During the protest of persons with disabilities and their carers, which has been going on for several days in the Sejm, many accusations against the state policy for this group appeared in the media space. They concern, inter alia, the issue of financial support, but also „non-subjective treatment”. The Ministry of Family and Social Policy answers to these accusations.

Minister Marlena Maląg signed an agreement with the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego on providing the funds from the European Funds for Social Development Programme for the years 2021-2027 (FERS) to the Government Programme entitled „First Business – Start-up support”.

The Law and Justice government has changed its approach to persons with disabilities, we treat them as partners and subjects, not as objects of support – declared Paweł Wdówik, Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled Persons during a press briefing.

We consistently and comprehensively implement the support for persons with disabilities and their carers, by significantly increasing the funds. This year, it will be PLN 40 billion, when compared to only PLN 15.5 billion allocated for these purposes in 2015 – said Minister Marlena Maląg during a press briefing, which was also attended by the Secretary of State Stanisław Szwed and Paweł Wdówik, Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People.

In February, the registered unemployment rate amounted to 5.5% and remained unchanged when compared to January – according to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy’s estimates. In comparison with the same period last year, there was a decrease by 0.4 pp.

Eurostat reports that the unemployment rate in Poland, after taking into account seasonal factors, amounted to 2.8% in January when compared to 2.9% in December. Poland is the European vice-leader in terms of the lowest unemployment.

The historically high indexation of old age and disability pensions has become a fact. Some seniors have already received their indexed benefits – said the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg during a press briefing on Wednesday. From March, benefits will increase by an indexation rate of 114.8%, but not less than by PLN 250.

The Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg together with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Deputy Minister of Education Marzena Machałek summed up the government support for seniors in the Senior Plus Home in Gryfów Śląski.

It has been exactly one year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the effects of which are felt all over Europe. The shattered sense of security and rising inflation are a great challenge for all of us. - In this difficult time, the role of the government is to ensure the greatest possible stability of citizens’ lives. Therefore, we consistently implement all social programmes, therefore, we launch further instruments to support Poles, also here – in Podkarpacie – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.

On Tuesday, the legislation came into force which defines the rules for sobriety checks in the workplace. The regulations in this area have been developed by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. An employer will have the right to measure the alcohol content in the body using a breathalyser.