On March 28th Minister Rafalska took part in Strong Families for a Strong Europe conference held with the participation of V4, or ‘Visegrad Group’ countries in Budapest, Hungary.

Toddler+ programme is a form of funding to local governments and private entities devoted to establishing and functioning of childcare facilities for children under the age of 3. In this year's edition of the programme funds have been three-fold higher - up to PLN 450 million. Municipalities, in which there are no such institutions, received a guarantee of financing 80% of the cost of building a nursery or children's club. Use our interactive map to see results.

During the meeting with the residents of the gmina of Radymno in the Podkarpacie Voiodeship on the second anniversary of introducing the Family 500+ Programme Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that the Family 500+ Programme would be a key part of the social programme in the following years.

From the beginning of the new benefit period, which began on October 1, 2017, the right of single parents bringing up children for parental benefit was dependent on the provision of alimony from the second parent. We would like to remind you what single parents should do to receive benefits from the "Family 500 plus" programme.

A two-times lower number of unemployed people, shorter periods of unemployment, decreased unemployment among graduates and an unemployment rate lower by almost half – this is how the job market has changed over the last 26 years.

On March 16th , 2018, Minister Stanisław Szwed met with Mr. Eugenio Ambrosi, Regional Director of International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the European Economic Area, EU, Norway and Switzerland.

Introduction of homeless people shelter with care services as an additional type of facility, the possibility of sheltering a homeless person awaiting placement in a social care home or resignation from the social contract requirement - these are the most important solutions adopted unanimously by the Senate and without amendments to the Act on Social Assistance.

Deputy Prime Minister Beata Szydło, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Elżbieta Rafalska and Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People Krzysztof Michałkiewicz took part in the event summarizing public consultations on the changes in the legal system for implementing For Life Programme.

Chairman of the Commission, Marcin Zieleniecki, the Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy announced during the press briefing that Codification Commission of Labour Law passed the resolution on adopting two legislations: Labour Code and Collective Labour Law Code.

The Easter Family Meeting took place at the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, March 14.