Counting from the beginning of the year, the number of children receiving benefits 800 plus decreased by 20,000 – said the deputy minister of education in the Sejm Joanna Mucha in response to MPs' questions. – So we know that the introduction of compulsory schooling and combining it with 800 plus has already resulted in the first verification of receiving this benefit – said the official. quoted by WNP.pl according to PAP.
20 thousand less benefits 800 plus. Compulsory schooling for Ukrainian children reduced the number of subsidies paid
On September 1, children from Ukraine living in Poland became obliged to attend Polish schools. At the same time, fulfillment of this obligation became a condition for the payment of 800 plus benefits Good Start. According to data from the Ministry of National Education, 33,000 people joined schools. new Ukrainian children.
From January to July 2024, the Social Insurance Institution paid PLN 800 plus to 246.8 thousand children from Ukraine. For comparison, from January to December 2023, benefits from the “Rodzina 800 plus” program went to 322.7 thousand children, and in the same period in 2022, as many as 514.4 thousand refugee children from Ukraine received funds.
What's next for 800 plus? Donald Tusk left no doubts
At the beginning October This year, Polish 2050 MP Ryszard Petru stated that he supported the 800 plus limit. – If someone is very rich, they should not receive PLN 800 plus – said the politician aired on TVN24.
The Prime Minister himself decided to clarify this issue.– There will be no criteria, there will be no restrictions. 800 plus will be paid for each child as long as I am responsible for the work of this government, said Donald Tusk during a press conference. He also emphasized that this program is aimed “primarily at lifting families with children out of poverty.”