What are the benefits for guardians? We will examine in more detail in this matter. The Institute of Guardianship and Trusteeship in our country was created in order to help underage children who were left without parental care, as well as disabled children and the elderly. People belonging to these categories are not able to independently take care of themselves, represent their interests in the public sphere and financially support themselves. Therefore, the state is trying in every possible way to encourage citizens who provide support to people in need of such assistance. What benefits are provided for guardians of disabled persons of the 1st group?
Way to promote
One of the ways of such encouragement was the salary of the guardians and numerous social guarantees, payments for the maintenance of wards, benefits for various services and goods, as well as direct remuneration for the guardian to fulfill his duties in the maintenance and education of minor orphans and disabled people.
Benefits to guardians are provided in the form of specific material payments, and they can also be expressed in the form of exemption from fulfillment of any specific obligations in the social sphere. Guardians can take advantage of the benefits provided by the state only if they comply with certain conditions.
Labor benefits for people with custody responsibilities
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation enshrines provisions in which the legislator assigns to guardians (trustees) the right to enjoy in the labor sector benefits that parents of minor children under guardianship would enjoy.
These benefits include:
- The guardian (trustee) of a minor child who has not reached the age of 14 is entitled to a shortened working day, as well as to a shorter working week, but in this case, the salary of a citizen who has taken this opportunity is substantially reduced.
- Citizens who are custody of children under the age of five have the right to refuse to engage in labor activities at night. As a matter of law, the employer must notify them in writing. In cases where the child's guardian does not refuse night work, he is obliged to draw up his written consent for this.
- Trustees of children under the age of five are entitled to refuse to work overtime. In addition, they have every right not to go to work on holidays and on weekends.
Labor rights of guardians of minor children
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation also regulates benefits for guardians who are associated with the provision of leave:
- In cases where a child who is under the care of a given citizen has not yet reached the age of three, the trustee shall be entitled to leave to care for him. In this case, he should be paid an amount in the amount of 40% of earnings. These payments are made until the ward is one and a half years old.
- The collective agreement, which could be concluded in a particular organization, may also provide for additional leave, which is due to the employee once a year and is no more than two weeks. This right is enjoyed by guardians of children under the age of 14. This vacation is not paid.
- In cases where the ward, who has not reached the age of majority, enters an educational institution located in another locality, and the guardian expresses a desire to accompany him at the time of admission, he has the right to take advantage of annual paid leave or part of it during this period.
Tax Guardian Benefits
Guardians (curators) of invalids and minor citizens, as well as their parents, can receive a variety of tax benefits. The right to receive them is regulated in detail by the state tax legislation.
Standard tax deductions imply that no income tax is deducted from the guardian’s salary, which is typically 13%. Deductions are carried out in the following sizes:
- 1,500 rubles for the first and second children taken into custody;
- 3,000 rubles - for a third child, as well as subsequent children;
- 6,000 rubles - for a child with a disability.
Payments in these amounts are set exclusively in cases where the child is assigned only one guardian. When two guardians are appointed, these sums of money are divided equally between them.
What other benefits are provided for guardians of persons with disabilities?
Social tax deductions
Trustees of persons with disabilities and minor children are entitled to deductions in the following amounts:
- Amounts paid for the full-time education of a child under guardianship. This amount may not exceed 50,000 rubles per year. This right can be enjoyed by those guardians who paid for the education of their former wards.
- Amounts paid for the treatment of children and disabled people in care, as well as for medicines for them. This amount cannot exceed 120,000 rubles per year, with the exception of cases where the ward needed expensive treatment.
In order to receive the above tax deductions, it is necessary to submit a declaration to the tax inspectorate with all documents confirming the right to receive benefits after the year when the actual expenses occurred.
Compensation to the guardian of a minor citizen
The guardian (trustee) of a minor citizen with a disability of any category, the legislation provides for certain monthly compensation. Such payments are made only when the guardian is able to work, but at the given time does not work due to care for a minor with a disability. The amount of such compensation is 6,000 rubles, and to receive it, the trustee must contact the Pension Fund.
There are other benefits to guardians of legally incompetent citizens.
Benefits for working citizens
The following benefits are provided for working citizens who care for disabled children under the age of majority:
- The right to work a shorter working day (shortened working week).
- The right to receive additional days off, the amount of which is 4 days per month. This weekend is paid in the amount of average monthly earnings.
