“The new allowance will help support families with more than 5 million children aged eight to 16 inclusive.

The support measure will take effect from April 1, and applications are accepted from May 1.

That is, benefits will be accrued to families for the period from April 1, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

It is clarified that in this way, if the family receives a payment in May, then benefits will come immediately for two months - for April and May.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that all low-income families would receive payments for children aged 8-16.

Later, Kotyakov clarified the amount of the new allowance for children from eight to 16 years old in low-income families.