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19.11.2020“Ordinary superheroes” celebrate on 21 NovemberThis Saturday, i.e. 21 November, this year for the 30th time, we are celebrating Social Worker's Day. On this day, we would like to express our special thanks to all employees of social services, especially social workers, both those employed in local government units and those operating in numerous non-public entities.
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17.11.2020Minister Maląg: family is an investment.We perceive supporting families as an investment, not a cost. Family is a foundation of all of our activities. We are developing a demographic strategy to designate the further directions for providing support to families, to help us reverse the negative demographic trends – said the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg during the press conference.
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15.11.2020Over PLN 17 million additional funds allocated to help the homeless during the pandemicPandemic is a difficult time for everyone, but some are particularly affected. These include people struggling with the homelessness crisis. - This year we have allocated a total of over PLN 17 million to support the homeless. At the end of September we launched, among other things, an additional competition under the “Overcome homelessness. Assistance Programme for the Homeless” - indicates Marlena Maląg, Minister of Family and Social Policy.
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12.11.2020Support seniors online! Join the E-volunteer projectWe are expanding the area and scope of activity of the Solidarity Senior Support Corps. From now on, becoming a Digital Volunteer of the Corps helps seniors, even away from home. E-volunteers will introduce elderly people to the digital world so that they can learn how to deal with their needs in a safe way – via the Internet, informs Minister Marlena Maląg.
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11.11.2020Marlena Maląg: Caring for others is the best example of patriotismToday we celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Poland's independence. Marlena Maląg, Minister of Family and Social Policy, recalls that although this year's Independence Day celebrations will be different from the previous ones due to the coronavirus pandemic, we must pay attention to the needs of the other person so that we can go through this difficult time together. - Caring for the other person is proof of our solidarity and community. The best example of patriotism – she stress.
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02.11.2020Information regarding quarantine and home isolation at the Social Insurance Institution's websitePayers of contributions as well as insured persons can access the quarantine or home isolation data using the Social Insurance Institution's Electronic Services Platform (PUE). These information are required for the payment of sickness benefits.
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29.10.2020Facilitations for occupational therapy workshops during the pandemicDespite the shorter duration of classes in the occupational therapy workshop, the funding will not be reduced, and a participant who exceeds the time limits for allowed absence from classes will not be removed from the list - these are just some of the changes resulting from the Regulation of the Minister of Family and Social Policy on the operation of occupational therapy workshops during a pandemic.
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28.10.2020Minister Marlena Maląg speaks at the Sejm on assistance to children with disabilitiesSpending on support for persons with disabilities amounted to over 27 billion zlotys this year, deputy Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg said in the Sejm on Tuesday. She also stressed that the government had prepared a comprehensive support program for families titled “Pro-Life,” consisting of, among others, comprehensive care for women and children during pregnancy and after childbirth. - We care about the future of Polish women We are introducing solutions to provide them with support and care – she said.
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23.10.2020A great facilitation for the holders of the Big Family Card. Draft included in the list of legislative works.The mObywatel application will be able to display each Big Family Card. The drat act introducing the solution have been entered in the schedule of legislative and programme works carried out by the Council of Ministers – informs the Ministry of Family and Social Policy.
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23.10.2020The government introduces the Solidarity Assistance Corps for the SeniorsDedicated helpline for seniors and support for, among others, social welfare centres. On Friday, the government introduced the Solidarity Assistance Corps for the Seniors – programme aiming to help the elderly at the level of the central as well as the local government. It is coordinated by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy. The assumptions of the programme were discussed during a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister by the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg.