Subcarpathian The Active Parent program has been launched, introducing new cash benefits for families. It is intended to make it easier to reconcile the tasks related to parenthood and professional activation. Applications for benefits can be submitted to ZUS from October 1 of this year.
The details were discussed during today’s press conference by the Podkarpackie Voivode Teresa Kubas-Hul, the director of the ZUS Branch in Rzeszów Mirosław Jarosz and Anna Brzostek, head of the Customer Service and Correspondence Department.
– “Under the program, you can receive the following benefits: active parents at work – this is a new benefit; active in a nursery – it will replace the subsidy for a nursery and active at home – it will replace the family care capital,” said the voivode.
The choice of one of the three options will depend on the parent's decision, assuming that only one of the benefits can be paid for the same child for a given month.
The parent will also have the option of changing benefits multiple times, i.e. resigning from one form of support and switching to another, with the proviso that in a given month, for a given child, the parent will only be able to receive one of the benefits they have chosen.
Importantly, applications can only be submitted electronically!
Who can benefit from the Active Parent program?
The benefits are available to Polish citizens, EU/EFTA and UK citizens, and other foreigners residing in Poland, provided they meet the condition of legal residence in Poland.
Important!
Benefits "active parents at work and ""actively at home" are not available to citizens of Ukraine who came to Poland in connection with war operations. The benefit ""actively in the nursery" is available to Ukrainian citizens who came to Poland in connection with war operations, if they stayed legally in Poland as persons with the status of "UKR" for an uninterrupted period of at least 365 days. This also applies to a child of a Ukrainian citizen who has the status of "UKR".
Active parents at work benefit
I am entitled to professionally active parents or guardians for a child aged 12 to 35 months. Not eligible for a child who attends kindergarten, nursery, children's club or is under the care of a day carer.
The application may be submitted by:
- the child's parent (mom or dad),
- actual guardian,
- foster parent
- person running a family children's home.
"Active in the nursery" benefit
It is intended to co-finance the costs of providing care for a child in a nursery, children's club or by a day carer.
An application for the benefit may be submitted by:
- the child's parent (mom or dad),
- actual guardian,
- legal guardian,
- the person having ongoing care of the child,
- a person acting as a foster family
- a person running a family children's home,
- director of a care and educational facility, a regional care and therapeutic facility or an intervention pre-adoption centre,
- temporary guardian – this applies to citizens of Ukraine who may be entitled to this benefit under Article 26, paragraph 1, item 6 of the Act on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine.
“Active at Home” Benefit
It is available for every child in the family who has reached the age of 12 months, until they reach the age of 35 months.
The application may be submitted
- the child's parent (mom or dad,
- actual guardian.
Amount of benefits
"Active parents at work"
- PLN 1,500 per month per child,
- PLN 1,900 per month – if the child has a disability certificate.
"Active in the nursery"
- 1500 PLN per month,
- PLN 1,900 per month if the child has a disability certificate.
"Active at home" – PLN 500 per month per child.
More information: https://www.zus.pl/aktywnyrodzic
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