Losing a loved 1 is frequently a hard experience not only for emotional but besides for financial reasons. A ceremony allowance is an crucial benefit that at least partially helps us with the second aspect. Unfortunately, for a long time his majesty remained unchanged, even though ceremony services became more expensive. Now it's gonna change. Moreover, there should be no akin differences in future.
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How much will the ceremony allowance be from 2026? The benefit was yet increased after years
At the beginning of June this year, a law amending the amount of the ceremony allowance was signed by the President. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy then reminded that the amount of this benefit was PLN 4 1000 since 2011. As of January 1, 2026, this amount will increase to PLN 7 thousand.
A period of mourning is not a time erstwhile anyone should worry about finances. Therefore, in the assessment of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, it was essential to make certain that the amount of support in the framework of the ceremony allowance was paid.
- reads the MPPiPS release. Moreover, the Act provides for the valorisation of the benefit. It will be carried out on 1 March if inflation in the erstwhile calendar year exceeds 5 percent. The yearly valorisation was not decided not to influence the increase in ceremony prices. But this is not the end of change.
Is the ceremony allowance for everyone? In these cases, money will come to us faster
The ceremony allowance shall be granted to any individual who has paid for the ceremony and at the same time 1 of the following conditions has been fulfilled:
the individual paying for the ceremony is covered by a pension insurance in ZUS, receives a pension or pension and the deceased was a associate of her family;
the deceased was covered by a pension insurance in ZUS, was receiving a pension or a pension or fulfilled the conditions to receive a pension or pension;
the deceased did not have any insurance, but received sickness benefit or rehabilitation after the insurance had stopped.
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However, the Infor portal points out that the fresh rules will change the way you apply for benefits. If the ceremony costs are covered by 1 individual and will be a associate of the household of the deceased, you will no longer gotta ask ZUS to make a decision on this matter. The money will, on the another hand, be paid within 14 days of the date on which the last circumstances essential to establish the entitlement to the benefit were clarified. Currently, you gotta wait up to 30 days to pay. This is not the case where the ceremony costs are covered by:
more than 1 individual or entity,
a individual another than a household member, an employer, a welfare home, a municipality, a county, a church or a spiritual union.
Then ZUS inactive has to make a decision on the right to a ceremony allowance, for which it has 14 days. In the next 14 days, the benefit will be paid. callback that people who are not related to the deceased do not receive the full amount of benefits, but the equivalent of documented ceremony costs.
Source: gov.pl, infor.pl
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