The amendment to the Act on child benefits and to the Act on determination and payment of carer's allowance adopted by the Senate today assumes greater support for carers who care for more than one disabled person in the family. 

Minister Elżbieta Rafalska received the “Pistacja” Award for outstanding involvement for the family.

On 13 December, Undersecretary of State, Bartosz Marczuk, met with representatives of the Social Policy Committee of the Parliamentary Chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

The Polish and French models of family policies are the main subject of the meeting of Minister Elżbieta Rafalska and Deputy Minister Renata Szczęch with Laurence Rossignol, Minister of Families, Children and Women's Rights of the French Republic.

Discounts on sports accessories, electricity charges, telecommunication services, purchase of food and easier access to recreation – there are some of the new facilities for families with many children offered by the Large Family Card partners. 

Once again, the gardens of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister turned into a huge playground. Ball pool, shaping clay, painting portraits and decorating T-shirts are just some of the highlights that the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy prepared on its stand on Children's Day.

On 1 June, Minister Elżbieta Rafalska met with Paul W. Jones, Ambassador of the USA to Poland. Secretary of State Stanisław Szwed and Undersecretary of State Renata Szczęch also participated in the talks.

Minister Elżbieta Rafalska sends best wishes on the occasion of Children's Day. See the film!

The minimum hourly wage over PLN 12 (the amount will be indexed) will apply to people working under specific contracts of mandate and for the provision of services, including self-employed ones, from 1 January 2017. The bill was adopted today by the Council of Ministers. 

Between 23 and 25 May 2016, representatives of the European Commission and the Public Employment Services from the EU/EEA countries made a visit to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.