The State Duma deputy announced her intention to extend the payment period for child care allowances, it should be increased from 1.5 years until the parent goes to work or the child reaches the age of three, explained State Duma Deputy Speaker, Maria Voropaeva. According to her, the period of 1.5 years was determined on the basis that by this age the child enters the nursery and the mother returns to work. However, in practice, women often go to work much later, in addition, children often get sick, the deputy noted in a commentary to TASS. "We have to get down to the level of real life, and not just talk with statistics," the parliamentarian emphasized.

The State Duma deputy announced her intention to extend the payment period for child care allowances, it should be increased from 1.5 years until the parent goes to work or the child reaches the age of three, explained State Duma Deputy Speaker, Maria Voropaeva. According to her, the period of 1.5 years was determined on the basis that by this age the child enters the nursery and the mother returns to work. However, in practice, women often go to work much later, in addition, children often get sick, the deputy noted in a commentary to TASS. "We have to get down to the level of real life, and not just talk with statistics," the parliamentarian emphasized.