Additional 1000 PLN alternatively of 500 per child. It's possible

The breath of relief for single parents in Poland – from 1 October 2024 there are crucial changes in the maintenance support strategy to improve the financial situation of families facing the problem of non-alignment.

The main change is to double the amount of the maintenance fund, which for 16 years has remained at the level of PLN 500 per month. Now all kid entitled to kid support, including adult students, will be able to receive as much as 1000 PLN per month.

Award criteria

In order to benefit from increased maintenance, certain conditions must be met. First of all, income per individual in the household must not exceed PLN 1209. This income criterion is intended to address assistance to those families who most request it.

It is besides crucial that the execution of alimony from the second parent prove to be ineffective. This means that despite the attempts made, the full amount of outstanding maintenance obligations has not been recovered in the last 2 months. The ineffectiveness of the enforcement shall besides be noted erstwhile the maintenance debtor is abroad and it is not possible to execute due to the deficiency of adequate global agreements or the inability to establish his place of residence.

Support for Children and Youth

The fresh rules for granting maintenance cover children under the age of 18. However, aid does not end in adulthood. If the kid continues to survey in school or in college, he may receive support until he is 25. This is peculiarly important, as the cost of education represents a crucial burden on home budgets, especially for independent parents.

Persons with a crucial degree of disability are besides entitled to kid support without a time limit. This is an expression of knowing for the circumstantial needs and challenges facing families who care for people with disabilities.

Response to Changing Reality

The decision to double the amount of maintenance is simply a consequence to the dynamically changing economical situation in Poland. Over the last 16 years, erstwhile the benefit remained at PLN 500 per month, maintenance costs increased significantly. Meanwhile, another forms of support, specified as the 500+ programme, have already undergone modifications, adapting to fresh realities.

The Ministry of household and Social Policy, noticing these changes, decided to react. The doubling of the amount of the benefit is intended to better reflect the actual cost of raising the kid and to supply more adequate support for families in financial difficulties due to the evasion of 1 parent from the maintenance obligation.

Good News For Independent Parents

Planned changes to the maintenance support strategy are highly good news for single parents in Poland. Double the amount of the benefit will surely contribute to improving their financial situation and supply better conditions for children to develop.

However, it is worth remembering that this is not just a substance of money. Self-contained parenting is simply a immense challenge, requiring not only financial resources, but besides emotional support, aid with childcare and facilitating the reconciliation of household responsibilities with work. It is so so crucial that changes in the maintenance strategy go hand in hand with the improvement of another forms of support for independent parents.