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A family receiving their first child in Russia would get 676,300 Russian rubles from the government within the maternity (family) capital program from February 2025. The maternity capital benefits ("материнский капитал" in Russian) saw an increase in recent years and were planned to be indexed every year. 

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 payment for the first one since the program's start in 2007, it would get over 217,400 Russian rubles in 2025. If the family received their second child and had never claimed maternity capital benefits before, it would be given around 894,000 Russian rubles. According to data from 2023, most live births by Russian women aged until 28 years were of first children. Mothers aged 29 to 38 years mostly gave birth to second children.