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23.07.2024Council of Ministers in favour of citizens' bill on widows' pensionsThe Council of Ministers has voted in favour of continuing to proceed with the citizens' bill on widow's pensions. The bill is an initiative of more than 20 social organisations, including OPZZ and New Left. Its adoption is being sought by Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, Minister of Family Labour and Social Policy.
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18.07.2024Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy notifies the public prosecutor's office of possible criminal offence by the former Head of the MinistryOn 18 July this year, the Director General of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy filed a notice of possible criminal offence with the Prosecutor General against former Minister Marlena Maląg and the former Director of the Department of Communications and Promotion. The notice is based on the conclusions of the Supreme Audit Office's post-inspection report of 22 April this year. The institution examined expenditure on the ministry's promotional ventures, including the so-called 800 plus picnics. The NIK found that some of the actions taken were unhelpful and profligate.
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16.07.2024The group of people eligible for support will be expanded. The government has adopted a regulation on income criteria for social assistanceThe Council of Ministers has adopted a decree on the increase of income criteria for social assistance. From 1 January 2025, a significantly larger group of people will benefit from this support compared to before. The Team for the Reform of the Social Assistance System, established within the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, is also working on systemic improvements for those in need of support.
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16.07.2024Council of Ministers in favour of extending the validity of disability certificates and certificates on the degree of disabilityExtending the validity of disability certificates and the certificates on the degree of disability for a maximum of six months – this is the main premise of the draft amendment to the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of People with Disabilities adopted by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday. These are the certificates that expire on 30 September 2024.
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01.07.2024Consultation on the law on the profession of psychologist has been launchedOn the initiative of Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has prepared a draft law on the profession of psychologist. The aim of the regulation is to improve the quality of the services provided, ensure the safety of those receiving support and take care of the interests of male and female psychologists.
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28.06.2024Parent, from 1 July you will be able to apply for the “Good Start” benefitOn 1 July this year, the call for applications for this year's edition of the “Good Start” programme will commence. That's PLN 300 for a school starter pack for every student up to the age of 20. The application can be easily submitted online – the sooner you do this, the sooner the money will go to your account.
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27.06.2024The call for applications under the “It's worth being a Social Enterprise!” programme for the 2023-2025 period has been launched. Edition 2024.
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25.06.2024Salary supplements for nearly 200,000 social care, foster care and childcare workers aged under 3On June 19th, the Council of Ministers adopted programmes developed by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy to fund as of July the PLN 1,000 gross per month allowances for employees who help others, care for children, support the elderly and those in need every day with their hard work. The programme will cover approximately 200,000 male and female employees.
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21.06.2024Deputy Minister Łukasz Krasoń: Funding will be available for people in oxygen or ventilator therapyAt the first meeting of the new Supervisory Board of the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities, the government plenipotentiary for people with disabilities, Łukasz Krasoń, presented a programme addressed to people in oxygen or ventilator therapy.
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17.06.2024Minister Dziemianowicz-Bąk honoured with the “Patient-Centred Leader” award granted by the WE Patients FoundationThe WE Patients Foundation granted the “Patient-Centred Leader” award to Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk “for the implementation of measures to change maternity leave for parents of premature and sick newborns and her exemplary dialogue with social organisations”. The award was granted on 14 June during an official gala, the culmination of the 3rd Patient-Centred Conference held on Friday in Warsaw. The conference was attended by NGOs associating patients.