At the request of Prime Minister Donald Tusk President Andrzej Duda appointed Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk as the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy. She replaced Dorota Bojemska in this position.

On 27 November 2023, at the request of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, President Andrzej Duda appointed Dorota Bojemska as Minister of Family and Social Policy. The former Chair of the Family Council replaced Marlena Maląg in this position.

5% was the registered unemployment rate at the end of October, according to estimates of the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. The same result was recorded in the previous month, while the number of unemployed people fell by 3.8 thousand at that time, reports Minister Marlena Maląg.

Stable situation on the labour market in Poland. Eurostat data published on Friday shows that in September, the unemployment rate in Poland was 2.8%. With this result, we were on the podium of the countries with the lowest level of unemployment in the Community.

On 1 November this year, an amendment to the Social Assistance Act comes into force, which introduces, among other things, neighbourhood services as a new form of care services. Municipalities that decide to implement this form of support will be able to obtain funding under the Senior Citizens’ Support Corps.

On 27 October 2023, i.e., almost a year after the entry into force of the Act of 5 August 2022 on social economy (effective from 30 October 2022), the second meeting of the State Committee for the Social Economy Development of the 4th term (for 2023-2026) was held. The meeting summarised the achievements to date in developing the social economy.

The government wants to increase the effectiveness of assistance and support for people at risk of and experiencing domestic violence. This includes increasing preventive measures and better availability and effectiveness of protection for people who experience such violence. The programme also includes increasing the level of competence of representatives of institutions and entities that carry out tasks related to counteracting domestic violence in order to increase the quality and accessibility of the services provided.

Minister Marlena Maląg and Deputy Minister Anita Czerwińska presented promises to social enterprises within the framework of the Ministry of the Family and Social Policy programmes 'Social Enterprise+' for 2023-2025. Edition 2023 and 'Resilience and Development of Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship'.

On 1 November this year, an amendment to the Social Welfare Act comes into force, which introduces, e.g., new forms of social services, including short-term day and 24-hour services in social welfare homes and changes to training and supported housing. Of particular note are the neighbourhood services being implemented.

Local authorities, but also other entities, can apply for funding for the creation of childcare places for the youngest children under the Maluch+ programme. The second round of the continuous call for proposals will run until the end of this year.