Soon, many Polish parents will receive a completely new benefit – Family Care Capital. It is even up to PLN 12 thousand for the second and subsequent children, aged between 12 and 36 months – regardless of income. President Andrzej Duda signed the Act on this matter. The solution will enter into force on 1 January 2022.

The first of December is an exceptional day on which we can summarise the government’s senior policy. Today, we are finishing the payment of another support for seniors – the fourteenth pension. This is an additional amount of PLN 11 billion for Polish old age and disability pensioners – said the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg at the press briefing. On Wednesday, a debate was held at the Ministry of Family, summarising the senior policy of the Law and Justice government.

The Polish labour market recovered from the losses of employment caused by the coronavirus pandemic crisis. According to the Eurostat data, in the third quarter of this year, there were 377 thousand more people working than the year before. The situation is also better than in the same period of 2019, i.e. even before the pandemic.

This year’s celebration of the Day of the Social Worker in Lusławice and Brzesko in the Małopolskie Voivodeship was held with the participation of the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg. – I know you are aware of your role and the difficulties you have to cope with. You are a community of people with a mission who help those who are most needy – said Minister Maląg.

Good news comes from the labour market. According to the Statistics Poland data, in October the unemployment rate in Poland was 5.5%. In September, it was 5.6%. – The Statistics Poland thus confirmed the previous estimates of our ministry. We are glad about these reports, which show that the situation is stable – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg.

Almost three quarters of working parents admit that their employer created the right conditions for them to combine work and family life and more than half say that the family-oriented policy is important for their employer. These are the findings of the Kantar study for the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. Strengthening families, pursuing the effective family-oriented policy cannot be complete without the participation of employers – as the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg, comments on the study results.

The keynote of the debate held on Monday at the Ministry of Family and Social Policy was: “PRO FAMILIA employer – what does it mean in practice?” The participants in the meeting discussed the situation in the labour market and the solutions that contribute to combining family life with work.

On 17 November 2021, the Sejm adopted an amendment to the Act on foreigners and certain other acts, which amends, inter alia, the Act on the promotion of employment and labour market institutions.

On Tuesday, the Deputy Minister of Family and Social Policy, Barbara Socha received the award “Defenders in the name of the family”, presented by the “Catalonia Platform for the Family”. In this manner, the association awarded the activities promoting family values. – This is thanks and appreciation for the whole family-oriented policy pursued by the government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki – says Barbara Socha, who is the Government Plenipotentiary for Demographic Policy.

Good news for old age and disability pensioners!The tax-free pension announced in the Polish Order becomes a fact. On Tuesday, 16 November President Andrzej Duda signed the Act on tax changes provided for in the Polish Order.