing (with the number of children equal to 5)

At the federal level, you can get free medicine for a child under 6 years old. In Moscow, this age has been increased to 18 years.

Transport discounts do not apply to the use of minibuses and taxis.

Numerous social service organizations, rehabilitation centers, social shelters and organizations providing psychological and pedagogical assistance to children from these families operate on the territory of Moscow.

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Now there is a large competition of applicants for state-funded places in universities, which makes it difficult to enter educational institutions. At the same time, payment for education is usually quite high for a family with an average income, especially if it has several children. Therefore, many citizens have a question, what are the benefits for large families when entering a university.

The procedure for enrolling in higher education institutions is determined by the legislative framework.

Who and how can apply for budget places outside the main competition is described in Federal Law No. 273 of 12/29/12.

Among the benefits that future students can apply for are:

• admission without passing tests;
• admission to the preparatory course on a budgetary basis;
• benefits when obtaining a student card;
• other concessions provided for by the regulatory documents of the university where admission is planned.

Who is entitled to benefits when entering a university.

In each region, the characteristics required for a family to recognize it as having many children are different, which is influenced by the cultural characteristics of the area.

In most cases, this includes families with more than 2 children who have not reached the age of 18.

But in some subjects, which is especially common in the Caucasus, parents are considered to have many children if they have given birth to more than 5 children, which is due to national traditions.

The list of citizens who can receive benefits includes those who meet the following criteria:

• The age of children is up to 16, and when studying at school 18 years. In some regions, the age has been extended to 23 years if the student receives full-time education.
• Children must live in the same place, regardless of whether the parents are divorced.
• Minors should not stay in state institutions on state support.
• In some subjects of the Russian Federation, children registered or under guardianship are not taken into account.

In order to obtain the status of a large family, one of the adults must apply to the state structure, collecting the required package of papers.

Benefits for applicants.

Large families are provided with additional privileges in various areas:

• increased labor leave;
• assistance with housing problems;
• deduction benefits;
• allowances, etc.

Types of benefits for children from who plan to receive higher education, may also differ and depend on the policies followed by the institution of higher education.

There are no special privileges for such applicants in the all-Russian legislation. However, the rules of the university itself may provide benefits to future students upon enrollment.

Quotas for admission to the university.

Legislative acts fixed the obligation of higher education institutions to make mandatory quotas for socially unprotected categories of citizens.

Their number and requirements are indicated in the internal local legal acts of the institution; they are not established at the federal level.

Regional benefits in universities.

In many subjects of Russia, regional privileges are established for applicants from large families.

This includes both a quota for a budget place and the payment of funds for the needs of the student.

You can find out what benefits are due at the Social Security offices or on the official Internet resource of state bodies.

Admission to the University.

Additional allowances for students from large families.

For students from the regional level, special payments are established. Among them are noted:

• social payments;
• partial payment of transport costs;
• compensation for meals in the university canteen, etc.

Educational institutions have the right to independently indicate additional benefits and allowances due to students from the category of socially unprotected citizens.

Special privileges.

Unless otherwise specified in the rules of the university, applicants are not provided with additional bonuses when enrolling in state-funded education.

The federal legislation states that the following categories of persons have special rights when compiling lists of university students:

• winners of Russian specialized Olympiads;
• athletes who played for the Russian national team at international competitions;
• participants in the Olympic Games.

In addition, the quota for admission to a university without competition is set for:

• orphans;
• minors brought up by a disabled parent;
• combatants;
• applicants in the target area;
• future students who have completed contract service for 3 years;
• disabled people, etc.

It should be borne in mind that the number of quota places in institutions is limited and often several applicants apply for them at once.

Therefore, participation in Olympiads in a specialized field, as well as good results in the Unified State Exam, will be an additional bonus upon admission.

Benefits provided for mothers with many children.

The laws of the Russian Federation do not provide for benefits for education.

The exception is women who belong simultaneously to other categories of beneficiaries.

If during full-time or part-time studies a student plans to become a mother, then she is also entitled to childbirth, lasting up to 3 years.

At the end of the decree, she will continue to receive a scholarship if she was appointed on the date of her departure.

How to apply for university benefits.

If the future student has benefits, then he will have to provide documents that confirm them.

The procedure for obtaining privileges can be found in detail on the website of the universities where admission is planned.

Where to apply.

An urgent question for many applicants is where to apply to receive enrollment benefits.

In institutions of higher education, the admission committee deals with the enrollment of students. It is its members who are required to provide all the papers.

Documents to the university.

Future students are interested in what documents to provide for admission, including those with benefits.

AT admission committee required to send:

• identity document;
• certificate of education;
• papers confirming the existence of concessions.

In the presence of a disability, it is required to present an opinion from the commission on the assignment of the group.

If a minor is a participant and winner of olympiads and competitions, then certificates, diplomas, etc. must be attached to the documents. Competitions are important in the overall rating of the future student only if they are specialized in the direction of the chosen specialty.

It should be noted that, according to the law, an applicant can submit documents to several universities at once or to several faculties at the same time.

At the same time, one of them provides the original documents on education and USE results, in others - copies. After the lists of enrolled are published, you will need to provide the originals in deadlines, otherwise the applicant is automatically expelled.

What to do if you were denied a benefit when entering a university.

If a future student has enrollment privileges, successfully passed the entrance examinations, and he was denied a benefit, what to do becomes an urgent problem. A school graduate has the right to file a complaint with the Ministry of Education.

