The passing year 2019 will be known as a time of record low unemployment and continuous wage growth. It was the employee’s year.

Marlena Maląg, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, established on Thursday the Family Council, composed of professors, parliamentarians, experts and representatives of non-governmental organisations. The council will act as the minister's consultative and advisory body.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appointed Barbara Socha as the Government Plenipotentiary for Demographic Policy. The plenipotentiary’s tasks will include preparing a demographic strategy that will increase fertility and promote the model of traditional family.

President Andrzej Duda, at the request of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, appointed Marlena Maląg the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy. The former President of the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled People replaced Bożena Borys-Szopa.

Today, a celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Social Insurance Institution was held in its headquarters. Deputy Minister Marcin Zieleniecki read a letter from Minister Bożena Borys-Szopa addressed to the participants of the meeting and received a distinction for the Ministry of Family.

The past four years have been a time of intensive work for the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy aiming to improve the quality of life and safety of families, senior citizens and persons with disabilities, as well as to improve the situation of employees in the labour market. - Due to the launched programmes and the changes in the legal system, we can now say that Polish families live with dignity, as they deserve - says the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Bożena Borys-Szopa.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has signed an Ordinance for increasing the financial support for Occupational Therapy Workshops (OTW) and Vocational Development Centres (VDC) which will enter into force this year. In the next year, the co-financing for institutions supporting persons with disabilities will amount to, respectively: PLN 20.496 and PLN 25.000 The new regulations enter into force on 1 October this year.

I meet with parents, I talk to them, and I know that parental care is a great support. Of course, anyone can bend the facts and claim that “500+” does not work, but the facts speak for themselves and prove the effectiveness of the “Family 500+” Programme,” says the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Bożena Borys-Szopa.

On 1 October, new regulations concerning supplementary benefits for persons who are unable to live independently enter into force. They provide additional financial support for persons with disabilities. Who is eligible for the benefit? Where and when can the applications be submitted? We provide answers to the key questions.

PLN 12.9 billion allocated for support granted under active labour market programmes covering over 1.5 million people - these are the effects of three and a half years of measures implemented to aid persons seeking employment.