The minimum wage in the next year will amount to PLN 2,800 - as stated in the regulation accepted last Tuesday by the Council of Ministers. Next year will also see the increase of the hourly rate up to PLN 18.30. – The increases will allow to increase the income of households in the next year by nearly PLN 3 billion – says the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.

The Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Marlena Maląg awarded the Meritis pro Familia Badges of Honour for the first time on Sunday to the persons distinguished for pro-family measures. - It is a special and particularly honourable distinction - stresses the head of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. The Badges were awarded during the Sunday celebrations related to the III National Festival “Thankful for Polish Farmers”.

The III National Festival “Thankful for Polish Farmers” was held on Sunday, September 13th in Pólk near Bralin (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship). The festivity took place along with a family picnic. The event was attended by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Marlena Maląg and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski and the Minister of Sport Danuta Dmowska-Andrzejuk.

Financial support for respite care services, and financing of specialist psychological or therapeutic counselling, as well as support in the field of nursing, rehabilitation and dietetics education – these are the main assumptions of the programme announced by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, “Respite care for family members or carers of disabled persons – 2020–2021 edition”. This year, 30 million Polish zlotys will be allocated to its implementation from the Solidarity Fund. Next year it will be as much as 50 million zlotys for non-governmental organisations.

The call for offers for the next year’s edition of the “Toddler+” programme has started today. In 2021, the budget for the creation of new and for the co-financing of the already existing places of care for the youngest children is 450 million Polish zlotys.

The Large Family Card is a system of discounts and additional entitlements for 3+ families both in public institutions and private companies. There are already over 7,300 partners offering discounts in over 29,000 sites. The card is becoming more and more popular – today it is used by a million of families.

According to the latest Eurostat data, the unemployment rate in Poland reached in July the level of 3.2%. This means that the unemployment rate in our country is at the same level as in the corresponding period of last year and is still significantly below the EU average.

From September 1, the unemployment benefit increases. In the first 90 days, it will amount to 1,200 Polish zlotys and afterwards, in the remaining period of entitlement to unemployment benefit, it will reflect 942.30 zlotys. All the unemployed will receive higher benefits.

The “Safe at School” programme, as well as the additional measures implemented by the National Labour Inspectorate and the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy during the pandemic were the main topics of the press conference held by Minister Marlena Maląg last Thursday. Next, the head of the Ministry of Family and the deputy Minister Stanisław Szwed participated in the event of granting the Roman Giedrojć Awards of the Chief Labour Inspector

The Heads of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the National Health Fund have signed an agreement last Wednesday for the implementation of a programme which facilitates access to therapeutic rehabilitation for persons with disabilities. The programme will be financed under the Solidarity Fund in the amount of PLN 100 million.