- The right of the guardian to refuse to work at night, as well as on holidays and weekends. Guardianship may also refuse to send him on a business trip and to work overtime.
- The right to unpaid additional leave is 14 days per year.
Benefits to guardians of minor citizens are not limited to this.
Pension benefits
Trustees of disabled children, as well as former trustees who raised such children before they reach the age of eight, are assigned early retirement pension. The purpose of this pension is reduced by one year for every one and a half years of guardianship, but in total this period should not exceed five years.
In addition, in this case, the following benefits are provided to guardians:
- Standard deductions for a minor disabled person in the amount of 6 thousand rubles. In cases where guardianship is carried out by two guardians - 3 thousand rubles for each of them.
- Guardians and guardians of children are entitled to social deductions in cash, in the amounts that were paid under pension insurance contracts.
In addition to the above, some benefits are provided for by legislation also for families who are raising children with disabilities. Such families are entitled to discounts when paying for living space (in cases when a social contract of employment has been concluded), as well as when paying for housing and communal services.Such discounts may not exceed 50% of the total amount paid for these needs. Such families out of turn receive land for private housing, gardening, or private household plots.
Regional Payments
At the regional level, a large number of benefits have also been established for citizens who are custody of minors left without parental care and persons with disabilities. In order to receive detailed information about such benefits and payments in a particular region, a citizen must contact the social security department.
Regional benefits for guardians of disabled persons of the 1st group include:
- Payments for the maintenance of children and disabled people on a monthly basis.
- Reimbursement of expenses for payment of housing and communal services, telephone in a dwelling, a year a citizen who is under guardianship resides.
- Payments to students undergoing full-time education in general education institutions.
- Monthly payments for a child who is tossed, abandoned or refused.
- Compensation that may be associated with an increase in the cost of living. In this case, the cost of living, as well as the state of health of a minor or a disabled person, is taken into account.
There are also a number of in-kind benefits for guardians of minor children:
- 50% discount on preschool fees.
- The trustee can use public transport free of charge.
- The right of children in trusteeship to free two meals a day in educational institutions where the child is taking a course of education.
- Other benefits that include the free receipt of medicines, baby food, educational literature, etc.
- Exemption of guardians (trustees) from the payment of vehicle tax for one car.
Benefits for adult disabled caregivers
According to the legislative acts regulating the receipt of benefits for the guardians of disabled people in adulthood, they are provided to them in a much smaller amount compared to the guardians of minor children.
Citizens who have reached working age and carry out guardianship and care for adults with disabilities are provided with monthly social benefits. These sums of money are paid to the citizen who actually provides assistance to a disabled person in need, which does not depend on whether guardianship is assigned to him or not. These funds are paid with the pension received by the guardian.
List of documents for registration of benefits
A citizen officially appointed as the trustee of an adult disabled person is entitled to receive cash payments only in cases where he provides the following list of documents to the Pension Fund:
- Application of a citizen who cares for an elderly or adult disabled person.
- Application of a citizen who needs guardianship.
- A certificate from the Pension Fund stating that a person who has a desire to care for a disabled person does not receive pension payments.
- Certificate from the Employment Center stating that a citizen who is a trustee does not receive unemployment benefits.
- The medical report that the person in respect of whom the guardianship is carried out really needs this.
- Passport of the trustee.
- The employment records of the caregiver as well as the citizen in respect of whom the care is organized.
If a citizen who cares for a disabled person or an elderly person fails to apply for these benefits on time, he has the right to do so later. Over the past time, payments are also made, however, in this case, terms are provided that should not exceed three years from the start of such activities.
Regional benefits for caregivers of persons with disabilities and the elderly
At the regional level, such citizens can also rely on a number of benefits for the guardian. These include, for example, exemption from transport taxes. This benefit is provided for a single car with a capacity of up to 200 liters. with.
Cash amount
Caregivers caring for people with disabilities of group 1, as well as other groups, have the right to receive monthly financial assistance. Cash amounts are:
- For caregivers caring for disabled people of the 1st group, as well as for disabled children of the 2nd group - 10,769 rubles.
- For trustees of disabled people of 2 groups - 6 984 rubles.
- For trustees of disabled people of 3 groups - 5 084 rubles.
- For trustees of children with disabilities, as well as disabled children of the 1st group - 12 756 rubles.
We examined what benefits are provided for guardians of children and disabled people.
