Russia Eases Child Allowance Rules for Large Families as Putin Orders Fast-Track

Overview

• Under the proposal, families get one additional 12-month term paid at 50% of the subsistence minimum if per-capita income exceeds the threshold by no more than 10%.
• The allowable exceedance averages 1,894 rubles in 2026, with exact amounts varying by region due to district coefficients.
• The adjustment is expected to cover about 231,200 children in 73,800 families, with 25.4 billion rubles budgeted for 2026, including 20 billion from the federal government.
• The change targets situations where small increases in labor income—sometimes just 100–200 rubles—briefly pushed families above eligibility.
• Vice Premier Tatyana Golikova said the amendment will go through presidential legal review and then be attached to a government bill for expedited State Duma approval.