Deadline for submitting an application for 800 plus: The right to this benefit ZUS sets on the so-called benefit period. It lasts from June 1 of a given year to May 31 of the following year. Until then, the benefit will be paid based on last year's applications. To be entitled to the benefit from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 of the following year, you can submit an application from February 1, 2025. Importantly, in order to maintain the continuity of the 800+ payment and receive the benefit in June 2025, you must submit an application no later than April 30, 2025.
There is a second term for 800 plus: However, being late does not mean loss of benefits, but only interruption of continuity. Applications submitted in May result in payment in July with compensation for June, and in the case of applications from June money will be paid by the end of August, also with compensation. However, what ZUS emphasizes is that submitting an application in July means: loss of benefit for June. Therefore, it is worth submitting the documents by June 30.
800 plus for each child: The “Rodzina 800+” benefit is received from ZUS for children up to the age of 18. Paycheck 800 plus is due regardless of income, a an application for 800 plus for a child can only be submitted electronically. The money, in turn, is transferred only in a non-cash form to a bank account.
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