500+ benefit program will cost more than planned
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According to estimates by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, the costs of implementing the 500+ benefit program will be higher than the government had initially planned. The ministry said that PLN 17.2 billion is needed to finance the program in 2016, PLN 1.2 billion more than the government had assumed.
"The final costs of the project will be known once social consultations are concluded," a statement by the Ministry read.
Under the program, the government plans to hand out PLN 500 per month for every child in a family whose per capita income is lower than PLN 800 per month and for every second and subsequent child, regardless of family income. It is set to be introduced in April 2016. The sum is aimed at all parents, including single parents and is not subject to taxes.
