Over 45,000 students with disabilities will benefit from subsidies for the purchase of textbooks, as well as educational and exercise materials in the new school year 2020/2021. This year’s budget of the Programme amounts to PLN 18 million.

By the end of June this year, the supplementary parental benefit granted under the “Mother 4+” programme was granted to a total of 57.5 thousand people - mainly women - who devoted themselves to bringing up at least four children and, as a result, did not manage to earn even a minimum pension.

PLN 110 million has already been issued to nearly 85 thousand people under the solidarity allowance. - It is a gesture of solidarity and an expression of concern for those who have lost their jobs in result of the epidemic - says Marlena Maląg, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been quite obvious that we must take all means necessary to ensure the safety of persons with disabilities - said the Government Plenipotentiary for the Disabled Paweł Wdówik during the media briefing last Friday. Soon, PLN 17 million will be allocated towards the protective measures of the participants and employees of the Occupational Therapy Workshops.

For nearly five years, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has been carrying out intensive works to ensure safety to families, seniors and persons with disabilities and to ensure their quality of life. This period also involved carrying out measures for improving the situation of employees on the labour market, which are particularly important in the context of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. - In the perspective of the previous five years, we can freely say that due to our programmes and the changes in the applicable laws, all families can enjoy a better standard of living. We have obtained the goal which we cared for the most - says the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.

PLN 130 million under the project “Support for Children Placed Under Foster Care during the COVID-19 epidemic” will soon be allocated to local governments. The funds will be allocated, among others, for purchasing computers and the necessary software.

The inaugural meeting of the 2nd term Committee on Senior Policy was held on Thursday at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy with the participation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Marlena Maląg, and the Secretary of State in Stanisław Szwed’s Ministry. The meeting saw the appointment of the new members of the Committee.

The data published on Tuesday by the Central Statistical Office shows that the range of extreme poverty in Poland has decreased to 4.2 percent from 5.4 percent in 2018 - that is the best result since 2006, and a decline by over one fifth. The data shows that our social policy is effective and has a real effect on the quality of life of Polish citizens - says the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Marlena Maląg. What is more important, the decline was noted in all social groups.

From 24th June, non-governmental organisations and entities mentioned in Art. 3 par. 3 of the Act on Public Benefit Activity and Voluntary Work may take forgivable loans financed from the Labour Fund.

Assisting persons who cannot cope with daily activities on their own in their visits to an office, a doctor, the theatre, the cinema or friends is very important and necessary. The ‘Disabled Person’s Personal Assistant’ programme addresses these needs. It is available to non-governmental organisations. The programme budget is PLN 80 million.