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01.08.2023Eurostat. The good labor market situation in Poland continuesAccording to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in Poland in June this year was 2.7percent. Thus, we ranked second in the European Union in terms of unemployment, together with the Czech Republic. A better situation was recorded only in Malta.
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28.07.2023Minister Marlena Maląg and Barbara Socha on family programsThe Family 800+ program, the ongoing call for applications under the Good Start program, and the ongoing call for applications under the Toddler+ program were the main topics of the press briefing held by Marlena Maląg, the Minister of Family and Social Policy, and Barbara Socha, the Deputy Minister of Family and government representative for the demographic policy. On Friday, the Senate passed without any corrections an amendment to the bill on state aid for raising children increasing the child-rearing benefit to PLN 800 starting next year. The bill will soon be submitted for signing by President Andrzej Duda.
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28.07.2023Family 800+. The bill is waiting for the president’s signatureThis is the homestretch. On Friday, the Senate passed without any corrections an amendment to the bill on state aid for raising children increasing the child-rearing benefit to PLN 800 starting next year. This means that the bill is now waiting for President Andrzej Duda’s signature.
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27.07.2023Deputy Minister Paweł Wdówik: caregivers of people with disabilities will be able to work without restrictionsPresident Andrzej Duda signed the act on the supporting benefit for people with disabilities. “Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities entitled to the nursing benefit will be able to work without any restrictions,” said Paweł Wdówik, the Deputy Minister of Family and government representative for persons with disabilities during a press briefing on Thursday.
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26.07.2023Act on the supporting benefit signed by the PresidentPresident Andrzej Duda signed the act on the new supporting benefit for people with disabilities. Important changes have also been made to the conditions for granting the nursing benefit.
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24.07.202314th pension. A meeting with seniors in Wola KarczewskaWarm conversations and lots of smiles - this is how Monday’s meeting at the Senior+ Day Care Center in Wola Karczewska, attended by President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg, can be briefly described. The main topic of the meeting was the law making the 14th pension permanent.
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20.07.2023A new edition of the Independence-Activity-Mobility programThe strong interest in the Independence-Activity-Mobility program, which subsidizes, among other things, the purchase of cars for people with disabilities, has resulted in the lifting of the maximum limit on the funds allocated to the program. “The supervisory board of the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities has decided to transform it into a program of unlimited duration,” reported Paweł Wdówik, the government representative for persons with disabilities.
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18.07.2023A meeting between Minister Marlena Maląg and the Director of the UNICEF Regional OfficeMarlena Maląg, the Minister of Family and Social Policy, met with Regina De Dominicis, the newly appointed Director of the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. The topics they discussed included assistance to children evacuated from Ukraine, as well as cooperation between UNICEF and the Ministry of Family.
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07.07.2023Continuous call for the Toddler+ (Maluch+) Programme starts, applications until the end of 2025The availability of nurseries is essential for young parents, especially mothers who want to combine family and professional life. 'We have increased funding for the Toddler+ Programme to PLN 5.5 billion to create new care places for the youngest children. We are now launching a continuous call for applications for the programme. Applications can be submitted until the end of 2025,' Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg emphasised.
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06.07.2023Unemployment at 5 per cent in JuneThe good news is coming from the labour market. At the end of June this year, the registered unemployment rate stood at 5 per cent. 'This is less than a month ago and less than in June last year when unemployment was 5.2 per cent. The best result of 2.9 per cent was recorded in Wielkopolska,' points out Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.