The period for issuing a certificate for maternity capital is reduced from 30 to 15 days. The corresponding bill was adopted by State Duma deputies in the third and final reading on Thursday, October 18. According to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, this decision was particularly expected by low-income families and parents of disabled children.. “Now such families will be able to issue a monthly payment faster, start rehabilitation of a child with disabilities, or make money to buy housing,” Volodin said. He recalled that last year State Duma deputies supported the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to extend the issuance of maternity capital until 2021. "The demographic programs initiated by the President of the Russian Federation have shown their effectiveness," Volodin said..

In his opinion, "the law adopted today will increase the speed and availability of this program for citizens". The draft law approved by the State Duma also affects the timeline for consideration by the competent authorities of information on the facts of deprivation of parental rights, cancellation of adoption, crime committed against children and other information necessary for inclusion in the list of persons eligible for additional state support.. Now it’s not 14, but 5 days.