On October 23, 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers submitted to the State Duma Federal Law No. 17107-9 "On Amendments to Section 13 of the Federal Law "On State Benefits for Citizens with Children", the Federal Law "On Mandatory Social Insurance in the Case of Temporary Disability and in the Context of a Certain Disability of a Disability Labeled and in Connection with a Certain Law" Acts of the Russian Federation as Invalid". The essence of the initiative is in two blocks: 1. Increasing the limit of paid sick days for child care. For children under the age of 7 with a common illness from 60 to 90 days, with an illness from a special list - from 90 to 120 days. From 7 to 15 years old. From 45 to 75 days with a limit of 15 paid days per case of illness. For disabled children under the age of 18 from the age of 120 to 150 days, with HIV, malignant neoplasms or diseases due to complications after vaccination - no annual limit. The initiative is known to ease the burden on parents who have to go on vacation to care for a sick child at their own expense. 2. To maintain the monthly allowance, leave the maternity leave before the 1.5, maybe not before two months. The reason is to suppress misuse of monthly allowances. Question: Why, after the birth of a child, does the family have to resort to "abuse"? From February 1, 2026, a one-time payment for the birth of a child is 28,450.45 rubles. The monthly allowance for employees is 40% of the average salary in the previous two years. But not less than 10,837.20 rubles. and not more than 83,021.18 rubles. per month. For non-employees (including full-time students or those dismissed during liquidation) - a fixed amount of 10,837.20 rubles. In Moscow, a young teacher without a certification category in the first years of work receives 55,000 to 70,000 rubles. In the regions - from 25,000 to 45,000 rubles. When going on parental leave to care for a child up to 1.5 years old, a teacher with a salary of, for example, 55,000 rubles will receive an allowance of about 22,000 rubles.