Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

From 1 January 2025, the income criteria for social assistance will increase. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy proposes that for a single person the criterion should be PLN 1010 and for a person in a family PLN 823. The change in the amounts of the income criteria will also have an impact on the increase in the amounts of cash benefits related to the Law on social assistance. The government's proposal will be referred to the Social Dialogue Council.

Income criteria for social assistance are reviewed every 3 years. In its proposal, the government has taken into account the results of a social intervention threshold study, carried out in 2024 by the Institute of Labour and Social Affairs.

Key proposals

• From 1 January 2025, the income criteria for social assistance will increase.

• For a single person, the criterion will be PLN 1010. This represents an increase of PLN 234, or 30 per cent.
• For a person in a family, the criterion will be PLN 823. This represents an increase of PLN 223, or 37 per cent.

• The change in the amounts of the income criteria will also have an impact on the increase in the amounts of cash benefits related to the Law on social assistance, for example:

• cash aid for independence - increase by PLN 229 (from PLN 1,837 to PLN 2,066),
• maximum permanent benefit - an increase of PLN 229 (from PLN 1,000 to PLN 1,229).