Soon parents and legal guardians will announcement in their accounts the amount of PLN 800 alternatively of the erstwhile PLN 500, which is the consequence of the changes introduced by the amendment of the State Aid Act in raising children. According to the information obtained by ‘legartis’, the dates of the first transfers were known. erstwhile ZUS He'll hand over the funds?
Family Program 500+. Changes as of January
As part of the government programme “Family 500+”, the educational benefit of PLN 500 is transferred to each kid until they are 18, regardless of household income. As of January next year, this benefit will increase to PLN 800. Will any application be required to receive a higher amount?
The increase will happen automatically without the request to submit additional documents. After starting the fresh year, parents will announcement in their accounts the amount of PLN 800 alternatively of the erstwhile PLN 500. Additionally, the increase will be informed through the Electronic Services Platform (EUP) ZUS – confirms Iwona Kowalska-Matis, regional press spokesperson for the Social safety Office in Lower Silesia, in a communication to the editorial board of legartis.
The decision to increase the benefit was taken by the Sejm a fewer months ago, motivated by an increase in inflation. utilizing a peculiar calculator available on the government website tax.gov.pl, you can check for yourself that from April 2016 to October 2023 the actual value of PLN 500 fell to... PLN 337.75.
Payoff 800 plus. erstwhile are they gonna decision the first transfers?
Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) distributes funds under a government programme in accordance with a fixed timetable for transfers, which includes 10 monthly terms: 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 of each month.
In the context of the planned increase in the amount of educational benefit from PLN 500 to PLN 800 for all eligible from January 1, 2024, the information provided by officials by the “Fact” is imprecise. According to their announcements, the first transfers of PLN 800 would be made to parents and legal guardians on Tuesday 2 January.
However, ZUS issued an authoritative message in which it contradicts this information. The peculiar announcement states that any reports of payment of compensations 500 plus to 800 zł from June of this year are false. Iwona Kowalska-Matis from ZUS stressed that the agency does not foresee any payments related to the increase of the amount of the educational benefit to PLN 800.
Despite publication on social media suggesting the submission of applications (print of WYR.8P) in this case, ZUS powerfully denied that it was taking any action on compensation payments. Ultimately, any information about the planned payments in this substance is incorrect and is not confirmed in the activities of the Social Insurance Institution.
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