“Grandma”, that is, the program Active Father comes into effect on October 1st. It is intended for parents who have young children.
PLN 1,500 per month for a babysitter
It’s there aimed at professionally active parents children aged 12 to 35 months. The Law defines the professional activity, the level/type of which will entitle you to receive the aforementioned benefits. This benefit will be due in the amount of: PLN 1,500 per month for 24 months from 12 to 35 months of the child’s life.
If child have a certificate of disability that includes the following indications: the need for permanent or long-term care or assistance from another person due to a significantly limited ability to live independently and the need for the child’s guardian to participate on a daily basis in the child’s treatment, rehabilitation process and education, the above benefit will be paid in an increased amount PLN 1,900 per month.
“Active Parents” program. This deadline should be remembered
Benefit This amount will be paid independently of the 800 plus program that has been operating in Poland for several years. It is the parents who will decide what they will spend it on. “grandmother”. They will be able to finance care for this managed by the grandmother (including a boarder) on the basis of an activation contract (i.e. a contract concluded with a nanny). If the parents use the activation contract, the contributions from this contract will be additionally financed. This will allow an annual indexation of the pension amount of the person employed under this contract. This is especially important for people of retirement age.
To receive the benefit There is an important deadline to remember. It’s October 1st. That’s when parents and guardians of children ages 12 to 35 months will be able to submit applications in the “Active Father” program. The first money from the “grandmother’s” fund will be paid at the turn of November and December. ZUS estimates show that this form of support more than 570 thousand children could benefit.