This is done both in person and through an electronic reception on the official Internet resource of the state structure. They report violations of their rights to the Prosecutor's Office or file a lawsuit.

Despite the fact that, under federal law, families with many children are provided with many privileges and financial support, admission to a university for this category outside the usual competition is not among them.

Such relief may be provided for by legislative acts at the level of the subject of the Russian Federation or directly by the rules of the institution. In this case, the minor must live in the area where the university is located.

Conclusion.

Among the benefits that can help a child enter the desired higher education institution on a budget, there are victories in olympiads and competitions.

The law “On Education” defines the categories of citizens whose application for admission is also considered outside the general competition.

About the features of admission and the necessary documents should be clarified in the admissions office of the university where the training is planned.

Benefits for admission to a university.

Large families with three or more children need protection and support from the state, but, unfortunately, they do not receive due attention, but simply remain on the sidelines.

The state stopped paying attention to this category of citizens, the reasons for this are unknown, perhaps because a large family has ceased to be a rarity, or maybe for other reasons. In any case, these children deserve attention and support, because usually such families have very limited financial opportunities.

general information

To enroll in a university, there are general rules that you should follow for successful admission.

In order to familiarize yourself with them, just go to the website of the university and read the information you are interested in.

What to collect?

Necessary the presence of a document confirming your overall average education, secondary vocational, or higher.

This also includes a document on primary vocational education.

The next equally important rule is surrender of a single state exam on those subjects that are directly needed in your chosen field.

And the final rule is to provide the necessary documents to the admission committee of the university, which begins its work on the 20th of June. To the required documents include the following:

1. Application for admission with your signature.
2. Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation and its copy.
3. A document confirming the existence of a state education.

About benefits

By law Russian Federation Families with many children include those families in which there are from three children who have not reached their majority.

Such families should have a certain range of benefits.

But if one child has already reached the age of majority, then the status of a large family is automatically removed, and with it the benefits that were previously provided to the family disappear.

But in the case of an adult studying at a higher educational institution, the benefits will not be removed, and the status will also remain, until he turns 23.

Large families have some benefits that are regulated by federal laws. These benefits, for example, relate to some points related to education. For example, parents from a large family receive an annual amount of money for some expenses related to children such as buying a school uniform.

Also, such children receive free meals at school, they are provided with land plots for the further construction of a dwelling.

Children living in a large family the right to use public transport for free.

Such families do not receive much assistance from local authorities, it is possible to organize recreation for children or solve the issue of providing housing but this is in very rare cases.

As for the issue of admission of such children to educational institutions, it is decided from the kindergarten.

In this regard, a large family has a great advantage over other families, they do not wait until their turn comes up. There are no problems when entering school., the child is taken to where he belongs at the place of residence, without any kind of trouble.

But what about the admission of children from large families to a university, because the law on supporting such children does not say anything about admission?

There are exemptions for some categories only.

What are the benefits for children? at the time of admission to higher education:

• they can be enrolled in the walls of the university without a competitive basis. But this will happen when they are;
• children have a certain advantage in admission over others when their parents are participants in military operations or "Chernobyl victims";
• children are enrolled in higher institutions according to the quota, then only if they are disabled or.

Unfortunately, none of these benefits are suitable for those from large families.

Of course, they will be able to have an advantage in admission, but for this they will need to be winners of the Olympiads, children of war veterans or disabled people and orphans.

But as a benefit, one can consider the advantage of transferring to a budgetary basis if the results of educational activities are positive.

This type of preferential basis is not regulated by any law, but it takes place in the documentation of the university.

It is written about various benefits for students in Russia.

Quotas

Children from families considered to have many children are not supported by any laws regarding assistance and benefits.

For them not there are also quotas which could be of considerable help in a higher educational institution.

Long time ago in 1999 a law was drawn up to this category of children had social support in the face of the state, but due to the non-signing of this law by the president, it never entered into force.

But there were such provisions that could provide all large families with very good benefits. For example, there contained benefits relating directly to education and admission to the university:

• they would provide for a quota equal to 20 percent of the number of places of a budgetary nature intended for such children;
• children from large families would receive monetary compensation for tuition at a university, which would be equal to 50 percent of the cost of education.

These benefits and quotas would be great to help children from large families get a higher education, but, unfortunately, the law was never adopted. That's why at the moment, this category of children does not have any advantages over others.

And for the same reason, a child from a family with many children will not be able to get a higher education, simply not having the financial ability to do so.

For some reason, the state refuses to support this category of citizens, and it is not known whether assistance will be provided to children from large families in the future, or whether they will also remain unnoticed by the authorities.

As for the benefits for children from large families from the regional authorities, some help still exists.

For example, in some regions, a quota is practiced for these children when entering a university.

There are also several preferential bases for these children. who are already studying at a higher education institution, they receive a small compensation for meals at the university, for travel and for the purchase of clothes.

These funds are very small, but still they can be considered as a small increase in the scholarship of a student living in a large family.

Children from large families need to be supported in everything, to help them in their studies, in the implementation of plans, but, unfortunately, the state has ceased to pay attention to this category of citizens. But a child growing up in such a family strives to be an example to his brothers and sisters, wants to enter a university, get a good education, find a decent job in order to prove to himself and his family that he is worth something.

But due to the lack of support from the state, all plans can be destroyed in one second. Usually in such families there is no money for expensive education in higher educational institutions, and the child simply loses his dream.

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