The Act of 28 July 2023 amending the Social Assistance Act and certain other acts was published in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland on 24 August 2023

President Andrzej Duda has signed the Act on changes in bridging pensions. "Repealing of the expiring nature of bridging pensions may contribute to greater appeal of work in special conditions and of special nature. The changes will allow a much larger group of people to access bridging pensions," points out Marlena Maląg, the Minister of Family and Social Policy.

According to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in Poland in June this year was 2.7percent. Thus, we ranked second in the European Union in terms of unemployment, together with the Czech Republic. A better situation was recorded only in Malta.

The Family 800+ program, the ongoing call for applications under the Good Start program, and the ongoing call for applications under the Toddler+ program were the main topics of the press briefing held by Marlena Maląg, the Minister of Family and Social Policy, and Barbara Socha, the Deputy Minister of Family and government representative for the demographic policy. On Friday, the Senate passed without any corrections an amendment to the bill on state aid for raising children increasing the child-rearing benefit to PLN 800 starting next year. The bill will soon be submitted for signing by President Andrzej Duda.

This is the homestretch. On Friday, the Senate passed without any corrections an amendment to the bill on state aid for raising children increasing the child-rearing benefit to PLN 800 starting next year. This means that the bill is now waiting for President Andrzej Duda’s signature.

President Andrzej Duda signed the act on the supporting benefit for people with disabilities. “Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities entitled to the nursing benefit will be able to work without any restrictions,” said Paweł Wdówik, the Deputy Minister of Family and government representative for persons with disabilities during a press briefing on Thursday.

President Andrzej Duda signed the act on the new supporting benefit for people with disabilities. Important changes have also been made to the conditions for granting the nursing benefit.

Warm conversations and lots of smiles - this is how Monday’s meeting at the Senior+ Day Care Center in Wola Karczewska, attended by President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg, can be briefly described. The main topic of the meeting was the law making the 14th pension permanent.

The strong interest in the Independence-Activity-Mobility program, which subsidizes, among other things, the purchase of cars for people with disabilities, has resulted in the lifting of the maximum limit on the funds allocated to the program. “The supervisory board of the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities has decided to transform it into a program of unlimited duration,” reported Paweł Wdówik, the government representative for persons with disabilities.

Marlena Maląg, the Minister of Family and Social Policy, met with Regina De Dominicis, the newly appointed Director of the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. The topics they discussed included assistance to children evacuated from Ukraine, as well as cooperation between UNICEF and the Ministry of Family.