During a press briefing, Minister Marlena Maląg and Secretary of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People Paweł Wdówik presented the current situation of the government policy for persons with disabilities and their carers. They also discussed plans in this area for this year.

102 thousand places of care for the youngest children will be created in the coming years under the Toddler+ programme. The new edition of the programme was announced on Thursday at a press briefing with the participation of the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg, Deputy Minister Barbara Socha and Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Grzegorz Puda.

Social economy entities will receive nearly PLN 200 million in total under the “Resilience and development of social economy and social entrepreneurship” programme for the years 2022-2025 announced by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy.

The Sejm completed the work on the act changing the definition of family violence – into domestic violence. This definition has also been extended to include economic and digital violence, but not only. – The changes introduced serve to better protect the family, victims of domestic violence as well as its witnesses – says Anna Schmidt, Deputy Minister of Family and Social Policy and Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment. Now, the Act will go to the Senate.

The government adopted a draft amendment to the Labour Code concerning, inter alia, work-life balance for parents and guardians. The amendments are good for Polish families and for the labour market – said Minister Marlena Maląg during a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

The registered unemployment rate estimated by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy at the end of 2022 amounted to 5.2%. It is by 0.6 pp. lower than the year ago.

At the beginning of 2023, the minimum salary in Poland increased to PLN 3,490. This is PLN 480 more than the year ago. The minimum hourly salary is PLN 22.80. – I would like to remind that another increase in the minimum salary awaits us on 1 July, then it will amount to PLN 3,600 – indicates the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.

Seniors deserve to live in a peaceful, dignified and active manner. – The senior policy is a priority for our government. Only this year, we allocated PLN 44 billion for all activities addressed to seniors. We paid not only the thirteenth, but also the fourteenth pension and we want old age and disability pensioners to receive it also next year – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg. In turn, the support for persons with disabilities in 2022 amounted to more than PLN 37 billion.

After the shocks caused by the pandemic, in 2022 the labour market was exposed to turbulence caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine. In the past year, the challenge was not only to draw up the appropriate legislation that would allow citizens of Ukraine to work in Poland, but also to introduce solutions that will result in the stabilisation of the labour market. – This proved successful – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.

For families with young children, the year 2022 started with the entry into force of Family Care Capital. From April, it is possible to submit applications for the government co-financing for a stay of young children in nurseries and children’s clubs. The year is concluded with the announcement of changes in the Toddler+ programme, thanks to which more than 100 thousand new places of care for the youngest children will be added. We are shifting into sixth gear – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.