Child subsidy increase adopted by the Senate

The Senate has accepted the amendment to the law on state aid for raising children, which raises the "500+" benefit to "800+" starting from January 1, 2024. Initially, the proposal for the law's acceptance without amendments did not obtain a majority. Later, senators voted on two blocks of amendments, but they also did not gain majority support, as did the proposal to reject the law.

The "800+" benefit will be granted on the same terms as the previous "500+" benefit, without an income criterion. According to government calculations, the cost of introducing the "800+" benefit will increase the state budget expenditures by PLN 24 billion in 2024, with estimated reductions in subsequent years due to a decrease in the number of children aged 0-17 years.

Source: 300gospodarka.pl