Help for single mothers should be systematic.
Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Center for Assistance to Single Mothers. It opened in June with the support of the party. Lawyers and psychologists handled more than 1,300 applications. Behind each of them are months of complex and meticulous work. Thanks to the team for their work. For mothers, this help has become a real support.
The most common complaints are about non-payment of alimony. There are results for many cases. We were able to get payments from the father, who has not paid child support to his son since 2011. Another mother of five children used to receive 50 thousand rubles a year from her ex-husband. Now he pays the same amount, but every month.
We need to move from the specific to the general. Change the system itself. We are preparing amendments to the bill on the alimony fund. The state will make regular payments to the children without delay, and then recover this money and old debts from defaulters.
We decided to expand the center's work. Its leader, Sergei Ozdansky, proposed to establish a party committee that would protect the rights of women and children. This will make it easier for lawyers to interact with departments and resolve complex cases. We accepted the offer.